System and method for determining a vehicle traffic route
First Claim
1. A method for determining a traffic route for a vehicle comprising:
- receiving initial location information defining an initial location of the vehicle;
receiving input defining a destination for the vehicle;
sending information, to an off-vehicle information provider, defining the initial location of the vehicle and destination for the vehicle;
receiving traffic route information including at least one text message indicative of a traffic route from the initial location to the destination, the traffic route information lacking geographic coordinate data defining the traffic route;
determining a way-point along the traffic route based on the traffic route information by parsing words of the at least one text message;
sending way-point information, to an off-vehicle information provider, defining the way-point along the traffic route, the way-point information lacking geographic coordinate data defining the way-point;
receiving way-point geographic coordinate information defining the way-point;
associating the traffic route information with the way-point geographic coordinate information;
determining a distance between a current location of the vehicle and the way-point; and
informing a user of the distance between the current location of the vehicle and the way-point.
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Abstract
Coordinate based vehicle navigation services are provided using text based traffic route information and associated coordinate data received from an off-vehicle source. Traffic route information indicative of a traffic route from an initial location to a destination may be received. The traffic route information may lack geographic coordinate data defining the traffic route. A way-point along the traffic route may be determined based on the traffic route information. Way-point information defining the way-point along the traffic route may be sent to an off-vehicle information provider. The way-point information may lack geographic coordinate data defining the way-point. Way-point geographic coordinate information defining the way-point may be received and the traffic route information may be associated with the way-point geographic coordinate information.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for determining a traffic route for a vehicle comprising:
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receiving initial location information defining an initial location of the vehicle; receiving input defining a destination for the vehicle; sending information, to an off-vehicle information provider, defining the initial location of the vehicle and destination for the vehicle; receiving traffic route information including at least one text message indicative of a traffic route from the initial location to the destination, the traffic route information lacking geographic coordinate data defining the traffic route; determining a way-point along the traffic route based on the traffic route information by parsing words of the at least one text message; sending way-point information, to an off-vehicle information provider, defining the way-point along the traffic route, the way-point information lacking geographic coordinate data defining the way-point; receiving way-point geographic coordinate information defining the way-point; associating the traffic route information with the way-point geographic coordinate information; determining a distance between a current location of the vehicle and the way-point; and informing a user of the distance between the current location of the vehicle and the way-point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for determining a traffic route for a vehicle comprising:
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a location module configured to determine an initial location of the vehicle; a processing module configured to receive input defining a destination for the vehicle, send information defining the initial location of the vehicle and destination for the vehicle, receive traffic route information including at least one text message indicative of a traffic route from the initial location to the destination, the traffic route information lacking geographic coordinate data defining the traffic route, determine a way-point along the traffic route based on the traffic route information by parsing words of the at least one text message, send way-point information defining the way-point along the traffic route, the way-point information lacking geographic coordinate data defining the way-point, receive way-point geographic coordinate information defining the way-point, associate the traffic route information with the way-point coordinate information, and determine a distance between a current location of the vehicle and the way-point; and an interface module configured to inform a user of the distance between the current location of the vehicle and the way-point. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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