PERSONAL REAL TIME NAVIGATION MAP AUGMENTATION

• US 20140280355A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG), Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG), Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: LOBATO FREGOSO, Marco Antonio, SELLSCHOPP, Stefan, GERDES, Arati, GHALSASI, Mukta
• Granted Patent: US 10,776,326 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/796
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/21 Design, administration or maintenance of databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

A system and method includes a central database storing personalized content of a user, a portal for accessing and manipulating the personalized content on the central database, and a vehicle navigation system configured to receive the personalized content from the central database and to display the personalized content on a map.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a central database storing personalized content of a user;

a portal for accessing and manipulating the personalized content on the central database; and

a vehicle navigation system configured to receive the personalized content from the central database and to display the personalized content on a map.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the central database is stored on a server that is remote from a vehicle on which the vehicle navigation system is located.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the server comprises an original equipment manufacturer or corporate server.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the user has an account on the portal.

5. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a user interface device through which the user uploads personal content onto the central database.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the portal is configured to receive layers of content from the user.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the portal is configured to maintain personalized content in distinct layers.

8. The system according to claim 2, wherein the server is configured to receive point of interest information.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the personalized content comprises customizable status information for a point of interest.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the portal comprises a web-based user interface.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein the system is configured to allow the user to control a context and behavior of how the personalized content is displayed based on vehicle sensors, geo-position, or a number of vehicle occupants.

12. The system according to claim 1, wherein the personalized content comprises user preferences.

13. A vehicle navigation system, comprising:

the system as recited in claim 2.

14. A method, comprising:

sending a request, from a vehicle navigation system to a remote server, for personal content of a user; and

displaying the personal content on a display of the vehicle navigation system.

15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising, upon starting a vehicle navigation system, automatically establishing a user content session.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein said sending a request for personal content comprises sending a request for a list of personal content stored in the remote server, and

wherein, upon receiving said list, the method further comprising displaying said list to the user.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising determining which of said personal content on said list is to be enabled.

18. The method according to claim 16, further comprising, for said personal content on said list that is to be enabled:

performing a query to obtain layers of said personal content; and

displaying said layers of said personal content on the display of the vehicle navigation system.

19. A method, comprising:

entering personalized content into a user account in a central database;

importing the personalized content from the central database to a vehicle navigation system; and

displaying the personalized content on a map of the vehicle navigation system.

20. The method according to claim 19, further comprising accessing and manipulating the personalized content through a user interface portal.