Vehicle navigation systems and methods for presenting driving directions on familiar routes
US9778054B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3415
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle navigation system for a vehicle that does not provide driving instructions or information to a driver when the driver is traveling along a familiar route, but does provide audible driving instructions or information when a route deviation event includes one or more processors, a vehicle navigation system display, one or more audio speakers, a satellite module, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions. The one or more processors are configured to determine if the vehicle navigation system is on a familiar route and execute a Reduced Audible Mode, automatically, when the route is familiar. In addition, the one or more processors are operable to switch the vehicle navigation system from the Reduced Audible Mode to a Full Audible Mode when a route deviation event is detected.
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