Intelligent Navigation For A Motor Vehicle
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1. A method of using a control unit to provide a vehicle driver with routing instructions to a safe area when an unsafe condition is detected, the method comprising:
- receiving data indicating the existence of the unsafe condition from a data source in communication with the control unit;
selecting the safe area;
automatically generating routing instructions to the safe area in response to said receiving data indicating the existence of the unsafe condition;
notifying the vehicle driver through the use of an output device in communication with the control unit of the existence of the unsafe condition and of the availability of routing instructions to the safe area; and
communicating the routing instructions to the driver in response to the actuation of an input device in communication with the control unit.
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Abstract
Methods of controlling a motor vehicle include detecting an unsafe condition. Unsafe conditions can be driver conditions, vehicle conditions as well as external conditions. The method further includes finding a safe area and automatically determining a route to the safe area. A driver can be notified of the route to the safe area.
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1. A method of using a control unit to provide a vehicle driver with routing instructions to a safe area when an unsafe condition is detected, the method comprising:
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receiving data indicating the existence of the unsafe condition from a data source in communication with the control unit; selecting the safe area; automatically generating routing instructions to the safe area in response to said receiving data indicating the existence of the unsafe condition; notifying the vehicle driver through the use of an output device in communication with the control unit of the existence of the unsafe condition and of the availability of routing instructions to the safe area; and communicating the routing instructions to the driver in response to the actuation of an input device in communication with the control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of using a control unit to provide a vehicle driver with routing instructions to a safe area when the existence of an unsafe condition is detected, the method comprising:
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receiving data indicating the existence of the unsafe condition from a data source in communication with the control unit; notifying the vehicle driver through the use of an output device in communication with the control unit of the existence of the unsafe condition; automatically querying the driver in response to the existence of the unsafe condition to determine if the driver would like routing instructions to the safe area; receiving an input from the driver through the use of an input device in communication with the control unit requesting routing instructions to the safe area; selecting the safe area and generating routing instructions to the safe area in response to said receiving an input indicating the request for routing instructions; and communicating the routing instructions to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A control system configured to provide a vehicle driver with routing instructions to a safe area when data is received from a data source indicating the existence of an unsafe condition, said control unit comprising:
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a control unit comprising a processing unit and a data storage unit that is in communication with said processing unit, said data storage unit being configured to have a collection of data resident therein; an output device in communication with said control unit and capable of communicating with the driver; an input device in communication with said control unit that is configured to receive an input from the driver and to send data to said control unit in response to the driver input; and an input port in communication with said control unit and with the data source, said input port being configured to send data received from the data source to said control unit; wherein said control unit is programmed to; receive data from the data source indicating the existence of an unsafe condition; calculate routing instructions to the safe location; and communicate the routing instructions to the driver using the output device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method of selecting a safe area for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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detecting an unsafe condition; receiving the location of the motor vehicle; retrieving a predetermined time; retrieving a plurality of points of interest; selecting at least one of the plurality of points of interest that can be reached by the vehicle within the predetermined time; using the at least one of the plurality of points of interest as a safe area; and automatically providing routing instructions to the safe area. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60)
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