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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120004842 | PRESENTATION OF A GENERATED ROUTE WITH A SPECIFIABLE ROAD Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for presenting a generated route with a specifiable road in a mapping system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for presenting a generated route with a specifiable road(... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110313661 | MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS An apparatus includes a map information storage section (16) for storing map information on an area by area basis formed in meshes; a positioning section (15) for measuring its own present location; a new road detecting section (19) for deciding tha... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110313660 | METHOD FOR EXCHANGING MESSAGES IN A NAVIGATION SYSTEM USING VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATIONS Method and device for exchanging messages in a VLC navigation system is provided, in which a map server generates a provision message in the form of visible light signals through all lamps in an area, using a PLC network, where a navigation service is provided, a termin... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110295691 | RADIO RECEIVER BASED GREETING CARD SYSTEM A method and system for providing location-based advertising and location-based greeting through a radio receiver based greeting is disclosed. The system for providing location-based advertising comprises a greeting card having at least one surface, a radio receiver cou... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110288763 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ROUTE GUIDANCE This invention relates to a route displaying method and apparatus in a navigation system. More specifically, this invention relates to a navigation-based apparatus and method to display a complete route presented in three-dimension. The navigation system may include a m... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110264370 | Method and system for displaying navigation information and mapping content on an electronic map A method for displaying object vector indicators (“OVI”) and mapping-media content, referencing map-objects (“MO”) on an electronic map, the method including determining that at least one MO is outside a visible area of a displayed map, creating an OVI to refere... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110257883 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND/OR RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE LOCATION REFERENCE, ENHANCED BY AT LEAST ONE FOCUSING FACTOR A method and end user mapping device (200) are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving information from a remote server (302), at a device, the received information including at least one location reference enhanced by at least... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110251790 | METHODOLOGY AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING OPTIMIZATION IN GPS-BASED NAVIGATION, COMBINING DYNAMIC TRAFFIC DATA We have devised a methodology and appropriate systems realizing it, related to the collection, by means of a GPS-based Personal Navigation Assistant (PNA) and aggregation, central processing and distribution (by means of a Central System) of dynamic information related ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110251787 | Navigational Coordinate Systems in Conjunction with Transports and/or Mobile Devices The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems, methods, apparatuses, articles, and means for determining at least one navigational coordinate system to be utilized in conjunction with transports and/or mobile devices. For certain example implementations, a meth... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110246059 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, BEHAVIOR PREDICTION DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREFOR A method, system, device, and computer readable medium for a displaying a predicted route of a user. It can be determined whether a predicted route is within a displayed range of the map. If the predicted route is not within the displayed range of the map, the displayed... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110246066 | Method and System for Managing Media Items The subject matter discloses a computerized system comprising an input module configured to obtain a media item and a Geographic Location Data Record (GLDR), the media item is associated with the GLDR, a media item repository configured to store the media item, a meta-d... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110213552 | MAP DISPLAYING DEVICE A map displaying device for displaying an accessible range in an arbitrary display form determined in accordance with the scale of a displayed map and/or with the running state of a vehicle is provided. The map displaying device includes: a display unit for displaying m... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110208604 | Media Delivery System for an Automobile by the Use of Voice Input Device and Head-Up Display System and method for delivering media assets to a user of an automobile is disclosed. The system comprises a voice input device and a voice recognition device. The system further comprises a head-up display device for displaying metadata of the media assets on a windsh... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110208429 | Route Computation Based on Route-Oriented Vehicle Trajectories Techniques for providing a route based on route-oriented vehicle trajectories are described. This disclosure describes receiving GPS logs and extracting route-oriented vehicle trajectory content from the GPS log data to pertain to a single trip. Next, the process maps e... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110196610 | SCHEMATIC MAPS Systems and methods for preparing and presenting schematic maps, which are maps that present information in a format that presents only information that is most relevant to a given situation in order to provide a simple and clear representation sufficient to aid a user ... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110184622 | VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS, TRAVEL SECTION PICK-UP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PICKING UP TRAVEL SECTION A vehicle drive control apparatus for use in a vehicle collects the number of travels in each of road sections in a traveled route for each of travel directions, extracts road sections having been traveled for more than a threshold number for each of travel directions, ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110178704 | NAVIGATION DEVICE CAPABLE OF ADDING PATH TO NAVIGATION PLAN INDEPENDENTLY A navigation device capable of adding paths to a navigation plan independently is disclosed. The navigation device includes a global positioning module, a dynamic path-adding module, and a navigation module. The global positioning module receives road track coordinates ... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110178705 | Using Filtering With Mobile Device Positioning In A Constrained Environment The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems, methods, apparatuses, devices, articles, and means for using filtering with mobile device positioning in a constrained environment. For certain example implementations, a method may comprise obtaining at least one ... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110172905 | ASSISTING A USER IN ARRIVING AT A DESTINATION IN TIME To allow a user to select a route to the destination himself, an exemplary embodiment relates to a method for assisting a user in arriving at a destination point within a time limit. The exemplary method comprises receiving a determined position and the destination poin... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110172916 | Mobile Device Positioning In A Constrained Environment The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems, methods, devices, articles, apparatuses, means, etc. for mobile device positioning in a constrained environment. For certain example implementations, a method may comprise obtaining an estimated velocity distributi... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110153189 | HISTORICAL TRAFFIC DATA COMPRESSION A device and method for calculating information regarding a route to a destination. The device may include a computer-readable memory element on which is stored a plurality of templates comprising historical speed values for a quantity of time segments and a map databas... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110153209 | Portable GPS navigation device A portable GPS navigation device displays map information and navigation instructions; the device (a) includes a two-way wireless transceiver operable to connect to a mobile telephone; (b) is operable to enable a user to control one or more functions of the mobile telep... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110153208 | 3D PATH ANALYSIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING Techniques for constructing a path analysis in an area are provided. Data are received from a mobile device in an area. The data is based on a path that is traversed by the mobile device. A traversable path is then determined from the data received from the mobile devic... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110144908 | Method of locating nearby low priced items using a personal navigation device A method of locating nearby low priced items by utilizing a personal navigation device includes entering a shopping list of items a user wishes to buy through a user interface of the personal navigation device, the personal navigation device searching for each item on t... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110137550 | Apparatus and method for generating sketch map information in portable terminal Provided is an apparatus and method for generating a sketch map in a portable terminal. The apparatus includes a sketch map generating unit. The sketch map generating unit collects information about route points of the portable terminal by using location information, ge... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110130962 | Navigation system for delivery vehicles A onboard navigation system for delivery vehicles used in conjunction with the GPS system to facilitate the delivery process with daily delivery route instructions, directions, and updates includes a navigation device mounted to the vehicle's dashboard and which include... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110106445 | System for Transferring Information for Persons in the Area of An Airport, Method for Transferring Information and a Personal End Device A system for transferring information for at least one person in the area of an airport, comprising a) at least one personal end device which can be worn by the at least one person, b) a detection means for detecting the current spatial position of the at least one pers... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110106595 | DYNAMICALLY MAPPING IMAGES ON OBJECTS IN A NAVIGATION SYSTEM A method of and system for displaying information on a display are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method has the following actions: a) accessing a 3D model with 3D objects b) showing on the display a graphical display of one or more scenes comprising a movin... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110106446 | DISPLAY METHOD FOR A DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD FOR A NAVIGATION SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE A display system includes a display for the graphic representation of changeable information, an operating unit for the control of the displayed information by a user, a proximity sensor which is arranged to detect an approach of the user to the operating unit, and a co... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110099037 | Location-Based, Time Sensitive Wireless Exchange A peer-to-peer, proximity based, open marketplace for buyers and sellers of event tickets permits subscribers to use a buyer-seller exchange service via a clearinghouse server to connect with other users to coordinate the sale of tickets and other time sensitive items b... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110098878 | MOTOR VEHICLE IGNITION KEY, MOTOR VEHICLE NAVIGATION DEVICE, MOTOR VEHICLE SYSTEM, AND METHODS What is described is a motor vehicle ignition key and a method including a movement sensor for detecting the movement of the motor vehicle ignition key, a motor vehicle navigation device, and a method including a calculator for calculating a driving route in dependence ... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110082643 | LOCATION ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON TOPOLOGY CONSTRAINTS A method for enhanced location sensing based on topology constraints. A potential position value and a corresponding probability value with respect to an observed position data of an object within a structure can be calculated utilizing a normal probability distribution... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110082752 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATION-AWARE USER SPECIFIC ADVERTISEMENTS A user interface is configured to permit interaction between a user and a location-aware device. A user profile is stored in memory including profile features describing at least one of historic user actions and expected probabilities of user actions. An information ser... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110071881 | MINING LIFE PATTERN BASED ON LOCATION HISTORY Techniques for providing mining life pattern are described. This disclosure describes mining a life pattern of an individual, for example, by identifying places visited during the individual's daily activities. Mining the individual life pattern includes collecting loca... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110066374 | SAFTEY SYSTEM AND DEVICE AND METHODS OF OPERATING Various embodiments of a device, system and methods that promote safety and security within an organization. Sensor data from one or more installation sensors is collected, analyzed and used to create a map and/or directions that, when received by a wireless mobile devi... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110060493 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, NAVIGATION METHOD, AND NAVIGATION PROGRAM Navigation devices, methods, and programs acquire a reference position related to the traveling of a host vehicle and acquire a host vehicle condition at the reference position. The devices, methods, and programs accesses a travel information storage unit that stores tr... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110054786 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATION INFORMATION A navigation information providing device recognizes traveling status information of a vehicle senses a behavioral state or physiological state of a driver to recognize the driver's situation information and sets a rule including a form and a time for navigation informa... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110054783 | DATA STRUCTURE OF ROUTE GUIDANCE DATABASE It is an object to realize a route guidance that follows a real passage mode without a feeling of wrongness. In a route guidance device, aside from a two-dimensional road network for a route search, a three-dimensional road network used for the route guidance and guidin... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110054784 | SHALLOW WATER HIGHLIGHT METHOD AND DISPLAY SYSTEMS A digital mapping display and related system for fishing, and other applications.... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110054785 | DEPTH HIGHLIGHT, DEPTH HIGHLIGHT RANGE, AND WATER LEVEL OFFSET HIGHLIGHT DISPLAY AND SYSTEMS A digital mapping display and related system for fishing, and other applications.... | 03/03/2011 |
