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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190361 | Navigation device and method using multi-route A navigation device is provided. The device includes a driving state tracker for tracking a mobile driving state using a current mobile position and RGI (Route Guidance Information) data including driving information on multi-routes from the current mobile position ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190358 | Navigation apparatus which selects an entrance and/or exit of a carpool lane based on a distance set according to the number of lanes to be crossed A navigation apparatus includes a route searching unit 130 for, when including a road where a car pool lane is also provided in a recommended route at a time of searching for a route from a current position determined by a current position determining means t... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185306 | Method and apparatus for transmitting position information on a digital map The invention purposes to provide a position information transmission method for accurately transmitting a position and a shape on a digital map with a small amount of data. In a position information transmission method of the invention, the transmitting side... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8134481 | Method and system for receiving and sending navigational data via a wireless messaging service on a navigation system A system and method are provided for receiving navigational data via a wireless messaging service on a navigation system. The system and method provide a way to send requests for destination information via the wireless messaging service and capture navigational dat... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8102281 | Method and system for receiving and sending navigational data via a wireless messaging service on a navigation system A system and method are provided for receiving navigational data via a wireless messaging service on a navigation system. The system and method provide a way to send requests for destination information via the wireless messaging service and capture navigational dat... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8009063 | Audio system and navigation device An audio system for a vehicle includes: a hard disk drive for storing an audio data; an output element for converting the audio data to an electric signal and for outputting the electric signal to a reproducer; a memory; a position determination element for determin... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7999703 | Method and system for receiving and sending navigational data via a wireless messaging service on a navigation system A system and method are provided for receiving navigational data via a wireless messaging service on a navigation system. The system and method provide a way to send requests for destination information via the wireless messaging service and capture navigational dat... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7994942 | Method and apparatus for delivering data based on sensor network The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for delivering data based on a sensor network. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus for delivering data is provided in a means of transportation such as a vehicle, activates a node... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7911362 | Map interface with removable path locations A map user interface is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a first map and the initial path displayed on the first map, the initial path being from a starting location v... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7893849 | Apparatus and method for providing travel information An apparatus and method for providing travel information, including a database for storing information regarding a travel area, wherein the information includes at least one of road information, street information, intersection information, and traffic control devic... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7889101 | Method and apparatus for generating location based reminder message for navigation system A method and apparatus for a navigation system for generating a reminder message by applying predefined validation rule to display and/or voice announce the reminder message associated with a particular location. The method includes the steps of creating reminder me... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7639163 | Method and apparatus for displaying route guidance list for navigation system A method and apparatus for a navigation system displays a route guidance list that lists information on roads that intersect with a calculated route to the destination in an organized and simplified manner. The method includes the steps of calculating a route to a d... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7639162 | Map interface with removable path locations A map user interlace is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a first map and the initial path displayed on the first map, the initial path being from a starting location v... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7522069 | Vehicle trip logger A vehicle trip logger is disclosed for recording vehicle location and at least one field as a trip category during travel. The trip logger provides data for a report of miles traveled in categories that may be useful for tax, vehicle maintenance or other reporting. ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7440842 | System for transmitting, processing, receiving, and displaying traffic information A system for sharing and processing traffic information includes a number of traffic information computer systems within individual vehicles and a traffic information server system. The traffic information computer systems are each connected to the server system thr... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440850 | Navigation system and the operating method thereof The present invention relates in general to a navigation system, more particularly, to a navigation system and an operating method thereof, in which the navigation system shows the configuration of a complicated intersection a driver is about to enter, and displays ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437238 | In-vehicle navigation device An in-vehicle navigation device in which a route search block outputs a search result of a guiding route from an exit of the expressway to an entrance of the expressway by way of the selected facility to a display block to make the display block display the search r... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432829 | Apparatus and method for providing travel information An apparatus and method for providing travel information, including a database for storing information regarding a travel area, wherein the information includes at least one of road information, street information, intersection information, and traffic control devic... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432830 | Electronic navigation system and method The invention provides a method and system for providing route guidance and other information from a base unit to a remote unit in response to a request from the remote unit. A query is formatted at the remote unit, the query including the request, and is transmitte... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433780 | Route searching apparatus A route searching apparatus includes a map data acquiring unit for acquiring map data defined by nodes and road links, a route searching unit for searching for a route to a destination in consideration of road links corresponding to specific roads, on which determin... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430473 | Vehicle navigation display A mobile navigation system includes a graphical display for presentation of map information. Map features are selected for presentation on a display. Characteristics for display are also selected. The characteristics for display include a scale for display that vari... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7419095 | Destination prediction apparatus and destination prediction method To provide a destination prediction apparatus which can predict a destination of a user by using a carried item carried by the user, the destination prediction apparatus according to the present invention includes: a position information detection unit which detects... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418339 | Method for initiating navigation guidance in a distributed communications system A method is provided for improved navigation guidance in a portable navigation device (104) having a first navigation operating mode (302) for requesting (318, 324) and receiving (326, 334) routelet data and navigation route data and oper... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7418340 | Navigation device A navigation device preferentially indicates to a driver a certain route from among multiple candidates of guiding routes that guide the driver to a designated destination. By using the certain route, the driver is able to reach the destination earlier than a desire... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7418342 | Autonomous destination determination A method to autonomously determine a destination in navigation system is disclosed. The system is preconfigured with all the routes that a vehicle takes. The system constantly checks if the vehicle takes known routes. After finding out that the vehicle has been take... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7406321 | Method and system for providing user-selected telematic services The present invention provides a system and method for providing user-selected telematics services in a mobile vehicle. The method includes accessing a menu of available telematics services and selecting a desired telematics service. The method also includes determi... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400973 | Navigation apparatus for route search There is provided a “navigation apparatus”, a “route search method”, and a “program” which provide routes meeting the actual requirements and preferences of respective drivers. The navigation apparatus 1 according to the present invention includin... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398155 | Car navigation system When an elevated road and a usual fly-under road are located in a stacked state, two roads are shown in overlapped lines on a display unit of a car navigation system in a subject vehicle. When the subject vehicle travels the fly-under road, the elevated road is show... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395154 | Navigation apparatus and arrival detection method A navigation apparatus and arrival detection method detect a current location of a vehicle and searches for a route to a set destination. The apparatus and method provide guidance to the destination along the searched route and determine whether the destination is s... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391341 | System and method of optimizing a fixed-route transit network According to an aspect of the invention there is provided a method of optimizing a fixed route on a transit network, comprising the steps of: a) permitting a vehicle providing service on the fixed route to make deviations from the fixed route based on passenger requ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389182 | Route guidance method, navigation apparatus, portable terminal, and information server A route guidance method provides route guidance from a current position to a destination by using a navigation apparatus capable of displaying a route from the current position to the destination in combination with a portable terminal carried by a user. The navigat... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386393 | System and method for automatically providing vehicle navigation information Users are provided with the option of having destination information, such as a street address and/or destination phone number, obtained from online mapping services, transmitted to their vehicle's navigation system. In certain embodiments, the user may logon to an ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7379812 | Map information updating apparatus and map information updating method Provided is a map information updating apparatus which can automatically select map information optimal for the user from among plural map information, and update an original map using the selected map information. The map information updating apparatus includes: a ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7376509 | Travel time calculating method and traffic information display method for a navigation device The navigation device of the present invention has a storage device which stores map data including link data of respective links constituting roads on a map, and statistical data including travel time (moving speed) which is determined by statistical values of traf... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7369872 | Mobile communication device for searching data based on rotation degree and a method thereof Disclosed is a mobile communication device for searching data based on a rotation angle. The mobile communication device includes a body; a geomagnetic sensor for detecting a rotation angle of the body based on an axis perpendicular to the earth surface; a main memo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366608 | G.P.S. management system A management system using Global Positioning System receivers for tracking remote units from a central office and quickly and conveniently determining if those remote units have varied from a set of predetermined parameters of operation. The system also includes pro... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356407 | Optimal route calculation based upon cohort analysis The invention includes cohort analysis as an element of an in-vehicle navigation system. As an operator makes trips from an origin to a destination, the navigation system records various route segments chosen. These choices are compared to route segments comprising ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355510 | Telematics system vehicle tracking A method of tracking a vehicle including receiving vehicle information at a call center from a telematics unit via a wireless network, determining whether the vehicle information is associated with a vehicle station identification for a missing vehicle on a vehicle ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353111 | Navigation system performing route guidance for vehicle A preprocessing unit calculates a square sum SJ(tn) of jerk J, and a driving characteristic calculation unit determines whether the jerk square sum SJ(tn) is equal to or above a predetermined threshold value. The position/traveling direction de... | 04/01/2008 |
