Patent ID: 6636801
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
A method of providing geo-related data to an automobile in motion, the method comprising the steps of:recording at least one route for a moving automobile; receiving a first location information from said moving automobile, said first location information being formatted in a manner to convey a first static position of the automobile, a first direction of motion of the automobile, and a first speed of the automobile; automatically determining whether said moving automobile is traveling said route; receiving first geo-related information for a predefined geographical area along said route, said predefined geographical area including a second location, said second location being a location at which the automobile is estimated to be at the a first future time, said second location based on the first static position, the first direction of motion, and the first speed; filtering said first geo-related information to contain filtered geo-related information for said second location; translating said filtered geo-related information to a spoken instruction; and transmitting said spoken instruction to an audio output device coupled to the moving automobile.