MULTIPLE DESTINATION VEHICLE INTERFACE
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
- a navigation engine;
a communication interface configured to receive a desired destination from a plurality of mobile devices, wherein each mobile device is associated with a passenger and wherein the communication interface is programmed to receive the desired destination when the passenger associated with the mobile device enters a host vehicle; and
a processing device programmed to associate each desired destination with a priority, determine a destination order based at least in part on the associated priority and at least one predetermined factor, and command the navigation engine to generate a route to each desired destination according to the destination order, wherein the processing device is programmed to command the navigation engine to generate the route to each desired destination each time at least one passenger enters the host vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle system includes a navigation engine, a communication interface, and a processing device. The communication interface receives a desired destination from a plurality of mobile devices. The processing device associates each desired destination with a priority, determines a destination order based on the associated priority and at least one predetermined factor, and commands the navigation engine to generate a route to each desired destination according to the destination order.
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
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a navigation engine; a communication interface configured to receive a desired destination from a plurality of mobile devices, wherein each mobile device is associated with a passenger and wherein the communication interface is programmed to receive the desired destination when the passenger associated with the mobile device enters a host vehicle; and a processing device programmed to associate each desired destination with a priority, determine a destination order based at least in part on the associated priority and at least one predetermined factor, and command the navigation engine to generate a route to each desired destination according to the destination order, wherein the processing device is programmed to command the navigation engine to generate the route to each desired destination each time at least one passenger enters the host vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle system comprising:
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a navigation engine configured to generate a route; a communication interface configured to receive a desired destination from a plurality of mobile devices, wherein each mobile device is associated with a passenger and wherein the communication interface is programmed to receive the desired destination when the passenger associated with the mobile device enters the host vehicle; and a processing device programmed to associate each desired destination with a priority, determine a destination order based at least in part on the associated priority and at least one predetermined factor, and command the navigation engine to generate a route to each desired destination according to the destination order, wherein the processing device is programmed to command the navigation engine to generate the route to each desired destination each time at least one passenger enters the host vehicle, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive an updated destination after the route has been generated each time at least one passenger enters the host vehicle, and wherein the processing device is configured to generate a status message and command the communication interface to transmit the status message. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of desired destinations from a plurality of mobile devices, wherein the desired destination is received each time a passenger associated with one of the plurality of mobile devices enters a host vehicle; associating each desired destination to a priority; determining, each time at least one passenger enters the host vehicle, a destination order based at least in part on the associated priority and at least one predetermined factor; and commanding a navigation engine to generate a route to each desired destination according to the destination order each time at least one passenger enters the host vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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