Method and system for enabling automatic vehicle routing
First Claim
1. A computer method suitable for use with a vehicle, said method comprising:
- using a positioning system as a first order mechanism for guiding said vehicle pursuant to a current destination and in accordance with a statically determined vehicle trajectory;
monitoring real time dynamic factors relating to a current vehicle trajectory, said real time dynamic factors comprising at least one of road conditions and weather conditions;
creating a branching condition for determining whether said first order mechanism must be modified responsive to said real time dynamic factors; and
activating an instantaneous vehicle replacement trajectory depending on said branching condition such that said replacement trajectory accommodates effects of said real time dynamic factors by providing a second order mechanism according to said positioning system.
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Abstract
A computer method suitable for use with a vehicle. The method comprises the steps of using a Global Positioning System (GPS) as a first order mechanism for guiding the vehicle pursuant to a current destination and in accordance with a statically determined vehicle trajectory; monitoring real time dynamic factors relating to the current vehicle trajectory; creating a branching condition for determining if the GPS first order mechanism must be modified responsive to the real time dynamic factors; and activating an instantaneous vehicle replacement trajectory depending on the branching condition such that the replacement trajectory accommodates the effects of the real time dynamic factors by providing a second order GPS mechanism.
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11 Claims
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1. A computer method suitable for use with a vehicle, said method comprising:
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using a positioning system as a first order mechanism for guiding said vehicle pursuant to a current destination and in accordance with a statically determined vehicle trajectory;
monitoring real time dynamic factors relating to a current vehicle trajectory, said real time dynamic factors comprising at least one of road conditions and weather conditions;
creating a branching condition for determining whether said first order mechanism must be modified responsive to said real time dynamic factors; and
activating an instantaneous vehicle replacement trajectory depending on said branching condition such that said replacement trajectory accommodates effects of said real time dynamic factors by providing a second order mechanism according to said positioning system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11)
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6. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by said machine to perform method steps for extending a utility of a Global Positioning System (GPS), said method comprising:
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using a Global Positioning System (GPS) as a first order mechanism for guiding said vehicle pursuant to a current destination and in accordance with a statically determined vehicle trajectory;
monitoring real time dynamic factors relating to a current vehicle trajectory, said real time dynamic factors comprising at least one of road conditions and weather conditions;
creating a branching condition for determining if said GPS first order mechanism must be modified responsive to said real time dynamic factors; and
activating an instantaneous vehicle replacement trajectory depending on said branching condition such that said replacement trajectory accommodates effects of said real time dynamic factors by providing a second order GPS mechanism.
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7. A computer system suitable for extending a utility of a Global Positioning System (GPS), said system comprising:
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an input device for inputting a Global Positioning System (GPS) which is a first order mechanism for guiding a vehicle pursuant to a current destination and in accordance with a statically determined vehicle trajectory;
a processor for monitoring real time dynamic factors relating to a current vehicle trajectory, creating a branching condition for determining if said GPS first order mechanism must be modified responsive to said real time dynamic factors, and activating an instantaneous vehicle replacement trajectory depending on said branching condition such that said replacement trajectory accommodates effects of said real time dynamic factors by providing a second order GPS mechanism, said real time dynamic factors comprising at least one of road conditions and weather conditions; and
a display device for showing a replacement trajectory. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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