Patent ID: 7739036
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
1. An adaptive navigational system adapted for use with a vehicle having an operator, wherein said vehicle is located at a vehicle location and traveling towards an indicia data location, said system comprising: a map database having at least one record, wherein said record presents at least one path, a locator device communicatively coupled to the database, and configured to determine the vehicle location; and an indicator communicatively coupled to the device and database, and configured to autonomously determine an adjustable arrival period for the vehicle to travel to the data location, determine an adjustable minimum preview period based on and correlative to the data, autonomously determine an advisory period not less than the preview period, and to cause a data-related signal to be predictively communicated to the operator for the pre-determined advisory period, when a comparison of a current vehicle condition and the indicia data selectively determines a warning condition, said data being a time-dependent variable, said database, device and indicator being cooperatively configured to determine the correct local time at the point, so as to achieve the proper variable.