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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2006
Steve Tengler, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Kenneth Ramirez, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Steve Tengler, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Kenneth Ramirez, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle on-board unit is configured and arranged to report an estimated time of arrival and an accuracy indicator for an estimated time of arrival from historical estimated time of arrival information. The vehicle on-board unit basically has a destination input section, a historical data input section and an estimated time of arrival reporting section. The destination input section is used to enter a destination point. The historical data input section provides historical estimated time of arrival information based on a plurality of actual motorist travel times to the destination point. The estimated time of arrival reporting section reports to a user an estimated time of arrival and an accuracy indicator for the estimated time of arrival from the historical estimated time of arrival information.