Navigation System Intermediate Destination Time Calculation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Navigation systems do not effectively assist users in determining the time available at an intermediate destination, leaving users to manually calculate travel times and plan their trips, and do not consider factors like vehicle fuel or energy levels.
Innovation Solution
A system that receives inputs for a destination, a desired arrival time, and an intermediate destination, determining travel times and communicating the available time at the intermediate destination, while also considering fuel or energy levels and route optimization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If navigation systems provide only basic routing information, then the system complexity remains low, but the user cannot effectively plan trips with intermediate destinations and time constraints
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the trip planning process into distinct components: input reception (destination, intermediate destination, arrival time), calculation (travel time determination), and output (available time communication). This modular approach enables enhanced functionality while maintaining manageable system complexity through clear separation of concerns.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary calculations of travel time to the intermediate destination and from the intermediate destination to the final destination before the user needs to make decisions. This advance computation enables users to plan their trips effectively without real-time complexity, as the time constraints are pre-determined and communicated.
2Productivity
If the system calculates and communicates available time at intermediate destinations, then trip planning is simplified, but additional computational processing is required
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs all necessary travel time calculations in advance, determining the time available at intermediate destinations before the user begins their journey. This preliminary computation eliminates the need for complex real-time calculations, improving trip planning efficiency while keeping the actual system complexity manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The navigation system serves itself by automatically calculating and communicating the available time at intermediate destinations without requiring manual user computation. The system takes inputs (destination, intermediate destination, desired arrival time) and autonomously determines and communicates the time available, enhancing productivity with minimal additional complexity.
3Loss of information
If users manually calculate travel times and plan trips, then system resources are conserved, but users cannot determine available time at intermediate destinations
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation system autonomously calculates and communicates the time available at intermediate destinations based on user-provided inputs (destination, intermediate destination, desired arrival time). This self-service capability eliminates the user burden of manual calculation while providing complete time availability information, directly addressing both aspects of the contradiction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to the user by communicating the calculated available time at intermediate destinations. This feedback loop allows users to make informed decisions about their trip planning without manually calculating travel times, reducing the user planning burden while ensuring accurate time availability information is delivered.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed embodiments include systems, vehicles, and methods for receiving inputs indicative of a destination and a potential intermediate destination and determining a time potentially available at the intermediate destination. In an illustrative embodiment, a system includes a computing device having computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions configured to cause the computing device to receive a first input indicative of a destination. A second input is received that is indicative of a desired arrival time at the destination. A third input is received that is indicative of an intermediate destination to be visited before traveling to the destination. A first travel time to the intermediate destination, a second travel time to the destination, and a time available at the intermediate destination are determined. The time available at the intermediate destination is communicated to a user.