ROUTING DEVICE THAT MODIFIES ROUTE GUIDANCE BASED ON USER INPUT

• US 20160138927A1
• Filed: 01/22/2016
• Published: 05/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Ettinger, Esther Abramovich, Fuchs, Gil Emanuel
• Granted Patent: US 10,066,950 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3415 Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3641 Personalized guidance, e.g. limited guidance on previously travelled routes
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3691 Retrieval, searching and output of information related to real-time traffic, weather, or environmental conditions arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions G08G1/09

Abstract

A vehicle routing device that determines a route from an origin to a destination including route guidance. The route guidance is modified based on user input. The modification can supply increased or reduced route guidance at intervals along the route. Route guidance may be modified to incorporate landmarks and personal contacts.

Claims

1. A routing device, comprising:

at least one computer processor configured to receive user preferences for routing and routing information;

at least one computer memory that stores;

a route calculation logic configured to calculate a route and route guidance from an origin to a destination; and

an information filtering application configured to modify the calculated route guidance based on the received user preferences for routing and routing information.

2. The routing device of claim 1, wherein the information filtering application is further configured to modify the calculated route guidance as a function of one or more of a location along the calculated route and a time period during transit of the calculated route.

3. The routing device of claim 1 configured on a mobile device that includes a mapping software implemented on the computer processor of the mobile device, and wherein the information filtering application is provided as a downloadable or otherwise installable external software application installed into the computer memory of the mobile device.

4. The routing device of claim 1 wherein the information filtering application is configured to receive user input prior to or during route transit and using the user input to modify the calculated route guidance.

5. The routing device of claim 4 wherein the user input comprises a request that selected intervals along the route have one of enhanced or reduced route guidance.

6. The routing device of claim 5 wherein the selected intervals are based on one or more of:

starting time of the route, ending time of the route, distance from the start of the route and distance from the end of the route.

7. The routing device of claim 1 further comprising a database of personal contact and personal landmark information stored in the computer memory wherein the information filtering application is further configured to use the personal contacts and personal landmarks as modified route guidance.

8. The routing device of claim 1 wherein the information filtering application is further configured to modify the route guidance in part as a function of high traffic situations that may be encountered along the calculated route.

9. The routing device of claim 1 further configured with a display device configured to display the route or part of the route on a map and the modified route guidance on the map.

10. The routing device of claim 1 further configured with an audio output device configured to verbalize the modified route guidance.