Destination and travel information application
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1. A method for providing navigation information for a conveyance, comprising:
- a vehicle control system, including a processor, providing a route for travel;
the vehicle control system, determining, via the processor and based at least partially on information received from one or more sensors of the conveyance, that a driver of the conveyance is traveling the route provided;
the vehicle control system, determining, while the driver is traveling the route and based at least partially on traveling information received from the one or more sensors of the conveyance, statistics about the travel of the route; and
the vehicle control system communicating the statistics to a communication device associated with a user, wherein the statistics are configured to provide the user with information about the route and the travel of the route.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for an improved navigation environment are provided. The navigation system can route users to preferred locations based on user profile data and past experience with the present driver and other drivers. The system provides more cost-effective and time-sensitive routing by incorporating other information about destinations. Further, the navigation system provides enhanced guidance in foreign or unfamiliar locations by incorporating experience from other drivers and other data.
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1. A method for providing navigation information for a conveyance, comprising:
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a vehicle control system, including a processor, providing a route for travel; the vehicle control system, determining, via the processor and based at least partially on information received from one or more sensors of the conveyance, that a driver of the conveyance is traveling the route provided; the vehicle control system, determining, while the driver is traveling the route and based at least partially on traveling information received from the one or more sensors of the conveyance, statistics about the travel of the route; and the vehicle control system communicating the statistics to a communication device associated with a user, wherein the statistics are configured to provide the user with information about the route and the travel of the route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A conveyance comprising:
a processor operable to execute one or more modules, the modules comprising; a route suggestion module operable to provide a route for travel; a travel interaction module operable to, while traveling the route, determine, based at least partially on information received from one or more sensors of the conveyance, that a driver of the conveyance is traveling the route provided, and determine, while the driver is traveling the route and based at least partially on traveling information received from the one or more sensors of the conveyance, statistics about the travel of the route; and a communication module operable to communicate the statistics to a communication device associated with a user, wherein the statistics are configured to provide the user with information about the route and the travel of the route. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium stored on a storage medium and having instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to provide a route for travel; instructions to determine, based at least partially on information received from one or more sensors of the conveyance, that a driver of the conveyance is traveling the route provided; instructions to, determine, while the driver is traveling the route and based at least partially on traveling information received from the one or more sensors of the conveyance, statistics about the travel of the route; and instructions to communicate the statistics to a communication device associated with a user, wherein the statistics are configured to provide the user with information about the route and the travel of the route. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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