High occupancy vehicle restriction aware navigation system
First Claim
1. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
- a processor operable to store an HOV restriction value for a section of road and operable to receive information regarding a number of occupants in the vehicle;
where the processor is configured to compare the number of occupants in the vehicle to the HOV restriction value of the section of road; and
where the processor determines a route as a function of the comparison of the number of occupants in the vehicle to the HOV restriction value of the section of road.
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Abstract
A vehicle navigation system (100) is provided for storing high occupancy vehicle restriction values for sections of road. The system may include seat occupancy sensors (130) that indicate whether seats in the vehicle are occupied. The system may also include a processor (110) that determines the number of occupants in the vehicle based on signals from the seat occupancy sensors (130) or input from a user. The processor (110) may determine whether the vehicle is authorized to traverse a section of road based on a high occupancy vehicle restriction value for the section of road and the number of occupants in the vehicle. The system may also include a display (140) and/or a speaker (150) so that the processor may communicate to a user whether the vehicle is authorized to travel on the section of the road.
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35 Claims
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1. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
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a processor operable to store an HOV restriction value for a section of road and operable to receive information regarding a number of occupants in the vehicle;
where the processor is configured to compare the number of occupants in the vehicle to the HOV restriction value of the section of road; and
where the processor determines a route as a function of the comparison of the number of occupants in the vehicle to the HOV restriction value of the section of road. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
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6. (canceled)
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10. A navigation system for a vehicle comprising:
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a seat occupancy sensor coupled to a seat in the vehicle and operable to generate an occupancy signal indicating whether the seat is occupied;
a processor coupled to the seat occupancy sensor and operable to store a high occupancy vehicle restriction value for a section of road; and
a display coupled to the processor, where the processor generates a map indicating the high occupancy vehicle restriction value for the section of road and displays the map on the display;
where the processor is configured to receive the occupancy signal, determine a number of occupants in the vehicle based on the occupancy signals, and compare the number of occupants in the vehicle to the high occupancy vehicle restriction value for the section of road. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13, 14)
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12. (canceled)
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15. A method for navigating a vehicle, the method comprising:
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retrieving a high occupancy vehicle restriction value for a section of road;
receiving an occupancy signal from a seat occupancy sensor indicating whether a seat in the vehicle is occupied;
determining a number of occupants in the vehicle based on the occupancy signal; and
determining whether the vehicle is authorized to traverse the section of road based on a comparison of the high occupancy vehicle restriction value to the number of occupants. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A navigation system for a vehicle comprising:
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a seat occupancy sensor;
a processor coupled to the seat occupancy sensor;
a display coupled to the processor;
where the processor includes a program of instructions comprising;
instructions to retrieve a high occupancy vehicle restriction value for a section of road;
instructions to receive an occupancy signal from the seat occupancy sensor;
instructions to determine a number of occupants in the vehicle based on the occupancy signal;
instructions to compare the high occupancy vehicle restriction value to the number of occupants;
instructions to determine whether the vehicle is authorized to traverse the section of road based on the comparison; and
instructions to generate a map indicating the high occupancy vehicle restriction value for the section of road and to display the map on the display. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 29, 30)
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28. (canceled)
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31. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
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a means for storing an HOV restriction value for a section of road;
a means for receiving information regarding a number of occupants in the vehicle; and
a means for comparing the number of occupants in the vehicle to the HOV restriction value of the section of road. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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