Prioritized delivery of navigation information

• US 7,480,561 B2
• Filed: 05/19/2004
• Issued: 01/20/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Furukawa, Hideo
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Dalena
• Application Number:
  US10/848,576
• Publication Number:
  US 20050137789A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,707 Days
• Field of Search: 701/202, 701206-211, 701/201, 707/102, 340/995.12, 340/990, 340/995.19, 340/905, 340/995.23, 340/991, 340/993, 340/994, 340/995.1
• US Class Current: 701/202
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096816 where the complete route is transmitted to the vehicle at once

Abstract

A method for sending navigation information is disclosed. The method can gather various items of navigation information and send those items of navigation information in a certain order. In some cases, the order is established by information that has been received. In other cases, the order has been predetermined. This can assist in making navigation information more readily available and in some cases, users can use parcels of navigation information while other parcels are being still delivered.

Claims

1. A method for receiving navigation information related to a route wherein:

the route is sent from a user to a service provider;

selection information is requested by the user, wherein the selection information is related to an order in which the navigation information is requested for delivery from the service provider;

the selection information including a request for a first parcel of navigation information that is requested first for delivery;

the first parcel of navigation information is received by an on-board unit (OBU) based on the selection information;

the first parcel of navigation information is used to display navigation information on a display, and can be used by a user; and

wherein a second parcel of navigation information is received by the OBU while the first parcel of navigation information is being used.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first parcel includes information related to a route map.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first parcel includes information related to details along a route.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first parcel includes information related to details about a starting point.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first parcel includes information related to details about a destination point.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein additional parcels of navigation information are received after the second parcel of navigation information is received and wherein additional parcels in combination with the first parcel of navigation information and the second parcel of navigation information form a complete package of navigation information.

7. A method for sending navigation information related to a route wherein:

the route is received from a remote user;

selection information is received from the remote user, wherein the selection information is related to an order in which the navigation information is requested for delivery from a service provider;

the selection information including an identity of a first parcel of navigation information that is requested first for delivery;

the first parcel of navigation information is sent to the remote user based on the selection information before other parcels of information are sent.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the navigation information is transmitted to an information network.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the information network comprises a wireless network.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the first parcel of navigation information and the second parcel of navigation information are configured to be sent through the information network to an on-board unit associated with a motor vehicle.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein a portion of the selection information is predetermined.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the first parcel of information includes information related to a route between a starting point and a destination point.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein the first parcel of information includes information related to a starting point.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein the first parcel of information includes information related to a destination point.

15. A method for sending navigation information related to a route wherein:

a service provider receives a route from a user;

the service provider receives selection information from the user, wherein the selection information is related to an order in which the navigation information is requested for delivery from a service provider;

the selection information including a first parcel of navigation information that is requested first for delivery and a second parcel of navigation information that is requested second for delivery;

the service provides establishes a complete package of navigation information according to the route;

the service provider extracts the first parcel of navigation information from the complete package of navigation information;

the first parcel of navigation information is sent to the user;

the service provider extracts the second parcel of navigation information from the complete package of navigation information;

the second parcel of navigation information is sent to the user after the first parcel of navigation information has been sent.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the user determines a delivery schedule for the navigation information.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the first parcel of information includes detailed information related to a route between a starting point and a destination point.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the second parcel of information includes information related to a destination point.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the second parcel of information includes detailed information related to a route between a starting point and a destination point.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the detailed information related to the route is proximate the route.