Apparatuses and methods for enhancing navigation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021262811-A1
Application number	US-202016800001-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 25, 2020
Priority date	Feb 25, 2020
Publication date	Aug 26, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a first user present in a vehicle and a second user present in the vehicle, obtaining, in accordance with the identifying, first preference data from a first record associated with the first user and second preference data from a second record associated with the second user, constructing a route for the vehicle from a first location to a second location in accordance with the first preference data and the second preference data, and subsequent to a navigation of the vehicle along the route, modifying the first preference data in the first record, resulting in modified first preference data, and subsequent to the navigation of the vehicle along the route, maintaining the second preference data in the second record. Other embodiments are disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A device, comprising:
a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: obtaining first preference data pertaining to a first user present in a vehicle, second preference data pertaining to a second user present in the vehicle, and third preference data pertaining to non-human cargo present in the vehicle; constructing a route from a first location to a second location based on the first preference data, the second preference data, and the third preference data; generating a guidance interaction along the route; and modifying the guidance interaction in accordance with a determination of the first user's familiarity with the route.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the first user's familiarity with the route is based on: historical travel data, feedback during navigation along the route from the first user, the second user, or a combination thereof, mistakes made in navigating the route, or any combination thereof.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the constructing of the route is further based on maintenance data associated with the vehicle.

4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the maintenance data pertains to a recharging of a battery associated with the vehicle, a level of a fuel tank of the vehicle, an oil change performed on the vehicle, a tire repair or replacement performed on the vehicle, or any combination thereof.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first user is a driver of the vehicle and the second user is a passenger of the vehicle.

6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first user and the second user are passengers in the vehicle.

7 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the first user requested the vehicle via a ride-sharing application executed by a mobile device.

8 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the vehicle is an autonomous vehicle and the first user is a passenger in the vehicle.

9 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first preference data comprises an indication of a restaurant, lodging, or a combination thereof.

10 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the second preference data comprises an indication of a temperature in a cabin of the vehicle, a display capability of a display device present in the vehicle, and an audio capability of a speaker present in the vehicle.

11 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the constructing of the route is further based on crime statistics, statistics regarding accidents, a weather forecast, a road closure, utility information, and an agricultural condition.

12 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the constructing of the route is further based on financial information, medial information, a home security warning, or any combination thereof.

13 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
identifying a point of interest to the first user, the second user, or a combination thereof, wherein the point of interest is located at a third location along the route between the first location and the second location; presenting a first indication of the point of interest to the first user, the second user, or the combination thereof; presenting a second indication of an impact that stopping at the point of interest will have on navigation along the route via the vehicle to the first user, the second user, or the combination thereof; obtaining a user-generated input that indicates an acceptance of the point of interest; modifying the route in accordance with the user-generated input, resulting in a modified route; and presenting the modified route to the first user, the second user, or the combination thereof.

14 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
modifying a first record associated with the first user in accordance with a navigation of the vehicle along the route to capture a traversal of the first user along the route; and maintaining a second record associated with the second user to avoid capturing the traversal of the second user along the route via the navigation of the vehicle.

15 . A machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
receiving first preference data pertaining to a first user present in a vehicle and second preference data pertaining to non-living cargo present in the vehicle; constructing a route to a first location based on the first preference data and the second preference data, resulting in a constructed route; presenting the constructed route via a display device, a speaker, or a combination thereof; identifying a traffic condition along the route subsequent to the presenting of the constructed route; modifying the route in accordance with the identifying of the traffic condition, resulting in a modified route to the first location; and presenting the modified route via the display device, the speaker, or the combination thereof.

16 . The machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the non-living cargo comprises a perishable product purchased from a store located at a second location, and wherein the operations further comprise:
identifying the first location as corresponding to a residence of the first user, wherein the route is from the second location to the first location.

17 . The machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
obtaining a user-generated input from a communication device of the first user responsive to the presenting of the modified route; modifying the modified route in accordance with the user-generated input, resulting in a second modified route; presenting the second modified route via the display device, the speaker, or the combination thereof; and modifying the first preference data in accordance with the user-generated input, resulting in modified first preference data.

18 . The machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the display device, the speaker, or the combination thereof, is integrated in the vehicle, wherein the obtaining of the user-generated input from the communication device comprises obtaining the user-generated input from a social media application executed by the communication device, and wherein the operations further comprise:
constructing a second route to a second location based on the modified first preference data.

19 . A method, comprising:
identifying, by a processing system including a processor, a first user present in a vehicle and a second user present in the vehicle; obtaining, by the processing system and in accordance with the identifying, first preference data from a first record associated with the first user and second preference data from a second record associated with the second user; constructing, by the processing system, a route for the vehicle from a first location to a second location in accordance with the first preference data and the second preference data; and subsequent to a navigation of the vehicle along the route, modifying, by the processing system, the first preference data in the first record, resulting in modified first preference data; and subsequent to the navigation of the vehicle along the route, maintaining, by the processing system, the second preference data in the second record.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the constructing of the route for the vehi

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Zellner Samuel N

Classifications

• G01C21/3484 Primary

  Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles · CPC title

• G01C21/3461

  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

• G01C21/3492

  employing speed data or traffic data, e.g. real-time or historical (traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968) · CPC title

• G01C21/3415 Primary

  Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents · CPC title

• G05D1/0088

  characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours (using knowledge based models G06N5/00) · CPC title