Navigation based on regional navigation restrictions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10845207-B2
Application number	US-201815874312-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2018
Priority date	Jan 18, 2018
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

A user device can receive boundary information that identifies a restricted region; identify one or more map boundaries of the restricted region based on the boundary information; identify traversing roads of the restricted region based on geographic information survey (GIS) information; flag the traversing roads for exclusion from route determination; receive a navigation request identifying at least one of an origin or a destination; determine a route that does not include a flagged traversing road; and provide navigation information identifying the route.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to:
receive boundary information that identifies a restricted region,
the boundary information identifying a characteristic of vehicles that are to be restricted from entering the restricted region;

identify one or more map boundaries of the restricted region based on the boundary information;
identify traversing roads of the restricted region based on information in a first geographic information system (GIS) information set, associated with a first geographic region, that identifies at least one traversing road, of the traversing roads, that crosses from the first geographic region to a second geographic region associated with a second GIS information set;
flag the traversing roads for exclusion from route determination,
the traversing roads being flagged with information indicating that the traversing roads are to be excluded from route determination for vehicles associated with the characteristic, and
the traversing roads being roads that enter or exit the restricted region;

receive a navigation request identifying at least one of an origin or a destination,
the navigation request being associated with a user device for a vehicle having the characteristic;

determine a route that does not include the traversing roads that are to be excluded from route determination for vehicles associated with the characteristic; and
provide navigation information identifying the route.

2. The device of claim 1 , where the characteristic includes at least one of an emissions threshold, a vehicle type, or an engine type.

3. The device of claim 1 , where the restricted region corresponds to a municipality, jurisdiction, city, state, or country.

4. The device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors, when determining the route, are to:
determine the route based on the traversing roads being flagged with the information indicating that the traversing roads are to be excluded from route determination for vehicles associated with the characteristic.

5. The device of claim 1 ,
where the one or more processors, when identifying the traversing roads, are to:
identify the traversing roads further based on other information, in the first GIS information set, that indicates the traversing roads are associated with the second GIS information set.

6. The device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors, when providing the navigation information, are to:
provide, to the user device, information identifying the restricted region and/or the traversing roads,
where the user device is to provide, for display, information identifying the restricted region and/or the traversing roads.

7. The device of claim 1 , where the one or more processors, when determining the route, are to:
determine the route to include no traversing road of the restricted region.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive boundary information that identifies a restricted region,
the boundary information identifying a characteristic of vehicles that are to be restricted from entering the restricted region;
identify one or more map boundaries of the restricted region based on the boundary information;
identify traversing roads of the restricted region based on information in a first geographic information system (GIS) information set, associated with a first geographic region, that identifies at least one traversing road, of the traversing roads, that crosses from the first geographic region to a second geographic region associated with a second GIS information set;
flag the traversing roads for exclusion from route determination,
the traversing roads being flagged with information indicating that the traversing roads are to be excluded from route determination for vehicles associated with the characteristic,
the traversing roads being roads that enter or exit the restricted region;

receive a navigation request identifying at least one of an origin or a destination,
the navigation request being associated with a user device for a vehicle having the characteristic;

determine a route that does not include the traversing roads that are to be excluded from route determination for vehicles associated with the characteristic; and
provide navigation information identifying the route.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the characteristic includes at least one of an emissions threshold, a vehicle type, or an engine type.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the restricted region corresponds to a municipality, jurisdiction, city, state, or country.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine the route, cause the one or more processors to:
determine the route based on the traversing roads being flagged with the information that the traversing roads are to be excluded from route determination for vehicles associated with the characteristic.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 ,
where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to identify the traversing roads, further cause the one or more processors to:
identify the traversing roads further based on other information, in the first GIS information set, that indicates the traversing roads are associated with the second GIS information set.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the navigation information, cause the one or more processors to:
provide, to the user device, information identifying the restricted region and/or the traversing roads,
where the user device is to provide, for display, information identifying the restricted region and/or the traversing roads.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine the route, cause the one or more processors to:
determine the route to include no traversing road of the restricted region.

15. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a device, boundary information that identifies a restricted region,
the boundary information identifying a characteristic of vehicles that are to be restricted from entering the restricted region;

identifying, by the device, one or more map boundaries of the restricted region based on the boundary information;
identifying, by the device, traversing roads of the restricted region based on information in a first geographic information system (GIS) information set, associated with a first geographic region, that identifies at least one traversing road, of the traversing roads, that crosses from the first geographic region to a second geographic region associated with a second GIS information set;
flagging, by the device, the traversing roads for exclusion from route determination,
the traversing roads being flagged with information indicating that the traversing roads are to be excluded from route determination for vehicles associated with the characteristic, and
the traversing roads being roads that enter or exit the restricted region;

receiving, by the device, a navigation request identifying at least one of an origin or a destination,
the navigation request bei

Assignees

• Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Burgess Elizabeth A
• Lear Peter J
• Rehorst Victor J

Classifications

• G08G1/207

  with respect to certain areas, e.g. forbidden or allowed areas with possible alerting when inside or outside boundaries · CPC title

• G01C21/3461 Primary

  Preferred or disfavoured areas, e.g. dangerous zones, toll or emission zones, intersections, manoeuvre types or segments such as motorways, toll roads or ferries · CPC title

• G01C21/3469

  Fuel consumption; Energy use; Emission aspects · CPC title