Method and Apparatus for Contact Address Population and Verbal Address Selection

• US 20150308850A1
• Filed: 04/24/2014
• Published: 10/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Chinavare, James Ryan, Helmke, James W., Krugman, Mark E., Krugman, Eric
• Application Number:
  US14/260,417
• Publication Number:
  US 20150308850A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3608 using speech input, e.g. using speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application

Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to receive a verbal instruction identifying a navigation instruction and a contact name. The processor is also configured to retrieve a physical address saved in a vehicle computing system contact entry corresponding to the contact name. Further, the processor is configured to verify the validity of the retrieved address as a navigation destination and set the retrieved address as the navigation destination after the validity has been verified.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive a verbal instruction identifying a navigation instruction and a contact name;

retrieve a physical address saved in a vehicle computing system contact entry corresponding to the contact name;

verify validity of the retrieved address as a navigation destination; and

set the retrieved address as the navigation destination after the validity has been verified.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to identify an invalid portion of the retrieved address if the validity is not verified.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to receive verbal correction of the invalid portion.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to receive touch input correction of the invalid portion.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to verify the validity of the address by attempting to utilize the address as a destination and determining if any errors result.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the verbal instruction includes a categorical designation identifying a particular address saved in the contact entry.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to retrieve an address saved in the contact entry having a categorical designation associated therewith, corresponding to the input categorical designation.

8. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a verbal instruction identifying a navigation instruction and a contact name;

retrieving a physical address saved in a vehicle computing system contact entry corresponding to the contact name;

verifying validity of the retrieved address as a navigation destination; and

setting the retrieved address as the navigation destination after the validity has been verified.

9. The method of claim 8, further including identifying an invalid portion of the retrieved address if the validity is not verified.

10. The method of claim 9, further including receiving verbal correction of the invalid portion.

11. The method of claim 9, further including receiving touch input correction of the invalid portion.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the verifying the validity of the address includes attempting to utilize the address as a destination and determining if any errors result.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the verbal instruction includes a categorical designation identifying a particular address saved in the contact entry.

14. The method of claim 13, further including retrieving an address saved in the contact entry having a categorical designation associated therewith, corresponding to the input categorical designation.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a verbal instruction identifying a navigation instruction and a contact name;

retrieving a physical address saved in a vehicle computing system contact entry corresponding to the contact name;

verifying validity of the retrieved address as a navigation destination; and

setting the retrieved address as the navigation destination after the validity has been verified.

16. The storage medium of claim 15, the method further including identifying an invalid portion of the retrieved address if the validity is not verified.

17. The storage medium of claim 16, the method further including receiving verbal correction of the invalid portion.

18. The storage medium of claim 16, the method further including receiving touch input correction of the invalid portion.

19. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the verifying the validity of the address includes attempting to utilize the address as a destination and determining if any errors result.

20. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the verbal instruction includes a categorical designation identifying a particular address saved in the contact entry and wherein the method further includes retrieving an address saved in the contact entry having a categorical designation associated therewith, corresponding to the input categorical designation.