Vehicle communication system with destination selection for navigation
AssigneeRidetones, Inc.
InventorOtman A. Basir
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Abstract
A vehicle communication system provides several ways of choosing destinations for the navigation system outside the vehicle. The user can choose a destination using the mobile device in one of several ways such as by typing an address, or choosing an address or phone number from a contact list, so that the navigation system can obtain the destination information from the mobile device. Destination information can also be sent to the mobile device via email, so that the navigation system can pull the destination information from the email. In another feature, traffic updates are provided to the navigation system.
Claims17
A method for providing a route including the steps of:
- a) analyzing a plurality of messages on a mobile communication device to find a destination stored in a first one of the plurality of messages;
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- b) obtaining a route to the destination from a current location.
A method for selecting a destination for navigation including the steps of:
- a) selecting a contact from among a plurality of contacts on a mobile communication device, each of the plurality of contacts associated with a location;
- b) on the mobile communication device, choosing the location associated with the selected contact as a destination;
- c) moving the mobile communication device from a location away from a vehicle to a location near the vehicle;
- d) in response to said step c), the mobile communication device detecting its presence near the vehicle;
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- e) calculating a route to the location in response to step c).
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A method of providing a vehicle with traffic updates including the steps of:
- a) receiving at a remote location, information regarding a current location of the vehicle;
- b) receiving a destination of the vehicle;
- c) receiving traffic information;
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- d) determining whether the traffic information is relevant to the vehicle based upon the current location of the vehicle, the destination of the vehicle or a route from the current location to the destination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.