US 2014/0005923 A1 · NAVIGATION SYSTEM PROVIDING LANE GUIDANCE TO DRIVER BASED ON DRIVER'S DRIVING HABITS AND PREFERENCES

Abstract

A method, system and computer program product for providing lane guidance to a driver of a vehicle. Based on the current location of the vehicle, the navigation system determines a route to travel from the current location of the vehicle to a destination provided by the driver. The navigation system obtains one or more of the following types of information which is used to determine whether the navigation system should recommend a lane change: past driving patterns of the driver, driver's lane preferences, past driving history of other drivers on the route, external conditions (e.g., weather) and features of the route. The recommendation may be presented to the driver via an audio instruction and/or on a display. In this manner, the navigation system instructs the driver as to which lane in a multi-lane road the user should drive on taking into consideration the user's driving habits and preferences.

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Dependent claims

A method for providing lane guidance to a driver of a vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving a destination from said driver of said vehicle;
identifying a current location of said vehicle;
determining a route to travel from said current location of said vehicle to said destination;
obtaining one or more of the following:
past driving patterns of said driver of said vehicle, driver's preferences concerning lane preferences, and features of said route;
and
recommending, by a processor, to said driver of said vehicle a particular lane on said route to drive on based on one or more of said past driving patterns of said driver of said vehicle, said driver's preferences concerning lane preferences, and said features of said route.

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A computer program product embodied in a computer readable storage medium for providing lane guidance to a driver of a vehicle, the computer program product comprising the programming instructions for:

receiving a destination from said driver of said vehicle;
identifying a current location of said vehicle;
determining a route to travel from said current location of said vehicle to said destination;
obtaining one or more of the following:
past driving patterns of said driver of said vehicle, driver's preferences concerning lane preferences, and features of said route;
and
recommending to said driver of said vehicle a particular lane on said route to drive on based on one or more of said past driving patterns of said driver of said vehicle, said driver's preferences concerning lane preferences, and said features of said route.

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A navigation system, comprising:

a memory unit for storing a computer program for providing lane guidance to a driver of a vehicle;
and
a processor coupled to said memory unit, wherein said processor, responsive to said computer program, comprises:
circuitry for receiving a destination from said driver of said vehicle;
circuitry for identifying a current location of said vehicle;
circuitry for determining a route to travel from said current location of said vehicle to said destination;
circuitry for obtaining one or more of the following:
past driving patterns of said driver of said vehicle, driver's preferences concerning lane preferences, and features of said route;
and
circuitry for recommending to said driver of said vehicle a particular lane on said route to drive on based on one or more of said past driving patterns of said driver of said vehicle, said driver's preferences concerning lane preferences, and said features of said route.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Navigation system providing lane guidance to driver based on driver's driving habits and preferences

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Navigation system providing lane guidance to driver based on driver's driving habits and preferences

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