Modifying navigation information for a lead navigation device and a follow navigation device

• US 9,746,334 B1
• Filed: 02/29/2016
• Issued: 08/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Mahajan, Amit
• Primary Examiner(s): Badii, Behrang
• Assistant Examiner(s): Greene, Daniel L
• Application Number:
  US15/055,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20170248433A1
• Time in Patent Office: 547 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096827 where the route is computed onboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096838 where the user preferences are taken into account or the user selects one route out of a plurality
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096844 where the complete route is dynamically recomputed based on new data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096883 where input information is obtained using a mobile device, e.g. a mobile phone, a PDA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/46 for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V]

Abstract

A device may determine a lead vehicle identifier and a follow vehicle identifier associated with navigating to a destination. The device may determine a plurality of device identifiers associated with the lead vehicle identifier or the follow vehicle identifier, identifying a plurality of devices. The device may determine navigation information. The device may provide the navigation information to a navigation device associated with a vehicle identifier. The device may receive a request to modify the navigation information. The device may determine a modification option. The device may provide the modification option to the plurality of devices for voting. The device may receive one or more voting responses. The device may determine a result of the voting based on the one or more voting responses. The device may provide, to the navigation device, an instruction associated with navigating to the destination based on the result of the voting.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

one or more processors to;

determine a lead vehicle identifier and a follow vehicle identifier associated with navigating to a destination,

the lead vehicle identifier identifying a lead vehicle traveling to the destination and the follow vehicle identifier identifying a follow vehicle traveling to the destination;

determine a plurality of device identifiers associated with the lead vehicle identifier or the follow vehicle identifier,

the plurality of device identifiers identifying a plurality of devices,

the plurality of devices including a first device associated with one of the lead vehicle or the follow vehicle;

determine navigation information associated with navigating to the destination;

provide the navigation information to at least one of a first navigation device, associated with the lead vehicle identifier, or a second navigation device, associated with the follow vehicle identifier;

receive, based on a user interaction with the first device, a request to modify the navigation information;

determine a modification option based on the request to modify the navigation information;

provide the modification option to the plurality of devices for voting;

receive one or more voting responses based on providing the modification option;

determine a result of the voting based on the one or more voting responses; and

provide, to at least one of the first navigation device or the second navigation device, an instruction associated with navigating to the destination based on the result of the voting.

2. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when providing the modification option, are to:

provide the modification option to a plurality of user devices, or

provide the modification option to one or more navigation devices for providing to the plurality of user devices.

3. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when determining the plurality of device identifiers, are to:

receive, from at least one of the first navigation device or the second navigation device, information that identifies a plurality of user devices in communicative proximity with the first navigation device or the second navigation device; and

determine the plurality of device identifiers based on receiving the information that identifies the plurality of user devices.

4. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when providing the instruction, are to:

modify the navigation information, based on the result, to form modified navigation information; and

provide the modified navigation information to at least one of the first navigation device or the second navigation device for navigating to the destination.

5. The device of claim 1, where the modification option includes:

a waypoint,

a detour,

a fuel station,

a hotel,

a rest area, or

a restaurant.

6. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when determining the result of the voting, are to:

determine a quantity of votes for the modification option;

determine a rank of the modification option, as compared to one or more other modification options, based on the quantity of votes; and

determine the result of the voting based on the rank.

7. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when providing the navigation information, are to:

provide the navigation information to the first navigation device,

the first navigation device providing the navigation information directly to the second navigation device.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

determine a first navigation device identifier and a second navigation device identifier,

the first navigation device identifier and the second navigation device identifier corresponding to a first navigation device and a second navigation device, respectively, associated with navigating to a destination,

the first navigation device being associated with a lead vehicle traveling to the destination, and

the second navigation device being associated with a follow vehicle traveling to the destination;

identify at least one other device associated with the first navigation device or the second navigation device,

the at least one other device being associated with the lead vehicle or being associated with the follow vehicle;

determine navigation information associated with navigating to the destination;

provide the navigation information to at least one of the first navigation device or the second navigation device;

receive, based on a user interaction with at least one of the first navigation device, the second navigation device, or the at least one other device, a request to modify the navigation information;

determine a set of modification options based on the request to modify the navigation information;

provide the set of modification options to at least two of;

the first navigation device,

the second navigation device, or

the at least one other device;

receive a set of voting responses based on providing the set of modification options;

determine a result based on the set of voting responses; and

provide, to at least one of the first navigation device or the second navigation device, an instruction associated with navigating to the destination based on the result.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the set of modification options, cause the one or more processors to:

provide the set of modification options to;

the first navigation device,

the second navigation device, and

the at least one other device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the instruction, cause the one or more processors to:

modify the navigation information, based on the result, to form modified navigation information; and

provide, to at least one of the first navigation device or the second navigation device, the modified navigation information.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the set of modification options, cause the one or more processors to:

provide multiple modification options; and

permit voting for one or more of the multiple modification options.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the set of voting responses includes:

a quantity of votes for a first modification option of the set of modification options, or

a rank of the first modification option, as compared to a second modification option, of the set of modification options.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the navigation information, cause the one or more processors to:

provide the navigation information to the first navigation device,

the first navigation device providing the navigation information directly to the second navigation device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the request to modify the navigation information is automatically generated by at least one of the first navigation device, the second navigation device, or the at least one other device based on at least one of:

an amount of time having elapsed,

an amount of fuel having been consumed, or

a length of distance having been traveled.

15. A method, comprising:

determining, by a device, multiple vehicle identifiers associated with navigating to a destination,

a first vehicle identifier, of the multiple vehicle identifiers, identifying a lead vehicle traveling to the destination, and

a second vehicle identifier, of the multiple vehicle identifiers, identifying a follow vehicle traveling to the destination;

determining, by the device, multiple device identifiers associated with the multiple vehicle identifiers,

the multiple device identifiers being associated with multiple devices including;

at least one user device associated with at least one of the lead vehicle or the follow vehicle, and

at least one navigation device associated with at least one of the lead vehicle or the follow vehicle;

determining, by the device, navigation information,

the navigation information being associated with navigating to the destination;

providing, by the device, the navigation information to a navigation device of the at least one navigation device;

receiving, by the device and based on a user interaction with at least one of the at least one user device or the at least one navigation device, a request to modify the navigation information;

determining, by the device, at least one modification option based on the request to modify the navigation information;

providing, by the device, the at least one modification option to the multiple devices for voting;

receiving, by the device, at least one voting response based on providing the at least one modification option;

determining, by the device, a result of the voting based on the at least one voting response; and

providing, by the device and to the at least one navigation device, a set of instructions for navigating to the destination based on the result of the voting.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

providing, to the at least one navigation device, the result of the voting;

receiving, from the at least one navigation device, an indication to modify the navigation information based on the result;

determining modified navigation information based on receiving the indication; and

forming the set of instructions based on the modified navigation information.

17. The method of claim 15, where receiving the at least one voting response comprises:

receiving a first voting response indicating a first vote for the modification option,

receiving a second voting response indicating a second vote against the modification option, or

receiving a third voting response indicating a third vote for another modification option that is different from the modification option.

18. The method of claim 15, where determining the result of the voting comprises:

failing to receive a voting response from at least one of the multiple devices; and

determining the result of the voting based on failing to receive the voting response.

19. The method of claim 15, where providing the navigation information comprises:

providing the navigation information to a first navigation device, of the at least one navigation device,

the first navigation device being associated with the lead vehicle, and

the first navigation device providing the navigation information directly to a second navigation device, of the at least one navigation device,

the second navigation device being associated with the follow vehicle.

20. The method of claim 15, where the request to modify the navigation information is automatically generated by at least one of the at least one user device and the at least one navigation device based on at least one of:

an amount of time having elapsed,

an amount of fuel having been consumed, or

a length of distance having been traveled.