System and method for displaying vehicle location information

• US 7,522,998 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2005
• Issued: 04/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Hughes, Alan S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Beaulieu; Yonel
• Application Number:
  US11/267,044
• Publication Number:
  US 20060111838A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,264 Days
• Field of Search: 701200-202, 701 23- 26, 701/208, 701/211, 701213-215, 340/988, 340/995.1, 340/995.17, 340/995.19, 342/357.06, 342/357.12
• US Class Current: 701/211
• 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

Abstract

A system for displaying vehicle location information in a vehicle includes a current location detection device configured to provide location data for a first location of the vehicle representing the vehicle'"'"'s current location, a vehicle speed sensor configured to provide vehicle speed data and a database of road network information configured to include at least one of street names and addresses along the streets thereon. The location data may include a direction of travel for the vehicle. A microprocessor coupled to the current location detector, the vehicle speed sensor and the database, the microprocessor is configured to determine a second location of the vehicle at a predetermined time in the future based on the location data and vehicle speed data and to determine a position identifier corresponding to the second location of the vehicle. A display is coupled to the microprocessor and is configured to display the position identifier.

Claims

1. A system for displaying vehicle location information in a vehicle, the system comprising:

a current location detection device configured to provide location data for a first location of the vehicle representing the vehicle'"'"'s current location, the location data including a direction of travel for the vehicle;

a vehicle speed sensor configured to provide vehicle speed data;

a database of road network information configured to include at least one of street names and addresses along the streets thereon;

a microprocessor coupled to the current location detection device, the vehicle speed sensor and the database, the microprocessor configured to determine a second location of the vehicle at a predetermined time in the future based on the location data and vehicle speed data and further configured to determine a position identifier corresponding to the second location of the vehicle; and

a display coupled to the microprocessor and configured to display the position identifier;

wherein the predetermined time is based on a delay between receiving the location data and displaying the position identifier.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the current location detection device is a GPS system comprising a GPS receiver configured to receive GPS positioning data via a wireless link.

3. A system according to claim 2, wherein the vehicle speed data is provided using GPS positioning data.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle speed sensor is a speedometer circuit.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle speed sensor is a displacement differentiator.

12. A system according to claim 1, wherein the microprocessor is further configured to determine the position identifier based on the database of road network information, the position identifier comprising at least street address information.

5. A method for displaying vehicle location information in a vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving location data for a first location of the vehicle representing the vehicle'"'"'s current location, the location data including a direction of travel for the vehicle;

receiving vehicle speed data;

determining a second location of the vehicle at a predetermined time in the future based on the location data and vehicle speed data;

determining a position identifier corresponding to the second location of the vehicle; and

displaying the position identifier;

wherein the predetermined time is based on a delay between receiving the location data and displaying the position identifier.

6. A method according to claim 5, wherein the location data is provided by a global positioning system.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the global positioning system comprises a GPS receiver configured to receive GPS positioning data via a wireless link.

8. A method according to claim 6, wherein the vehicle speed data is provided using GPS positioning data.

10. A method according to claim 5, wherein the vehicle speed data is provided using speedometer circuit.

11. A method according to claim 5, wherein the vehicle speed data is provided using a displacement differentiator.

13. A method according to claim 5, wherein the position identifier is determined based in part on the database of road network information, the position identifier comprising at least street address information.