Navigation route scheduler

• US 9,651,397 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2013
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harman International Industries Incorporated (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Harman International Industries Incorporated (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Baid, Sneha
• Primary Examiner(s): ZENATI, AMAL S
• Application Number:
  US13/930,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20150006077A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,418 Days
• Field of Search: 379 45, 701208, 701211
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3614 through interaction with a road map, e.g. selecting a POI icon on a road map
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence

Abstract

Various embodiments relate to scheduling a future navigation route. A user may select one or more points of interests (POIs) along a route to be routed to in the future. The one or more POIs may be within a geographic vicinity of the vehicle in which the user is travelling when the user makes the selection. The user may also input a future date and/or time for routing to the selected POI. The user selected POI and the date and/or time may comprise routing event information, which may be stored in memory for future routing.

Claims

1. A system for scheduling a navigation route, the system comprising:

a computing system for a vehicle configured to;

receive input associated with a user request to store one or more points of interests (POIs) along a route for future routing, the one or more POIs being within a geographic vicinity of the vehicle when the user request is input;

receive a user selection of a first POI included in the one or more POIs to store for a future routing event, wherein the first POI is associated with a corresponding location;

receive in the vehicle a user selection of a future date and/or time for routing to the first POI, the first POI, and the corresponding location of the first POI defining the future routing event;

store the future routing event;

determine that the user does not execute a route calculation to the first POI at the future date and/or time;

output a message or request prompt asking whether the user wants to postpone routing to the first POI; and

if routing to the first POI is not postponed, then cancel the future routing event, and

if routing to the first POI is postponed, then allow the user to reschedule the future routing event.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the computer system is further configured to output one or more reminders regarding the future routing event.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the output is to one or more of a nomadic device or a personal computer.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the computing system is further configured to receive a playlist to associate with the future routing event.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising one or more vehicle input controls for inputting the routing event information.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the one or vehicle input controls include one or more of a vehicle touchscreen display, one or more vehicle buttons, or one or more vehicle microphones.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising memory remote from the vehicle for storing the future routing event.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the computing system is remote from the vehicle.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing system is further configured to:

receive new routing event information to reschedule the future routing event; and

reschedule the future routing event based on the new routing event information.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising a navigation display, wherein the computing system is further configured to display the one or more POIs in response to the user hovering over the navigation display.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the hovering occurs over a defined area of the navigation display.

9. A system for scheduling a future navigation route, the system comprising:

a memory storing instructions and a future routing event;

a processor for a user device, wherein the processor is coupled to the memory and, when executing the instructions, is configured to;

receive input associated with a user request to store one or more points of interests (POIs) along a route for future routing, the one or more POIs being within a geographic vicinity of the vehicle when the user request is input;

receive a user selection of a first POI included in the one or more POIs to store for the future routing event, wherein the first POI is associated with a corresponding location;

receive in the vehicle a user selection of a future date and/or time for routing to the first POI, the first POI, and the corresponding location of the first POI defining the future routing event;

store the future routing event;

determine that the user does not execute a route calculation to the first POI at the future date and/or time;

output a message or request prompt asking whether the user wants to postpone routing to the first POI; and

if routing to the first POI is not postponed, then cancel the future routing event, and

if routing to the first POI is postponed, then allow the user to reschedule the future routing event; and

one or more input controls communicating with the user device for inputting information related to the future routing event.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the processor is further configured to transmit one or more reminders for the future routing event to the user device until the future routing event.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive new routing event information for rescheduling the future routing event; and

reschedule the future routing event based on the new routing event information.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

cancel the future routing event if new routing event information is not received in response to the request to reschedule.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

display the one or more POIs in response to the user hovering over a defined area of a navigation display.