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| 8176045 | Systems and methods for cross-street identification Aspects of the invention relate to the use of electronic maps and providing information about intersecting streets. A given region of interest on a map may include any number of features. Features of interest, including road segments and intersections, can be filter... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8160808 | System and method for sending destination locations to navigation devices A navigation device receives a destination location to automatically calculate a route to the destination location over a wireless network. The destination location may be generated by a third party at a remote computer or wireless device. The destination location m... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8150614 | Routing guide mediation system, routing guide mediation server, and routing guide method A routing guide mediation system is equipped with a routing guide mediation server, establishing cooperation between a plurality of routing guide systems having map data by country and region and network data for route search. When a departure point and a destinatio... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145417 | Enabling a first mobile device to navigate to a location associated with a second mobile device A method is described that allows a first mobile device to persistently lock onto a second mobile device, thereby allowing the first mobile device to not only constantly monitor the dynamic location of the second mobile device but also to adaptively navigate in real... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145416 | Interactive mapping method and system Method and computer program product for presenting a set of address locations in a browser window of a user device via the Internet are disclosed. The method includes receiving a set of address locations in a given order, presenting the set of address locations as a... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140254 | Road map data generation apparatus, road map data generation system, and method for generating road map data In a road map data generation apparatus, existing primary road map data is subjected to a deletion process according to a deletion rule to delete a portion of the data. Thus, reduced road map data is generated for a storage medium such as a memory card having a data... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140255 | On-vehicle guidance apparatus An on-vehicle guidance apparatus is characterized in including an output sound control means for acquiring a sound volume setting of onboard equipment, a sound volume determining means for determining whether or not the sound volume setting is smaller than a predete... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135537 | Route data base generation procedures and systems, processes and products relating thereto A route data base generating system avoids GPS satellite signals sources for land based vehicle azimuth and heading determinations in areas where reception of the satellite signals is unavailable or impaired and relies on vehicle part movements that are equatable to... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135536 | Lead route guidance system, portable route lead guidance device, and program A lead route guidance system capable of displaying route guidance not causing the user to be confused by the difference between the line of vision and the route guidance image, a portable route lead guidance device, and program are provided. The lead route guidance ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8121779 | Information processing apparatus, information providing method, program, and information providing system There is provided an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with an information management apparatus storing service information including place information, service content information, and start time information; the information processing appar... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116974 | Conducting localized searches in a wireless client-server navigation system A system and method are disclosed for conducting searches and generating routes to selected points of interest using a wireless client-server (WCS) navigator. A method includes the step of requesting, at a mobile unit, information about one or more locations meeting... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8103441 | Caching navigation content for intermittently connected devices Selectively caching content related to routing data in a computing device. Prior to traversing a route, one or more access points to a network are identified. An expected level of access to a network (e.g., signal strength) along the route is determined. Portions of... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103442 | Navigation device and its method In a navigation device for providing a guide from an origin to a destination, a display section displays a guide image indicating the guide to the destination. A state acquisition section acquires a state outside a vehicle. A photographed guide generation section ge... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099233 | Map display controller and computer readable medium including instructions for displaying map image A map display controller displays a three-dimensional map image on a display screen of a display device, and superimposes a route wall standing from a route and along the route in the three dimensional map image on the display device. This reduces a difficulty in co... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8090526 | Method for determining the horizontal profile of a flight plan complying with a prescribed vertical flight profile The present invention relates to the definition, in a flight plan, of the horizontal profile of an air route with vertical flight and speed profile prescribed on departure and/or on arrival, by a stringing together of check-points and/or turn points associated with ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090528 | Navigation apparatus and computer program When a map image in the periphery of a vehicle position is displayed on a liquid crystal display in 3D, POIs existing in a first searching region within a first searching distance from a current position of the vehicle are searched in an area in the vicinity of the ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090527 | Method for operating a navigation system A method for operating a navigation system includes the following steps: a) inputting a destination; b) deriving a starting point from the destination being input by utilizing a starting point derivation rule; c) calculating a route from the derived starting point t... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8078394 | Indexing large-scale GPS tracks Described is a technology by which uploaded GPS data is indexed according to spatio-temporal relationships to facilitate efficient insertion and retrieval. The indexes may be converted to significantly smaller-sized data structures when new updates to that structure... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8068977 | Destination prediction apparatus and method thereof To provide a destination prediction apparatus which predicts a destination more accurately than before. A destination prediction apparatus which predicts a destination of a mobile object includes: a stay characteristic accumulating unit in which stay characteristic ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068978 | System and method for managing mobile drive units A method for moving a mobile drive unit within a workspace includes receiving a path. The path includes at least an initial segment and one or more additional segments. The initial segment includes a portion of the path adjacent to the first point; and at least one ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065078 | Conveying locations in spoken dialog systems The presentation of location information to a user that is distracted by traveling can result in the user quickly forgetting, or never even comprehending, key parts of the location information, such as the street number. Identification can be made of intersections a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8065077 | Organizing media data using a portable electronic device The present invention relates to an electronic communication device, a portable electronic device, a method, a computer program product, a computer program element, and a system for organizing electronic media data in relation to fix points of geographic locations. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060298 | Multiple directions to a destination without providing a specific origin The automatic generation of multiple sets of directions for navigating geographically to a specific destination without specification of an origin. Based on the destination, candidate roads or other transportation conduits are selected for analysis. Candidate meta-d... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8046162 | Data broadcast method for traffic information Systems and methods are provided for prioritizing traffic information and broadcasting the traffic information in a prioritized order. The method generally comprises receiving data regarding traffic conditions on various roads, wherein each road can be characterized... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046161 | Transportation planning with rule-based release of trips for execution A computer, for planning moves of freight automatically receives a plan containing a number of trips to be performed to move freight using vehicles, and partially releases only a portion of the plan for execution instead of releasing the entire plan. The plan portio... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041505 | Navigation services based on position location using broadcast digital television signals A service depends on the location of a device. The device location is determined using DTV signals. More specifically, the device location is determined based on pseudo-ranges between the device and a plurality of digital television (DTV) transmitters and the pseudo... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036822 | Travel time determination The present invention relates to travel time determination, for example, determining a predicted travel time between locations based on historical data. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a method for determining a predicted amount of time required to tr... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036823 | Navigation system A navigation system generating a display which enables an intuitive and instant grasp of a distance to a guide point (such as a guide target intersection) is provided. The navigation system displays an object on a route between the vicinity of a vehicle position and... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8027784 | Personal GPS navigation device A navigation device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a storage device to store map information; a processor to determine a route of travel based upon a current position of the navigation device and an input or selected destina... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027785 | Homing display system and method A relative positioning system enabling a user to return to a starting position or some other point on the user's path. The system may include an array of accelerometers. The output from the accelerometers may be integrated to quantify movement of the array. The vari... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8024111 | Travel route system and method A method of recommending a travel route includes receiving an indication of a start location and a destination location, and a desired arrival time at the destination location. One or more road segments included in possible routes are identified. Traffic data, event... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014942 | Remote destination programming for vehicle navigation Remote destination programming enables a user to define a desired destination (402, 406, 410) in advance of a journey. The destination may be stored in a user profile (502, 504) on a remote navigation server (400, 500). It may be uploaded there ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8014941 | Optimum route determination employing an estimation function A method and system for determining a route from a starting point to a destination on a road network are provided, where an estimation function for vertices of the road network is employed, and where a tiling covers an area in which at least a portion of the road ne... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010281 | Method and apparatus for providing a navigation summary A route between locations includes a detailed set of directions to get from a present location to a destination. A route summary is provided, showing a subset of the roads needed to be traveled to go from the present location to the destination. The route summary is... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8000891 | Data formats and usage for massive point to point route calculation The invention is directed to a method by which optimal paths are found between one or more start destinations and one or more end destinations. First destination and travel data is converted into a node and edge data format, wherein the nodes represent start points ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996148 | System and method for obtaining map coordinates to fixed location A method for obtaining directions to fixed location such as a restaurant includes using a telephone to call the restaurant, and providing a prompt to the caller during the call to push a button on the telephone to download GPS location of the restaurant. The GPS inf... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996149 | Method and device for automatic route registration A method and a device for automatic route registration. A destination is entered into a data input device. A route is determined as a function of a starting location and the entered destination. The first route is transmitted to a route analysis device and divided i... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991545 | Method and apparatus for selecting POI by brand icon A method and apparatus for selecting a desired point of interest (“POI”) for a navigation system displays matching brand icons associated with POIs to assist the user in finding an intended POI. When the user inputs characters indicating a POI name or a POI type... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991546 | Display method and apparatus for navigation system for efficiently searching cities on map image A display method and apparatus for a navigation system promotes to quickly search a desired on a map image with respect to an order of distance from a current vehicle position or other reference position. On the screen of the navigation system, it displays a special... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7979201 | Navigation apparatus A navigation apparatus includes a map data acquiring means 11a, 11, 12, and 5 for acquiring map data including data about roads for which whether or not a car pool lane is also provided is specified; a current position determining means | 07/12/2011 |
