Navigation system initiating conversation with driver

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method for an in-vehicle system to initiate a conversation with a driver of a vehicle that includes the in-vehicle system, the method comprising:
determining, by the in-vehicle system, whether a predefined favorite order of the driver exists and whether a current time of day is within a predefined time period of a predefined time of day; when the in-vehicle system determines that the predefined favorite order of the driver exists and the current time of day is within the predefined time period of the predefined time of day, performing:
initiating, by the in-vehicle system, a speech conversation with the driver of a vehicle having the in-vehicle system to ask the driver whether the driver wants to order the predefined favorite order,receiving, by the in-vehicle system, a verbal response from the driver indicating whether the driver desires to order the favorite order, andwhen the verbal response of the driver indicates that the driver desires to order the predefined favorite order, performing:
ordering, by the in-vehicle system, the predefined favorite order from a vendor, andproviding navigation guidance to the driver for driving the vehicle to a location of the vendor; wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, by the in-vehicle system via a second speech conversation with the driver, a second order from the driver, the second order including a second vendor from which the order is to be placed; andplacing, by the in-vehicle system, the second order with the second vendor.