Navigation system

• US 9,423,264 B2
• Filed: 02/21/2013
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Hansen, Lars
• Primary Examiner(s): Kan, Yuri
• Application Number:
  US13/773,180
• Publication Number:
  US 20130218459A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,279 Days
• Field of Search: 701/119, 701/428, 701/533, 340/909, 340/438
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3632 Guidance using simplified or iconic instructions, e.g. using arrows G01C21/365 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3655 Timing of guidance instructions

Abstract

A navigation system (NS) can determine a junction between a current position of a user and a maneuver point of a route. Additionally, the NS can determine, change, and output an explicit notification not to turn at the junction.

Claims

1. A method for navigating along a route determined by an electronic navigation system, the method comprising:

determining, via a processor, one or more junctions located between a first position of the electronic navigation system along the determined route and a maneuver point along the determined route;

generating a first set of one or more explicit notifications, each explicit notification corresponding to a respective one of the one or more junctions and indicating that a user should not turn at a corresponding junction;

determining a second position of the electronic navigation system along the determined route;

updating, based on the second position of the electronic navigation system, the first set of one or more explicit notifications to produce a second set of explicit notifications; and

outputting for display a map including the determined route, the first set of the one or more explicit notifications, and the second set of explicit notifications.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation system includes a display coupled with the processor, the method further comprising:

displaying the first set of the one or more explicit notifications using the display, each explicit notification represented by a graphical symbol on the map; and

displaying the second set using the display.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first set includes a plurality of explicit notifications corresponding to a plurality of determined junctions.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising displaying, using the display, at least one of the maneuver point and a maneuver instruction corresponding to the maneuver point on the map.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein updating the first set to produce the second set includes adding at least one explicit notification to the first set of one or more explicit notifications.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining, based on the second position of the electronic navigation system, that the user has passed one of the one or more junctions,

wherein updating the first set includes removing the explicit notification corresponding to the passed junction.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the first and second sets are limited by a predetermined number of explicit notifications.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein each of the one or more junctions represents an incorrect turn along the determined route prior to a turn corresponding to the maneuver point.

21. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, based on the second position of the electronic navigation system, that the user has passed one of the one or more junctions,

wherein updating the first set includes changing a color of the explicit notification corresponding to the passed junction.

22. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, based on the second position of the electronic navigation system, that the user has passed one of the one or more junctions,

wherein updating the first set includes changing a size of the explicit notification corresponding to the passed junction.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors to perform an operation for navigation along a route, by performing the steps of:

determining one or more junctions located between a first position of the electronic navigation system along the determined route and a maneuver point along the determined route;

generating a first set of one or more explicit notifications, each explicit notification corresponding to a respective one of the one or more junctions and indicating that the user should not turn at a corresponding junction;

determining a second position of the electronic navigation system along the determined route;

updating, based on the second position of the electronic navigation system, the first set of one or more explicit notifications to produce a second set of explicit notifications; and

outputting for display a map including the determined route, the first set of the one or more explicit notifications, and the second set of explicit notifications.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the operation further includes:

displaying, using a display coupled with the one or more computer processors, the first set of the one or more explicit notifications, each explicit notification represented by a graphical symbol on a map; and

displaying the second set using the display.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the first set includes a plurality of explicit notifications corresponding to a plurality of junctions.

12. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the operation further includes displaying at least one of the maneuver point and a maneuver instruction corresponding to the maneuver point on the map.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein updating the first set to produce the second set includes adding at least one explicit notification to the first set of one or more explicit notifications.

14. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the operation further includes:

determining, based on the second position of the electronic navigation system, that the user has passed one of the one or more junctions,

wherein updating the first set includes removing the explicit notification corresponding to the passed junction.

15. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the first and second sets are limited by a predetermined number of explicit notifications.

16. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein each of the one or more junctions represents an incorrect turn along the route prior to a turn corresponding to the maneuver point.

17. A method for navigating along a route determined by an electronic navigation system, the method comprising:

determining, via a processor, one or more junctions located between a first position of the electronic navigation system along the determined route and a maneuver point along the determined route, each junction representing an incorrect turn along the determined route prior to a turn corresponding to the maneuver point;

generating a first set of one or more first explicit notifications, each explicit notification corresponding to a respective one of the one or more junctions and indicating that a user should not turn at a corresponding junction; and

outputting the first set of the one or more explicit notifications using an output device coupled with the processor.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein outputting the first set of the one or more explicit notifications includes:

a visual output, wherein each explicit notification of the first set is represented by a graphical symbol on a map,

an audible output, and

a tactile output.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

updating, based on a second position of the electronic navigation system along the determined route, the first set of one or more first explicit notifications to produce a second set; and

outputting the second set.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

determining, based on the second position of the electronic navigation system and a direction of travel along the determined route, that the user has passed one of the one or more junctions,

wherein updating the composition of the first set includes removing the explicit notification corresponding to the passed junction.