METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING A TRAVEL METRIC

• US 20160011000A1
• Filed: 07/08/2014
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Vanderburgh, David
• Granted Patent: US 9,534,919 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3676 Overview of the route on the road map
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence

Abstract

An apparatus includes a navigation device having a display device and a processing device coupled thereto and configured to present on the display device an indicator of a legend location, determine at least one travel metric corresponding to at least one legend location, and present the at least one travel metric in tandem with the indicator of the legend location. The at least one travel metric includes one or more of the following: a travel route distance to the legend location from a current physical location, an estimated time of arrival at the legend location, and an estimated duration of travel to the legend location from the present physical location. A corresponding method is also provided.

Claims

1. A navigation device comprising:

at least one display device; and

at least one processing device communicatively coupled to the at least one display device, the at least one processing device configured to;

present on the at least one display device at least one indicator of a legend location;

determine at least one travel metric corresponding to the at least one legend location, the at least one travel metric comprising one or more of the following;

a travel route distance to the at least one legend location from a current physical location of the navigation device;

an estimated time of arrival at the at least one legend location; and

an estimated duration of travel to the at least one legend location from the current physical location of the navigation device; and

automatically present on the at least one display device the at least one travel metric in tandem with the at least one indicator of a legend location.

2. The navigation by device of claim 1 comprising a memory device coupled to the at least one processing device and configured to store a plurality of legend locations.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to:

determine a plurality of travel metrics corresponding to a plurality of legend locations, wherein individual ones of the plurality of travel metrics correspond to individual ones of the plurality of legend locations; and

automatically present on the at least one display device the plurality of travel metrics in tandem with the navigation map.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to:

assign a priority to the plurality of legend locations according to at least one of;

the plurality of travel metrics;

a present time;

a present location;

a present travel direction;

a present route destination;

a closest distance;

a shortest estimated duration of travel;

a historical record of previous travel;

a user-set configuration setting; and

present on the at least one display device [in tandem with the navigation map] the plurality of travel metrics in accordance with the priority of the plurality of legend locations.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device is further configure to enable a quick selection of the at least one legend location corresponding to the at least one travel metric presented on the at least one display device by a user as the present route destination for the navigation device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to enable specification of the at least one legend location by a user of the navigation device.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to enable specification of at least one characteristic of the presentation of the at least one travel metric in tandem with the navigation map.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a vehicle and wherein the navigation device comprises a navigation device installed in the vehicle.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device is configured to present on the at least one display device the at least one travel metric in tandem with the navigation map without further action on part of a user.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device is configured to present on the at least one display device the at least one travel metric in tandem with the navigation map, wherein the at least one travel metric corresponds to at least one legend location of a plurality of legend locations but not all of the plurality of legend locations.

11. A method of providing a travel metric, the method comprising:

at an apparatus comprising a navigation device;

displaying on at least one display device at least one indicator of a legend location;

determining at least one travel metric corresponding to the at least one legend location, the at least one travel metric comprising at least one of;

a travel route distance to at least one legend location from a current physical location of the navigation device;

an estimated time of arrival at the at least one legend location; and

an estimated duration of travel to the at least one legend location from the current physical location of the navigation device; and

displaying on the at least one display device the at least one travel metric in tandem with the at least one indicator of a legend location.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining a plurality of travel metrics corresponding to a plurality of legend locations, wherein individual ones of the plurality of travel metrics correspond to individual ones of the plurality of legend locations; and

displaying on the at least one display device the plurality of travel metrics in tandem with the navigation map.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

assigning a priority to the plurality of legend locations according to one or more of the following;

the plurality of travel metrics;

a present time;

a present location;

a present travel direction;

a present route destination;

a closest distance;

a shortest estimated duration of travel;

a historical record of previous travel;

a user-set configuration setting; and

displaying on the at least one display device in tandem with the navigation map the plurality of travel metrics in accordance with the priority of the plurality of legend locations.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

enabling a quick selection of the at least one legend location corresponding to the at least one travel metric presented on the at least one display device by a user as the present route destination for the navigation device.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising enabling specification of the at least one legend location by a user of the navigation device.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

enabling specification of at least one characteristic of the displaying on the at least one display device of the at least one travel metric in tandem with the navigation map.

17. A vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle navigation device comprising;

at least one display device; and

at least one processing device communicatively coupled to the at least one display device, the at least one processing device configure to;

present on the at least one display device at least one indicator of a legend location;

determine at least one travel metric corresponding to at least one legend location, the at least one travel metric comprising one or more of the following;

a travel route distance to the at least one legend location from a current physical location of the vehicle,

an estimated time of arrival at the at least one legend location,

and

an estimated duration of travel to the at least one legend location from the current physical location of the vehicle; and

present on the at least one display device the at least one travel metric in tandem with the at least one indicator of a legend location.

18. The vehicle of claim 17, wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to:

determine a plurality of travel metrics corresponding to a plurality of legend locations, wherein individual ones of the plurality of travel metrics corresponds to individual ones of the plurality of legend locations; and

present on the at least one display device the plurality of travel metrics in tandem with the navigation map.

19. The vehicle of claim 17, wherein the at least one processing device is configured to:

determine at least one always-on legend location from the plurality of legend locations;

at both a first time and a second time, present on the at least one display device at least one travel metric corresponding to the at least one always-on legend location in tandem with the navigation map;

at the first time, present on the at least one display device at least one travel metric corresponding to the at least one other legend location in tandem with the navigation map;

at the second time, omit presentation on the display device of the at least one travel metric corresponding to the at least one other legend location.

20. The vehicle of claim 17, wherein the at least one processing device is configured to enable a quick selection of the at least one legend location corresponding to the at least one travel metric presented on the at least one display device by a user as the present route destination for the vehicle.