Method for street name destination address entry using voice
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1. An in-vehicle voice-operated navigation system for determining driving directions to a destination located within a metropolitan area, the navigation system comprising:
- a microphone and voice recognition engine configured to receive an audible signal from a user and output a first identifier corresponding to the audible signal;
a database including location information for a plurality of destinations within the metropolitan area;
a processor configured to request from the user an identifier of a portion of the metropolitan area that includes the destination and to receive the first signal from the microphone, the processor being further configured to access the database and search the database for the location information of the destination and calculate the driving directions to the destination; and
an output configured to communicate the driving directions to the user.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an in-vehicle or portable navigation system that can be used to find a destination and determine driving directions to the destination. The present invention also relates to voice-operated navigation systems.
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1. An in-vehicle voice-operated navigation system for determining driving directions to a destination located within a metropolitan area, the navigation system comprising:
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a microphone and voice recognition engine configured to receive an audible signal from a user and output a first identifier corresponding to the audible signal;
a database including location information for a plurality of destinations within the metropolitan area;
a processor configured to request from the user an identifier of a portion of the metropolitan area that includes the destination and to receive the first signal from the microphone, the processor being further configured to access the database and search the database for the location information of the destination and calculate the driving directions to the destination; and
an output configured to communicate the driving directions to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of determining driving directions to guide a user to a destination within a metropolitan area, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a microphone, a voice recognition engine, a processor, an output, and a database accessible by the processor, the database including location data for a plurality of destinations within the metropolitan area;
receiving a first identifier of a portion of the metropolitan area that includes the destination;
receiving a second identifier including a street name of the destination;
searching the database for the location information of the destination using the first and second identifiers;
determining the driving directions; and
outputting the driving directions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A navigation system for providing driving directions to a driver of a vehicle, the navigation system comprising:
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a searchable database including a plurality of driving directions;
a microphone and voice recognition engine configured to convert an audible signal corresponding to a destination to a first identifier;
a locator configured to determine the current location of the vehicle and output a signal corresponding to the current location;
a processor configured to receive the first identifier and the signal, search the database for driving directions based on the destination and the current location of the vehicle, and output the driving directions; and
an output configured to receive the driving directions and communicate the driving directions to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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