Navigation Systems and Services
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorJoshua V. Graessley
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Abstract
Navigation systems and services are described. The navigation services can include obtaining a route or route segment based on a location of a vehicle and a destination. Based on the route, a current fuel supply of the vehicle, and a number of factors related to fuel consumption, a refueling location can be estimated. A number of locations of fuel stations in proximity to the refueling location can be determined and presented to a user, for example, on a map showing the route.
Claims38
A method comprising:
- obtaining a route or route segment based on a location of a vehicle and a destination;
- based on the route, a current fuel supply of the vehicle, and a number of factors related to fuel consumption, estimating a refueling location;
- determining a number of locations of fuel stations in proximity to the refueling location;
- and
- presenting the number of locations of fuel stations to a user.
A method comprising:
- receiving at a navigation system present in a vehicle information from a vehicle computing system present in the vehicle, where the information relates to the vehicle requiring servicing;
- determining a current location of the vehicle;
- obtaining locations of one or more vehicle repair stations in a predefined proximity to the current location of the vehicle;
- obtaining a map showing the current location of the vehicle and the locations of the one or more vehicle repair stations;
- and
- providing a display of the map including indications of the current location of the vehicle and the locations of the one or more vehicle repair stations to a driver of the vehicle.
A method comprising:
- obtaining a route or route segment based on a location of a vehicle and a destination;
- receiving a user request for locations of restaurants;
- based on a current location of the vehicle and the route being traveled, determining a number of locations of restaurants that are in proximity to the current location and along the route;
- and
- presenting the number of locations of restaurants to a user.
A navigation system present in a vehicle for providing fuel-related navigation services comprising:
- a positioning system configured to determine a current location of the vehicle;
- a map application configured to provide a map including the current location and a user-defined destination;
- a routing application configured to provide a route from the current location to the destination;
- a fuel module configured to:
- determine whether a current fuel amount in the vehicle is sufficient for the vehicle to travel the route, and if not, to determine a refueling location;
- and
- obtain locations for one or more fuel stations within a defined proximity to the refueling location;
- and
- a presentation engine configured to provide a display of the map including the route and locations of the one or more fuel stations indicated thereon.
A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining a route or route segment based on a location of a vehicle and a destination;
- based on the route, a current fuel supply of the vehicle, and a number of factors related to fuel consumption, estimating a refueling location;
- determining a number of locations of fuel stations in proximity to the refueling location;
- and
- presenting the number of locations to a user.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- a storage device coupled to the processor and configurable for storing instructions, which, when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining a route or route segment based on a location of a vehicle and a destination;
- based on the route, a current fuel supply of the vehicle, and a number of factors related to fuel consumption, estimating a refueling location;
- determining a number of locations of fuel stations in proximity to the refueling location;
- and
- presenting the locations of fuel stations to a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.