Michael E Kraus

US Patent:

20070150174, Jun 28, 2007

Filed:

Dec 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/298427

Inventors:

Shafer Seymour - Bartlett IL, US
Ramy Ayoub - Arlington Heights IL, US
Michael Kraus - St. Charles IL, US

International Classification:

G01C 21/00

US Classification:

701200000

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides an on-board navigation system for a commuter vehicle that automatically saves in a database addresses corresponding to destinations to which the vehicle has traveled, along with one or more parameters relating to the addresses. The navigation system uses these parameters to predict a destination by comparing the present state of the vehicle to the saved parameters. The navigation system can present the user with a prioritized list of addresses based on the predicted and prompt the user to select a destination from list. Thus a user can conveniently inform the navigation system of an intended destination. The navigation system can automatically determine a route to the destination based on present traffic conditions, and may have the ancillary benefit of informing the user of traffic conditions, or directing the user around such traffic conditions, even if the user was not otherwise interested in receiving a route.