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Granted Patent B2
US 11,644,330 · App. 16/923,700 · Granted May 9, 2023

Setting destinations in vehicle navigation systems based on image metadata from portable electronic devices and from captured images using zero click navigation

Inventors: Christian Hubbell (Waterford, MI); Philipp Beisel (San Jose, CA); Suraj-Hebbar Shankar (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
G01C21/362G01C21/3667G06F16/29G06F16/487H04W4/48
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Patent No.
US 11,644,330
App. No.
16/923,700
Granted
May 9, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed embodiments include methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for setting a destination at a vehicle navigation system and methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for setting a destination in a vehicle navigation system. In an illustrative embodiment, a method of setting a destination at a vehicle navigation system includes: connecting, by the vehicle, to a wireless device of a vehicle occupant; receiving, by the vehicle, a location signal from the wireless device indicating a geographical location corresponding to a selected media file on the wireless device; generating, by the vehicle, a destination location responsive to the location signal; determining a destination location responsive to the location signal; and plotting a navigation course to the determined destination location.

Claims (27)

1. A method of setting a destination at a vehicle navigation system, the method comprising:

connecting, by the vehicle, to a wireless device of a vehicle occupant;

receiving, by the vehicle and from the wireless device, a selected media file having associated metadata, wherein the media file includes a photograph or video;

determining location information associated with the selected media file based on the associated metadata, wherein the associated metadata includes a location depicted in the photograph or video, a geotag at which the media file was generated, or a written latitude and longitude, address, or place depicted in the photograph or video;

determining, by the vehicle, a destination location based on the determined location information; and

plotting a navigation course to the determined destination location.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location information includes the latitude and longitude of the destination location.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location information includes the address of the destination location.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying, by the vehicle, the media file at a location on a map corresponding to the destination location.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising generating, by the vehicle, an additional navigation system destination responsive to selection of the displayed media file on the map.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the vehicle traveling to the destination location.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device includes a smartphone.

8. A system for setting a destination at a vehicle navigation system, the system comprising:

a processing system; and

a memory,

wherein the processing system is configured to:

connect a wireless transceiver at an automotive vehicle a to a wireless device of a vehicle occupant;

receive, by the vehicle and from the wireless device, a selected media file having associated metadata, wherein the media file includes a photograph or video;

determine location information associated with the selected media file based on the associated metadata, wherein the associated metadata includes a location depicted in the photograph or video, a geotag at which the media file was generated, or a written latitude and longitude, address, or place depicted in the photograph or video;

determine, by the vehicle, a destination location based on the determined location information; and

plot a navigation course to the determined destination location.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the location information includes the latitude and longitude of the destination location.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the location information includes the address of the destination location.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computer processing system is further configured to cause the vehicle navigation system to display, by the vehicle, the media file at a location on a map corresponding to the destination location.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the computer processing system is further configured to generate, by the vehicle, an additional navigation system destination responsive to selection of the displayed media file on the map.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computer processing system is further configured to cause the vehicle to travel to the destination location.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the wireless device includes a smartphone.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2020
From: HUBBELL, CHRISTIAN; BEISEL, PHILIPP; SHANKAR, SURAJ-HEBBAR
To: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
Reel/Frame 053152/0805 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2020
From: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
To: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 053152/0898 →
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