Method for storing off-board navigation destination locations

• US 8,775,079 B2
• Filed: 07/07/2006
• Issued: 07/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Glaza, Mark J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, John Q
• Assistant Examiner(s): King, Rodney P
• Application Number:
  US11/482,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20080010011A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,923 Days
• Field of Search: 701/209, 701/211, 701/200, 701/426, 701/533, 340/995.19, 340/988
• US Class Current: 701/533
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance

Abstract

A method for verifying and storing location coordinates includes receiving a verification request at a call center, the verification request including location coordinates. The method further includes determining routability of received location coordinates, and transmitting location information from the call center to an off-board navigation device based on the determination. The method further includes, storing the location information. A system and a computer readable medium including computer program code for verifying and storing location coordinates are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of verifying and storing location coordinates, the method comprising:

receiving a verification request at a call center, the verification request including location coordinates;

determining, via a navigation server running computer readable code encoded on a non-transitory computer readable medium, routability of received location coordinates by;

classifying the received location coordinates as a location type selected from i) a street address, ii) a road segment, and iii) an off-road location;

determining whether the location type is navigable via a vehicle; and

classifying the location type as navigable or not navigable;

from the determining, identifying that the location type is not navigable via the vehicle;

providing a message that the location type is not navigable; and

indicating that the location type has not been stored as a result of it being not navigable.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the classified location type is navigable includes determining whether a route can be generated to the location.

3. A non-transitory computer usable medium including a program having computer readable code embodied therein for verifying and storing location coordinates, the computer readable code configured for:

receiving a verification request at a call center, the verification request including location coordinates;

determining routability of received location coordinates by;

classifying the received location coordinates as a location type selected from i) a street address, ii) a road segment, and iii) an off-road location;

determining whether the location type is navigable via a vehicle; and

classifying the location type as navigable or not navigable;

wherein when a determination is made that the location type is not navigable via the vehicle, the computer readable code is further configured for;

providing a message that the location type is not navigable; and

indicating that the location type has not been stored as a result of it being not navigable.

4. The computer usable medium of claim 3, wherein the computer readable code for verifying the location coordinates comprises computer readable code for determining whether a route can be generated to the location.

5. A system for verifying and storing location coordinates, the system comprising:

means for receiving a verification request at a call center, the verification request including location coordinates;

means for determining routability of received location coordinates including;

means for classifying the received location coordinates as a location type selected from i) a street address, ii) a road segment, and iii) an off-road location;

means for determining whether the location type is navigable via a vehicle; and

means for classifying the location type as navigable or not navigable;

means for providing a message that the location type is not navigable; and

means for indicating that the location type has not been stored as a result of it being not navigable.