Having Audio Or Visual Route Guidance Patents (Class 701/428)
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Publication number: 20130179069Abstract: A system and method for processing a 3-dimensional landmark providing a 3-dimensional representation of a 3-dimensional real world object located at a predefined geographic location is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a data set containing the 3-dimensional landmark, determining a largest continuous horizontal surface of the 3-dimensional landmark, and storing the determined largest horizontal surface as road traffic area of a road network used by a user when moving on the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Inventors: Martin Fischer, Carsten-Christian Spindler, Vladimir Ivanov
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Patent number: 8483956Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of portable electronic device with guide function includes a housing, a processing unit, a command unit, and a guiding unit. The processing unit and the guiding unit are positioned inside the housing, and the command unit is positioned at least partially outside of the housing. The processing unit is electrically connected to the command unit and the guiding unit. Operating the command unit, the portable electronic device with guide function is actuated into guiding mode controlled by the processing unit. The guiding unit sends detection signals to detect obstacles, receives feedback signals from the obstacles, the processing unit receives the feedback signal from the guiding unit to generate corresponding obstacle types and distance according to the feedback signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.Inventor: Bin Zhang
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Patent number: 8484002Abstract: Systems and methods for, inter alia, geographically based analyses of traffic being carried over a wide scale traffic network. The systems integrate geographical information systems (GIS) with traffic simulation processes to allow a user to analyze traffic patterns and loads at specific geographic locations of regions. Additionally, these systems allow for traffic analysis over a wide scale traffic network that may encompass the traffic network that exists within a geographic region and can include, as examples, the traffic networks that span across a city, that interconnect cities, that interconnect states and that run across multiple states. To this end, the systems include traffic simulators that can adaptively or controllably select between multiple traffic simulation models for simulating traffic across different segments of the traffic network. The different models provide varying levels of granularity for measurements of geographical location of a vehicle traveling over the traffic network.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2006Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Caliper CorporationInventors: Qi Yang, Howard Slavin, Kjarran Stefansson, Andres Rabinowicz, Simon Olsberg, Mary LaClair, Jonathan Brandon
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Patent number: 8483955Abstract: When a vehicle is located within the area of coverage of a radio station, a navigation system outputs audio guidance on the basis of traffic information received from the radio station, provided a predetermined audio output condition related to a congested area is satisfied or stores the traffic information in a storage section if the predetermined audio output condition is not satisfied. Then, when the vehicle is located outside of the area of coverage of the radio station, the navigation system outputs the stored traffic information as audio guidance.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2006Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Tomita, Junichiro Igawa
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Patent number: 8483957Abstract: Techniques are provided for displaying a route symbol with narrative driving directions. A route symbol for a particular maneuver may be used to represent the road to which the maneuver relates. For example, one type of a route symbol that may be used to represent a road may be an interstate route symbol that has substantially the same appearance (e.g., substantially the same or similar shape, and/or substantially the same coloration) as an interstate route sign used to mark the interstate itself. Another example of a type of a route symbol that represents a road is an highway route symbol that looks substantially the same as a highway route sign used to mark a state highway. A route symbol used for the display of a maneuver also may include route symbols that are related to the type of maneuver, such as the type of a turn, described by the maneuver.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: MapQuest, Inc.Inventor: Michael David Schmitz
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Publication number: 20130166339Abstract: A map of a facility is provided. Dispatch instructions for dispatching a mobile device from a starting location to the facility at a destination within a geographical area are received, and a current location of the mobile device is detected as the mobile device moves from the starting location towards the destination. The map of the facility is received based on the dispatch instructions and the current location of the mobile device, and the map of the facility is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventors: Kevin Reese, Kevin Fears, Alfonan Jonas, Stevan McDonald, Marty Turner
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Patent number: 8473200Abstract: A system is provided for providing location-specific images to a mobile device for display. The system generally comprises three components: a mobile device having a screen, a position identification system (e.g., a GPS receiver) that determines the position of the mobile device, and a database containing location-specific images taken at various locations. Each location-specific image is associated with geographic coordinates of the location at which the image was taken. Based on the position of the mobile device as determined by the position identification system, a location-specific image is selected from the database and displayed on the screen of the mobile device. For example, when a user is using the mobile device as a car navigation system, a location-specific image of the user's destination location can be selected and displayed when the determined position of the mobile device comes within a certain distance from the geographic coordinates of the destination location.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: A9.comInventors: Udi Manber, Barnaby M. Dorfman, Jonathan A. Gold
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Patent number: 8473152Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for utilizing a communication channel of a mobile device by a vehicular assembly. In operation, a vehicular assembly communicates with a mobile device having a wireless communication channel. Additionally, at least one vehicular assembly function is performed utilizing the wireless communication channel of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Boadin Technology, LLCInventor: Kevin J Zilka
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Patent number: 8473194Abstract: A system and method for conducting a location based search for event cartridges is provided. A database of cartridges is maintained. Each cartridge includes a sequence of triggerable events and origin geolocational data for a start location for execution of the triggerable events. A server is operatively coupled to the database and interfaces to a user device having a display and user input controls. A user request from the user device is processed. The user request, including a location of the user device, is received. The cartridges are searched by comparing the location of the user device and the start location for each cartridge. Those cartridges with the start location proximate to the location of the user device are selected. The selected cartridges are provided to the user device as a menu on the display and are further selectable through the user input controls.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2008Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Groundspeak, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy A. Irish, Elias C. Alvord
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Publication number: 20130158864Abstract: The disclosure provides a system for guiding a user of a vehicle through a multi-option turn decision, and a method using the same. Specifically, the disclosure provides technology for displaying a distance measurement from the current location of a vehicle to all turn options in a region of the vehicle's route guide that has multi-option turn decisions, thereby preventing the user from being confused as to which turn to take.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Kyeong Jin Kim, Jae Seok Park
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Publication number: 20130158863Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle and trailer assembly comprises obtaining an image for a current position of the vehicle and trailer assembly from a GPS system. The image is displayed on a display screen and a location is selected to indicate a desired final position for the vehicle and trailer assembly. An intended trailer backing path is determined with the desired final position of the vehicle and trailer assembly and a predicted trailer backing path is determined based upon a steering angle of the vehicle and an angle between the vehicle and the trailer. The predicted trailer backing path and the intended trailer backing path are displayed on the display screen to assist the operator in steering the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey R. Skvarce, Lorraine C. Krill, Jeffrey W. Weber
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Patent number: 8467955Abstract: A map-centric service for creating, finding, and organizing social events is described. Social events may include gatherings, goods or services for sale or other types of events about which a group of people may wish to share information. The service provides a graphical indication of the location of a plurality of social events superimposed on a map, providing a geographic context to social events. The geographic context may be augmented with text graphical indications or information in other forms, further identifying characteristics of the social event. Information about social events may be made accessible to multiple users through a web service. A user may search for social events by specifying desired characteristics of the social event. The service can also generate an optimal route for user selected events.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ning Jiang, Fabrice Frachon
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Patent number: 8467962Abstract: A navigation system includes a lane information acquiring unit 27 for acquiring both the number of lanes of a road which forms an intersection, and lane information which defines a road branching off from each of the lanes, a lane direction determining unit 28 for determining the direction of each of the lanes on the basis of both the lane information acquired by the lane information acquiring unit, and a road attribute of an incoming road coming into the intersection and a road attribute of an outgoing road extending from the intersection, the road attributes of the incoming and outgoing roads being included in map data acquired by a map data acquiring unit, and a lane information display unit 29 for displaying the direction of each of the lanes determined by the lane direction determining unit with an arrow.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2007Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takashi Irie, Naomiki Komatsu, Yoshiki Akashi, Kumi Nishibashi
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Publication number: 20130151145Abstract: Display systems, methods, and programs generate and display an arrow object superimposed on an actual image of a road ahead of a vehicle. The systems, methods, and programs access information about a lane change route for guiding the vehicle when changing from a travel lane to a recommended lane. The systems, methods, and programs generate and display a travel lane part of the arrow object, a crossing part of the arrow object, and a recommended lane part of the arrow object, each as a superimposed image on the recommended lane. As remaining distance from a current position of the vehicle to the junction becomes smaller, a distance of a directional component along the travel lane for at least one of the travel lane part, the crossing part, and the recommended lane part is shortened.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2012Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventor: Ken ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20130151144Abstract: A road guidance display method and system using a geo-tagging image are provided. More specifically, a street image is stored by capturing the street image at a specific point by a camera and storing the street image along with position information at a corresponding point. Subsequently, the street image stored in the storing process is output on a screen when a reproduction command is input by a user or when a vehicle is within a predetermined distance from a street image capturing point.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventor: Sung Tae Cho
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Patent number: 8463546Abstract: Techniques for providing navigation support for private premises are described. In an aspect, a composite map may be generated by combining a geo-coded map for public areas with another geo-coded map for a private premise. The composite map may be generated in real time and may be provided as an aid for navigation in both the public areas and the private premise. In another aspect, a geo-coded map may be dynamically determined based on the current configuration of a private premise, which may be reconfigurable over time. The geo-coded map may include improvised roadways and/or other improvised features and may be provided as an aid for navigation within the private premise. In one design, a navigation path for a destination of a vehicle may be dynamically determined based on the current configuration of the private premise and may be provided to aid navigation.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Chad C. Rolinski, Kam-Cheong Anthony Tsoi, Craig B. Lauer
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Patent number: 8457885Abstract: Technology is generally described for computing paths between geographical localities. The technology can receive a request for a path between two or more geographical localities, and compute a path based at least on a popularity rating of intermediate geographical localities.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLCInventor: Arvind Vijay Keerthi
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Publication number: 20130131977Abstract: A system and method for optimized mapping and travel to multiple destinations and a system and method for providing optimized mapping, locating, and viewing of real properties for sale. The system and method for mapping, locating, and viewing real properties for sale may include the ability to track service providers so that property information provided by certain agents/brokers can be electronically affirmed and acknowledged by buyers who utilize the system and method.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Inventors: Charles L. Dickson, Myles G. Baxter
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Patent number: 8447514Abstract: A mobile communication terminal 10 has a navigation function to perform a route guidance from a present location to a destination by utilizing a network 100 and a GPS signal. A geomagnetism sensor 46, a direction detecting circuit 44 and a gyro sensor 48 detects a traveling direction of the mobile communication terminal 10 (user). The CPU 20 determines whether or not the traveling direction and a direction of the route designated by the navigation function are coincident with each other by the processing in a step S7. Then, if the traveling direction and the direction of the route designated by the navigation function are not coincident with each other, the LED 38 notifies what direction the user has to go by emitting light in any one of red, yellow and orange.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Takayuki Kato
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Publication number: 20130110633Abstract: A method of adaptive generating of navigation instructions on a mobile client terminal. The method comprises acquiring, using a mobile client terminal, at least one path passing via a plurality of points of interest and guided tour information pertaining to a tour along the at least one path, monitoring a power availability and a current location of the mobile client terminal, presenting navigation instructions to a user of the mobile client terminal according to the current location in relation to the at least one path, presenting the guided tour information to the user according to the current location, and updating at least one of the navigation instructions and a presentation of the guided tour information according to the power availability.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: Digital Footsteps, Ltd.Inventor: Digital Footsteps, Ltd.
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Publication number: 20130103256Abstract: An in-vehicle display apparatus, which is coupled to a terminal device having a terminal display section, includes an in-vehicle display section equipped to a vehicle and a display controller. The display controller controls the in-vehicle display section to display a pseudo terminal display window, which indicates a terminal display window displayed on the terminal display section of the terminal device. The display controller controls the in vehicle display section to display the pseudo terminal display window, which includes a specified region and another region other than the specified region in such a manner that the specified region is scaled up compared with the another region. Thus, the specified region is easily confirmed and the pseudo terminal display window displays a broader scope thereby reducing display loss of necessary information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Hideo Miyauchi
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Patent number: 8428871Abstract: Driving directions are presented where a maneuver in the driving directions includes a road symbol and an action symbol. A road symbol identifies the road involved in the particular maneuver, and an action symbol identifies an action to be performed to execute the particular maneuver. In one example, a road symbol, an action symbol and narrative text may be presented in displayed or printed driving directions. In another example, a road symbol and an action symbol may be used to describe a maneuver presented by an on-board or mobile navigation system when the vehicle in which the navigation system is present approaches the point at which the maneuver is to be taken. The road symbol and the action symbol may be presented with, or without, narrative driving directions.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: MapQuest, Inc.Inventors: Marshall B. Matthews, G. Duane Gearhart, Michael David Schmitz
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Publication number: 20130096820Abstract: A display system for a vehicle comprises display screens mounted within a passenger compartment of a vehicle. Cameras are mounted on the exterior of the vehicle corresponding to the positions of the display screens. A sensor(s) is directed toward a driver for the vehicle to sense a driver eye position. An ECU for the display system analyzes the driver eye position and determines a line of sight. An image from the camera is displayed on the display screen that corresponds to the driver's line of sight. Consequently, rather than the vehicle obstructing the driver's view the display system provides images to the driver of what would be seen if the vehicle body was not there. Thus, the display system provides virtually transparent portions of the vehicle body which widens the field of view provided to the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130096819Abstract: A GPS tuner provides high precision measurement, mapping, and Geocaching tools for a pocket PC and other mobile computing devices. The tuner accepts waypoints defining a desired route for navigation by a user, including land, water, and air routes. Waypoints may comprise latitude, longitude, and altitude of a geographical coordinate; user-assigned names; a type of geographic coordinate and coordinate description; photos; and associated sounds. Waypoints may be inputted by a user keying in way point data; by copying waypoints from another stored route; internet downloading from a Geocaching file; or importing from a GPX file. Waypoints may also be established from a free-form hand-drawn route on a touch screen, which may display a world-wide digital elevation model, and upon which a user scanned map may be overlaid through a calibration process. Navigation functions are selectable from a touch screen display of a self-adapting, ergonomically configured, array of icons.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2010Publication date: April 18, 2013Inventor: Gabor Tarnok
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Publication number: 20130096822Abstract: Disclosed is a navigation device including: a target candidate extracting unit for extracting target candidates located along a guidance route from a map database on a basis of a vehicle position, the guidance route, and intersection information about a target intersection for guidance; a target determining unit for determining a target on a basis of knowledge about target determination from among the target candidates extracted by the target candidate extracting unit; a guidance sentence generating unit for generating a guidance sentence by using the target determined by the target determining unit; and a sound output unit for outputting voice guidance on a basis of the guidance sentence generated by the guidance sentence generating unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Sempuku, Takeyuki Hori, Sachiko Harada, Yoko Sano
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Publication number: 20130096821Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a destination; generating a route to the destination; and generating a non-native dynamic navigation based on the route for displaying on a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: TeleNav, Inc.Inventor: TeleNav, Inc.
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Patent number: 8423292Abstract: The present application relates to a navigation device carried by a vehicle. The navigation device is arranged to display navigation directions on a display, the navigation directions taking the form of a path representative of a planned route to be followed by the vehicle. The navigation device is further arranged to receive a feed from a camera. The navigation device is further arranged to display a combination of a camera image from the feed from the camera and the navigation directions on the display.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: TomTom International B.V.Inventors: Pieter Geelen, Marc Mattu
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Patent number: 8406994Abstract: Improved designs of navigation devices or systems are disclosed. A navigation device presents a digital map resembling an ambient environment with a certain level of realism, where various objects resembling major structures or signs are presented or superimposed in the map. Depending on the time of the day or the weather condition of the time, the map or the objects therein is caused to be altered correspondingly in a tone that reflects the time or weather.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2009Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: InfoGation CorporationInventors: Kent Qing Pu, Ivan Angelov, David Thieme
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Publication number: 20130073197Abstract: Disclosed is a navigation device including a guidance route calculation unit 3 for calculating a guidance route by using point information about a destination, point information about a current position, and map information, a guidance map generating unit 5 for generating a guidance route map by using the calculated guidance route and the map information, a guidance route surrounding facility icon arrangement unit 6 for extracting a facility icon required for the calculated guidance route according to a facility icon extraction rule, and for determining an offset arrangement position of this facility icon, and a display unit 11 for attaching the facility icon at the above-mentioned determined offset arrangement position on the above-mentioned guidance route map to display the facility icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masato Hirai, Yoko Sano, Tsuyoshi Sempuku, Makoto Otsuru, Kotoyu Sasayama
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Patent number: 8401775Abstract: An air traffic control system for control of airport ground traffic includes a graphical display system configured to display a surface map, and configured to enable a controller to input, via a graphical input device, a taxi route along the surface map. Furthermore, the system includes a processor operatively coupled to the graphical display system, wherein the processor is configured to provide the surface map to the graphical display system. The processor is programmed to interpret the taxi route, and modify the taxi route to a taxiway path existing on the surface map. The system includes a transmitter communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the transmitter configured to transmit the taxiway path to an aircraft, and a datalink interface positioned onboard the aircraft and configured to receive and display the transmitted taxiway path.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: David Rozovski, Juliana J. Goh, Jean M. Crane, Michael E. Dey
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Publication number: 20130060463Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting and displaying a route preferable to a driver while reducing the frequency of changing the route. A dynamic strategy is computed which depends on time required to reach each intersection to be passed through between a departure place and a destination place. A probability distribution of the required time for each intersection and a driving direction to be selected is computed according to the computed dynamic strategy. A driving direction having the highest probability of the required time is sequentially selected to determine intersections to be passed through to the destination. At each intersection, the probability of the required time for each driving direction can be added and a driving direction that has the highest total probability among the results of the additions can be sequentially selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mikael Folke Onsjö, Takayuki Osogami
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Publication number: 20130060462Abstract: A method and system of navigating a vehicle is provided. The method includes activating a navigational system that provides guidance to a destination point of interest (“POI”). The method also includes providing a database that stores at least one familiar POI and a plurality of standard POIs. The standard POIs represent stock locations. The method includes receiving a signal indicating a current geographical position of the vehicle. The method also includes determining if the current geographical position of the vehicle requires a maneuver within a specified distance. The method also includes selecting a plurality of proximate POIs. The proximate POIs are a portion of the standard POIs located within a proximate distance to a location where the maneuver will occur. The method includes comparing the familiar POI with the proximate POIs. The method includes determining if the familiar POI matches one of the proximate POIs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Cody R. Hansen
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Patent number: 8391888Abstract: A portable mobile terminal includes: a detection control unit; and a movement trajectory calculation unit configured to calculate a movement trajectory of a terminal body based on a detection result of an absolute position of the terminal body by the absolute position detecting unit and an acquisition result of a line segment indicating a rectilinear distance of the terminal body by a link information generation unit. The detection control unit determines a timing that comes every given time as a tentative detection timing, and in a case where the link information generation unit has not acquired a new line segment till the tentative detection timing after a previous detection timing, the detection control unit determines a timing at which the link information generation unit acquires a new line segment next as a detection timing, and starts up the absolute position detecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Yuichi Hanada, Shinichiro Mori, Hitoshi Yanami
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Patent number: 8392111Abstract: A method, medium, and system providing an updating traveling route to a user. The navigation system includes a route selecting unit to select an optimal route for an item to traverse based on calculated performance indexes of a plurality of alternative routes for the traversal, a performance index calculating unit to recalculate the performance indexes of the alternative routes during a current traversal of the selected optimal route based on received external information regarding sections of available traversals after a predetermined point in each alternative route beyond a current point of the current traversal, and a route changing unit to selectively update the optimal route during the current traversal based on the recalculated performance indexes.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2007Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee-seob Ryu, Jong-ho Lea, Yong-beom Lee
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Publication number: 20130054136Abstract: Movement guidance systems, devices, methods, and programs set a guidance branch point on a guidance route. The systems, devices, methods, and programs acquire a position and a shape of the guidance branch point and a prior branch point, and determine whether the prior branch point is adjacent based on the acquired information. The prior branch point is adjacent when the prior branch point exists within a first predetermined distance from the guidance branch point and is connected with a road in a same direction as the guidance branch point. When it is determined that the prior branch point is adjacent, the systems, devices, methods, and programs complete verbal guidance for the guidance branch point at a timing at which the movable body is located at a guidance end point that is located a second predetermined distance before the prior branch point.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Masatoshi TOMITA, Masashi TAKEUCHI
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Patent number: 8386170Abstract: A method is provided for presenting audio information related to scenic points of interest (POIs) to a user traveling along a predetermined route. The predetermined route is guided by a navigation device for providing audio navigation announcements that include turn-by-turn directions to the user. The predetermined route is defined between the starting location and a destination that includes scenic POIs. Audio navigation announcements are output to the user for selectively guiding the user along the predetermined route. An active region around each POI while traveling along the predetermined route is used to identify a current POI. Audio POI information is reproduced relating to the current POI while the user is within the active region of the current POI. Audio POI information reproduced to the user is selectively scheduled at a time not conflicting with the audio navigation announcements output to the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Frances H. James
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Patent number: 8386171Abstract: A method of matching a virtual map, the method including: receiving Global Positioning System (GPS) information; generating a basic map matching result using the GPS information; generating a virtual map matching location based on the basic map matching result; and displaying the virtual map matching location.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2007Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Thinkware Systems CorporationInventor: Sada Park
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Publication number: 20130041583Abstract: The invention relates to system and method for generating a 3-dimensional representation of a tunnel. Road network data is provided having a plurality of road segments, at least one road segment being a tunnel road segment, including the information that said at least one road segment is a road segment located in a tunnel. The tunnel segment in the road network is identified, providing a geographical elevation map including elevation data of the geographical region in which the tunnel road segment is located, providing predefined patterns representing predefined parts of a 3-dimensional tunnel body, generating the 3-dimensional representation of the tunnel based on the tunnel road segment, the elevation map and the predefined patterns, and storing the 3-dimensional representation of the tunnel in connection with the road network as a 3-dimensional object which is located at the geographical position of the tunnel road segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Inventors: Viktor Samokhin, Vladimir Ivanov, Martin Fischer, Carsten-Christian Spindler, Stavros Mitrakis
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Patent number: 8374781Abstract: A method of planning a vehicle route includes estimating fuel requirements of identified alternative routes or route segments using navigation, vehicle, and powertrain information. The method also includes displaying for a vehicle operator a list of alternate routes that features either absolute or relative values representative of such estimated fuel requirements. The method further includes adapting values used to estimate fuel requirements based upon current powertrain operating parameters, and alerting the vehicle operator when actual vehicle fuel economy along a selected route varies significantly from the estimated fuel requirement.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2009Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Chrysler Group LLCInventor: Peter G. Hartman
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Patent number: 8374791Abstract: A method of operating a navigation system to provide a route guidance message for traveling a route is performed by a navigation system. A preferred name of a feature visible from a road segment is obtained in a native language from a geographic database associated with the navigation system. The parts-of-speech of the preferred name are identified and converted into a target language text providing the preferred name in a target language. A guidance message includes the target language text in the target language.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Navteq B.V.Inventor: David J. Holsinger
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Patent number: 8370059Abstract: A display is divided into two regions, a standard region and an enlarged region with a user positioned is at an angle relative to the display. The standard region is formed on a side nearer the user and the enlarged region is formed on a side farther from the user. When the navigation device displays guidance information, information displayed in the standard region is displayed on a standard scale, while information displayed in the enlarged region is displayed enlarged relative to the standard scale. Since the display on the side farther from the user position is thus enlarged, the user can more easily view that guidance information.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takamitsu Sakai
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Patent number: 8364389Abstract: Systems and methods are providing for interfacing an electronic device with a bicycle system. The electronic device can receive the output from sensors coupled to the bicycle and generate riding characteristics for display to the user. The electronic device can in addition receive communications from other electronic devices and provide the communications to the user. In some embodiments, the electronic device can be paired with the devices of one or more other cyclists so that the cyclists can share riding characteristics and other information. This can allow the cyclists to ride as a team and better assist each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jesse L. Dorogusker, Anthony Fadell, Andrew Hodge, Allen P. Haughay, Jr., Scott Krueger, James Eric Mason, Donald J. Novotney, Emily Clark Schubert, Policarpo Wood, Timothy Johnson
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Patent number: 8364392Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: calculating a safe speed for a travel path; calculating a user's speed along the travel path; and calculating a difference value between the user's speed and the safe speed for displaying on a device.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2009Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Telenav, Inc.Inventor: Yi-Chung Chao
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Publication number: 20130024109Abstract: A travel guidance system including a navigation-route setting unit; a reference-marker setting unit that sets a reference marker located closer to a departure place of a navigation route than a guidance junction, a guidance-marker setting unit that sets a reference marker located near the guidance junction; a marker-position acquiring unit; a guidance setting unit that sets the guidance on the guidance junction on the basis of a position of the reference marker and a position of the guidance marker; and a junction guiding unit that provides the guidance on the guidance junction on the basis of the guidance set by the guidance setting unit. The guidance setting unit sets the guidance including a first phrase specifying a positional relationship between the movable body and the reference marker and a second phrase specifying a positional relationship between the reference marker and the guidance marker.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuhiro HOSOTANI, Toshihiro MORI, Yuji SATO
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Patent number: 8355865Abstract: A system is provided for providing travel time information for a plurality of positions on an electronic map. The system provides map data including information on road segments, determines a plurality of road segment travel times based on the map data, selects a plurality of positions for which travel time information is to provided, determines a travel time for each of these positions in dependence on the road segment travel times, and displays an optical indicator for the travel times on an electronic map.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2007Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Thomas Wagner, Oliver Wagner
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Patent number: 8352177Abstract: A navigation apparatus dynamically sets a frequency of updating a guide arrow in accordance with certain circumstances. The navigation apparatus performs the route guidance by displaying the photographed image and includes a searching section for searching a route from a current position to a destination; and a drawing section for displaying the guide arrow which indicates the route searched by the searching section such that the guide arrow is superimposed on the photographed image, wherein the drawing section dynamically sets a frequency of updating a display of the guide arrow based on a predetermined condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2007Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Takashi Akita, Takahiro Kudoh, Tsuyoshi Kindo
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Publication number: 20130006523Abstract: A travel guidance system including a navigation-route setting unit; a traffic-light-position acquiring unit that acquires a position of an exit-side traffic light at a preceding junction that is located closer to a departure place of a navigation route than a guidance junction; a movable-body-position acquiring unit that acquires a position of a movable body; a guidance-starting-point acquiring unit, the guidance starting point being determined from a position of the movable body relative to the exit-side traffic light at the preceding junction; a passage determining unit that determines whether the movable body has passed through the guidance starting point from the position of the movable body and the position of the guidance starting point; and a junction guiding unit that starts the guidance on the guidance junction when the passage determining unit determines that the movable body has passed through the guidance starting point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuji SATO
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Publication number: 20120323486Abstract: A method for simplifying a description of a travel route represented by a list of route points includes: reading in a travel route which is mapped by a list of route points represented by a plurality of route points, each route point representing a different subsegment of a travel route on a digital road map; altering the list of route points according to a predetermined algorithm, in order to obtain an altered list of route points that represents the travel route; and storing the altered list of route points in order to simplify the description of the travel route.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2009Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventor: Maylin Wartenberg
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Publication number: 20120323487Abstract: A navigation device includes a road periphery display change unit 3 that selects a road R which connects to, intersects with, or is adjacent to a guidance route/a travel plan route 21 from a map database 5, and displays the road in a high contrast on the inside of a predetermined distance from the guidance route/the travel plan route 21, displays the road in a low contrast on the outside of the predetermined distance, and displays the road by changing continuously or stepwise a gradation in an intermediate region between the inside and the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sempuku, Yoko Sano, Hiroshi Shigehara, Makoto Otsuru, Kotoyu Sasayama
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Publication number: 20120323485Abstract: There is provided a route search apparatus including a measuring unit configured to measure a traveling distance or a traveling time, a position information acquiring unit configured to acquire position information of a current point. a start point registering unit configured to register the position information, which is acquired by the position information acquiring unit when the measuring unit starts the measurement, as position information of a start point, and a route searching unit configured to, if an operation of returning to the start point is detected, search a return route between the current point designated as a departure point when the operation of returning to the start point is detected and the start point designated as a destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: YASUO MUTOH