VEHICLE NAVIGATION

• US 20150316391A1
• Filed: 12/24/2013
• Published: 11/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harman International Industries Incorporated (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Ping Zhou, Xiaopei Huang
• Inventors: ZHOU, Ping, HUANG, Xiaopei, XIAO, Wenping
• Granted Patent: US 10,408,632 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3602 Input other than that of destination using image analysis, e.g. detection of road signs, lanes, buildings, real preceding vehicles using a camera
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3632 Guidance using simplified or iconic instructions, e.g. using arrows G01C21/365 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3661 Guidance output on an external device, e.g. car radio
• 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

Navigation method and system are provided. The navigation method may include: a vehicle mounted system, which includes a storage device and a display, receiving a Turn-by-Turn navigation guidance instruction from a mobile device which has a navigation program running thereon; the vehicle mounted system selecting at least one guidance logo, stored in the storage device, according to the received Turn-by-Turn navigation guidance instruction; and the vehicle mounted system presenting on the display the at least one selected guidance logo. More vehicles can provide navigation with help of the mobile device.

Claims

1. A navigation method, comprising:

receiving a Turn-by-Turn navigation guidance instruction from a mobile device having a navigation program running thereon;

selecting at least one guidance logo that is stored in a storage device, according to the received Turn-by-Turn navigation guidance instruction; and

presenting on a display the at least one selected guidance logo.

2. The navigation method according to claim 1, wherein the received Turn-by-Turn guidance instruction comprises operation information indicating what operation shall be taken at an upcoming maneuver point, and selecting the at least one guidance logo comprises selecting the at least one guidance logo according to the operation information.

3. The navigation method according to claim 1, wherein the received Turn-by-Turn guidance instruction comprises position information, and presenting on a display comprises presenting on the display the position information.

4. The navigation method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving from the mobile device identification data that identifies the navigation program that is running on the mobile device; and

translating the Turn-by-Turn guidance instruction based on the identification data to obtain at least one of the operation information indicating what operation shall be taken at an upcoming maneuver point and the position information.

5. The navigation method according to claim 1, wherein the storage device has a plurality of navigation guidance sound files stored therein, and further comprising:

selecting at least one sound file according to the Turn-by-Turn guidance instruction; and

playing the at least one selected sound file using a vehicle mounted audio system connected to a vehicle mounted system.

6. The navigation method according to claim 1, wherein the Turn-by-Turn guidance instruction is in text form, and further comprising:

generating a navigation guidance sound file via one or more text-to-speech operations based on the Turn-by-Turn guidance instruction; and

playing the generated navigation guidance sound file using a vehicle mounted audio system connected to a vehicle mounted system.

7. A navigation method, comprising:

receiving navigation image data from a mobile device having a navigation program running thereon, where the navigation image data comprise vector image data;

processing the received navigation image data to generate an image that matches the resolution of a display associated with a vehicle mounted system; and

presenting the image on the display.

8. The navigation method according to claim 7, wherein the navigation image data comprise at least one of map data, navigation route data and vehicle analogue data.

9. The navigation method according to claim 7, further comprising:

presenting information obtained from another vehicle mounted system on the display.

10. A vehicle mounted system, comprising:

a display, a display;

a storage device;

a communication device for receiving a Turn-by-Turn navigation guidance instruction from a mobile device having a navigation program running thereon; and

a processing device, wherein the processing device is configured to;

select at least one guidance logo, stored in the storage device, according to the Turn-by-Turn navigation guidance instruction received by the communication device; and

cause the at least one selected guidance logo to be presented on the display.

11. The vehicle mounted system according to claim 10, wherein the received Turn-by-Turn guidance instruction comprises operation information indicating what operation shall be taken at an upcoming maneuver point, and the processing device is further configured to select the at least one guidance logo according to the operation information.

12. The vehicle mounted system according to claim 10, wherein the Turn-by-Turn guidance instruction comprises position information, and the processing device is configured to cause the display to present the position information.

13. The vehicle mounted system according to claim 10, wherein the processing device is further configured to translate the received Turn-by-Turn guidance instruction based on an identification code received from the mobile device that identifies the navigation program running on the mobile device.

14. The vehicle mounted system according to claim 10, wherein the storage device has a plurality of navigation guidance sound files stored therein, and the processing device is further configured to:

select at least one sound file according to the Turn-by-Turn guidance instruction; and

cause a vehicle mounted audio system to play the at least one selected sound file.

15. The vehicle mounted system according to claim 10, wherein the Turn-by-Turn guidance instruction is in text form, and the processing device is further configured to:

generate a navigation guidance sound file via one or more text-to-speech operations based on the Turn-by-Turn guidance instruction; and

cause a vehicle mounted audio system to play the generated navigation guidance sound file.

16. A vehicle mounted system, comprising:

a display;

a communication device for receiving navigation image data from a mobile device having a navigation program running thereon, wherein the navigation image comprises vector image data; and

a processing device configured to;

process the navigation image data to generate an image that matches the resolution of the display; and

cause the image to be presented on the display.

17. The vehicle mounted system according to claim 16, wherein the processing device is further configured to cause information obtained from another vehicle mounted system to be presented on the display.