Unmapped terrain navigational system
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1. A method for vehicle navigation, comprising:
- establishing a first path waypoint in unmapped space in a navigational system;
establishing a current position in the unmapped space;
generating navigational information for the first path waypoint based on the current position; and
acoustically communicating the navigational information for the first path waypoint.
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Abstract
A navigational system provides information on unmapped terrain based on a waypoint positioned between a point of departure and a destination. The navigational system includes position data stored in a memory and communication logic. The position data represents a current position and a waypoint position in an unmapped space. The memory includes navigational information about the waypoint. The communication logic audibly communicates the navigational information to a vehicle operator.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for vehicle navigation, comprising:
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establishing a first path waypoint in unmapped space in a navigational system;
establishing a current position in the unmapped space;
generating navigational information for the first path waypoint based on the current position; and
acoustically communicating the navigational information for the first path waypoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A navigational system comprising:
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position data stored in a memory comprising a current position in an unmapped space and a first path waypoint position for a first path waypoint in the unmapped space;
navigational information stored in the memory for the first path waypoint based on the current position;
communication logic that acoustically communicates the navigational information for the first path waypoint. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A machine readable medium encoded with instructions that cause a navigational system to perform a method comprising the acts of:
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establishing a first path waypoint in unmapped space in a navigational system;
establishing a current position in the unmapped space;
initiating generation of navigational information for the first path waypoint based on the current position; and
acoustically communicating the navigational information for the first path waypoint. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A machine readable medium encoded with instructions that cause a navigational system to perform a method comprising the acts of:
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establishing a vehicle path comprising multiple path waypoints in unmapped space;
establishing attribute waypoint data for multiple attribute waypoints in the unmapped space;
establishing attribute waypoint preferences;
maintaining a current position in the unmapped space;
determining a distance from the current position to the attribute waypoints and the path waypoints;
initiating generation of navigational information for the proximate attribute waypoint and acoustically communicating the navigational information for the proximate attribute waypoint, when the distance is within range of a proximate attribute waypoint of the multiple attribute waypoints that matches the attribute waypoint preferences; and
initiating generation of navigational information for the proximate path waypoint and acoustically communicating the navigational information for the proximate path waypoint, when the distance is within range of a proximate path waypoint of the multiple path waypoints. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A navigational system comprising:
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an operator interface;
acoustic communication logic;
a memory comprising;
position data stored comprising a current position in an unmapped space and a first path waypoint position for a first path waypoint in the unmapped space;
navigational information stored in the memory for the first path waypoint based on the current position; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the acoustic communication logic, and the operator interface, the processor operable to communicate the navigational information for the first path waypoint through the acoustic communication logic. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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