ROUTE PORTALS
First Claim
1. A method for GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation on a GPS device, comprising:
- receiving, at the GPS device, input from a user corresponding to an intended destination;
calculating a route from a starting point to the intended destination;
determining that the user has entered a geographic region designated as a first portal; and
disabling provision of one or more predetermined types of notifications to the user until a predetermined condition occurs.
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Abstract
The described method and system provide for utilizing portals during GPS navigation to avoid unnecessary off-route notifications and route recalculation in problem areas. The method and system are described in the context of a GPS unit that is part of a telematics unit in a vehicle. If the route calculated by the GPS unit includes certain problem areas such as tunnels and stacked bridges, the GPS unit may utilize portals to process GPS navigation through those areas. When a user enters a portal, normal GPS navigation is suspended and certain features are disabled. For example, the user will not longer receive Turn-by-Turn (TBT) directions, off-route notifications, error notifications, and route recalculation notifications, until the GPS unit determines that the user has arrived at a second portal or until the user manually re-enables those features. The portals should be preferably located at the inlets and outlets to the problem areas. Thus, while the user is in a problem area, errant GPS information may be discarded or ignored, and the provision of unnecessary off-route notifications and route recalculations to the user may be avoided.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation on a GPS device, comprising:
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receiving, at the GPS device, input from a user corresponding to an intended destination; calculating a route from a starting point to the intended destination; determining that the user has entered a geographic region designated as a first portal; and disabling provision of one or more predetermined types of notifications to the user until a predetermined condition occurs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation, comprising a tangible, non-transient computer-readable medium having thereon computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions comprising:
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instructions for calculating a route from a starting point to the intended destination based on a received input from a user corresponding to an intended destination; instructions for determining that the user has entered a geographic region designated as a first portal; and instructions for disabling provision of one or more predetermined types of notifications to the user until a predetermined condition occurs. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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