Audio Patents (Class 701/419)
  • Patent number: 11999352
    Abstract: A method for extracting road data comprises obtaining ground data from first environment detection data of a detected region. A first ground model may be obtained using the ground data. A missing region of the first ground model may be filled to obtain a second ground model. Road attributes of the detected region may be obtained according to the second ground model. Road damage recognition may be performed using second environment detection data of the detected region and the second ground model. The method may include storing the road attributes and the result of the road damage recognition as pieces of road data of the detected region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Victor Lu, Chun-Jung Lin, KunLung Ku
  • Patent number: 11168988
    Abstract: Various implementations include computing devices and related computer-implemented methods for developing and/or refining maps of indoor spaces. Certain implementations include a method including: receiving inertial measurement unit (IMU) tracking data about a plurality of users traversing an indoor space; identifying at least one path of common travel for the plurality of users within the indoor space based upon the IMU tracking data; and generating a map of the indoor space, the map including a set of boundaries defining the at least one path of common travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Scott Lingard, Tanvi Rajesh Daga
  • Patent number: 10147439
    Abstract: A speech-capturing device that can modulate its output audio data volume based on environmental sound conditions at the location of a user speaking to the device. The device detects the sound pressure of a spoken utterance at the device location and determines the distance of the user from the device. The device also detects the sound pressure of noise at the device and uses information about the location of the noise source and user to determine the sound pressure of noise at the location of the talker. The device can then adjust the gain for output audio (such as a spoken response to the utterance) to ensure that the output audio is at a certain desired sound pressure when it reaches the location of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Trausti Thor Kristjansson, Mohamed Mansour, Amit Singh Chhetri, Ludger Solbach
  • Patent number: 9043126
    Abstract: Apparatus for orientating a user in a space wherein the space comprises a plurality of zones of which only certain zones constitute functional zones wherein each functional zone includes a first type device containing information relating to the position of the zone in the space and wherein the first type device is reactive to the presence of a second type device associated with the user to provide the user with the information to determine the orientation of the user in the space. A method of orientating the user within the space and guiding the user toward one or more features in the space is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fernando Pedrazzoli Pazos, Jacques C. Van Belle
  • Patent number: 9032042
    Abstract: Aggregated data associated with a geographic area may be obtained. The aggregated data may be dynamically distilled to obtain a presentation set of data based on a dynamically changing geographic location associated with the geographic area. A transmission of a stream of personalized audio data that is based on the presentation set of data may be initiated, via a device processor, to a receiving device associated with a user that is associated with the dynamically changing geographic location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kenn Cartier, Eyal Ofek, Elad Gerson, Avi Bar-Zeev
  • Patent number: 8942918
    Abstract: A navigation system and related operating methods are provided for instructing an operator of a vehicle. The navigation system obtains a destination location and generates a proposed route to the destination location. The proposed route is defined by one or more driver decision points and associated driving maneuvers. Before the vehicle reaches an approaching driver decision point, the navigation system pre-calculates alternate routes between the approaching driver decision point and the destination location, and saves the alternate routes for subsequent activation. Pre-calculated alternate routes can also be used to determine and indicate the relative importance of an approaching driving maneuver. The driver can consider the importance of driving maneuvers when deciding whether or not to follow the recommended route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Cody R. Hansen, Andrew W. Gellatly, John P. Weiss, Matthew M. Highstrom, Bhavna Mathur
  • Patent number: 8903651
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technique of an information terminal that allows more efficient utilization of high-level searching functions. The information terminal is provided with an audio input accepting unit to accept an input of speech information, a communication unit to establish communication with a predetermined server device via a network, an output unit, a POI specifying unit to transmit the speech information accepted by the audio input accepting unit to the server device and receive information specifying a candidate of a POI (Point Of Interest) associated with the speech information, a POI candidate output unit to output to the output unit, the information specifying the candidate of the POI received by the POI specifying unit, and a route searching unit to accept a selective input of the information specifying the candidate of the POI, and search for a route directed to the POI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Homma, Kouichirou Fukunaga, Norio Watarai, Masataka Motohashi, Yasunari Obuchi
  • Patent number: 8880336
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a device that stores a novel navigation application. The application in some embodiments includes a user interface (UI) that has a display area for displaying a two-dimensional (2D) navigation presentation or a three-dimensional (3D) navigation presentation. The UI includes a selectable 3D control for directing the program to transition between the 2D and 3D presentations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel van Os, Christopher Blumenberg, Bradford A. Moore, Emanuele Vulcano
  • Patent number: 8862387
    Abstract: In some implementations, a mobile device can be configured to provide navigation instructions to a user of the mobile device. The navigation instructions can be graphical, textual or audio instructions. The presentation of the navigation instructions can be dynamically adjusted based the importance of individual instructions and/or environmental conditions. For example, each navigation instruction can be associated with an importance value indicating how important the instruction is. The volume of important audio instructions can be adjusted (e.g., increased) to compensate for ambient noise so that a user will be more likely to hear the navigation instruction. The timing and/or repetition of the presentation of important instructions can be adjusted based on weather conditions, traffic conditions, or road conditions and/or road features so that a user will be less likely to miss an important navigation instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Anil K. Kandangath, Xiaoyuan Tu
  • Patent number: 8825379
    Abstract: A method of providing navigational information includes processing destination information spoken by a vehicle occupant on-board. The processed voice information is transmitted to a remote center wirelessly. The processed voice information is voice recognition analyzed at the remote data center to recognize components of the destination information spoken. The remote center generates a list of hypothetical recognized components of the destination information listed by confidence levels as calculated for each component of the destination information analyzed by the voice recognition system. The hypothetical recognized component list is displayed with confidence levels at the remote center for selective checking by a human data center operator. A component set is selected based on the confidence levels and accuracy of the selected set is confirmed by interactive voice exchanges between the vehicle driver and the remote data center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Barton Schalk
  • Patent number: 8798903
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a navigation system to detect arrival to a new city and provide information on the city such as dining, lodging, popular sightseeing place, etc. to the user. In addition, it can also provide the user a list of his or her friends in the new city according to an address book or from social networking websites. The navigation includes a detecting unit communicatively coupled with a position measuring device and a map information memory to detect whether the user is entering a new city by determining whether the user is moving across the new city border line. Further, the detecting unit indicates the user is entering a new city when the user is moving a predetermined distance away from an airport. Further, the new city information may not be shown if the user has visited the city before within a predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyte Feng
  • Patent number: 8750942
    Abstract: A method of communicatively coupling a handheld mobile device and a head unit comprising monitoring, by the handheld mobile device, a port of the handheld mobile device; sending, by the handheld mobile device, an application to the head unit when the head unit device contacts the handheld mobile device via the port of the handheld mobile device; and conducting, by the handheld mobile device, an operation of the handheld mobile device, using the head unit device as the user interface for the handheld mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventor: Sei Y. Ng
  • Patent number: 8744771
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to recognition of navigation and/or guidance related information within an expressed conversational narrative between a provider of the narrative and a receiver thereof. The recognized navigation and/or guidance related information is then converted into navigation data which may be used to present a navigation route and/or guidance information related thereto to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Navteq B.V.
    Inventor: Mark Slusar
  • Patent number: 8712685
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a position detecting unit detecting a position, an explanation information storage unit storing explanation position information and explanation information, a generation unit extracting the explanation information corresponding to a first explanation position from the explanation information storage unit and generating the extracted explanation information with a sound when the first explanation position is detected within a first distance from the detected position, and a group determining unit determining whether or not the first explanation position belongs to the same group as a second explanation position when the second explanation position is detected within the first distance from the detected position after the generation unit starts the generating of the explanation information corresponding to the first explanation position with a sound, wherein the generation unit continues to reproduce the explanation information with a sound when both explanation pos
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hattori, Kimitake Hasuike, Reina Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8635023
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to localizing mobile devices. In one example, a first location method associated with a first accuracy value may be used to estimate a location of the mobile device. A confidence circle indicative of a level of confidence in the estimation of the location is calculated. The confidence circle may be displayed on a mobile device. When other location methods become available, the size of the displayed confidence circle may be expanded based on information from an accelerometer of the client device or the accuracy of the other available location methods. This may be especially useful when the mobile device is transitioning between areas which are associated with different location methods that may be more or less accurate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Sorelle Alaina Friedler, Mohammed Waleed Kadous, Andrew Lookingbill
  • Patent number: 8548532
    Abstract: A method of communicatively coupling a handheld mobile device and a head unit comprising monitoring, by the handheld mobile device, a port of the handheld mobile device; sending, by the handheld mobile device, an application to the head unit when the head unit device contacts the handheld mobile device via the port of the handheld mobile device; and conducting, by the handheld mobile device, an operation of the handheld mobile device, using the head unit device as the user interface for the handheld mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventor: Sei Y. Ng
  • Publication number: 20130253818
    Abstract: An indoor guidance system for a blind or visually impaired person. The system uses a mobile device (Smartphone, tablet, etc.) to provide maps and visual and voice guidance to assist individuals in navigating through indoor locations. Special maps are transmitted to the mobile device upon entering the facility, or downloaded in advance. The software and maps provide assistance to the user, to guide them through the facility. The system uses a combination of GPS and other technologies (Bluetooth, infrared, Wi-Fi, RFID, etc.) to provide extremely detailed and accurate location information to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron D. Sanders, Kasey C. Hopper
  • Publication number: 20130211710
    Abstract: A conversational, natural language voice user interface may provide an integrated voice navigation services environment. The voice user interface may enable a user to make natural language requests relating to various navigation services, and further, may interact with the user in a cooperative, conversational dialogue to resolve the requests. Through dynamic awareness of context, available sources of information, domain knowledge, user behavior and preferences, and external systems and devices, among other things, the voice user interface may provide an integrated environment in which the user can speak conversationally, using natural language, to issue queries, commands, or other requests relating to the navigation services provided in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: VoiceBox Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: VoiceBox Technologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8478520
    Abstract: A method of providing navigational information includes processing destination information spoken by a mobile processing system user. The processed voice information is transmitted to a remote center wirelessly. The processed voice information is voice recognition analyzed to recognize components of the destination information spoken. The remote center generates a list of hypothetical recognized components of the destination information listed by confidence levels. The list of hypothetical recognized components is displayed with confidence levels at the remote center for selective checking by a human data center operator. A component set is selected based on the confidence levels and accuracy of the selected set is confirmed by interactive voice exchanges. A destination is determined from confirmed components of the destination information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Agero Connected Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Barton Schalk
  • Patent number: 8471729
    Abstract: A road-vehicle communication system enabling resumption of the transmission/reception from the rest of data between the vehicle and the road if the transmission/reception is interrupted. Specifically, the road-vehicle communication system includes a roadside apparatus for distributing a content and a vehicle-mounted device which can play a distributed content, the roadside apparatus is connected communicatively with the vehicle-mounted device, and a series of contents are distributed from the roadside apparatus to the vehicle-mounted device. The roadside apparatus includes a control unit for determining a content which the roadside apparatus starts transmitting to the vehicle-mounted device, which is a communication party, from among the series of contents and distributing the other contents succeeding the determined transmission start content. Thus, if the transmission/reception of data between the road and vehicle is interrupted, the transmission/reception can be resumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood
    Inventors: Kouji Kuga, Hideyuki Nagatomo
  • Patent number: 8467955
    Abstract: A map-centric service for creating, finding, and organizing social events is described. Social events may include gatherings, goods or services for sale or other types of events about which a group of people may wish to share information. The service provides a graphical indication of the location of a plurality of social events superimposed on a map, providing a geographic context to social events. The geographic context may be augmented with text graphical indications or information in other forms, further identifying characteristics of the social event. Information about social events may be made accessible to multiple users through a web service. A user may search for social events by specifying desired characteristics of the social event. The service can also generate an optimal route for user selected events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ning Jiang, Fabrice Frachon
  • Patent number: 8423272
    Abstract: A method to generate a clearance request to deviate from a flight plan is provided. The method includes receiving at one or more processors in an airborne vehicle input from at least one automatic flight-plan-relevant source, at least one of the one or more processors independently determining a revised flight route based on the received input, at least one of the one or more processors independently generating a preconfigured clearance request message to deviate from the flight plan for a flight crew user based on the determining. The method further includes providing an audible prompt to the flight crew user for one of approval and rejection of the clearance request to deviate from the flight plan. When an approval of the clearance request to deviate from the flight plan is received from the flight crew user, the preconfigured clearance request message is downlinked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Judd, Ruy C. P. Brandao
  • Patent number: 8386170
    Abstract: A method is provided for presenting audio information related to scenic points of interest (POIs) to a user traveling along a predetermined route. The predetermined route is guided by a navigation device for providing audio navigation announcements that include turn-by-turn directions to the user. The predetermined route is defined between the starting location and a destination that includes scenic POIs. Audio navigation announcements are output to the user for selectively guiding the user along the predetermined route. An active region around each POI while traveling along the predetermined route is used to identify a current POI. Audio POI information is reproduced relating to the current POI while the user is within the active region of the current POI. Audio POI information reproduced to the user is selectively scheduled at a time not conflicting with the audio navigation announcements output to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Frances H. James
  • Patent number: 8374781
    Abstract: A method of planning a vehicle route includes estimating fuel requirements of identified alternative routes or route segments using navigation, vehicle, and powertrain information. The method also includes displaying for a vehicle operator a list of alternate routes that features either absolute or relative values representative of such estimated fuel requirements. The method further includes adapting values used to estimate fuel requirements based upon current powertrain operating parameters, and alerting the vehicle operator when actual vehicle fuel economy along a selected route varies significantly from the estimated fuel requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventor: Peter G. Hartman
  • Patent number: 8340900
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a navigation device and the alerting method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Mitac International Corporation
    Inventor: Matt Broadbent
  • Publication number: 20120303265
    Abstract: Techniques and tools are described for providing navigation assistance when there are multiple turns in succession in a short period of time or distance. In one embodiment, the route information can be reviewed to determine multiple turns in sequence that are less than a predetermined distance apart. These so-called “tight turns” can be handled differently than other turns by announcing the tight turns in a single combination instruction. Additional lane guidance can also be provided. In another embodiment, an audio feedback can be used to indicate that a user completed a successful turn. Such audio feedback can be in combination with the identified tight turns or independently for other turns or events. The audio feedback can also be an indication for the user to tap the display, wherein the tapping results in an immediate indication of the next turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Wen Danny Su, Mudassir Alam, Aarti Bharathan, Juan Pablo Candelas Gonzalez, Adrian Solis, Jonathan Aroner, Eric Chih Hung Wang
  • Patent number: 8306693
    Abstract: An input system for vehicle includes an actuator operable by an operator, a controller outputting a display signal in response to an operation on the actuator, and a display to display an image based on the display signals. The controller outputs a control signal to a target device that performs one or more functions. The image includes a graphic object indicating the actuator, one or more arrows located around the graphic object, and one or more function indicators located in one or more directions indicated by the one or more arrows, respectively. The one or more function indicators indicate the one or more functions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8306744
    Abstract: Vehicle-mounted equipment includes a storage unit 12 for storing data for a plurality of destinations, a vehicle-mounted network connecting unit 11 for receiving destination data indicating a destination via a vehicle-mounted network, a destination determining unit 21 for determining the destination on the basis of destination data received by the vehicle-mounted network connecting unit, and a data deleting unit 22 for deleting data other than data for the destination determined by the destination determining unit from the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto Ohi
  • Patent number: 8280618
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for providing information relating to taxiing an aircraft at an airport having a plurality of taxi paths. One exemplary method involves identifying a first aircraft location on a first taxi path and a first aircraft heading along the first taxi path, and determining a first subset of possible taxi paths from the plurality of taxi paths based on the first aircraft location and the first aircraft heading, such that each respective taxi path of the first subset intersects the first taxi path at a respective intersection location in the first aircraft heading from the first aircraft location. The method continues by receiving a first input, and when the first input corresponds to a second taxi path of the first subset, providing indication of the second taxi path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Thea L. Feyereisen, John G. Suddreth, Troy Nichols
  • Patent number: 8233919
    Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for distributing transportation alerts to computing devices in accordance with factors, such as device-specific and location-specific factors. In embodiments of the present invention, travel alerts, including public alerts associated with certain areas, are formatted or held prior to delivery, based on safety concerns, legal requirements, device settings, or other considerations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: HNTB Holdings Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen Haag, Carlos J. LeBrilla, Marc Rush, Linda Rolfes
  • Patent number: 8229659
    Abstract: A method to generate a clearance request to deviate from a flight plan is provided. The method includes receiving at one or more processors in an airborne vehicle input from at least one automatic flight-plan-relevant source, at least one of the one or more processors independently determining a revised flight route based on the received input, at least one of the one or more processors independently generating a preconfigured clearance request message to deviate from the flight plan for a flight crew user based on the determining. The method further includes providing an audible prompt to the flight crew user for one of approval and rejection of the clearance request to deviate from the flight plan. When an approval of the clearance request to deviate from the flight plan is received from the flight crew user, the preconfigured clearance request message is downlinked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Judd, Ruy C. P. Brandao
  • Publication number: 20120130631
    Abstract: In a car navigation system with direction warning and a method thereof, a satellite positioning module provides a position information; a route planning unit provides a driving route by searching an electronic map database stored in a storage unit for corresponding map information based on a starting position and a target position; and a navigation unit generates driving direction information based on the position information and the driving route, retrieves a sound signal or screen signal from a direction sound module or a screen control module, respectively, corresponded to the driving direction information, and outputs the sound signal by an output unit or displays the screen signal by a display unit. The car navigation system and the method thereof serve to provide a sound warning or an image warning to remind a driver of an angle contained between the current driving road and a next road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicants: MITAC RESEARCH (SHANGHAI) LTD., MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP.
    Inventor: WU-HU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20120116669
    Abstract: A route guidance system, a car-audio apparatus thereof, and a method for providing route guidance using the same are provided. The route guidance system using a car-audio apparatus which includes an input module for receiving destination information to be visited by a driver from the driver via, e.g. a voice command, a location tracking module which determines a present location information of a vehicle, and a control module which transfers voice information for the present location information of the vehicle and the destination information to the server. Route guidance information, received from the server, is searched via an electronic map on the server. The control module transfers the route guidance information to the car-audio apparatus and allows the car-audio apparatus to display the route information through an interface of a display module of the car-audio apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Bum Tae Lee, Heung In Park, Chi Nam Oh, Min Suk Kim, Young Eon Ma
  • Patent number: 8165801
    Abstract: A wireless communication device transmits first text messaging to a navigation computer system. The first text messaging indicates an identity, initial location, and destination location for the wireless communication device. The navigation computer system processes the first text messaging to determine navigation instructions from the initial location to the destination location and to initiate a voice call to the wireless communication device. The wireless communication device processes a caller number for the voice call to answer the call in speaker-phone mode and to transfer second text messaging to the navigation computer system. The second text messaging indicates current locations of the wireless communication device. The navigation computer system processes the second text messaging to transfer the navigation instructions over the voice call based on the current locations of the wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Kosol Jintaseranee, Soshant Bali
  • Publication number: 20120078508
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: monitoring an audio source; capturing an audio segment from the audio source; converting the audio segment into a text segment; parsing the text segment for an information segment; and performing a guidance function based on the information segment for displaying on a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: TELENAV, INC.
    Inventors: Manohar Ellanti, Salman Dhanani
  • Publication number: 20120078509
    Abstract: Methods of controlling a motor vehicle include detecting an unsafe condition. Unsafe conditions can be driver conditions, vehicle conditions as well as external conditions. The method further includes finding a safe area and automatically determining a route to the safe area. A driver can be notified of the route to the safe area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Dave Choi