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US 8,412,452 B2Granted
System serving a remotely accessible page and method for requesting navigation related information
AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorsJames J. Piwowarski, Steven J. Ross, Richard A. Johnson
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Abstract
A system serving a remotely accessible page includes a server and the remotely accessible page operatively connected to the server. The remotely accessible page includes a first activation option for initiating a navigation function utilizing no starting point or a starting point entered by a user, and a second activation option for initiating a navigation function utilizing a starting point obtained by the system from a vehicle.
Claims9
A system serving a remotely accessible page, comprising:
- a server;
- the remotely accessible page stored on the server, the remotely accessible page including:
- a first activation option including two entry spaces, one of the two entry spaces for initiating a navigation function utilizing no starting point, and an other of the two entry spaces for initiating a navigation function utilizing a starting point entered by a user;
- and
- a second activation option including an entry space for initiating a navigation function utilizing a starting point obtained by the system from a vehicle;
- a communication module of the server in operable communication with one of i) a remote call center having access to location information of the vehicle in response to establishing a mobile connection with the vehicle, or ii) a location detection system within the vehicle through a mobile connection with the vehicle;
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- at least one of a computer based location mapping system or a computer based navigation system responsive to the communication module of the server and the second activation option for generating navigational instructions from the vehicle, using a vehicle location received from the call center or location detection system, to a destination;
- wherein the server is operable to transmit the navigation instructions to the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.