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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165804 | Navigation apparatus, method, and program for same A normal route guidance of a navigation apparatus based on guidance information retrieved from a hard disk drive is switched to a turn list display based on the guidance information from an external memory when a vehicle enters a high-altitude area. The navigation a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7817066 | In-vehicle computer system An in-vehicle computer system includes a host computer, a mode switch and a backup microprocessor. When the host computer functions ordinarily, the mode switch is in a regular mode as a default, and the host computer uses various graphical interfaces on a display to... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7403852 | Data architecture of map data, data architecture of update instruction data, map information processing apparatus, and map information providing apparatus In a road data frame for displaying road maps, each node/link data record describing a link corresponding to a road part includes link identification information identifying an original link, and auxiliary link identification information used for identifying a plura... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7395150 | Map-updating-data creating method A map-updating-data creating apparatus performs, for each old map file, creating a map-updating file for rewriting the map file to a new map file, determining the serial number of each of the updated map files, creating a serial number management file in which marks... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7376510 | Map display for a navigation system A system and method are disclosed for displaying map information on a portable computing device. When approaching a location at which maneuvering guidance is to be provided by the portable computing device, the portable computing device presents alternating images o... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7330788 | Data architecture of map data, data architecture of update instruction data, map information processing apparatus, and map information providing apparatus In a road data frame for displaying road maps, each node/link data record describing a link corresponding to a road part includes link identification information identifying an original link, and auxiliary link identification information used for identifying a plura... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7289039 | Apparatus and method for processing and displaying traffic information in an automotive navigation system A vehicle navigation system for use with a traffic information broadcast system which transmits traffic data relating to primary road segments and a communication system which transmits traffic data relating to road segments in a local geographic area. A broadcast r... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7274374 | Map display device and method for operating thereof A car navigation device displays a map by using display colors included in a first color pallet when the speed of a vehicle traveling is lower than a predetermined value and displays the map by using display colors included in a second color pallet having a group of... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269504 | System and method for assigning a level of urgency to navigation cues System and method for guiding a driver of a vehicle (20) from a starting point to a destination point using an assignment of levels of urgency of navigation cues. The system comprises a navigation unit (38), a controller (22) and a user interfac... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263438 | Smart storage and transmission of navigation information A method for sending navigation information is disclosed. The method can gather various items of navigation information and send those items of navigation information in a certain order. In some cases, the order is established by information that has been received. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251559 | System, navigation method, medium, and information set When traveling to a destination reported in a television broadcast or the like, the user has had to make a memo while watching the television and, when actually traveling by car, the user has had to enter necessary information into an in-vehicle terminal by looking ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7218246 | Map display device and program therefor An object of the present invention is to provide a map display device that makes full use of historic records of the input addresses of previously retrieved points, thereby simplifying the process for inputting an address of a point near a previously retrieved point... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216032 | Data storage system for a motor vehicle and method for storing data in a motor vehicle A data storage system for a motor vehicle has at least two control units (1) for controlling one or several vehicle components each, at least two memories (2) for storing data that characterize the route to be traveled on in future, and an interface ( | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206660 | Navigation apparatus and method, and computer program product A navigation apparatus is provided with: a first storing device for storing original data for a navigation based on a predetermined format and including map data, in such a manner that an empty area exists on the predetermined format in each processing unit for a pr... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197500 | System and method for use and storage of geographic data on physical media An improved method and system for storage of data that represent geographic features in a region. The data are organized into parcels each of which contains data that represent those geographic features that are located within a separate one of a plurality of rectan... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7187304 | Display system for airplane cockpit or other vehicle A display system for an airplane or other vehicle is disclosed. A rear projection LCD is used to allow for a maximum amount of screen area to be used in displaying operator pertinent data. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7181342 | Vehicular navigation device A vehicular navigation device for presenting a navigation content by continuing a predetermined inputting operation for navigation till the last step even if the used state changes. The navigation device comprises a presentation unit (6) for presenting a navi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7149961 | Automatic generation of presentations from “path-enhanced” multimedia A “path-enhanced” presentation is automatically generated from previously recorded “path-enhanced” multimedia based on time and location information associated with the multimedia. The path based on the time and location information is rendered over a two-di... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146271 | System and method for managing navigation information A system and method for managing navigation information is disclosed. The system and method can send and receive navigation information. In some cases, requests for navigation information can be sent to a service provider, which then prepares an appropriate response... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7139663 | Terminal apparatus for downloading map A terminal apparatus has a simple map installed therein. When a map is desired, it is checked whether or not a map of a desired place exists in the simple map. If it exists, the map of the desired place is loaded from the simple map, or if it does not exist, the map... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136748 | Map data processing apparatus and center system A map data processing apparatus includes: a map data storage unit, a differential data input unit, and a map data multiple update unit. The map data storage unit stores map data. The differential data input unit inputs differential data representing the difference b... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133035 | Method and apparatus for driving liquid crystal display device A driving apparatus for a liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of data lines and gate lines arranged in a matrix configuration, a data driver for supplying video data to the data lines, a gate driver for supplying ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133773 | Map distribution system and terminal device used in the same A map distribution system, includes an information center that stores the latest map information and a terminal device including a communication unit, a map storing unit, and a control information storing unit. The communication unit transmits information to the inf... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7096117 | Method and system of polyline generation for rendering a richly attributed representation of a geographic region A method and system of polyline generation for rendering a representation of a geographic region is provided. Within a database containing geographic data, polyline data entities represent geographic features. Each polyline data entity is associated with a drawcode ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7072764 | Real time high accuracy geospatial database for onboard intelligent vehicle applications A geospatial database management system is mounted on a host vehicle and manages geospatial data relating to a travel path for the host vehicle, the travel path having one or more lanes. A geospatial database stores data elements indicative of objects and a location... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7043358 | Vehicle navigation system adapted to improved system upgrade procedure A vehicle navigation system is composed of first and second recording devices, first and second execution module, and an install module. The first and second recording devices respectively stores therein first and second computer programs used for vehicle navigation... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7043359 | Vehicle navigation system A vehicle navigation system is composed of first and second recording devices, first and second execution modules, and an install module. The first and second recording devices respectively store therein first and second computer programs used for vehicle navigation... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7035733 | Method and system for obtaining road grade data A method for collecting data for a geographic database is disclosed. Altitude data are collected using a vehicle traveling in a geographic region. A barometer associated with the vehicle supplies the altitude data. Road grade data along the roads traveled by the veh... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034839 | Image display system scrolling image at high speed using data compression When a user pushes a scroll-direction key, an ECU obtains, from a memory, a division map corresponding to a division located in a direction designated by the scroll-direction key. The ECU then outputs the division map to a display controller. The display controller ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7010567 | Map-data distribution method, and map-data distribution server and client A map-data distribution method distributes map data from a map-data distribution server to a client and causes the client to draw a map image. The map-data distribution method includes steps of causing the map-data distribution server to store a plurality of map com... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003397 | Off-road trail recording method and apparatus for navigation system An off-road trail recording method and apparatus for use with a navigation system for recording an off-road trail when a vehicle travels in an off-road area to safely return to the original road. The off-road trail recording is achieved without regard to on/off sett... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999871 | Vehicle navigation system adapted to improved system upgrade procedure A vehicle navigation system includes a hard disk drive, which stores an old navigation software set; an optical disk drive which is accessible to an optical disk which stores a new navigation software set; a first executing section which drives the hard disk drive; ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6992583 | Vehicle position communication system, vehicle navigation apparatus and portable communications apparatus A cellular phone places a call to vehicle navigation apparatus, performs ID matching, and acquires the information on the position of the vehicle measured by the vehicle navigation apparatus. The cellular phone acquires peripheral map data including the position of ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6972695 | Display system for airplane cockpit or other vehicle A display system for an airplane or other vehicle is disclosed. A rear projection LCD is used to allow for a maximum amount of screen area to be used in displaying operator pertinent data. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6958692 | Personal organizer equipment Location-dependant personal organizer apparatus for operation with a memory for storing a plurality of appointment entries, each appointment entry including data specifying a time and a place; the personal organizer comprising: a locating unit capable of determining... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6941222 | Navigation system, server system for a navigation system, and computer-readable information recorded medium in which destination prediction program is recorded A navigation system is provided that allows an appropriate destination point to be set when a vehicle begins to travel without an operator setting a destination point. A navigation system is provided with a system control section and, if a vehicle begins to travel w... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6933860 | Method and apparatus for the display of temporal distance data An electronic device is built including a memory, a processor, and a display. The processor is configured to calculate an array of estimated travel time data from a first location to a plurality of locations within a destination area from a set of situational parame... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6909966 | Navigation device A navigational device in which a position is storable by actuating a control element and this position may be input as a driving destination by re-actuating the control element. This simplifies the input of an often frequented driving destination such as a place of ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906643 | Systems and methods of viewing, modifying, and interacting with “path-enhanced” multimedia “Path-enhanced” multimedia (PEM) data may be viewed, modified, or interacted with according to user selected views which determine the manner in which at least a portion of the PEM data is displayed. The PEM data is stored in a data structure as a scrapbook obje... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904362 | Route guidance system, information delivery center, and vehicular route guidance apparatus An information center generates packets of route guidance information, each corresponding to a prescribed road length of a recommended route. The information center may generate major guide point information and guidance information and transmit both to a vehicular ... | 06/07/2005 |
