Digital windshield information system employing a recommendation engine keyed to a map database system
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1. An in-vehicle computer system, comprising:
- a display device configured to present information on a windshield of a motor vehicle; and
a recommendation engine configured to;
receive input identifying a position of the motor vehicle and a change in the position of the motor vehicle;
access demographic data indicating past driving habits including information related to one or more locations, wherein the information related to the one or more locations was previously presented on the display device;
determine a location to recommend in accordance with the past driving habits;
recommend the location that is in proximity with the position of the motor vehicle; and
forward information related to the location to the display device.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and system for recommending locations keyed to a map database system and providing navigation instructions to the recommended locations to a driver of a vehicle by gathering actual statistics about the preferences of the user and/or by comparing the user to population data to create recommendations in accord with the preferences of the population.
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24 Claims
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1. An in-vehicle computer system, comprising:
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a display device configured to present information on a windshield of a motor vehicle; and a recommendation engine configured to; receive input identifying a position of the motor vehicle and a change in the position of the motor vehicle; access demographic data indicating past driving habits including information related to one or more locations, wherein the information related to the one or more locations was previously presented on the display device; determine a location to recommend in accordance with the past driving habits; recommend the location that is in proximity with the position of the motor vehicle; and forward information related to the location to the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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receiving input from one or more vehicle sensors that identifies in a vehicle position; autonomously determining a location that is in proximity to the vehicle position; evaluating the location based on past spending habits; determining information related to the location in accord with the past spending habits; and presenting the information related to the location on a vehicle windshield. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving input indicating a vehicle position; means for identifying a plurality of locations in proximity to the vehicle position; means for identifying user preferences based on past spending habits; means for comparing the plurality of locations with the user preferences provided in a database; means for recommending one or more of the plurality of locations based on the user preferences; and means for presenting information related to the recommended one or more locations on a vehicle windshield. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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