System and method for zone based initial route guidance within a telematics equipped mobile vehicle
First Claim
1. A method of operating a telematics enabled mobile vehicle communication system, comprising:
- receiving a navigation request from a user interface to a telematics unit;
receiving a location signal to the telematics unit, the location signal defining an approximate geographic location of the telematics unit;
analyzing the navigation request and the location signal to produce a navigation route, the navigation route defined by a plurality of navigation points including an initial navigation point and one or more additional navigation points;
producing a local navigation zone and a global navigation zone based on the analyzed location signal, each navigation zone defining a geographic area concentrically radiating from a known geographic location;
determining which navigation zone the initial navigation point is within; and
producing navigation instructions based on the determined navigation zone and the navigation route, wherein the navigation instructions provide direction to navigation points along the navigation route.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of operating a telematics enabled mobile vehicle communication system. The method includes receiving a navigation request from a user interface to a telematics unit, receiving a location signal defining an approximate geographic location of the telematics unit to the telematics unit, analyzing the navigation request and the location signal to produce a navigation route defined by a plurality of navigation points including an initial navigation point and one or more additional navigation points, producing a local navigation zone and a global navigation zone based on the analyzed location signal wherein each navigation zone defines a geographic area concentrically radiating from a known geographic location, determining which navigation zone the initial navigation point is within, and producing navigation instructions that provide direction to navigation points along the navigation route and are based on the determined navigation zone and the navigation route.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of operating a telematics enabled mobile vehicle communication system, comprising:
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receiving a navigation request from a user interface to a telematics unit;
receiving a location signal to the telematics unit, the location signal defining an approximate geographic location of the telematics unit;
analyzing the navigation request and the location signal to produce a navigation route, the navigation route defined by a plurality of navigation points including an initial navigation point and one or more additional navigation points;
producing a local navigation zone and a global navigation zone based on the analyzed location signal, each navigation zone defining a geographic area concentrically radiating from a known geographic location;
determining which navigation zone the initial navigation point is within; and
producing navigation instructions based on the determined navigation zone and the navigation route, wherein the navigation instructions provide direction to navigation points along the navigation route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable medium storing a computer program comprising:
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computer readable code for providing a received navigation request from a user interface to a telematics unit;
computer readable code for providing a received location signal to the telematics unit, the location signal defining an approximate geographic location of the telematics unit;
computer readable code for analyzing the navigation request and the location signal to produce a navigation route, the navigation route defined by a plurality of navigation points including an initial navigation point and one or more additional navigation points;
computer readable code for producing a local navigation zone and a global navigation zone based on the analyzed location signal, each navigation zone defining a geographic area concentrically radiating from a known geographic location;
computer readable code for determining which navigation zone the initial navigation point is within; and
computer readable code for producing navigation instructions based on the determined navigation zone and the navigation route, wherein the navigation instructions provide direction to navigation points along the navigation route. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A telematics enabled mobile vehicle communication system, comprising:
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means for receiving a navigation request from a user interface to a telematics unit;
means for receiving a location signal to the telematics unit, the location signal defining an approximate geographic location of the telematics unit;
means for analyzing the navigation request and the location signal to produce a navigation route, the navigation route defined by a plurality of navigation points including an initial navigation point and one or more additional navigation points;
means for producing a local navigation zone and a global navigation zone based on the analyzed location signal, each navigation zone defining a geographic area concentrically radiating from a known geographic location;
means for determining which navigation zone the initial navigation point is within; and
means for producing navigation instructions based on the determined navigation zone and the navigation route, wherein the navigation instructions provide direction to navigation points along the navigation route.
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