Agenda replicator system and method for travelers
First Claim
1. A method for transferring information from a portable agenda replication device to a vehicle navigation system, the method including:
- accepting entry of an agenda comprising a destination and a requested time of arrival at the destination;
storing the agenda in a computer readable storage mechanism;
retrieving the agenda from the storage mechanism;
transmitting the retrieved agenda to the vehicle navigation system, andinstructing the vehicle navigation system to use the agenda to determine a route to follow to the destination based upon the requested time of arrival, and also based upon at least one of;
(a) a cellphone coverage preference, (b) a road condition preference, or (c) a scenic route preference; and
using the portable agenda replication device to update the agenda in the middle of a multiple-stop trip by determining whether a travel agenda table stored in the vehicle navigation system matches that stored in the portable agenda replication device and, in the event there is not a match, updating a calendar item in the vehicle navigation system with agenda information from a calendar item in the portable agenda replication device and, once a determination is made that the agenda information in the vehicle navigation system matches the information stored in the portable agenda replication device, selecting all items in the travel agenda table stored in the vehicle navigation system that do not have a calculated route associated therewith;
wherein, when a location is dropped from the agenda or a new entry is added to the agenda, the route is automatically recalculated by the vehicle navigation system in response to the vehicle navigation system receiving the updated agenda from the portable agenda replication device.
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Abstract
In automotive GPS navigation systems, a traveler'"'"'s agenda with multiple desired destinations can be entered in a largely automatic fashion by downloading an agenda table created using the agenda replicator system and methods disclosed herein. The replicator system includes computer hardware and software systems, operable by a user, to acquire and store, apart from a vehicle and its GPS navigation system, personal travel agenda information for later transfer to a storage subsystem of the vehicle'"'"'s GPS navigation system. The hardware system may be implemented as a desktop or laptop computer, or even a personal digital assistant. The software system includes program components for controlling the hardware and providing a data structure in which personal travel information selected by the user is placed in an agenda table. The replicator system includes means for transferring the information from this data structure into a storage subsystem of the vehicle'"'"'s GPS navigation system. In this manner, the agenda replicator system allows an agenda table to be created by the user while in an office or other convenient location, and then be easily transferred to the storage subsystem of the vehicle'"'"'s navigation system. The disclosed replicator system and methods also allow the user to specify personal preferences in the agenda table. These in turn allow the route-planning subsystem to do a better job of selecting routes to follow when traveling from one destination to the next.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for transferring information from a portable agenda replication device to a vehicle navigation system, the method including:
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accepting entry of an agenda comprising a destination and a requested time of arrival at the destination; storing the agenda in a computer readable storage mechanism; retrieving the agenda from the storage mechanism; transmitting the retrieved agenda to the vehicle navigation system, and instructing the vehicle navigation system to use the agenda to determine a route to follow to the destination based upon the requested time of arrival, and also based upon at least one of;
(a) a cellphone coverage preference, (b) a road condition preference, or (c) a scenic route preference; andusing the portable agenda replication device to update the agenda in the middle of a multiple-stop trip by determining whether a travel agenda table stored in the vehicle navigation system matches that stored in the portable agenda replication device and, in the event there is not a match, updating a calendar item in the vehicle navigation system with agenda information from a calendar item in the portable agenda replication device and, once a determination is made that the agenda information in the vehicle navigation system matches the information stored in the portable agenda replication device, selecting all items in the travel agenda table stored in the vehicle navigation system that do not have a calculated route associated therewith; wherein, when a location is dropped from the agenda or a new entry is added to the agenda, the route is automatically recalculated by the vehicle navigation system in response to the vehicle navigation system receiving the updated agenda from the portable agenda replication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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