Potable geo-coded audio
View Patent ↗A method of providing route guidance to a vehicle user via a telematics unit comprises reading geo-coded route data from a removable medium at the telematics unit, the geo-coded data comprising a list of location and events associated with respective actions. The system senses the vehicle location and event status during the course of a trip. If the vehicle location matches a vehicle location listed in the geo-coded route data, the system executes an action associated in the list with that location and if a sensed event status indicates the occurrence of an event listed in the geo-coded route data, the system executes an action associated in the list with that event.
1. A system, comprising:
a telematics unit of a telematics-equipped vehicle, configured to carry out a method comprising:
receiving event-related data comprising a plurality of event types and a plurality of actions corresponding to the plurality of event types;
wherein the plurality of event types include detection of a: vehicle-related warning condition, a vehicle collision, and arrival at a waypoint on a route;
wherein the plurality of actions include: transmitting a warning-related notification over a wireless network corresponding to detection of the vehicle-related warning condition to one or more individuals external to the vehicle, transmitting a collision-related notification over a wireless network corresponding to detection of the vehicle collision to one or more individuals external to the vehicle, and transmitting a location-related notification external to the detection of arrival at the waypoint on the route to one or more individuals external to the vehicle;
detecting the vehicle-related warning condition; generating, in response to detecting the vehicle-related warning condition, the warning-related notification; and transmitting the warning-related notification over the wireless network to one or more individuals external to the vehicle;
detecting the vehicle collision; generating, in response to detecting the vehicle collision, the collision-related notification; and transmitting the collision-related notification over the wireless network to one or more individuals external to the vehicle;
detecting the arrival of the vehicle at the waypoint on the route; generating, in response to detecting the arrival, the location-related notification; and transmitting the location-related notification to one or more individuals external to the vehicle;
wherein the actions of the event-related data are configurable by a telematics subscriber, including specification of the one or more individuals external to the vehicle to which the warning-notification are transmitted, the one or more individuals external to the vehicle to which the collision-related notification are transmitted, and the one or more individual external to the vehicle to which the location-related notification are transmitted;
a computer linked to a data source for retrieving the event-related data from the data source; and
the removable memory medium for use in conjunction with the computer and the telematics unit, whereby the event-related data is transferred from the computer to the telematics unit via the removable memory medium.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the removable memory medium is a flash drive.
3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the data source is a network server communicably linked to the computer.
4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the telematics unit is further configured for: detecting departure from the route by the vehicle; generating, in response to detecting the departure, a departure-related notification; and transmitting the departure-related notification to one or more individuals external to the vehicle, wherein the one or more individuals external to the vehicle to which the departure-related notification are transmitted are also configurable by the telematics subscriber.
5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more individuals external to the vehicle to which the collision-related notification are transmitted includes an insurer.
6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of actions further includes playback of a multimedia file by the telematics unit corresponding to the detection of arrival at the waypoint on the route, and the telematics unit is further configured for:
playing back the multimedia file in response to detecting the arrival of the vehicle at the waypoint on the route.
7. A method for a telematics unit of a telematics-equipped vehicle to perform event-triggered actions, the method comprising:
receiving, by a telematics unit of the vehicle, event-related data comprising a plurality of event types and a plurality of actions corresponding to the plurality of event types;
wherein the plurality of event types include detection of: a vehicle-related warning condition, a vehicle collision, and arrival at a waypoint on a route;
wherein the plurality of actions: include transmitting a warning-related notification over a wireless network corresponding to detection of the vehicle-related warning condition to one or more individuals external to the vehicle, transmitting a collision-related notification over a wireless network corresponding to detection of the vehicle collision to one or more individuals external to the vehicle, and transmitting a location-related notification external to the detection of arrival at the waypoint on the route to one or more individuals external to the vehicle;
detecting, by the telematics unit, the vehicle-related warning condition; generating, in response to detecting the vehicle-related warning condition, the warning-related notification; and transmitting the warning-related notification over the wireless network to one or more individuals external to the vehicle;
detecting, by the telematics unit, the vehicle collision; generating, in response to detecting the vehicle collision, the collision-related notification; and transmitting the collision-related notification over the wireless network to one or more individuals external to the vehicle; and
detecting, by the telematics unit, the arrival of the vehicle at the waypoint on the route; generating, in response to detecting the arrival, the location-related notification; and transmitting the location-related notification to one or more individuals external to the vehicle;
wherein the actions of the event-related data are configurable by a telematics subscriber, including specification of the one or more individuals external to the vehicle to which the warning-notification are transmitted, the one or more individuals external to the vehicle to which the collision-related notification are transmitted, and the one or more individual external to the vehicle to which the location-related notification are transmitted.
8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
detecting, by the telematics unit, departure from the route by the vehicle; generating, in response to detecting the departure, a departure-related notification; and transmitting the departure-related notification to one or more individuals external to the vehicle, wherein the one or more individuals external to the vehicle to which the departure-related notification are transmitted are also configurable by the telematics subscriber.
9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the one or more individuals external to the vehicle to which the collision-related notification are transmitted includes an insurer.
10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of actions further includes playback of a multimedia file by the telematics unit corresponding to the detection of arrival at the waypoint on the route, and wherein the method further comprises:
playing back the multimedia file in response to detecting the arrival of the vehicle at the waypoint on the route.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon for a telematics unit of a telematics-equipped vehicle to perform event-triggered actions, the processor-executable instructions comprising instructions for:
receiving event-related data comprising a plurality of event types and a plurality of actions corresponding to the plurality of event types;
wherein the plurality of event types include detection of: a vehicle-related warning condition, a vehicle collision, and arrival at a waypoint on a route;
wherein the plurality of actions include: transmitting a warning-related notification over a wireless network corresponding to detection of the vehicle-related warning condition to one or more individuals external to the vehicle, transmitting a collision-related notification over a wireless network corresponding to detection of the vehicle collision to one or more individuals external to the vehicle, and transmitting a location-related notification external to the detection of arrival at the waypoint on the route to one or more individuals external to the vehicle;
detecting the vehicle-related warning condition; generating, in response to detecting the vehicle-related warning condition, the warning-related notification; and transmitting the warning-related notification over the wireless network to one or more individuals external to the vehicle;
detecting the vehicle collision; generating, in response to detecting the vehicle collision, the collision-related notification; and transmitting the collision-related notification over the wireless network to one or more individuals external to the vehicle; and
detecting the arrival of the vehicle at the waypoint on the route; generating, in response to detecting the arrival, the location-related notification; and transmitting the location-related notification to one or more individuals external to the vehicle;
wherein the event types and the actions of the event-related data are configurable by a telematics subscriber, including specification of the one or more individuals external to the vehicle to which the warning-notification are transmitted, the one or more individuals external to the vehicle to which the collision-related notification are transmitted, and the one or more individual external to the vehicle to which the location-related notification are transmitted.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the processor-executable instructions further comprise instructions for:
detecting departure from the route by the vehicle; generating, in response to detecting the departure, a departure-related notification; and transmitting the departure-related notification to one or more individuals external to the vehicle, wherein the one or more individuals external to the vehicle to which the departure-related notification are transmitted are also configurable by the telematics subscriber.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more individuals external to the vehicle to which the collision-related notification are transmitted includes an insurer.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the plurality of actions further includes playback of a multimedia file by the telematics unit corresponding to the detection of arrival at the waypoint on the route, and wherein the processor-executable instructions further comprise instructions for:
playing back the multimedia file in response to detecting the arrival of the vehicle at the waypoint on the route.