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US 9,518,835 B2Granted
User interface system and method for a vehicle navigation device
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsLaurie J. Vertelney, Daniel M. Kohn, Steven C. Wollenberg, Brian E. Smartt, Paul J. Lima, Eric S. Wels
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Abstract
A user interface for use in a vehicle navigation and traffic information device. Various adaptable menu commands and intuitive UI elements are provided to ease user navigation of the interface and to minimize driver distraction while providing information in an optimized manner.
Claims20
A method by a device, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the device, a wireless signal from at least one external information processing system, the wireless signal comprising location information associated with the device;
- selecting, from a memory of the device, a plurality of potential destinations;
- calculating a navigation route for each destination in the plurality of potential destinations, wherein each navigation route routes the device to a corresponding one of the plurality of potential destinations;
- displaying, on a display of the device, the plurality of potential destinations, including a corresponding distance to each potential destination;
- detecting that the device passed a decision point within the navigation route calculated for at least one of the plurality of potential destinations, wherein the detecting is based on receiving one or more electronic signals comprising a location of the device;
- determining that the at least one of the plurality of potential destinations is inaccessible using the calculated route in response to detecting that the device passed the decision point;
- and
- updating the displayed plurality of potential destinations in response to determining that the at least one of the plurality of potential destinations is inaccessible using the calculated route, wherein each of the displayed plurality of potential destinations is updated prior to receiving an input from a user selecting one of the plurality of potential destinations.
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A device comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable medium;
- and
- computer readable instructions, stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium, that when executed are effective to cause the device to:
- receive a wireless signal from at least one external information processing system, the wireless signal comprising location information associated with the device;
- select, from a memory of the device, a plurality of potential destinations;
- calculate a navigation route for each destination in the plurality of potential destinations, wherein each navigation route routes the device to a corresponding one of the plurality of potential destinations;
- display, on a display of the device, the plurality of potential destinations, including a corresponding distance to each potential destination;
- detect that the device passed a decision point within the navigation route calculated for at least one of the plurality of potential destinations, wherein the detecting is based on receiving one or more electronic signals comprising a location of the device;
- determine that the at least one of the plurality of potential destinations is inaccessible using the calculated route in response to detecting that the device passed the decision point;
- and
- update the displayed plurality of potential destinations in response to determining that the at least one of the plurality of potential destinations is inaccessible using the calculated route, wherein each of the displayed plurality of potential destinations is updated prior to receiving an input from a user selecting one of the plurality of potential destinations.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising readable instructions that are executable by at least one processor of a device to perform a method comprising:
- receiving, by the device, a wireless signal from at least one external information processing system, the wireless signal comprising location information associated with the device;
- selecting, from a memory of the device, a plurality of potential destinations;
- calculating a navigation route for each destination in the plurality of potential destinations, wherein each navigation route routes the device to a corresponding one of the plurality of potential destinations;
- displaying, on a display of the device, the plurality of potential destinations, including a corresponding distance to each potential destination;
- detecting that the device passed a decision point within the navigation route calculated for at least one of the plurality of potential destinations, wherein the detecting is based on receiving one or more electronic signals comprising a location of the device;
- determining that the at least one of the plurality of potential destinations is inaccessible using the calculated route in response to detecting that the device passed the decision point;
- and
- updating the displayed plurality of potential destinations in response to determining that the at least one of the plurality of potential destinations is inaccessible using the calculated route, wherein each of the displayed plurality of potential destinations is updated prior to receiving an input from a user selecting one of the plurality of potential destinations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.