Method and System for Providing Environmentally-Optimized Navigation Routes
First Claim
1. A method, operable in a navigation device, of providing an environmentally optimized navigation route, comprising:
- receiving data corresponding to an origin and a destination;
determining a plurality of navigation routes between the origin and the destination;
processing each of the plurality of navigation routes to obtain an environmental impact value corresponding to each of the plurality of navigation routes;
selecting at least one of the plurality of navigation routes based upon the environmental impact value corresponding thereto; and
presenting the at least one of the plurality of navigation routes.
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Abstract
A method (500) and navigation system (100) are provided that generate a navigation route that is environmentally optimized between an origin and destination. Upon receiving an origination location and destination from a user or other source, such as a GPS satellite (104), a route determination module (302) determines multiple routes between the origination location and destination. An environmental analysis module (301) then processes each route to determine an environmental impact value. An evaluation module (303) then can selects a proposed route for presentation to the user via a presentation module (304). Alternatively, the evaluation module (303) may select two or more routes, which the presentation module (304) may present with corresponding environmental impact data such that the user may select a particular route. Additionally, a green coach module (306) may provide instructions to the user for more environmentally beneficial operation of a vehicle (102).
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20 Claims
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1. A method, operable in a navigation device, of providing an environmentally optimized navigation route, comprising:
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receiving data corresponding to an origin and a destination; determining a plurality of navigation routes between the origin and the destination; processing each of the plurality of navigation routes to obtain an environmental impact value corresponding to each of the plurality of navigation routes; selecting at least one of the plurality of navigation routes based upon the environmental impact value corresponding thereto; and presenting the at least one of the plurality of navigation routes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A navigation device, comprising:
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a user interface for receiving an origin and a destination; a processor coupled to the user interface, a route determination module, operable with the processor, and configured to determine a plurality of navigation routes traversing from the origin to the destination; an environmental analysis module, operable with the processor, and configured to determine an environmental impact value corresponding to each of the plurality of navigation routes; an evaluation module, operable with the processor, and configured to select one or more of the navigation routes based upon the environmental impact value corresponding to each of the plurality of navigation routes; and a presentation module, operable with the processor, and configured to present the one or more of the navigation routes on the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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