Vehicle Navigation Data Transfer to Portable Unit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle navigation systems require the driver to be present to access and plan routes, leading to inefficiencies and potential errors due to manual data transfer, which can result in incorrect route choices and safety issues.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows navigation information to be transferred from a vehicle's navigation unit to a portable unit, enabling route planning outside the vehicle using wireless or wired communication, allowing drivers to plan itineraries at any location and update the navigation system with the planned route upon return.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If route planning is done inside the vehicle using the navigation system, then the driver can access vehicle-specific navigation information, but the driver cannot plan routes from outside the vehicle at convenient locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts vehicle-specific navigation information from the vehicle's navigation system and transfers it to a portable device. This allows the driver to access and plan routes outside the vehicle at convenient locations such as cafes or home, while still utilizing the vehicle's navigation data including weight, dimensions, and route restrictions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a portable device as an intermediary between the vehicle's navigation system and the driver. The portable device receives navigation information from the vehicle, enables route planning outside the vehicle, and can transfer the planned route back to the vehicle's navigation system for execution.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual data transfer is used to extract navigation information from the vehicle, then the driver can access information outside the vehicle, but errors occur due to human factors in manual recording
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital copy of the vehicle's navigation information and transfers it to the portable device through automated communication protocols. This eliminates manual transcription errors while preserving the accuracy of vehicle-specific data such as weight limits, dimensions, and route restrictions.
3Loss of information
If the driver must be present in the vehicle to plan routes, then navigation information is readily accessible, but time is lost and flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the driver to transfer navigation information to a portable device and plan routes in advance at convenient locations before departing or during downtime. This preliminary route planning reduces time loss during actual travel and increases flexibility in when and where routing decisions are made.
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AI summary
Method (400) and system (100) for itinerary planning for a vehicle (110), which vehicle (110) has a navigation unit (120) installed on board and adapted to gathering, collating and presenting navigation information. The method (400) is characterised by transferring (401) navigation information related to the vehicle (110) from the navigation unit (120) on board the vehicle (110) to a portable unit (130), by planning (402) the itinerary in the portable unit (130), by receiving (403) the planned itinerary (402) in the vehicle's navigation unit (120) from the portable unit (130), and by introducing (404) the itinerary received (403) into the vehicle's navigation unit (120).