DISPLAY OF ESTIMATED TIME TO ARRIVAL AT UPCOMING PERSONALIZED ROUTE WAYPOINTS
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1. An in-vehicle system for presenting information of upcoming waypoints, comprising:
- a processor in data communication with;
a graphical display device;
a speedometer;
a transceiver operative to communicate with at least one source of road information;
a global positioning system (GPS) module; and
a non-transitory data storage device on which is stored computer code which, when executed on the processor, implements;
a database that stores information of roads and waypoints of general interest, routes previously travelled by the vehicle, and destinations previously visited by the vehicle; and
instructions which, when executed on the processor, cause the system to;
obtain a speed of the vehicle;
obtain a geographic position of the vehicle;
determine a direction of travel of the vehicle;
identify a road being traversed by the vehicle and upcoming waypoints on the road in the direction of travel;
request current information of upcoming road conditions on the road being traversed, and receive the requested information;
select upcoming waypoints on the road being travelled for presentation on the display;
determine a distance between a current location and the select waypoints;
calculate an estimated time to arrival (ETA) from the current location to the select waypoints based on the speed and upcoming road conditions; and
present on the display a roadmap indicating the current location, the select waypoints, and the ETA to the select waypoints; and
means for determining the previously travelled routes and previous destinations; and
means for adapting the selecting of waypoints based on at least one of the previously travelled routes and previous destinations, the speed of the vehicle, and the upcoming road conditions;
wherein the system is configured to select and present waypoints when route guidance is inactive.
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Abstract
An in-vehicle system and method for selecting and displaying on a roadmap upcoming waypoints and associated information, including an estimated time to arrival at the waypoints. In an embodiment, driving history is stored and analyzed, including routes taken and previous destinations, and used to determine and display personalized waypoints.
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1. An in-vehicle system for presenting information of upcoming waypoints, comprising:
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a processor in data communication with; a graphical display device; a speedometer; a transceiver operative to communicate with at least one source of road information; a global positioning system (GPS) module; and a non-transitory data storage device on which is stored computer code which, when executed on the processor, implements; a database that stores information of roads and waypoints of general interest, routes previously travelled by the vehicle, and destinations previously visited by the vehicle; and instructions which, when executed on the processor, cause the system to; obtain a speed of the vehicle; obtain a geographic position of the vehicle; determine a direction of travel of the vehicle; identify a road being traversed by the vehicle and upcoming waypoints on the road in the direction of travel; request current information of upcoming road conditions on the road being traversed, and receive the requested information; select upcoming waypoints on the road being travelled for presentation on the display; determine a distance between a current location and the select waypoints; calculate an estimated time to arrival (ETA) from the current location to the select waypoints based on the speed and upcoming road conditions; and present on the display a roadmap indicating the current location, the select waypoints, and the ETA to the select waypoints; and means for determining the previously travelled routes and previous destinations; and means for adapting the selecting of waypoints based on at least one of the previously travelled routes and previous destinations, the speed of the vehicle, and the upcoming road conditions;
wherein the system is configured to select and present waypoints when route guidance is inactive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An in-vehicle system for presenting information of upcoming waypoints, comprising:
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a processor in data communication with; a graphical display device operative to present a map that includes a road being traversed by the vehicle, select waypoints, and an estimated time to arrival (ETA) at the select waypoints; a speedometer operative to measure and output a speed of the vehicle; a transceiver operative to communicate with at least one source of road information; a global positioning system (GPS) module operative to determine a geographic location of the vehicle; and a non-transitory data storage device on which is stored computer code which, when executed on the processor, implements; a database that stores information of roads and waypoints of general interest; a waypoint selection engine operative to select upcoming ones of the stored waypoints for presentation on the display device based on the road being traversed by the vehicle; and instructions which, when executed on the processor, cause the system to; obtain a speed of the vehicle from the speedometer; obtain a geographic position of the vehicle from the GPS module; determine a direction of travel of the vehicle based on information obtained from the GPS module; identify the road being traversed by the vehicle and upcoming waypoints on the road in the direction of travel based on the position of the vehicle and the stored roads information; select by the waypoint selection engine upcoming waypoints on the road being travelled for presentation on the display; determine a roadway distance between the current location and the select waypoints; calculate an estimated time to arrival (ETA) from a current location to the select waypoints based on the distance to the waypoints and the road speed limits obtained from the database; present on the display the map indicating the current location, the select waypoints, and at least one of the ETA to the select waypoints and the roadway distance to the select waypoints; and continuously or periodically refresh the display with updated information;
wherein the system is configured to select and present waypoints when route guidance is inactive. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for in-vehicle presentation of information of upcoming waypoints, comprising:
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obtaining a speed of the vehicle from a speedometer; obtaining a geographic position of the vehicle from a GPS module; determining a direction of travel of the vehicle based on information obtained from the GPS module; identifying a road being traversed by the vehicle and upcoming waypoints on the road in the direction of travel based on the position of the vehicle and information on roads and waypoints retrieved from a database; selecting upcoming waypoints for presentation on a display based on the road being travelled; determining a distance between the current location and the select waypoints; calculating by a processor an estimated time to arrival (ETA) from the current location to the select waypoints based on the distance to the waypoints and the speed of the vehicle; presenting on the display a roadmap indicating a current location, the select waypoints, and at least one of;
the ETA to the select waypoints, and the distance to the select waypoints; andcontinuously or periodically refreshing the display with updated information; wherein the system is configured to select and present waypoints when route guidance is inactive. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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