Systems and Methods for Determining a Destination Location from a Communication

• US 20120089331A1
• Filed: 10/12/2010
• Published: 04/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Incorporated (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Schmidt, Eric Randell, Pierfelice, Jeffrey Edward
• Granted Patent: US 10,900,799 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/445
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application

Abstract

Systems and methods for determining a destination location from a communication are described. One embodiment of a method includes receiving electronic communications data from a mobile communications device, at a computing device. The electronic communications data is parsed to identify a partial address term of interest related to the destination location in the electronic communications data. A position of the destination location is determined from the partial address term of interest. Routing data of a vehicle from a current location of the vehicle to the destination location is determined and provided to a user of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for determining a destination location from a communication, comprising steps of:

receiving electronic communications data from a mobile communications device, at a computing device;

parsing the electronic communications data to identify a first partial address term of interest related to the destination location in the electronic communications data;

determining a position of the destination location, from the first partial address term of interest;

determining routing data of a vehicle from a current location of the vehicle to the destination location; and

providing the routing data to a user of the vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the position of the destination location includes determining a plurality of possible destination locations and providing a user option to select from the plurality of possible destination locations.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an electronic transcript of a textual communication in response to selection of an option on the mobile communications device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the electronic communications data in real-time.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first partial address term of interest does not include a portion of a street address.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a user interface to view the electronic communications data.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a user option to select a second partial address term of interest from the electronic communications data, wherein the second partial address term of interest is utilized in determining the destination location.

8. A system for determining a destination location from a communication, comprising:

a memory component that stores location identification logic that is configured to cause the system to perform at least the following;

receive an electronic transcript of the communication from a mobile communications device;

parse the electronic transcript to identify a first non-address term of interest related to the destination location in the electronic transcript;

determine a position of the destination location, from the first non-address term of interest;

determine routing data for a vehicle from a current location to the destination location; and

provide the routing data to a user of the vehicle.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein determining the position of the destination location includes determining a plurality of possible destination locations and providing a user option to select from the plurality of possible destination locations.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the location identification logic is further configured to receive the electronic transcript in response to selection of a user option on the mobile communications device.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the location identification logic is further configured to receive the electronic transcript in real-time.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the location identification logic is further configured to provide a user interface to view the electronic transcript.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the location identification logic is further configured to provide a user option to select a second non-address term of interest from the electronic transcript, wherein the second non-address term of interest is utilized in determining the destination location.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for determining a destination location from a communication, the non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform at least the following:

receive electronic communications data from a mobile communications device;

parse the electronic communications data to identify a first partial address term of interest related to the destination location in the electronic communications data;

determine a position of the destination location, from the first partial address term of interest;

determine routing data from a current location to the destination location; and

provide the routing data to a user of a vehicle.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein determining the position of the destination location includes determining a plurality of possible destination locations and providing a user option to select from the plurality of possible destination locations.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein receiving electronic communications data includes receiving an electronic transcript of a textual communication in response to selection of a user option on the mobile communications device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the program is further executed to cause the computer to receive the electronic communications data in real-time.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the first partial address term of interest does not include a portion of a street address.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the program is further executed to cause the computer to provide a user interface to view the electronic communications data.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the program is further executed to cause the computer to provide a user option to select a second partial term of interest from the electronic communications data, wherein the second partial term of interest is utilized in determining the destination location.