Vehicle operator and/or occupant information apparatus and method
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a receiver, wherein the receiver receives a request for information regarding a first travel route and a second travel route, wherein the request for information is transmitted to the receiver from a vehicle computer located at a vehicle, and further wherein the request for information contains information regarding a location of the vehicle and a destination to which the vehicle can travel on at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway;
a processing device, wherein the processing device processes the request for information, wherein the processing device determines a first travel route along or on a first at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which first travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination, and further wherein the processing device determines a second travel route to the destination on a second at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which second travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination, and further wherein the processing device identifies a first plurality of video cameras associated with the first travel route and identifies a second plurality of video cameras associated with the second travel route, wherein each video camera of the first plurality of video cameras associated with the first travel route and each video camera of the second plurality of video cameras associated with the second travel route is assigned to a location at least one of along, on, adjacent to, and near, the first travel route or the second travel route, and further wherein the apparatus receives video information from at least one video camera of the first plurality of video cameras and receives video information from at least one video camera of the second plurality of video cameras; and
a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the video information obtained from the at least one video camera of the first plurality of video cameras to the vehicle computer, and further wherein the transmitter transmits the video information obtained from the at least one video camera of the second plurality of video cameras to the vehicle computer.
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Abstract
An apparatus including a processing device which identifies a first travel route, on which first travel route a vehicle can travel to a destination, and which generates a first message containing information regarding the first travel route, and a transmitter which transmits the first message to a communication device located at the vehicle. The apparatus automatically detects a departure of the vehicle from the first travel route, identifies a second travel route in response to the detected departure of the vehicle from the first travel route, generates a second message containing information regarding the second travel route, and transmits the second message to the communication device.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver, wherein the receiver receives a request for information regarding a first travel route and a second travel route, wherein the request for information is transmitted to the receiver from a vehicle computer located at a vehicle, and further wherein the request for information contains information regarding a location of the vehicle and a destination to which the vehicle can travel on at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway; a processing device, wherein the processing device processes the request for information, wherein the processing device determines a first travel route along or on a first at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which first travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination, and further wherein the processing device determines a second travel route to the destination on a second at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which second travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination, and further wherein the processing device identifies a first plurality of video cameras associated with the first travel route and identifies a second plurality of video cameras associated with the second travel route, wherein each video camera of the first plurality of video cameras associated with the first travel route and each video camera of the second plurality of video cameras associated with the second travel route is assigned to a location at least one of along, on, adjacent to, and near, the first travel route or the second travel route, and further wherein the apparatus receives video information from at least one video camera of the first plurality of video cameras and receives video information from at least one video camera of the second plurality of video cameras; and a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the video information obtained from the at least one video camera of the first plurality of video cameras to the vehicle computer, and further wherein the transmitter transmits the video information obtained from the at least one video camera of the second plurality of video cameras to the vehicle computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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an input device, wherein the input device inputs information regarding at least one of a location of a vehicle and a destination to which the vehicle can travel on at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, wherein the input device is located at the vehicle; a processing device, wherein the processing device processes information input via the input device, wherein the processing device determines a first travel route along or on a first at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which first travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination, and further wherein the processing device determines a second travel route to the destination on a second at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which second travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination, and further wherein the processing device identifies a first plurality of video cameras associated with the first travel route and identifies a second plurality of video cameras associated with the second travel route, wherein each video camera of the first plurality of video cameras associated with the first travel route and each video camera of the second plurality of video cameras associated with the second travel route is assigned to a location at least one of along, on, adjacent to, and near, the first travel route or the second travel route; a receiver, wherein the receiver receives video information obtained from each video camera of the first plurality of video cameras and receives video information from each video camera of the second plurality of video cameras; and a display device, wherein the display device displays the video information obtained from at least one video camera of the first plurality of video cameras and displays the video information obtained from at least one video camera of the second plurality of video cameras, wherein the display device is located at the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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22. An apparatus, comprising:
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an input device, wherein the input device inputs information regarding at least one of a location of a vehicle and a destination to which the vehicle can travel on at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, wherein the apparatus is located at the vehicle; a first processing device, wherein the first processing device processes information input via the input device, wherein the first processing device generates a travel route information request for information regarding a travel route on at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination; a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the travel route information request to a second processing device located remote from the vehicle; a receiver, wherein the receiver receives information regarding a travel route on at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination from the second processing device, wherein the second processing device determines or identifies a first travel route on a first at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which first travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination, and further wherein the second processing device determines or identifies a second travel route on a second at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which second travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination, and further wherein the information regarding a travel route contains video information obtained from a first plurality of video cameras associated with the first travel route and contains video information obtained from a second plurality of video cameras associated with the second travel route, and further wherein each video camera of the first plurality of video cameras is assigned to a location at least one of along, on, adjacent to, and near, the first travel route and each video camera of the second plurality of video cameras is assigned to a location at least one of along, on, adjacent to, and near, the second travel route; and a display device, wherein the display device displays the video information obtained from each video camera of the first plurality of video cameras and for displaying the video information obtained from each video camera of the second plurality of video cameras, wherein the video information obtained from each video camera of the first plurality of video cameras and the video information obtained from each video camera of the second plurality of video cameras is displayed on the display device in a sequential manner.
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23. An apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver, wherein the receiver receives a request for information regarding a travel route to a destination to which the vehicle can travel on at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, wherein the request for information is transmitted to the receiver from a communication device located at the vehicle, wherein the request for information contains information regarding a location of the vehicle and the destination; a processing device, wherein the processing device processes the request for information, wherein the processing device identifies a first travel route on which the vehicle can travel to the destination, and further wherein the processing device generates a first message containing information regarding the first travel route; and a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the first message to the communication device, wherein the apparatus automatically detects a departure of the vehicle from the first travel route, and further wherein the apparatus identifies a second travel route on which the vehicle can travel to the destination in response to the detected departure of the vehicle from the first travel route, wherein the apparatus generates a second message containing information regarding the second travel route, and further wherein the apparatus transmits the second message to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method, comprising:
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receiving, with a receiver, a request for information regarding a first travel route and a second travel route, wherein the request for information is transmitted from a vehicle computer located at a vehicle, and further wherein the request for information contains information regarding a location of the vehicle and a destination to which the vehicle can travel on at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway; processing, with a processing device, the request for information; determining, with the processing device or with a computer, a first travel route along or on a first at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which first travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination; determining, with the processing device or with the computer, a second travel route to the destination on a second at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which second travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination; identifying, with the processing device or with the computer, a first plurality of video cameras associated with the first travel route and identifying, with the processing device or with the computer, a second plurality of video cameras associated with the second travel route, wherein each video camera of the first plurality of video cameras associated with the first travel route and each video camera of the second plurality of video cameras associated with the second travel route is assigned to a location at least one of along, on, adjacent to, and near, the first travel route or the second travel route; receiving video information from at least one video camera of the first plurality of video cameras and receiving video information from at least one video camera of the second plurality of video cameras; and transmitting, with or via a transmitter, the video information obtained from the at least one video camera of the first plurality of video cameras to the vehicle computer, and transmitting the video information obtained from the at least one video camera of the second plurality of video cameras to the vehicle computer.
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47. A method, comprising:
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inputting, with an input device, information regarding at least one of a location of a vehicle and a destination to which the vehicle can travel on at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, wherein the input device is located at the vehicle; processing, with a processing device, the information input via the input device; determining, with the processing device or with a computer, a first travel route along or on a first at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which first travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination, and determining, with the processing device or with the computer, a second travel route to the destination on a second at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which second travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination; identifying, with the processing device or with the computer, a first plurality of video cameras associated with the first travel route and identifying, with the processing device or with the computer, a second plurality of video cameras associated with the second travel route, wherein each video camera of the first plurality of video cameras associated with the first travel route and each video camera of the second plurality of video cameras associated with the second travel route is assigned to a location at least one of along, on, adjacent to, and near, the first travel route or the second travel route; receiving, with a receiver, video information obtained from each video camera of the first plurality of video cameras and receiving video information from each video camera of the second plurality of video cameras; and displaying, via a display device, the video information obtained from at least one video camera of the first plurality of video cameras and displaying, via the display device, the video information obtained from at least one video camera of the second plurality of video cameras, wherein the display device is located at the vehicle.
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48. A method, comprising:
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receiving, with a receiver, a request for information regarding a travel route to a destination to which a vehicle can travel on at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, wherein the request for information is transmitted to the receiver from a communication device located at the vehicle, and further wherein the request for information contains information regarding a location of the vehicle or the destination; processing, with a processing device, the request for information; identifying, with the processing device or with a computer, a first travel route on which the vehicle can travel to the destination; generating, with the processing device or with the computer, a first message containing information regarding the first travel route; transmitting, with or via a transmitter, the first message to the communication device; detecting a departure of the vehicle from the first travel route, wherein the departure of the vehicle from the first travel route is automatically detected by the processing device or by the computer; identifying, with the processing device or with the computer, a second travel route on which the vehicle can travel to the destination in response to the detected departure of the vehicle from the first travel route; generating, with the processing device or with the computer, a second message containing information regarding the second travel route, wherein the second message is automatically generated by the processing device or by the computer; and transmitting the second message to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. An apparatus, comprising:
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a global positioning device, wherein the global positioning device determines a position or a location of a vehicle; a processing device, wherein the processing device processes information regarding the position or the location of the vehicle and information regarding a destination to which the vehicle can travel on at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, and further wherein the processing device determines or identifies a travel route to the destination; a display device or a speaker, wherein the display device displays information regarding the travel route or the speaker provides audio information regarding the travel route; and a receiver, wherein the receiver receives traffic information or information regarding a traffic condition, wherein the traffic information or the information regarding a traffic condition is transmitted from a computer, a transmitter, or a device, located at a location remote from the vehicle, wherein the apparatus provides the traffic information or the information regarding a traffic condition at the vehicle via the display device or via the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A method, comprising:
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processing, with a processing device, information regarding a location of a vehicle and information regarding a destination to which the vehicle can travel on at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway; determining or identifying, with the processing device or with a computer, a travel route to the destination; displaying, via a display device, information regarding the travel route or providing, via a speaker, audio information regarding the travel route; receiving, with a receiver, traffic information or information regarding a traffic condition, wherein the traffic information or the information regarding a traffic condition is transmitted from a computer, a transmitter, or a device, located at a location remote from the vehicle; and providing the traffic information or the information regarding a traffic condition at the vehicle via the display device or via the speaker.
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70. An apparatus, comprising:
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a global positioning device, wherein the global positioning device determines a position or a location of the apparatus; a processing device, wherein the processing device processes information regarding the position or the location of the apparatus and information regarding a destination, wherein the processing device determines or identifies a travel route to the destination on or along at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway; a display device or a speaker, wherein the display device displays information regarding the travel route or the speaker provides audio information regarding the travel route; and a receiver, wherein the receiver receives traffic information or information regarding a traffic condition, wherein the traffic information or the information regarding a traffic condition is transmitted from a computer, a transmitter, or a device, located at a location remote from the apparatus, wherein the apparatus provides the traffic information or the information regarding a traffic condition via the display device or via the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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85. A method, comprising:
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determining a current position or a current location of a device or an apparatus, wherein the current position or the current location is determined with or using a global positioning device located at or in the device or the apparatus; processing, with or using a processing device, information regarding the current position or the current location of the device or the apparatus; identifying, with or using the processing device, a travel route to a destination on or along at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway; transmitting, from or with a transmitter, information regarding the travel route to the device or the apparatus; and transmitting traffic information or information regarding a traffic condition to the device or the apparatus, or transmitting, to the device or the apparatus, information regarding a traffic forecast associated with the travel route or a traffic forecast associated with a second travel route to the destination, or transmitting, to the device or the apparatus, maintenance information associated with the travel route or maintenance information associated with a second travel route to the destination, or transmitting, to the device or the apparatus, information regarding a weather condition, weather information, a forecasted weather condition, or a weather forecast.
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86. An apparatus, comprising:
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a global positioning device for determining a position or a location of the apparatus; a processing device for processing information regarding the position or the location of the apparatus and information regarding a destination, wherein the processing device is adapted to determine or identify a travel route to the destination on or along at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway; a receiver for receiving traffic information or information regarding a traffic condition; and a display device for displaying information regarding the travel route or a speaker for providing audio information regarding the travel route, wherein the apparatus is capable of providing the traffic information or the information regarding a traffic condition via the display device or via the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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