Method of adjusting a navigation route based on detected passenger sleep data and related system
First Claim
1. A method of adjusting a navigation route based on detected passenger sleep data, the method comprising:
- generating a predetermined route with a navigation device installed in a vehicle;
providing navigational assistance to a driver of the vehicle with the navigation device for guiding the driver to follow the predetermined route;
receiving sleep indicators for a passenger traveling in the vehicle from a sleep monitoring device, the sleep indicators indicating whether the passenger is sleeping;
calculating a sleep session duration for the passenger with a processor of the navigation device according to the sleep indicators;
generating with the navigation device an alternate route in response to the sleep session duration exceeding a first time threshold, wherein the alternate route provides a longer route that requires more travel time than the predetermined route;
providing navigational assistance to the driver with the navigation device for guiding the driver to follow the alternate route; and
providing navigational assistance to the driver with the navigation device for guiding the driver to return to the predetermined route after the vehicle has followed the alternate route.
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Abstract
A method of adjusting a navigation route based on detected passenger sleep data includes generating a predetermined route with a device installed in a vehicle, providing navigational assistance for guiding a driver to follow the predetermined route, receiving sleep indicators for a passenger traveling in the vehicle, the sleep indicators indicating whether the passenger is sleeping, calculating a sleep session duration for the passenger according to the sleep indicators, generating with the device an alternate route in response to the sleep session duration exceeding a first time threshold, wherein the alternate route provides a longer route that requires more travel time than the predetermined route, providing navigational assistance to the driver for guiding the driver to follow the alternate route, and providing navigational assistance to the driver for guiding the driver to return to the predetermined route after the vehicle has followed the alternate route.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of adjusting a navigation route based on detected passenger sleep data, the method comprising:
- generating a predetermined route with a navigation device installed in a vehicle;
providing navigational assistance to a driver of the vehicle with the navigation device for guiding the driver to follow the predetermined route;
receiving sleep indicators for a passenger traveling in the vehicle from a sleep monitoring device, the sleep indicators indicating whether the passenger is sleeping;
calculating a sleep session duration for the passenger with a processor of the navigation device according to the sleep indicators;
generating with the navigation device an alternate route in response to the sleep session duration exceeding a first time threshold, wherein the alternate route provides a longer route that requires more travel time than the predetermined route;
providing navigational assistance to the driver with the navigation device for guiding the driver to follow the alternate route; and
providing navigational assistance to the driver with the navigation device for guiding the driver to return to the predetermined route after the vehicle has followed the alternate route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- generating a predetermined route with a navigation device installed in a vehicle;
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11. A system for adjusting a navigation route based on detected passenger sleep data, the system comprising:
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a sleep monitoring device generating sleep indicators for a passenger traveling in a vehicle, the sleep indicators indicating whether the passenger is sleeping; a navigation device, comprising; a processor calculating a sleep session duration for the passenger according to the sleep indicators received from the sleep monitoring device; and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code executable by the processor, wherein when executed the code comprises the following steps; generating a predetermined route and providing navigational assistance to a driver of the vehicle for guiding the driver to follow the predetermined route; generating an alternate route in response to the sleep session duration exceeding a first time threshold, wherein the alternate route provides a longer route that requires more travel time than the predetermined route; providing navigational assistance to the driver for guiding the driver to follow the alternate route; and providing navigational assistance to the driver for guiding the driver to return to the predetermined route after the vehicle has followed the alternate route. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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