Patent ReferencesRoute guidance system for roadway vehicles Communication control system Automobile driving guide apparatus Directional information system Vehicle route planning system Land vehicle navigation apparatus with visual display Navigation system with off-route detection and route recalculation System and method for locating a travelling vehicle 5291412 Navigation system for guiding a vehicle along a precomputed optimal route InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 265094 filed on 06/24/1994US Classes:340/995.12, Transmission of map data to vehicle340/990, With map display340/991, Position indication transmitted by vehicle after receipt of information from local station340/995.24, Including landmark information701/207Employing position determining equipmentExaminersPrimary: Swarthout, Brent A.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG08G 001/123AbstractThe invention provides a method and system for providing route guidance information from a base unit to a remote unit in response to a request from the remote unit. The remote unit may be a mobile unit or a fixed unit. A query is formatted at the remote unit, the query including the request, and communicated from the remote unit to the base unit. The requested route guidance information is calculated at the base unit in response to the query, using a database located at the base unit. A response to the query is formatted at the base unit, the response including the route guidance information. The response is communicated from the base unit to the remote unit for display.Other References
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