User interface for dynamic user-defined stopovers during guided naviation ('side trips")

• US 20100094550A1
• Filed: 10/06/2009
• Published: 04/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Tsurutome, Kevin, Gill, Regan, Sano, Darrell
• Application Number:
  US12/588,146
• Publication Number:
  US 20100094550A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/209
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3415 Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3476 using point of interest [POI] information, e.g. a route passing visible POIs
• 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

Abstract

A navigation device includes a route determiner module to formulate a first route from a first geographic location to a second geographic location. A route presentation module presents the first route to a user of the navigation device. A side trip presentation module presents a point-of-interest to the user of said navigation device and formulates a second route to said point-of-interest. An options module presents an option, during presentation of the first route, to recalculate the first route to the second geographic location to comprise the second route.

Claims

3-1. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein:

said navigation device is a cellular telephone.

8. A method of formulating side trips for a navigation device, comprising:

formulating, with a route determiner module, a first route from a first geographic location to a second geographic location;

presenting, with a route presentation module, said first route to a user of said navigation device;

presenting, with a side trip module, a point-of-interest to a user of said navigation device;

formulating, with said side trip module, a second route to said point-of-interest; and

providing an option, during said presentation of said first route with an options module, to said user of said navigation device to recalculate said first route to said second geographic location to comprise said second route during said presentation of said first route.

9. The method of formulating side trips for a navigation device according to claim 8, wherein:

said step of formulating a second route formulates said second route based on angle of inclusion between said navigation device and said point-of-interest.

10. The method of formulating side trips for a navigation device according to claim 8, wherein:

said step of formulating a first route formulates said first route based on Global Positioning System (GPS) information.

11. The method of formulating side trips for a navigation device according to claim 8, further comprising:

communicating, with a cellular front end, at least one of said first route and said point-of-interest over a cellular communications network.

12. The method of formulating side trips for a navigation device according to claim 8, further comprising:

said point-of-interest is at least one of a restaurant, a shopping establishment, a historic building, and a park.

13. The method of formulating side trips for a navigation device according to claim 8, further comprising:

communicating with a remote navigation server.

14. The method of formulating side trips for a navigation device according to claim 8, further comprising:

producing a visual representation of said point-of-interest.

15. The method of formulating side trips for a navigation device according to claim 8, further comprising:

producing an audio representation of said point-of-interest.

16. Apparatus for formulating side trips for a navigation device, comprising:

means for formulating a first route from a first geographic location to a second geographic location;

means for presenting said first route to a user of said navigation device;

means for presenting a point-of-interest to a user of said navigation device;

means for formulating a second route to said point-of-interest; and

means for providing an option, during said presentation of said first route, to said user of said navigation device to recalculate said first route to said second geographic location to comprise said second route.

17. The apparatus for formulating side trips for a navigation device according to claim 16, wherein:

said means for formulating a second route formulates said second route based on angle of inclusion between said navigation device and said point-of-interest.

18. The apparatus for formulating side trips for a navigation device according to claim 16, wherein:

said means for formulating a first route formulates said first route based on Global Positioning System (GPS) information.

19. The apparatus for formulating side trips for a navigation device according to claim 16, further comprising:

means for communicating at least one of said first route and said point-of-interest over a cellular communications network.

20. The apparatus for formulating side trips for a navigation device according to claim 16, further comprising:

said point-of-interest is at least one of a restaurant, a shopping establishment, a historic building, and a park.

21. The apparatus for formulating side trips for a navigation device according to claim 16, further comprising:

means for communicating with a remote navigation server.

22. The apparatus for formulating side trips for a navigation device according to claim 16, further comprising:

means for producing a visual representation of said point-of-interest.

23. The apparatus for formulating side trips for a navigation device according to claim 16, further comprising:

means for producing an audio representation of said point-of-interest.