Detected arrival at navigated destination automatically triggers delivery of relevant local information to user
First Claim
1. A mobile navigation system comprising:
- a network communication interface;
a processor coupled to the network communication interface;
a memory accessible to the processor; and
programming in the memory, wherein execution of the programming by the processor directs the mobile navigation system to;
receive, from a user of the mobile navigation system, a destination to which the user of the mobile navigation system wishes to travel and to provide guidance to the user about how to navigate to the destination;
automatically detect when the mobile navigation system has arrived at the destination by;
comparing the destination programmed into a navigation computer by the user with a current location of the mobile navigation system; and
upon determining the destination and the current location are within a predetermined range, conclude that the mobile navigation system has arrived at the destination;
receive a command in response to the automatic detection of the arrival of the mobile navigation system at the destination;
sense when a vehicle carrying the mobile navigation system has been motionless for a predetermined period of time using a motion detector or a series of location reports from the navigation computer which show no movement of the vehicle;
check, in response to receiving the command of the arrival of mobile navigation system at the destination and sensing the vehicle carrying the mobile navigation system has been motionless for the predetermined period of time, a map of the parking spaces of the destination to determine that the vehicle is parked in one of the parking spaces on the map;
find, upon receiving the command in response to the automatic detection of the arrival of the mobile navigation system at the destination, sensing the vehicle has been motionless for the predetermined period of time, and determining that the vehicle is parked in one of the parking spaces on the map, that the vehicle carrying the mobile navigation system has parked in a vacant parking space location; and
transmit, after the automatic detection of the arrival of the mobile navigation system at the destination, an arrival notice to a third party, the arrival notice indicating that the mobile navigation system has arrived at the destination and instructing the third party to perform an operation for the user of the mobile navigation system,wherein receiving the command in response to the automatic detection of the arrival of the mobile navigation system at the destination, sensing the vehicle has been motionless for the predetermined period of time, and determining that the vehicle is parked in the vacant parking space location on the map, avoids a false interpretation that the vehicle has parked.
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Abstract
A mobile navigation system may include a navigation computer, an arrival detection system, and an information delivery system. The navigation computer may be configured to receive a destination to which a user of the mobile navigation system wishes to travel and to provide guidance to the user about how to navigate to the destination. The arrival detection system may be configured to automatically detect when the mobile navigation system has arrived at the destination. The information delivery system may be configured to provide local information to the user that is tailored to the specific destination in response to detection by the arrival detection system of the arrival of the mobile navigation system at the destination. The local information may not be merely an announcement that the user has arrived at the destination.
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22 Claims
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1. A mobile navigation system comprising:
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a network communication interface; a processor coupled to the network communication interface; a memory accessible to the processor; and programming in the memory, wherein execution of the programming by the processor directs the mobile navigation system to; receive, from a user of the mobile navigation system, a destination to which the user of the mobile navigation system wishes to travel and to provide guidance to the user about how to navigate to the destination; automatically detect when the mobile navigation system has arrived at the destination by; comparing the destination programmed into a navigation computer by the user with a current location of the mobile navigation system; and upon determining the destination and the current location are within a predetermined range, conclude that the mobile navigation system has arrived at the destination; receive a command in response to the automatic detection of the arrival of the mobile navigation system at the destination; sense when a vehicle carrying the mobile navigation system has been motionless for a predetermined period of time using a motion detector or a series of location reports from the navigation computer which show no movement of the vehicle; check, in response to receiving the command of the arrival of mobile navigation system at the destination and sensing the vehicle carrying the mobile navigation system has been motionless for the predetermined period of time, a map of the parking spaces of the destination to determine that the vehicle is parked in one of the parking spaces on the map; find, upon receiving the command in response to the automatic detection of the arrival of the mobile navigation system at the destination, sensing the vehicle has been motionless for the predetermined period of time, and determining that the vehicle is parked in one of the parking spaces on the map, that the vehicle carrying the mobile navigation system has parked in a vacant parking space location; and transmit, after the automatic detection of the arrival of the mobile navigation system at the destination, an arrival notice to a third party, the arrival notice indicating that the mobile navigation system has arrived at the destination and instructing the third party to perform an operation for the user of the mobile navigation system, wherein receiving the command in response to the automatic detection of the arrival of the mobile navigation system at the destination, sensing the vehicle has been motionless for the predetermined period of time, and determining that the vehicle is parked in the vacant parking space location on the map, avoids a false interpretation that the vehicle has parked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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