Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Alvin Teh Yuan

Stuart Masakazu Yamamoto

Pedram Vaghefinazari

Cesar Cabral

Kazunori Tokunaga

Disclosed are methods and systems for providing last mile navigation. In an example, the system may determine that a vehicle has arrived at or near the destination and store the destination in memory. The system may determine the vehicle is in a first parked state at a first location and store the first location as a parked position. The system may determine the vehicle is in a second parked state at a second location within a predetermined time period after the first park state and store the second location as the parked position. The system may determine the vehicle is parked at a parked location after the predetermined time period has ended. Once determined that the vehicle is at the parked location, the system may transmit last mile navigation information associated with the destination and the parked location to a mobile device.

Methods and systems for last mile navigation cache point of interest

A system and method of obtaining update information include receiving a request for an update from a mobile device, determining whether the request for update is for a scheduled update or an unscheduled update, in response to determining that the request for update is for an unscheduled update: requesting a first update information from a high-speed provider, receiving the first update information from the high-speed provider, and sending the first update information to the mobile device, and in response to determining the update is for a scheduled update: requesting a second update information from the telematics system, receiving the second update information from the telematics system, and sending the second update information to the mobile device.

On-board vehicular communication system

Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable mediums for providing last mile navigation. In an example, the system may determine that a vehicle has arrived at or near the destination. The system may store the destination in memory when determined that the vehicle has arrived at or near the destination. The system may monitor the location of the vehicle and determine the vehicle is parked at a parked location. Once determined that the vehicle is parked, the system may transmit last mile navigation information associated with the destination and the parked location to a mobile device.

Systems and methods for estimating an end of a vehicle trip. The system includes a memory that stores instructions for executing processes for estimating the end of the vehicle trip and a processor configured to execute the instructions. The instructions cause the processor to: receive first data from each of a vehicle and a mobile device connected to the vehicle, the first data being received from the vehicle at periodic intervals; receive updated first data and second data from the mobile device when the mobile device is disconnected from the vehicle; upon failing to receive the first data from the vehicle at a next interval, estimate the end of the vehicle trip based on the updated first data and the second data from the mobile device; and generate a trip log with the estimated end of the vehicle trip.

Methods and systems for estimating an end of a vehicle trip

A method and system for providing access to a vehicle and enabling data off-boarding that include associating a primary portable device to the vehicle and granting privileges to the primary portable device. The method and system also include associating at least one secondary portable device to the vehicle by granting privileges to the at least one secondary portable device through the primary portable device. The method and system additionally include providing terms and conditions related to data off-boarding to the primary portable device and providing terms and conditions related to data off-boarding to the at least one secondary portable device when the at least one secondary portable device is linked to the vehicle through the primary portable device. The method and system further include controlling off-boarding of vehicle data of a driver when the terms and conditions are accepted.

System and method for providing access to a vehicle and enabling data off-boarding

Systems and methods for tandem parking are provided. A vehicle includes a camera that obtains an image of a second vehicle parked in tandem with the first vehicle. The vehicle also includes a processor that extracts a vehicle identifier of the second vehicle from the image. The vehicle further includes a wireless modem that sends, from the vehicle, a notification request for the second vehicle including the vehicle identifier. A method of notification includes scanning, by the camera mounted in the first vehicle, a vehicle identifier from a second vehicle parked in tandem with the first vehicle. The method further includes transmitting, by the wireless modem operably connected to the camera, a notification request for the second vehicle including the vehicle identifier.

System and method for contacting vehicle for tandem parking

A computer-implemented method for hybrid speech data processing in a vehicle includes receiving a first speech input at an input device in the vehicle and digitizing the first speech input into packets. The method includes storing the packets at a memory for predetermined amount of time and transmitting the packets using a wireless voice communication channel to a speech recognition server. Upon detecting a speech recognition condition is met associated with the packets or the wireless voice communication channel, the method includes converting one or more of the packets stored at the memory into text data and transmitting the text data using a wireless data communication channel to an interactive voice response system. Further, the method includes receiving a speech recognition result from the interactive voice response system and outputting the speech recognition result in the vehicle using an output device.

Hybrid speech data processing in a vehicle

A computer-implemented method for wireless vehicle data processing includes processing data requests from a communication device in a vehicle over a network using a first connection established between the communication device and an off-board server. Further, the method includes detecting a connectivity error between the communication device and the off-board server based on the first connection and detecting a second connection different than the first connection. A connection protocol type is identified for the second connection and processing of the data requests are resumed over the network via the second connection for a predetermined period of time based on the connection protocol type of the second connection.

Wireless data processing in a connected vehicle

A method of providing enhanced navigation information in a vehicle in response to a finding of driver confusion includes the steps of monitoring behavior of a driver, determining whether the driver is confused based on the behavior of the driver, and providing additional points of interest data to the driver if the driver is determined to be confused.

Enhanced navigation information to aid confused drivers

A method and system of notifications for an electric vehicle are provided. A method of notification includes receiving, from an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), a charge for a first vehicle. The method may further include scanning, by the first vehicle, an identifier of a second vehicle parked in tandem with the first vehicle. The method may also include sending, via the EVSE, by the first vehicle, a notification request including the identifier of the second vehicle.

System and method for contacting vehicle via electric vehicle supply equipment

Some embodiments are directed to hierarchical based computer implemented methods and systems for controlling predetermined vehicle operations upon receiving requests from vehicle occupants. The methods and systems include identifying vehicle occupants regardless of their location within the vehicle, and matching an identified vehicle occupant who has entered a request with one profile of a hierarchy of stored profiles. Each profile can correspond to at least one of the occupants who has been identified, and provides authorization to control certain of the predetermined operations. The methods and systems also include accepting the request to control the requested operation if the matched profile provides authorization to control the requested operation, rejecting the request to control the requested operation if the matched profile does not provide authorization to control the requested operation, and enabling implementation of the requested operation if the request has been accepted based on the matched profile providing authorization.

Hierarchical based vehicular control systems, and methods of use and manufacture thereof

There is a provided a mobile electronic device and a computer-implemented method. The method includes: receiving, by an electronic device, location parameters comprising a location of the electronic device, a direction of travel of the electronic device and a speed of the electronic device; configuring, by the electronic device, a dynamic geo-fenced area based on the location parameters, wherein the dynamic geo-fenced area surrounds the location of the electronic device; retrieving, by the electronic device, a Voice Recognition (VR) dictionary subset comprising data associated with the dynamic geo-fenced area from a VR dictionary, wherein the data comprises a broadcast station name and a broadcast frequency associated with the broadcast station name; and performing voice recognition using the VR dictionary subset.

Dynamic geo-fencing for voice recognition dictionary

An in-vehicle system determines whether conditions are satisfied, including a favorite order being known and a current time of day being within a time period of a predefined time day. If the conditions are satisfied, a conversation is initiated to ask whether the favorite order is desired. When a response indicates that the favorite order is desired, the favorite order is placed and navigation guidance is provided for driving to a vendor. In some embodiments, when second conditions are met, including a monitored portion of a current route matching a previously monitored portion of a route when an order was placed and a monitored time of day matching a previously monitored time of day, within a predefined time period, a speech conversation is initiated to ask whether the order is desired. If the driver indicates the desire for the order, the order is placed.

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Carson, CA, United States of America

Alvin Teh Yuan