Method and system for provisioning turn-by-turn navigation demonstrations

• US 20070027625A1
• Filed: 07/28/2005
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Sumcad, Anthony, Veliu, Shpetim, Patenaude, Russell, Kamdar, Hitan
• Granted Patent: US 7,890,259 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3608 using speech input, e.g. using speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard

Abstract

A method of demonstrating navigation in a vehicle includes receiving a navigation demonstration mode request and global positioning information at a call center. A destination prompt is transmitted from the call center to the vehicle. A point-of-interest category is received at a call center. A point-of-interest destination is determined based on the point-of-interest category. A route is determined based on the received global positioning information and the point-of-interest destination. The route is transmitted from the call center to the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method of demonstrating navigation in a-vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving a navigation demonstration mode request and global positioning information at a call center;

transmitting a destination prompt from the call center to the vehicle;

receiving a point-of-interest category at the call center;

determining a point-of-interest destination based on the point-of-interest category;

determining a route based on the received global positioning information and the point-of-interest destination; and

transmitting the route from the call center to the vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the route comprises:

predetermining at least one demonstration route;

storing the at least one demonstration route in a database; and

selecting the route from the database.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the call center operates as a virtual communication services advisor.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the virtual communication services advisor interprets voice commands.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting a destination prompt comprises providing a plurality of point-of-interest category suggestions.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the received point-of-interest category is stored in a database.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one point-of-interest destination is stored in a database.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the point-of-interest destination is determined based on a factor selected from a time factor, a distance factor, a usage history, and a road condition factor.

13. The computer usable medium of claim 11, wherein the computer readable program code for transmitting a destination prompt comprises computer readable program code for providing a plurality of point-of-interest category suggestions.

9. A computer usable medium including a program for demonstrating navigation in a vehicle, the computer usable medium comprising:

computer readable program code for receiving a navigation demonstration mode request and global positioning information at a call center;

computer readable program code for transmitting a destination prompt from the call center to the vehicle;

computer readable program code for receiving a point-of-interest category at the call center;

computer readable program code for determining a point-of-interest destination based on the point-of-interest category;

computer readable program code for determining a route based on the received global positioning information and the point-of-interest destination; and

computer readable program code for transmitting the route from the call center to the vehicle.

10. The computer usable medium of claim 9, wherein computer readable program code for determining the route comprises:

computer readable program code for predetermining at least one demonstration route;

computer readable program code for storing the at least one demonstration route in a database; and

computer readable program code for selecting the route from the database.

11. The computer usable medium of claim 9, wherein the call center operates as a virtual communication services advisor.

12. The computer usable medium of claim 10, wherein the virtual communication services advisor comprises computer readable program code for interpreting voice commands.

14. The computer usable medium of claim 9, wherein the received point-of-interest category is stored in a database.

15. The computer usable medium of claim 9, wherein at least one point-of-interest destination is stored in a database.

16. The computer usable medium of claim 10, wherein the point-of-interest destination is determined based on a factor selected from a time factor, a distance factor, a usage history, and a road condition factor.

17. A system for demonstrating navigation in a vehicle, the system comprising:

means for receiving a navigation demonstration mode request and global positioning information at a call center;

means for transmitting a destination prompt from the call center to the vehicle;

means for receiving a point-of-interest category at the call center;

means for determining a point-of-interest destination based on the point-of-interest category;

means for determining a route based on the received global positioning information and the point-of-interest destination; and

means for transmitting the route from the call center to the vehicle.

18. The system of claim 17 further comprising means for activating the navigation demonstration mode request.