Method, device, system, and computer program product for displaying driving route section factors influencing a vehicle

A device for displaying driving route section factors influencing a vehicle, the device comprising:

• a computing unit;
• a data memory;
• and
• a program stored in the data memory, wherein the computing unit is configured to execute the program to:
• determine a first item of information concerning a first driving route section and a second item of information concerning a second driving route section,
• depending on the first item of information, determine at least one first set of parameters that is representative of at least one factor of the first driving route section influencing the vehicle,
• depending on the second item of information, determine at least one second set of parameters that is representative of at least one factor of the second driving route section influencing the vehicle,
• display a graphical representation of an influencing factor of the first driving route section and an influencing factor of the second driving route section depending on the at least one first set of parameters and the at least one second set of parameters, wherein the graphical representation comprises a comparative presentation of the influencing factor of the first driving route and the influencing factor of the second driving route, and
• determine a first parameter of the first set of parameters and/or of the second set of parameters depending on data that are representative of how the vehicle mechanically responds to predefined physical roadway characteristic,
• wherein a second parameter of the first set of parameters and/or of the second set of parameters represents a vertical-dynamic influence on the vehicle, the vertical-dynamic influence reflecting how the vehicle mechanically responds in a vertical direction to predefined physical roadway characteristics.

A system, comprising:

• a portable device;
• a vehicle;
• and
• a data processing device, wherein the portable device is designed to exchange data with the vehicle and the data processing device, and the portable device together with the vehicle and/or the data processing device, are configured to:
• determine a first item of information concerning a first driving route section and a second item of information concerning a second driving route section;
• depending on the first item of information, determine at least one first set of parameters, which is representative of at least one factor of the first driving route section influencing the vehicle;
• depending on the second item of information, determine at least one second set of parameters, which is representative of at least one factor of the second driving route section influencing the vehicle;
• display a graphical representation of an influencing factor of the first driving route section and an influencing factor of the second driving route section depending on the at least one first set of parameters and the at least one second set of parameters, wherein the graphical representation comprises a comparative presentation of the influencing factor of the first driving route and the influencing factor of the second driving route;
• and
• determine a first parameter of the first set of parameters and/or of the second set of parameters depending on data that are representative of how the vehicle mechanically responds to predefined physical roadway characteristics,
• wherein a second parameter of the first set of parameters and/or of the second set of parameters represent a vertical-dynamic influence on the vehicle, the vertical-dynamic influence reflecting how the vehicle mechanically responds in a vertical direction to predefined physical roadway characteristics.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon executable program code, wherein the program code when executed by a data processing device:

• determines a first item of information concerning a first driving route section and a second item of information concerning a second driving route section;
• depending on the first item of information, determines at least one first set of parameters, which is representative of at least one factor of the first driving route section influencing the vehicle;
• depending on the second item of information, determines at least one second set of parameters, which is representative of at least one factor of the second driving route section influencing the vehicle;
• displaying a graphical representation of an influencing factor of the first driving route section and an influencing factor of the second driving route section depending on the at least one first set of parameters and the at least one second set of parameters, wherein the graphical representation comprises a comparative presentation of the influencing factor of the first driving route and the influencing factor of the second driving route;
• and
• determining a first parameter of the first set of parameters and/or of the second set of parameters depending on data that are representative of how the vehicle mechanically responds to predefined physical roadway characteristics,
• wherein a second parameter of the first set of parameters and/or of the second set of parameters represents a vertical-dynamic influence on the vehicle, the vertical-dynamic influence reflecting how the vehicle mechanically responds in a vertical direction to predefined physical roadway characteristics.