Method and system for provisioning turn-by-turn navigation demonstrations

• US 7,890,259 B2
• Filed: 07/28/2005
• Issued: 02/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Kamdar, Hitan S., Veliu, Shpetim S., Sumcad, Anthony J., Patenaude, Russell A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Khoi
• Assistant Examiner(s): JEN, MINGJEN
• Application Number:
  US11/191,584
• Publication Number:
  US 20070027625A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,028 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3608 using speech input, e.g. using speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard

Abstract

A method of demonstrating navigation in a vehicle includes receiving a navigation demonstration mode request and global positioning information at a call center. A destination prompt is transmitted from the call center to the vehicle. A point-of-interest category is received at a call center. A point-of-interest destination is determined based on the point-of-interest category. A route is determined based on the received global positioning information and the point-of-interest destination. The route is transmitted from the call center to the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method of demonstrating navigation in a vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving a navigation demonstration mode request and global positioning information from a vehicle telematics device at a call center;

transmitting a destination prompt from the call center to the vehicle telematics device;

receiving a point-of-interest category at the call center from the vehicle telematics device;

determining a plurality of candidate point-of-interest destinations based on the point- of-interest category;

selecting without user intervention one of the plurality of candidate point-of-interest destinations as a demonstration destination based on a route complexity associated with the selected candidate point-of-interest, such that the route complexity associated with the selected candidate point-of-interest is higher than the respective route complexities associated with the remainder of the plurality of candidate point-of-interest destinations; and

transmitting the route associated with the selected candidate point-of-interest from the call center to the vehicle telematics device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the call center operates as a virtual communication services advisor.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the virtual communication services advisor interprets voice commands.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting a destination prompt comprises providing a plurality of point-of-interest category suggestions.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the received point-of-interest category is stored in a database.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one point-of-interest destination is stored in a database.

7. A computer usable medium including a program for demonstrating navigation in a vehicle, the computer usable medium comprising:

computer readable program code executable by the computer for receiving a navigation demonstration mode request and global positioning information at a call center from a telematics unit of the vehicle;

computer readable program code executable by the computer for transmitting a destination prompt from the call center to the telematics unit of the vehicle;

computer readable program code executable by the computer for receiving a point-of-interest category at the call center from the telematics unit of the vehicle;

computer readable program code executable by the computer for determining a plurality of candidate point-of-interest destination based on the point-of-interest category;

computer readable program code executable by the computer for selecting without user intervention one of the plurality of candidate point-of-interest destinations as a demonstration destination based on a route complexity associated with the selected candidate point-of-interest, such that the route complexity associated with the selected candidate point-of-interest is higher than the respective route complexities associated with the remainder of the plurality of candidate point-of-interest destinations; and

computer readable program code executable by the computer for transmitting the route associated with the selected candidate point-of-interest from the call center to the telematics unit of vehicle.

8. The computer usable medium of claim 7, wherein the call center operates as a virtual communication services advisor.

9. The computer usable medium of claim 8, wherein the virtual communication services advisor comprises computer readable program code executable by the computer for interpreting voice commands.

10. The computer usable medium of claim 8, wherein the computer readable program code executable by the computer for transmitting a destination prompt comprises computer readable program code executable by the computer for providing a plurality of point-of-interest category suggestions.

11. The computer usable medium of claim 7, wherein the received point-of-interest category is stored in a database.

12. The computer usable medium of claim 7, wherein at least one point-of-interest destination is stored in a database.

13. A system for demonstrating navigation in a vehicle, the system comprising:

means for receiving a navigation demonstration mode request and global positioning information at a call center;

means for transmitting a destination prompt from the call center to the vehicle;

means for receiving a point-of-interest category at the call center;

means for determining a plurality of candidate point-of-interest destinations based on the point-of-interest category;

means for selecting without user intervention one of the plurality of candidate point-of-interest destinations as a demonstration destination based on a route complexity associated with the selected candidate point-of-interest, such that the route complexity associated with the selected candidate point-of-interest is higher than the respective route complexities associated with the remainder of the plurality of candidate point-of-interest destinations;

and means for transmitting the route associated with the selected candidate point-of-interest from the call center to the vehicle.

14. The system of claim 13 further comprising means for activating the navigation demonstration mode request.