TRAVEL TRANSLATION AND ASSISTANCE BASED ON USER PROFILE DATA
Methods and systems for an improved navigation environment are provided. The navigation system can route users to preferred locations based on user profile data and past experience with the present driver and other drivers. The system provides more cost-effective and time-sensitive routing by incorporating other information about destinations. Further, the navigation system provides enhanced guidance in foreign or unfamiliar locations by incorporating experience from other drivers and other data.
1 . A method for providing navigation information for a conveyance, comprising:
a vehicle control system, including a processor, receiving a route;
the vehicle control system determining if a translation is needed; and
if a translation is needed, the vehicle control system translating a sign.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sign is in a foreign language.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein a translation is needed if a user of the conveyance is in a foreign country.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein a use profile includes information about the nationality or origin of the user.
5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
the vehicle control system determining a preference of the user based on information in the user profile; and
the vehicle control system translating the preference.
6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
the vehicle control system determining if a route change is required based on the preference; and
if a route change is required, the vehicle control system re-routing the conveyance.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the preference is for a product the user often purchases.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the re-route is to a location in the foreign country that sells the preferred product.
9 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising presenting a message on a user interface that indicates where the preferred product can be purchased.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the user interface includes a view of what the preferred product should look like in the foreign country.
11 . A conveyance comprising:
a processor operable to execute one or more modules, the modules comprising:
a route suggestion module operable to receive a route;
a translation module operable to:
determine if a translation is needed; and
if a translation is needed, translate a sign.
12 . The conveyance of claim 11 , wherein the sign is in a foreign language, wherein a translation is needed if a user of the conveyance is in a foreign country, and wherein a use profile includes information about the nationality or origin of the user.
13 . The conveyance of claim 12 , wherein the translation module is further operable to:
determine a preference of the user based on information in the user profile; and
translate the preference.
14 . The conveyance of claim 13 , wherein the route suggestion module is further operable to:
determine if a route change is required based on the preference; and
if a route change is required, re-route the conveyance, wherein the preference is for a product the user often purchases, wherein the re-route is to a location in the foreign country that sells the preferred product.
15 . The conveyance of claim 14 , wherein the translation module is further operable to present a message on a user interface that indicates where the preferred product can be purchased, wherein the user interface includes a view of what the preferred product should look like in the foreign country.
16 . A non-transitory computer readable medium stored on a storage medium and having instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the instructions comprising:
instructions to receive a route;
instructions to determine if a translation is needed; and
if a translation is needed, instructions to translate a sign.
17 . The computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the sign is in a foreign language, wherein a translation is needed if a user of the conveyance is in a foreign country, and wherein a use profile includes information about the nationality or origin of the user.
18 . The computer readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising:
instructions to determine a preference of the user based on information in the user profile; and
instructions to translate the preference.
19 . The computer readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising:
instructions to determine if a route change is required based on the preference; and
if a route change is required, instructions to re-route the conveyance, wherein the preference is for a product the user often purchases, wherein the re-route is to a location in the foreign country that sells the preferred product.
20 . The computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the translation module is further operable to present a message on a user interface that indicates where the preferred product can be purchased, wherein the user interface includes a view of what the preferred product should look like in the foreign country.