ENHANCED NAVIGATION

• US 20150051830A1
• Filed: 08/13/2013
• Published: 02/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Shami, Salman Nazir
• Application Number:
  US13/965,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20150051830A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/468
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3629 Guidance using speech or audio output, e.g. text-to-speech text to speech systems per se G10L13/00

Abstract

A computer receives input to generate a route. The route is generated according to the input. Custom route data is received indicating a first portion of the route, the first portion of the route being a portion of the route for which audio navigational assistance is to be provided. Navigational instructions as a route is traversed, wherein audio navigational assistance is provided for the first portion of the route but not for a second portion of the route.

Claims

1. A system, comprising a computer, the computer comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the computer is configured to:

receive input to generate a route;

generate the route according to the input;

receive custom route data indicating a first portion of the route, the first portion of the route being a portion of the route for which audio navigational assistance is to be provided;

provide navigational instructions as the route is traversed, wherein audio navigational assistance is provided for the first portion but not a second portion of the route.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the route includes one of a start point of the route and an end point of the route.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer is at least one of a smart phone, a dedicated GPS device, and in a vehicle.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the route is indicated by at least one of a landmark, a portion of the route, and a governmental boundary.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the first portion of the route is further indicated by geo-coordinates.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer is further configured to determine when the vehicle has deviated from the route, and, upon determining that the vehicle has deviated from the route, to request user input concerning whether to provide audio navigational assistance.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the custom route data is provided by user input specifying a location in the route at which audio navigational assistance is to begin.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving input to generate a route;

generating the route according to the input;

receiving custom route data indicating a first portion of the route, the first portion of the route being a portion of the route for which audio navigational assistance is to be provided;

provide navigational instructions as the route is traversed, wherein audio navigational assistance is provided for the first portion but not a second portion of the route.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first portion of the route includes one of a start point of the route and an end point of the route.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the navigation assistance is provided via at least one of a smart phone, a dedicated GPS device, and computer in a vehicle.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the first portion of the route is indicated by at least one of a landmark, a portion of the route, and a governmental boundary.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first portion of the route is further indicated by geo-coordinates.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the computer is further configured to determine when the vehicle has deviated from the route, and, upon determining that the vehicle has deviated from the route, to request user input concerning whether to provide audio navigational assistance.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the first portion of the route is indicated by user input specifying a location in the route at which audio navigational assistance is to begin.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including tangibly embodied thereon instructions executable by a processor, the instructions comprising instructions for:

receiving input to generate a route;

generating the route according to the input;

receiving custom route data indicating a first portion of the route, the first portion of the route being a portion of the route for which audio navigational assistance is to be provided;

provide navigational instructions as the route is traversed, wherein audio navigational assistance is provided for the first portion but not a second portion of the route.

16. The medium of claim 15, wherein the first portion of the route includes one of a start point of the route and an end point of the route.

17. The medium of claim 15, wherein the first portion of the route is indicated by at least one of a landmark, a portion of the route, and a governmental boundary.

18. The medium of claim 17, wherein the first portion of the route is further indicated by geo-coordinates.

19. The medium of claim 15, wherein the computer is further configured to determine when the vehicle has deviated from the route, and, upon determining that the vehicle has deviated from the route, to request user input concerning whether to provide audio navigational assistance.

20. The medium of claim 15, wherein the first portion of the route is indicated by user input specifying a location in the route at which audio navigational assistance is to begin.