Navigation guidance cancellation apparatus and methods of canceling navigation guidance
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1. A method of controlling a vehicle navigation guidance system, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) determining a re-route instruction based on a non-executed guidance instruction;
b) presenting the re-route instruction;
c) determining a non-execution of the re-route instruction;
d) repeating said step a) through said step c) for a pre-determined number of re-route attempts;
e) prompting for alteration of navigation guidance after repeating step a) through c) for the pre-determined number of re-route attempts and determining the non-execution of the re-route instruction for each of the pre-determined number of re-route attempts; and
f) altering navigation guidance upon acceptance of the prompt for alteration of navigation guidance.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling navigation guidance in a vehicle. The method includes: a) determining a re-route instruction based on a non-executed guidance instruction; b) presenting the re-route instruction; c) determining a non-execution of a re-route instruction; d) repeating steps a) through c) for a pre-determined number of re-route attempts; e) prompting for cancellation of navigation guidance after the pre-determined number of re-route attempts; and f) altering navigation guidance upon acceptance of the prompt for alteration.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a vehicle navigation guidance system, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) determining a re-route instruction based on a non-executed guidance instruction; b) presenting the re-route instruction; c) determining a non-execution of the re-route instruction; d) repeating said step a) through said step c) for a pre-determined number of re-route attempts; e) prompting for alteration of navigation guidance after repeating step a) through c) for the pre-determined number of re-route attempts and determining the non-execution of the re-route instruction for each of the pre-determined number of re-route attempts; and f) altering navigation guidance upon acceptance of the prompt for alteration of navigation guidance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A navigation system in a vehicle, said navigation system comprising:
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a display unit configured to display navigation information and a first control input display element, said navigation information based on a pre-determined travel route for the vehicle; an input element coupled to said display unit, said input element configured to select said first control input display element; and a control system coupled with said display unit and said input element, said control system configured to; generate a dialog box on said display unit after presenting a pre-determined number of non-executed re-route navigation instructions, said dialog box containing said first control input display element, said dialog box comprising a prompt for navigation guidance alteration; and alter display of navigation information upon said input element selecting said first control input display element. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for a vehicle navigation system having a display unit configured to display a graphical user interface and navigation information, said computer program product comprising:
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a computer system useable medium having computer system readable code embodied therein for managing the graphical user interface; and a first computer system readable code device configured to cause a computer system to generate a dialog box in the display unit after presenting a pre-determined number of non-executed re-route navigation instructions, said dialog box having a navigation guidance alteration prompt and a control input display element; and a second computer system readable code device configured to cause said computer system to alter display of navigation information;
upon selecting said control input display element. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
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a display device configured to display navigation information; an operator input device coupled to said display device; an audio output device; a dialog box enabling element configured to; enable said display device to display a dialog box after presenting a pre-determined number of non-executed re-route navigation instructions, said dialog box having a navigation guidance alteration prompt and at least one control input display element; and enable said display device to alter display of navigation information, based on a selection of said at least one control input display element by said operator input device in connection with said dialog box; and an audio enabling element configured to output audio signals corresponding to said navigation guidance alteration prompt. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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