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Granted Patent B2
US 10,876,845 · App. 15/197,585 · Granted Dec 29, 2020

Personalized smart navigation for motor vehicles

Inventors: Stefan Saru (Shannon, IE); Swati Sehgal (Shannon, IE); Laura Hunt (Meelick, IE); Ivan Coughlan (Castleconnell, IE)
Assignee: Intel Corporation
G01C21/3415G01C21/3461G01C21/3484G01C21/3492G01S19/39G01S19/393G05D1/0088G07C5/0808G07C5/0825G05D2201/0213
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Patent No.
US 10,876,845
App. No.
15/197,585
Granted
Dec 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments are generally directed to personalized smart navigation for motor vehicles. An embodiment of a smart navigation system for a motor vehicle includes a plurality of sensors of the motor vehicle to detect internal conditions, external conditions, or both for a motor vehicle; a controller to receive sensor data from the plurality of sensors, the sensor data including vehicle condition data, external conditions data, or both; and a navigation system to determine a route for an operator of the motor vehicle. Determination of the route by the navigation system is based at least in part on current conditions data received from a plurality of sources, the current conditions data including the navigation data for the navigation system and sensor data from the plurality of sensors.

Claims (34)

1. A method comprising:

detecting and generating sensor data for a motor vehicle;

detecting, from the sensor data, one or more of an internal condition that includes a fault of a signal indicator of the motor vehicle using a signal indicator sensor or an external condition for the motor vehicle;

providing, by a controller, current conditions data to a navigation system, the current conditions data based on one or more of the internal condition indicating the fault of the signal indicator or the external condition; and

determining a route, by the navigation system, based on the current conditions data, the current conditions data including navigation data, the route to reduce usage of the signal indicator with the fault.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the route is based on avoiding a detected external condition.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the navigation system includes a GPS (Global Positioning System).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the internal condition includes a failure of a motor vehicle component.

5. The method of claim 1 , further including providing information regarding the route to an operator of the motor vehicle.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein an operator of the motor vehicle is an automated operator.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the operator of the motor vehicle is a human driver.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the current conditions data further includes data regarding a condition of the human driver.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the navigation system is a part of an electronics system of the motor vehicle.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the navigation system is to utilize an external device that is to be linked by a wireless or wired interface with the motor vehicle.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to at least:

monitor sensor data for a motor vehicle;

detect at least one of a motor vehicle fault condition or an external condition for the motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle fault condition includes a fault of a signal indicator of the motor vehicle that is detected using a signal indicator sensor coupled to the motor vehicle;

determine current conditions data based on one or more of the fault condition or the external condition; and

provide a route to an operator of the motor vehicle, the route being based on current conditions data, the current conditions data including navigation data, and wherein the route is to reduce usage of the signal indicator with the fault.

12. The storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the route is based on avoiding a detected external condition.

13. A smart navigation system for a motor vehicle comprising:

a plurality of sensors to detect and generate sensor data for at least one of internal conditions or external conditions for the motor vehicle, the plurality of sensors including a signal indicator sensor to detect a fault of a signal indicator of the motor vehicle;

a controller to receive the sensor data from the plurality of sensors and to provide current conditions data based at least in part on the sensor data indicating the fault of the signal indicator; and

a navigation system to determine a route for an operator of the motor vehicle, the route based at least in part on the current conditions data, the current conditions data including navigation data for the navigation system, wherein the route is to reduce usage of the signal indicator with the fault.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the navigation system includes a GPS (Global Positioning System).

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the navigation system is a part of an electronics system of the motor vehicle.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the navigation system is a part of an In Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) system of the motor vehicle.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the navigation system is to utilize an external device that is to be linked by a wireless or wired interface with the motor vehicle.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the current conditions data includes data regarding an external condition of the motor vehicle, and wherein the route determined by the navigation system is to address the external condition.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the external condition is at least one of a hazardous weather condition or a road condition, and wherein the route is to avoid the hazardous weather condition or road condition.

20. The system of claim 13 , wherein an operator of the motor vehicle is an automated operator.

21. The system of claim 13 , wherein an operator of the motor vehicle is a human driver.

22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the current conditions data includes data regarding condition of the human driver.

23. The system of claim 22 , wherein data regarding condition of the human driver includes data regarding one or more of a medical condition of the driver, a physical limitation of the driver, or operation of the motor vehicle by the driver.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2016
From: SARU, STEFAN; SEHGAL, SWATI; HUNT, LAURA; COUGHLAN, IVAN
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040466/0624 →
Continuity (1)
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