US 12,768,665 B2Granted

System and method for providing enhanced navigation

AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorDaisuke Hashimoto

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Abstract

Example embodiments of the present disclosure provide enhanced navigation to a driver. According to example embodiments, a method for providing enhanced navigation may be provided. The method may include: obtaining, information of a target destination; determining, a plurality of possible routes from a current location of the vehicle to the target destination; obtaining information associated with a current condition of the driver; obtaining information associated with a lifestyle of the driver; predicting, based on the information associated with the current condition of the driver and the information associated with the lifestyle of the driver, a future condition of the driver; selecting, from among the plurality of possible routes based on the predicted future condition of the driver, an optimal route from the current location to the target destination; and presenting, to a driver, information of the optimal route.

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Dependent claims

A method, performed by at least one processor of a system in a vehicle, for providing enhanced navigation, the method comprising:

obtaining, from a driver of the vehicle, information of a target destination;
determining, based on the information of the target destination, a plurality of possible routes from a current location of the vehicle to the target destination;
obtaining, from at least one onboard sensor of the vehicle, information associated with a current condition of the driver;
obtaining, from a server communicatively coupled to the system, information associated with a lifestyle of the driver;
predicting, based on the information associated with the current condition of the driver and the information associated with the lifestyle of the driver, a future condition of the driver;
selecting, from among the plurality of possible routes based on the predicted future condition of the driver, an optimal route from the current location to the target destination;
repeatedly and continuously updating the information associated with the current condition of the driver by monitoring sensor signals indicative of a current level of the driver's tension or body stiffness;
and
continuously updating, by the at least one processor, based on the updated current condition of the driver, the optimal route to the target destination;
and
presenting, to the driver, information of the optimal route,
wherein the information associated with the current condition of the driver comprises at least one of:
a posture of the driver or the driver's hand grip force on a steering wheel of the vehicle;
and
wherein the information associated with the lifestyle of the driver comprises at least one of:
blood glucose transitions, medical intake history, history of restroom visits, and work stress level history.

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A system implemented in a vehicle for providing enhanced navigation, the system comprising:

a memory storage storing computer-executable instructions;
and
at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory storage, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
obtain, from a driver of the vehicle, information of a target destination;
determine, based on the information of the target destination, a plurality of possible routes from a current location of the vehicle to the target destination;
obtain, from at least one onboard sensor of the vehicle, information associated with a current condition of the driver;
obtain, from a server communicatively coupled to the system, information associated with a lifestyle of the driver;
predict, based on the information associated with the current condition of the driver and the information associated with the lifestyle of the driver, a future condition of the driver;
select, from among the plurality of possible routes based on the predicted future condition of the driver, an optimal route from the current location to the target destination;
repeatedly and continuously updating the information associated with the current condition of the driver by monitoring sensor signals indicative of a current level of the driver's tension or body stiffness;
and
continuously updating, by the at least one processor, based on the updated current condition of the driver, the optimal route to the target destination;
and
present, to the driver, information of the optimal route,
wherein the information associated with the current condition of the driver comprises at least one of:
a posture of the driver or the driver's hand grip force on a steering wheel of the vehicle;
and
wherein the information associated with the lifestyle of the driver comprises at least one of:
blood glucose transitions, medical intake history, history of restroom visits, and work stress level history.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/619,528Filed 28 Mar 2024
Published: US 2025/0305841 A12 Oct 2025
Granted: 20 Oct 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

G01C 21/3484
Special cost functions, i.e. other than distance or default speed limit of road segments: personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or…
G01C 21/3679
Input/output arrangements for on-board computers: retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling…
G01C
Measuring distances, levels or bearings

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