Patent ID: 8762051
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A method of navigating a vehicle to a destination point of interest (“POI”), comprising: activating a navigational system having a processor, to provide guidance to the destination POI; providing a database that stores at least one familiar POI and a plurality of standard POIs, wherein the plurality of standard POIs represent stock locations; receiving a signal indicating a current geographical position of the vehicle; determining if the current geographical position of the vehicle requires a maneuver within a specified distance; selecting a plurality of proximate POIs, wherein the plurality of proximate POIs are a portion of the plurality of standard POIs located within a proximate distance to a location where the maneuver will occur; comparing the at least one familiar POI with the plurality of proximate POIs; determining if the at least one familiar POI matches one of the plurality of proximate POIs; prioritizing the at least one familiar POIs based on proximity to the location as well as by a ranking the at least one familiar POI such that any familiar POI is ranked higher than any standard POI, wherein the ranking comprises ranking the at least one familiar POI as one of a high priority POI, a medium priority POI, a low priority POI, and a lowest priority POI; providing an indicator that directs the vehicle through the maneuver using a selected POI according to the prioritization as a reference, wherein the at least one familiar POI is used as a reference if the at least one familiar POI matches one of the plurality of proximate POIs; and, wherein the ranking comprises ranking the at least one familiar POI as the high priority POI if the at least one familiar POI has been previously saved in the database as a contact indicating an address of a specific location and if the at least one familiar POI is the destination POI.