Method For Transmitting Travel Route Information

• US 20130066555A1
• Filed: 02/02/2011
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Menzel, Marc, Schrbler, Sighard
• Granted Patent: US 9,989,375 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/537
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens

Abstract

A method for transmitting travel route information to a person present outside of a motor vehicle, and to a system for transmitting such information. The method for transmitting travel route information to a person present outside of a motor vehicle provides that a navigation system present in the motor vehicle wirelessly transmits a data stream including the information to be transmitted directly or indirectly to a display device carried by the person. The information to be transmitted can be perceived by the person by the display device.

Claims

1-11. -11. (canceled)

12. A method for transmitting travel route information to a person located outside a motor vehicle, comprising:

transmitting data by a navigation system located in the motor vehicle via a data stream containing the route information in a wireless fashion one of directly and indirectly to a playback device carried by the person; and

providing via the playback device the route information configured to be perceived by the person via the playback device.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the playback device comprising one of an electronic vehicle key, mobile phone, PDA, and pager.

14. The method as claimed in claim 12, further comprising:

transmitting by the navigation system has a traffic jam signaling function comprising information obtained a traffic jam signaling function about instantaneous traffic situation on a planned travel route stored in the navigation system.

15. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the transmission occurs bidirectionally.

18. The method as claimed in claim 12, further comprising:

transmission of the information via an intermediate connection of a server system;

collecting and anonymizing travel routes of different users planned in the server system;

evaluating the travel routes planned for use; and

extrapolating route load profiles from the evaluated travel routes.

19. A system for transmitting travel route information to a person located outside a motor vehicle, comprising:

a navigation system located in the motor vehicle;

a communication device for transmitting data in a wireless fashion; and

a playback device configured to be carried by the person, wherein the navigation system is connected by a signaling technology to the communication device such that a data stream that contains the travel route information to be transmitted can be sent one of directly and indirectly to the playback device in a wireless fashion via the communication device, and the transmitted information can be perceived on the playback device.

20. The system as claimed in claim 19, wherein the playback device is one of an electronic vehicle key, mobile phone, PDA and pager.

21. The system as claimed in one of claim 19, wherein the navigation system has a traffic jam signaling function and information obtained by the traffic jam signaling function related to instantaneous traffic condition on a planned travel route stored in the navigation system is transmitted by the system.

22. The system as claimed in claim 19, wherein the communication device and the playback device each have at least one of transmitting and receiving devices for the wireless transmission of information by at least one of an ISM band radio link and a mobile radio link.

23. The system as claimed in one of claim 20, wherein the navigation system has a traffic jam signaling function and information obtained by the traffic jam signaling function related to instantaneous traffic condition on a planned travel route stored in the navigation system is transmitted by the system.

24. The system as claimed in claim 23, wherein the communication device and the playback device each have at least one of transmitting and receiving devices for the wireless transmission of information by at least one of an ISM band radio link and a mobile radio link.