VIDEO MAP TECHNOLOGY FOR NAVIGATION

• US 20090254265A1
• Filed: 04/08/2008
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Muraleedhara Navada, Narala Ravi, Thimmannagari Chandra Reddy
• Original Assignee: Muraleedhara Navada, Narala Ravi, Thimmannagari Chandra Reddy
• Inventors: Reddy, Thimmannagari Chandra, Ravi, Narala, Navada, Muraleedhara
• Application Number:
  US12/099,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20090254265A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3647 Guidance involving output of stored or live camera images or video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/50 Tuning indicators; Automatic tuning control

Abstract

There remains a need for a navigation technology that is amenable for use in conditions prevalent in developing countries. The embodiments disclosed herein achieve this by providing a video map based navigation system and methods thereon. An embodiment herein provides an electronic navigation system comprising of a means for a user to request for a route between a source and a destination; a means to combine relevant stored video clips based on the source and the destination; a means for sending user requested information to the user; and a means for the user to view information sent by the navigation system.

Claims

1. A electronic navigation system comprising:

a) a means for a user to request a route between a source and a destination;

b) a means to combine relevant stored video clips based on said source and said destination;

c) a means for sending user requested information to said user; and

d) a means for user to view information sent by said navigation system.

2. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein said user can request route between a source and a destination using a handheld device.

3. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein said user can request route between a source and a destination using a GPS device.

4. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein said user can request route between a source and a destination using a computer.

5. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein said means to combine relevant stored video clips comprises of a video navigation software.

6. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein said means for sending user requested information is through satellite communication.

7. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein said means for sending user requested information is through line of sight communication.

8. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein said means for sending user requested information is through the internet.

9. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein said means for user to view information sent by said navigation system comprises of a video player in user device.

10. A method of electronic navigation comprising of a handheld device equipped with video player, video navigation software, stored video, said method comprising the steps of:

a) user requesting a route based on user preferences between a source and a destination;

b) combining relevant video clips based on source and destination provided by said user;

c) sending stored video clip to said user from said navigation system; and

d) said user viewing video clips.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein user preference is shortest route between said source and said destination.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein user preference is a route with no by lanes (gullies) between said source and said destination.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein user preference is fastest route between said source and said destination

14. The method of claim 10, wherein user requests for video clip by providing address of source and destination.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein user requests for video clip by providing latitude and longitude values of source and destination.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein combining relevant video clips based on source and destination provided by said user is done using video navigation software.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the video clips can be viewed as a street video clip wherein the video shown is of a selected street.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the video clips can be viewed in fast forward version of video clip between the source and destination.

19. The method of claim 10, wherein the video clips can be viewed in a non fast forward version of video between the source and destination is shown.

20. A method of capturing video of routes comprising of a video capture device, video editing software and storage device, said method comprising the steps of:

a) capturing video of roads along different routes;

b) segmenting said captured video into smaller video clips; and

c) storing said segmented video clips.