Navigation system and method for different mobility modes

• US 9,207,085 B2
• Filed: 03/16/2012
• Issued: 12/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qoros Automotive Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Qoros Automotive Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Pang, Eric HC, Villanti, Stefano
• Primary Examiner(s): Dager, Jonathan M
• Application Number:
  US14/385,498
• Publication Number:
  US 20150081218A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,362 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3423 Multimodal routing, i.e. combining two or more modes of transportation, where the modes can be any of, e.g. driving, walking, cycling, public transport

Abstract

A system and method enable calculation of navigation data as a function of mobility mode and to transmit the calculated data to devices accordingly. The system and method calculate first navigation data based on a first mobility mode at a first device; receive a mobility mode change indication to a second mobility mode; calculate second navigation data based on the second mobility mode; and then transmit the second navigation data to a second device. The calculations can be done at the first device (e.g., a navigation system installed in a vehicle), the second device (e.g., a mobile device), and/or at a third device (e.g., server).

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

calculating first navigation data based on a first mobility mode at a first device in response to a server;

transmitting a mobility mode change indication indicating a second mobility mode to the server; and

receiving second navigation data based on the second mobility mode to at a second device;

wherein the second navigation data is derived directly from the server, and the transmitting the mobility mode change indication includes transmitting the mobility mode change indication in response to an indication that a distance between a current position of the first device and a destination position is less than or equal to a predetermined distance.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first navigation data includes driving directions; and

the first device is disposed in a vehicle.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the second navigation data includes walking directions; and

receiving the second navigation data comprises a text message.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the walking directions originate from a terminus of the driving directions.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the walking directions originate at a position of the second device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the mobility mode change indication includes transmitting the mobility mode change indication in response to an indication that a vehicle has been placed in park.

7. A system, comprising:

mode logic configured to receive a mobility mode change indication indicating a change from a first mobility mode to a second mobility mode from at least one of a first device and a second device;

direction logic configured to calculate first navigation data based on the first mobility mode and to calculate second navigation data based on the second mobility mode; and

transmission logic configured to transmit the second navigation data to the second device,

wherein the mobility mode change indication includes an indication that a distance between a current position of the first device and a destination position is less than or equal to a predetermined distance.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein:

the first navigation data includes driving directions;

the transmission logic is further configured to transmit the first navigation data to the first device; and

the first device is disposed in a vehicle.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein:

the second navigation data includes walking directions; and

the transmission logic is configured to transmit the second navigation data via text message.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the walking directions originate from a terminus of the driving directions.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the walking directions originate at a position of the second device.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the mobility mode change indication includes an indication that a vehicle has been placed in park.

13. A method to perform navigation among a server, a navigation unit of a vehicle, and a mobile device, comprising:

calculating first navigation data based on a first mobility mode at the navigation unit of the vehicle by a direction system in the server;

transmitting the calculated first navigation data to the navigation unit of the vehicle;

receiving a mobility mode change indication indicating a change to a second mobility mode at the server;

calculating second navigation data based on the second mobility mode at the server; and

transmitting the second navigation data to the mobile device by the server;

wherein the first navigation data includes driving directions, and the second navigation data includes walking directions, and

wherein receiving the mobility mode change indication includes receiving an indication that a distance between a current position of the navigation unit of the vehicle and a destination position is less than or equal to a predetermined distance.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving data including an origination, destination and device identifiers at the direction system.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving the data at the direction system via a network from a personal computer or mobile device of a user that is connected to the network.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving the data at the direction system via a network from the navigation unit of the vehicle.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the walking directions originate at a current position of the navigation unit of the vehicle.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the walking directions originate at a position of the mobile device.