User interface system and method for a vehicle navigation device

• US 20060229802A1
• Filed: 11/29/2005
• Published: 10/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Dash Navigation, Inc.
• Inventors: Kohn, Daniel, Wollenberg, Steve, Lima, Paul, Smartt, Brian, Vertelney, Laurie, Wels, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 8,606,516 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3617 using user history, behaviour, conditions or preferences, e.g. predicted or inferred from previous use or current movement
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3626 Details of the output of route guidance instructions traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096861 where the immediate route instructions are output to the driver, e.g. arrow signs for next turn
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0969 having a display in the form of a map

Abstract

A user interface for use in a vehicle navigation and traffic information device. Various adaptable menu commands and intuitive UI elements are provided to ease user navigation of the interface and to minimize driver distraction while providing information in an optimized manner.

Claims

1. A vehicle navigation user interface method comprising the steps of:

storing a user'"'"'s favorite destinations with contextual information; and

retrieving and displaying a selection of most probable destinations based on a current position and time.

2. The vehicle navigation user interface method of claim 1, further comprising:

3. The vehicle navigation user interface method of claim 1, wherein the contextual information comprises:

destinations traveled to and/or the time of day or day of week on which the destinations were traveled to.

6. A vehicle navigation device comprising:

a storage device, the storage device comprising code for executing the method of claim 1;

one or more buttons for receiving user input; and

a touch-responsive display screen for displaying information and receiving context-sensitive input.

4. A vehicle navigation user interface method comprising the steps of:

receiving user input regarding a selected destination;

calculating one or more routes between a present location and the selected destination;

displaying an icon representing each route on a screen; and

calculating and displaying an estimate travel time between the present location and the selected destination for each of the calculated routes.

5. The vehicle navigation user interface method of claim 4, wherein the displaying is done on a touch sensitive screen.