Method of Providing Related Information of a Remote Location on a Guiding System in a Real-Time Manner

• US 20080186209A1
• Filed: 07/10/2007
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Chang, Chien-Yang, Lin, Kung-Kuei
• Application Number:
  US11/775,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20080186209A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/988
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3685 the POI's being parking facilities
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096866 where the complete route is shown to the driver

Abstract

When a driver searches for related information about targets around a destination with a guiding system, the guiding system does not need to deactivate a guiding function when the guiding system begins searching for the related information. The driver is merely required to set both values of a first distance and a second distance right after the driver sets an identity of the destination, where both the first distance and the second distance indicate a fact that when the driver reaches less than said first distance away from the destination, the guiding system begins searching for the related information of the targets, which are less than said second distance away from the destination.

Claims

1. A method of providing related information of a remote location on a guiding system in a real-time manner comprising:

setting a guiding system to detect a plurality of objects when a distance of the guiding system from a destination is less than a first distance, wherein distances of the plurality of objects from the destination are all less than a second distance;

detecting related information of the plurality of objects; and

displaying the detected related information of the plurality of objects on the guiding system.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting the related information of the plurality of objects comprises:

dynamically updating the related information of the plurality of objects; and

displaying the updated related information of the plurality of objects on the guiding system.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting the related information of the plurality of objects comprises:

receiving and dynamically updating the related information of the plurality of objects with a radio data system (RDS).

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of objects are a plurality of parking areas, and the related information of the plurality of objects comprises remaining parking spaces of the plurality of parking areas.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

hiding related information of the plurality of objects on the guiding system until a command of displaying the related information of said plurality of objects is triggered.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the related information of the plurality of objects further comprises:

a fee for using a parking space of each of the plurality of parking areas;

a number of remaining parking spaces of each of the plurality of parking areas;

an address of each of the plurality of parking areas; and

telephone numbers of each of the plurality of parking areas.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting the related information of the plurality of objects comprises:

receiving and dynamically updating related information of the plurality of objects with wireless networks.