Predictive Natural Guidance
AssigneeHERE Global B.V.
InventorsMark Slusar, Ken Prchal
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a navigation system provides predictive natural guidance utilizing a mobile landmark based on location data. The location data may be a schedule. A controller receives data of a schedule of a mobile landmark. The location data could be collected in real time or estimated. The mobile landmark may be a vehicle or a celestial body. The controller correlates a route from an origin location to a destination location and the location of the mobile landmark. The controller generates a message based on the correlation. The message is output during presentation of the route and references the mobile landmark.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving location data for a mobile landmark;
- determining a correlation between a route from a origin location to a destination location and the location data for the mobile landmark;
- and
- generating an assurance message based on the correlation, wherein the assurance message references the mobile landmark.
An apparatus comprising:
- a memory storing a time value associated with a mobile landmark and a location value associated with the mobile landmark, wherein the location value and the time value describe an expected schedule of the mobile landmark;
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- a processor configured to compare a route from an origin location to a destination location to the time value and the location value and generate a navigation message based on the comparison, wherein the navigation message references the landmark with respect to the route.
A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that when executed are operable to:
- receive data of a schedule of a landmark, wherein the schedule describes an expected location of the landmark;
- calculate a route between a current location and a destination;
- compare the route to the expected location of the landmark at a plurality of times;
- select a time from the plurality of times where a distance between the route and the expected location of the landmark is less than a threshold distance;
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- generate a message that references the landmark, wherein the message is to be displayed at the selected time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.