DE102012010042A1 - Method for executing time scheduling, particularly for providing time schedule to user of motor vehicle, involves providing user time schedule with user target date, where one or more user target dates are selected from user time schedule - Google Patents

Abstract

The method involves providing a user time schedule with user target date. One or more user target dates are selected from the user time schedule. A route planning with one or multiple target date place as target location is executed to obtain a vehicle target date. The user time schedule with a vehicle target date is completed to obtain a vehicle time schedule. The user time schedule is displayed on a display unit with a touch-sensitive screen. Independent claims are included for the following: (1) a device, particularly processing unit for a system for executing a time scheduling; (2) a computer program with a program code unit for executing the time scheduling method; and (3) a computer program product with a program code.

Description

The invention relates to systems, in particular route planning systems, for planning a route and for guiding a driver of a motor vehicle along a planned route. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the input of navigation destinations in a route planning system.

State of the art

To use a route planning system, navigation destinations to which a user of the navigation system wishes to be guided can be specified manually by selecting an address or by other input, such as voice input or the like. Such input is usually time consuming.

From the publication DE 10 134 108 B4 A method is known for entering navigation destinations by means of an appointment-keeping device that can communicate with the navigation system via an interface. For this purpose, the appointment information is automatically transmitted from the device to the navigation system. The driver of the motor vehicle is requested to confirm or more precisely specify a potential navigation target, so that this can be adopted as navigation target for the navigation system.

Also from the publication EP 1 162 560 A2 It is known to use the appointments stored in an electronic organizer for faster destination input for a navigation system.

From the publication EP 1 422 501 A1 An information display system for a navigation device is known in which a map display and a diary display are displayed side by side. On the map display, a place of an appointment entered in the diary can be displayed.

From the publication EP 1 909 069 B1 For example, a method and apparatus for automatically inputting a destination for route guidance into a navigation system of a vehicle, in which an electronic device having a scheduler module storing scheduled appointments, can be connected to the navigation system and destinations based on scheduled appointments in the navigation system the vehicle can be stored, wherein an optimal route is calculated to at least some of the destinations stored in the scheduler module.

However, a comparison of appointments in the schedule of a user with the times required for the use of the motor vehicle and driving on the routes does not take place in the user's schedule, but can be completed only after planning a route between the locations determined by the appointments ,

It is an object of the present invention to provide a user of a diary with a possibility to make a simplified scheduling taking into account travel times and other vehicle-related waiting times or delay times.

Disclosure of the invention

This object is achieved by the method for scheduling and providing an appointment calendar for a user of a motor vehicle according to claim 1 and by the device, the system, the computer program and the computer program product according to the independent claims.

Further advantageous embodiments of the present invention are specified in the dependent claims.

• – Bereitstellen eines Nutzerterminkalenders mit Nutzerterminen;
• – Auswählen von einem oder mehreren Nutzerterminen aus dem Nutzerterminkalender;
• – Durchführen einer Routenplanung mit dem einen oder den mehreren ausgewählten Nutzerterminen zugeordneten Terminorten als Zielorte der Routenplanung, um mindestens einen Fahrzeugtermin zu erhalten;
• – Ergänzen des Nutzerterminkalenders mit dem mindestens einen Fahrzeugtermin, um einen Fahrzeugterminkalender zu erhalten.

According to a first aspect, a method for carrying out a scheduling is provided, with the following steps:

• - providing a user calendar with user appointments;
• Selecting one or more user appointments from the user calendar;
• - performing a route planning with the one or more selected user appointments associated appointment locations as destinations of route planning to obtain at least one vehicle appointment;
• - Add the user's calendar with the at least one vehicle appointment to obtain a vehicle calendar.

One idea of the above method is to provide a user with an opportunity to supplement his personal user calendar with vehicle and / or journey related appointments, ie, appointments that are due to the upcoming trip or upcoming trips. To do this, the user selects individual appointments. From the selected appointments, the respective appointment location is determined and a route is determined based on the appointment locations as destinations of route planning and the sequence determined by the appointment times. These time periods and times to be determined from the travel time and other conditions on the vehicle and / or route are determined and the user calendar is supplemented by the corresponding appointments, in particular departure times and the like. As a result, it is possible for a user of a motor vehicle to automatically receive entries on travel start times, energy storage refill times (tank times or charging times) and the like by selecting appointments from the user calendar that the user wishes to exercise. In this way, the user can be automatically specified when the predecessor appointment has to be ended in order to be able to reach the next appointment entered in the user's appointment calendar in a timely manner.

Furthermore, the user calendar may be displayed on a display device having a touch-sensitive screen, wherein the one or more user appointments are selected from the user's calendar by touching a user's appointment icon associated with a corresponding user appointment.

According to one embodiment, the user calendar and a map excerpt may be displayed on a display device with a touch-sensitive screen, wherein the one or more user appointments are selected from the user calendar by touching and dragging a user appointment icon associated with a corresponding user appointment onto the map excerpt. It can thereby be provided, after providing the user's calendar, to draw individual appointments in a representation of the user's calendar on a map display, for example of a navigation system, with the aid of a finger gesture in order to select the corresponding appointments for route planning.

In particular, the at least one vehicle appointment can specify an appointment and / or time period which are due to the journey to the assigned appointment location with the motor vehicle, and in particular a travel time to a destination of one of the selected user appointments, a parking time between two trips or a tank or Charging time or a tank or charging time include.

Furthermore, the route planning can be performed after each selection of a user appointment or after the selection of multiple user appointments by performing an input, in particular by actuating a displayed "input completed" field.

It can be provided that the vehicle calendar is displayed on a display device, wherein in particular in an electrically driven vehicle, a charging time is indicated by a charging symbol in the vehicle calendar.

• – einen Nutzerterminkalender mit Nutzerterminen bereitzustellen;
• – aus einem oder mehreren Nutzerterminen aus dem Nutzerterminkalender auszuwählen;
• – eine Routenplanung mit dem einen oder den mehreren ausgewählten Nutzerterminen zugeordneten Terminorten als Zielorte der Routenplanung durchzuführen, um mindestens einen Fahrzeugtermin zu erhalten;
• – den Nutzerterminkalender mit dem mindestens einen Fahrzeugtermin zu ergänzen, um einen Fahrzeugterminkalender zu erhalten.

According to a further aspect, a device, in particular a computing unit, is provided for carrying out a scheduling, wherein the device is designed to:

• To provide a user calendar with user appointments;
• - select from one or more user appointments from the user's calendar;
• To perform a route planning with the one or more selected user appointments associated appointment locations as destinations of route planning to obtain at least one vehicle appointment;
• - To supplement the user calendar with the at least one vehicle appointment to obtain a vehicle calendar.

In another aspect, a system is provided with a display device and the above device.

According to a further aspect, a display device is provided to display the user calendar, wherein the display device and the above device are configured to address the one or more user appointments from the user appointment calendar by touching a user appointment symbol associated with a corresponding user appointment or by touching and Dragging a user event icon associated with a corresponding user appointment to select a displayed map pane.

According to a further aspect, a computer program with program code means is provided to perform all steps of the above method when the computer program is executed on a computer or a corresponding computing unit, in particular in the above apparatus.

In another aspect, a computer program product is provided that includes program code stored on a computer-readable medium and that, when executed on a data processing device, performs the above method.

Brief description of the drawings

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

1 a schematic representation of a system for providing an appointment calendar, taking into account vehicle and travel route-dependent times;

2 a flowchart illustrating a method for operating the system of 1 ;

3 an exemplary representation on a display device of the system of 1 to select user appointments;

4 a representation on the display device after the selection of two user appointments; and

5 a representation on the display of a vehicle calendar, the vehicle appointments and activities represents.

Description of embodiments

1 shows a schematic representation of an overall system 1 with a device 2 for providing and scheduling a datebook of a user (user calendar 11 ) as well as a route between through the user calendar 11 certain dates.

The device 2 stands with an appointment calendar memory 3 in which the user's calendar 11 is stored in a suitable manner. The appointment calendar memory 3 can be in an external database or in a mobile device 4 of the user. The device 2 may be temporary, at predetermined times or permanently with the appointment calendar memory 3 are in communication with appointments from the user's calendar 11 into the device 2 to read in or update.

The device 2 essentially comprises a computing unit 5 , a display device 6 and a memory 7 , The device 2 includes in the described embodiment, a navigation system, but is at least programmatically designed to make a route planning based on one or more predetermined destinations. The route planning program and the required map information can be stored in memory 7 be saved.

In a synchronization between the appointment book memory 3 and the memory 7 are user records that are a user's calendar 11 describe in the memory 7 transfer. To manage the in the user's calendar 11 saved appointments may be a conventional appointment management program in the memory 7 be provided. By using an appropriate feature, the user through manual or other operation of the device 2 can choose the user's calendar 11 according to those in the store 7 stored data on the display device 6 are displayed.

For example, the display device 6 be designed as a touch screen, so that the user inputs by touching a surface area on the display device 6 can make. Alternatively, of course, other input elements (not shown) may be provided to make user input.

Operating the device 2 will be described below in connection with the flowchart of 2 described in more detail. It is assumed that the user's calendar 11 in a suitable manner in the memory 7 has been saved.

Once in a query step S1, a user input is determined by which the user indicates that the user's calendar 11 on the display device 6 is displayed, the user's calendar is in step S2 11 on the display device 6 displayed so that the appointments of the current day, in particular chronologically sorted, as appointment symbols 12 be displayed among each other. At the same time a map section 13 representing the current location of the vehicle and the vehicle environment, in particular road courses in the vehicle environment, graphically. Such a display is for example in 3 shown.

Now, in step S3, the user may select one or more appointment symbols 12 from the illustrated user calendar 11 Specify destination locations for the route planning program that correspond to the appointment locations of the appointment symbols 12 correspond to assigned appointments. For example, the appointments to be used for route planning can be tapped or touched and dragged (moving the fingertip on the surface of the display 6 ) of the relevant appointment symbol 12 on the area of the display device 6 in which the map section 13 is shown to be made.

Furthermore, an input field 14 as an area on the display device 6 be provided, when pressed (by touching) the appointment of all registered appointments of the day are automatically specified as destinations. The selected appointments will be as in 4 displayed automatically with sequence numbers after their selection 15 or other symbols that indicate the chronological order of the dates to be departed, and displayed accordingly.

Based on the thus selected destinations, route planning may be performed in step S4. The route planning may be after each selection of an appointment or after a final confirmation of the user after the selection of several appointments, eg. B. by a dedicated "input completed" field 20 as appropriate Area on the display device 6 , respectively. If several appointments are selected, the route planning takes place in such a way that the appointments are in the format specified by the user calendar 11 predetermined order in the route.

As a result of the route planning, calculated travel times for the route result from an appointment or current location to a next appointment. If it is determined that an appointment within the determined travel time can not be reached in time or that one or more appointments are too short a time apart to cope with the intermediate route, this is indicated to the user, for example by a colored deposit the corresponding user appointment icon 12 in the user's calendar 11 , This gives the user the opportunity to redesign the appointments early. The appointment manager in memory 7 It can be provided in such a way that the user is supported with appointment entries, schedule delays and deletion of appointments.

After the determination of the route and the resulting travel times, these vehicle terminal symbols assigned as vehicle appointments in step S5 in the map section 13 , as in 5 shown, with the appointment locations using appointment icons 16 displayed, for example, with a numbering according to their chronological order.

In addition, by a corresponding user input or automatic the displayed user calendar 11 be supplemented or replaced by a vehicle calendar by the vehicle dates such as travel times, journey start, parking time, required fuel stops for fuel-powered vehicles or required charging stops in electric vehicles and charging times are considered accordingly. Vehicle appointments are generally appointments and periods that are caused by the drive with the motor vehicle, and include in particular the travel time, parking time and tank and charging time or tank and charging time and the like. The appointments for the required fuel stops or charging times can be determined according to known methods from the determined travel route, the tank filling or the available residual energy.

Depending on the selected destination, a suitable public parking space can be determined in the vicinity of the destination and, accordingly, a footpath from the parking space to the destination can be entered and taken into account as the vehicle appointment. If a public parking, z. As a parking garage, controlled, this may be due to a parking space symbol 19 displayed in connection with the corresponding vehicle date.

In addition, when creating the vehicle calendar, traffic and route information can be taken into account, which can extend or shorten the time required for a route.

For example, in 5 a representation shown, the vehicle calendar and the supplemented by the vehicle appointments user calendar 11 displays. The vehicle appointments are made by vehicle appointment symbols 18 displayed and can be displayed in color by the user appointments.

If the route planning program detects in an electric vehicle that the parking of the vehicle near the terminus can be connected to a charge of the electrical energy store, a loading date can be entered in the vehicle calendar and this by a corresponding charging symbol 17 be displayed in the vehicle calendar.

It can be provided that the user in the vehicle calendar can shift corresponding charging times, as long as the state of charge of the energy storage is sufficient to cope with the preceding journeys.

If the preceding journeys can not be handled due to insufficient filling of the energy store, then the route can be provided for a more energy-efficient driving style, as a result of which the travel time is generally extended. The relevant vehicle dates are then changed accordingly and entered in the vehicle diary or changed there. Must individual journeys for this reason be handled in energy-saving driving style, they can be displayed in the vehicle calendar different color or lifted, so that the driver can be made aware that lying in front of him route with reduced energy consumption, d. H. usually at reduced speed, must be traveled.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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overall system

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contraption

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Schedule storage

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mobile device of the user

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computer unit

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charge icon

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Parking Symbol

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"Input completed" field

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

This list of the documents listed by the applicant has been generated automatically and is included solely for the better information of the reader. The list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions.

Cited patent literature

• DE 10134108 B4 [0003]
• EP 1162560 A2 [0004]
• EP 1422501 A1 [0005]
• EP 1909069 B1 [0006]

Claims (11)

A method of scheduling, comprising the steps of: providing a user calendar ( 11 ) with user appointments; - Select one or more user appointments from the user calendar ( 11 ); - performing a route planning with the one or more selected user appointments associated appointment locations as destinations of route planning to obtain at least one vehicle appointment; - Complete the user's calendar ( 11 ) with the at least one vehicle appointment to obtain a vehicle calendar. The method of claim 1, wherein the user calendar ( 11 ) on a display device ( 6 ) is displayed with a touch-sensitive screen, wherein the one or more user appointments from the user calendar ( 11 ) by touching a user appointment symbol ( 12 ), which is assigned to a corresponding user appointment, are selected. The method of claim 1, wherein the user calendar ( 11 ) and a map section ( 13 ) on a display device ( 6 ) are displayed with a touch-sensitive screen, wherein the one or more user appointments from the user calendar ( 11 ) by touching and dragging a user's appointment icon ( 12 ), which is assigned to a corresponding user appointment, on the map section ( 13 ) to be selected. Method according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the at least one vehicle appointment an appointment and / or period, which are due to the journey to the associated Terminort with the motor vehicle, indicates, and in particular a travel time to a destination of the selected user appointments, a parking time between two trips or a tank or charging time or a tank or charging time. Method according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the route planning after each selection of a user appointment or after the selection of multiple user appointments by making an input, in particular by pressing a displayed "input completed" field ( 20 ). Method according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the vehicle date calendar on a display device ( 6 ) is displayed, wherein in particular for an electrically driven vehicle, a charging time by a charging symbol ( 17 ) is displayed in the vehicle calendar. Device, in particular a computing unit, for performing a scheduling, the device being designed to: - a user calendar ( 11 ) with user appointments; - from one or more user appointments from the user calendar ( 11 ); To perform a route planning with the one or more selected user appointments associated appointment locations as destinations of route planning to obtain at least one vehicle appointment; - the user calendar ( 11 ) with the at least one vehicle date to obtain a vehicle calendar. System with a display device and a device according to claim 7. The system of claim 8, wherein display means is provided for displaying the user calendar, wherein the display means and the apparatus are adapted to address the one or more user appointments from the user calendar by touching a user appointment symbol associated with a respective user appointment or by touching and dragging a user's appointment icon ( 12 ), which is assigned to a corresponding user appointment, on a displayed map section ( 13 ). Computer program with program code means for performing all the steps of the method according to one of claims 1 to 6, when the computer program is executed on a computer or a corresponding computing unit, in particular in a device according to claim 7. A computer program product containing program code stored on a computer-readable medium and which, when executed on a data processing device, performs the method of any one of claims 1 to 6.

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