System and method for assigning a level of urgency to navigation cues
First Claim
1. A system for guiding a driver of a vehicle from a starting point to a destination point, the system comprising:
- a navigation unit that is capable of selecting a route between the starting point and the destination point, the navigation unit further capable of generating a plurality of navigation cues to guide the driver along the selected route wherein each of the plurality of navigation cues include a data packet that comprises a location of a maneuver and an instruction for the maneuver;
a positioning unit that is capable of determining a position of the vehicle;
a controller connected to the navigation unit for receiving the navigation cues and connected to the positioning unit for receiving the position of the vehicle, the controller having an urgency calculator that is capable of assigning a level of urgency to the navigation cues received from the navigation unit based on the position of the vehicle from the positioning unit and the location of the maneuver in the data packet; and
a user interface that presents the navigation cues to the driver based on the level of urgency of the navigation cue.
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Abstract
System and method for guiding a driver of a vehicle (20) from a starting point to a destination point using an assignment of levels of urgency of navigation cues. The system comprises a navigation unit (38), a controller (22) and a user interface (42). The navigation unit (38) is capable of selecting a route between the starting point and the destination point. The navigation unit (38) is further capable of generating a plurality of navigation cues to guide the driver along the selected route. The controller (22) is connected to the navigation unit (38) and receives navigation cues. The controller (22) has an urgency calculator (40) that is capable of assigning a level of urgency to the navigation cues. The controller (22) may also have a workload manager (60) that is capable of classifying an activity state of the driver as well as updating the level of urgency of the navigation cue. The user interface (42) presents the navigation cues based on the level of urgency of the navigation cues.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for guiding a driver of a vehicle from a starting point to a destination point, the system comprising:
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a navigation unit that is capable of selecting a route between the starting point and the destination point, the navigation unit further capable of generating a plurality of navigation cues to guide the driver along the selected route wherein each of the plurality of navigation cues include a data packet that comprises a location of a maneuver and an instruction for the maneuver; a positioning unit that is capable of determining a position of the vehicle; a controller connected to the navigation unit for receiving the navigation cues and connected to the positioning unit for receiving the position of the vehicle, the controller having an urgency calculator that is capable of assigning a level of urgency to the navigation cues received from the navigation unit based on the position of the vehicle from the positioning unit and the location of the maneuver in the data packet; and a user interface that presents the navigation cues to the driver based on the level of urgency of the navigation cue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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4. A method for guiding a driver of a vehicle from a starting point to a destination point, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a navigation cue associated with a selected route between the starting point and the destination point wherein the navigation cue includes a data packet that comprises a location of a maneuver along the selected route and an instruction for the maneuver; receiving a position of the vehicle; assigning a level of urgency to the navigation cue based on the position of the vehicle and the location of the maneuver in the data packet; updating the level of urgency based on an activity state of driver or vehicle; presenting the navigation cue to the driver based on the level of urgency of the navigation cue. - View Dependent Claims (5, 16, 17, 28, 29, 34)
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13. A method for guiding a driver of a vehicle from a starting point to a destination point, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a navigation cue associated with a selected route between the starting point and the destination point wherein the navigation cue includes a data packet that comprises a location of a maneuver along the selected route and an instruction for the maneuver; receiving a position of the vehicle; assigning a level of urgency to the navigation cue based on the position of the vehicle and the location of the maneuver in the data packet; presenting the navigation cue to the driver based on the level of urgency of the navigation cue. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for guiding a driver of a vehicle from a starting point to a destination point, the system comprising:
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a navigation unit that is capable of selecting a route between the starting point and the destination point, the navigation unit further capable of generating a plurality of navigation cues to guide the driver along the selected wherein each of the plurality of navigation cues includes a data packet that comprises a location of a maneuver and an instruction for the maneuver; a positioning unit that is capable of determining a position of the vehicle; a controller connected to the navigation unit for receiving the navigation cues, the controller having an urgency calculator that is capable of assigning a level of urgency to the navigation cues received from the navigation unit based on the position of the vehicle from a positioning unit and the location of the maneuver in the data packet and a workload manager that is capable of updating the level of urgency based on an activity state of driver or vehicle; and a user interface that presents the navigation cues to the driver based on the level of urgency of the navigation cue. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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