System serving a remotely accessible page and method for requesting navigation related information

• US 8,412,452 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2007
• Issued: 04/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Piwowarski, James J., Ross, Steven J., Johnson, Richard A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tarcza, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Khatib, Rami
• Application Number:
  US11/758,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20080306681A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,128 Days
• Field of Search: 701/2, 701/400, 701/408, 701/409, 701/418, 701/420, 701/451, 701/461, 701/517, 701/538, 340/988, 340/989, 340/990, 340/991, 340/993, 340/995.1, 340/995.23
• US Class Current: 701/408
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096822 where the segments of the route are transmitted to the vehicle at different locations and times
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096844 where the complete route is dynamically recomputed based on new data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096883 where input information is obtained using a mobile device, e.g. a mobile phone, a PDA

Abstract

A system serving a remotely accessible page includes a server and the remotely accessible page operatively connected to the server. The remotely accessible page includes a first activation option for initiating a navigation function utilizing no starting point or a starting point entered by a user, and a second activation option for initiating a navigation function utilizing a starting point obtained by the system from a vehicle.

Claims

1. A system serving a remotely accessible page, comprising:

a server;

the remotely accessible page stored on the server, the remotely accessible page including;

a first activation option including two entry spaces, one of the two entry spaces for initiating a navigation function utilizing no starting point, and an other of the two entry spaces for initiating a navigation function utilizing a starting point entered by a user; and

a second activation option including an entry space for initiating a navigation function utilizing a starting point obtained by the system from a vehicle;

a communication module of the server in operable communication with one of i) a remote call center having access to location information of the vehicle in response to establishing a mobile connection with the vehicle, or ii) a location detection system within the vehicle through a mobile connection with the vehicle; and

at least one of a computer based location mapping system or a computer based navigation system responsive to the communication module of the server and the second activation option for generating navigational instructions from the vehicle, using a vehicle location received from the call center or location detection system, to a destination;

wherein the server is operable to transmit the navigation instructions to the vehicle.

2. The system as defined in claim 1 wherein the navigation function is executed by the at least one of the computer based location mapping system or the computer based navigation system.

3. The system as defined in claim 1 wherein the vehicle includes an in-vehicle telematics unit in operative communication with the location detection system and in selective operative communication with the server.

4. The system as defined in claim 3 wherein the server is configured to receive the starting point from the in-vehicle telematics unit.

5. The system as defined in claim 4 wherein the server initiates a request responsive to a user selection of the second activation option, and wherein the in-vehicle telematics unit is responsive to the request from the server.

6. The system as defined in claim 1 wherein the call center is in operative communication with the server and in operative communication with an in-vehicle telematics unit.

7. The system as defined in claim 6 wherein the server initiates a request responsive to a user selection of the second activation option, and wherein the call center is responsive to the request from the server.

8. The system as defined in claim 1 wherein the remotely accessible page includes a graphical indicia representing a make and model of the vehicle.

9. The system as defined in claim 8 wherein the graphical indicia is based upon information in an account of the user accessing the remotely accessible page.