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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Andrea Bowes Chowanic, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Andrea Bowes Chowanic, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for delivering arrival guidance comprising of receiving inputs defining a destination point of interest (POI). The method includes determining whether the destination POI has a parent-child POI relationship with respect to a second POI. The method further includes outputting guidance at a predetermined distance from the destination POI, wherein the guidance comprises a notification concerning the parent-child relationship between the destination POI and the second POI.