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20120041671 | INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information providing device, having a route acquisition unit that acquires a reference travel route between two points, a route finding unit that finds a fuel-saving travel route between the two points, a fuel cost calculating unit that calculates a difference in cost of fuel between the reference travel route and the fuel-saving travel route based on fuel consumption and a fee of fuel, a communication cost calculating unit that calculates a communication cost concerning the fuel-saving travel route, and a control unit that executes control for transmitting predetermined information to a terminal device based on the result of a comparison between the difference in cost of fuel and the communication cost. | 02-16-2012 |
20120059577 | Cumulative Lateral Slide Indication - A method for determining the cumulative lateral slip of a towboat or combination barge tow/towboat. The method comprises providing two positional sensor instruments mounted at either end of a combination barge tow, each positional sensor capable of determining its geographical location from radio transmissions from, e.g., GPS satellites. The velocities of each positional sensor, both parallel and lateral (perpendicular) to the bearing of the barge tow, are determined. The cumulative sum of the absolute differences of the lateral velocities of the two positional sensors over time is calculated, stored and displayed by a microcomputer. | 03-08-2012 |
20120059578 | POSITIONING NETWORK AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY BASED ROUTING - A routing system can be configured to determine a route based on availability and reliability of location reference devices to determine a most reliable route between a source and a destination. Visibility information that is indicative of availability of at least a threshold number of location reference devices along the route can be determined. For each of a plurality of routes between the source and the destination, a reliability rating associated with the route can be determined based on the visibility information associated with the route. The reliability rating is indicative of a reliability of the route and an ability of the routing system to maintain continuous connectivity to the at least the threshold number of location reference devices along the route. The reliability ratings of the plurality of routes are compared to identify and to present one of the plurality of routes with a highest reliability rating. | 03-08-2012 |
20120078504 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH PARKING LOT INTEGRATED ROUTING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: selecting a starting point; selecting a destination; identifying a destination lot associated with the destination; and calculating a vehicle travel route from the starting point to the destination with the vehicle travel route traversing through the destination lot for displaying on a device. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078505 | MAP GENERATING DEVICE, AND MEMORY MEDIUM STORING MAP GENERATING PROGRAM - A map generating device constructed to generate a map wherein character rows of a first kind which are disposed near road symbols representing roads selected as a route from a start point to a destination point and which identify buildings and other facilities, for example, are oriented according to respective different directions of movement of the user of the map on the respective roads toward the destination point, so that the character rows of the first kind can be easily read by the user tracing the route while relying on the character rows of the first kind. Also disclosed is a memory medium storing a map generating program which is executed by a computer to generate the map. | 03-29-2012 |
20120089326 | SELECTED DRIVER NOTIFICATION OF TRANSITORY ROADTRIP EVENTS - Stored executable logic causes a processor to operate so as to receive route parameter data, including a start location and end location for future travel, from various users. The processor generates route data based on the received route parameter data for each user. The generated route data for each user includes geographic coordinate data with imbedded strings of geographic coordinate identifiers corresponding to strings of geographic coordinates defining a travel path between the start and end locations included in that user's route parameter data. The processor stores, in a database, the generated route data for each user in association with an identifier of that user and contact information for contacting that user while in route. | 04-12-2012 |
20120089327 | ROUTE RELATED INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PROVIDING ROUTE RELATED INFORMATION, A COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ROUTE GUIDANCE SYSTEM - Apparatuses, methods, programs, and systems obtain fuel efficiency information indicative of a zone associated with a fuel efficiency if a vehicle were to travel the zone, for each of a plurality of zones. The apparatuses, methods, programs, and systems provide information related to a first route searched according to a first route search method. The first route search method has a greater tendency to use a zone with a smaller deviation of the fuel efficiency indicated in the fuel efficiency information as a configuration zone of the first route. The apparatuses, methods, programs, and systems provide information related to a second route searched according to a second route search method. The second route search method has a greater tendency to use a zone with a larger deviation of the fuel efficiency indicated in the fuel efficiency information as a configuration zone of the second route. | 04-12-2012 |
20120143492 | Methods to Improve Route Quality Using Off-Route Data - The described principles provide a method and system for identifying potentially closed roads and potentially open roads based on reroute requests, and of accommodating the potential road closure. If a reroute request is received from a user on a given route, the avoided roads of the route may be deemed potentially closed. If a predetermined number or a statistically significant number of users treat the road as potentially closed in this manner, it may be deemed closed. Similarly, if a supposedly closed road is chosen by a predetermined number of users, as evidenced by reroute requests, then the supposedly closed road may be deemed to be open. Moreover, observation of reroute requests also allows the system to automatically learn a user's route preferences. | 06-07-2012 |
20120150429 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT RELATING TO NAVIGATION - The present invention relates to a navigation system ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120173136 | ADVANCED ROUTING OF VEHICLE FLEETS - A system, method and computer program product for obtaining a traffic route for a vehicle. The system receives information of a current location of the vehicle. The system determines a destination location or destination region of the vehicle. The system computes a plurality of available traffic routes from the current location to the destination location or to the destination region. The system estimates a potential demand for at least one potential passenger from the current location to the destination location or to the destination region per each available traffic route. The system recommends, to a driver of the vehicle, an available traffic route that has a highest estimated potential demand among a plurality of the available traffic routes. | 07-05-2012 |
20120185163 | NAVIGATION ROUTE PLANNING - A technique is disclosed for calculating a sightseeing route from a start location to a destination location. The start location and the destination location may be the same as each other or different. The route is calculated to pass one or more attractors each representing a sightseeing attraction. A digital database resource ( | 07-19-2012 |
20120197521 | COURSE GUIDANCE SYSTEM, COURSE GUIDANCE METHOD, AND COURSE GUIDANCE PROGRAM - Course guidance systems, methods, and programs determine that a vehicle is exiting from a facility to an out-of-facility road via an exit lane, and determine an estimated connection angle of the exit lane at an exit/entrance node. The systems, methods, and programs generate course guidance information based on the determined estimated connection angle when the vehicle is determined to be exiting. Based on the vehicle location information and the road information, the systems, methods, and programs detect whether an actual traveling road and the guidance road differ. Based on the vehicle location information and the road information, the systems, methods, and programs correct the estimated connection angle at the exit/entrance node based on a relative angle between the actual traveling road and the guidance road, and record the corrected estimated connection angle. | 08-02-2012 |
20120203452 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A method is provided for operating a motor vehicle travelling on a roadway. The method has at least determining a position of the motor vehicle. In addition, a selection takes place of a dataset from map data deposited in a memory device such that the selected dataset contains the determined position of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, a determining takes place of a lane of the roadway travelled along by the motor vehicle by means of data determined from an optical camera of the motor vehicle. Moreover a selection takes place of the determined lane in the dataset as own lane of the motor vehicle. | 08-09-2012 |
20120209509 | ROUTE SEARCH DEVICE AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND ROUTE SEARCH SYSTEM - A route search device including a database in which map information and facility information are stored, a reference location information obtaining unit that obtains reference location information as location information of a given point from an outside of the route search device, a location information obtaining unit that obtains location information of a desired facility from the outside, a corresponding location information obtaining unit that obtains corresponding location information as location information of a point corresponding to the given point, from the database, a location correction factor calculating unit that calculates a location correction factor, a location correction factor storage unit that stores the location correction factor, a location information correcting unit that corrects the location information of the desired facility, using the location correction factor, and a route searching unit that makes a search for a route to the desired facility, based on the corrected location information. | 08-16-2012 |
20120232783 | Energy Consumption Profiling - A method and system for determining energy efficient routes is described. Map data represents road segments. Energy consumption data is obtained while a vehicle travels on a first road segment. Energy consumption data associated with the first road segment can be used to predict the expected energy consumption when traveling on a second road segment that has similar physical attributes to those of the first road segment. The predicted energy consumption data may be used to determine whether the second road segment is part of a most energy efficient route. | 09-13-2012 |
20120271542 | Energy Efficient Routing Using An Impedance Factor - A method and system for calculating an energy efficient route is disclosed. A route calculation application calculates one or more routes from an origin to a destination. For each of the routes, the route calculation application uses impedance factor data associated with each segment in the route. The impedance factor is calculated using probe data when the probe data is available for a road segment. When probe data is unavailable, the impedance factor is calculated using machine learning techniques that analyze the results of the impedance factor classifications for road segments having probe data. | 10-25-2012 |
20120283944 | Method and system for mapping road conditions by means of terminals - The present invention relates to methods, computer software products, server and system for mapping road conditions, especially friction. In the method according to the invention the acceleration of the vehicle is measured b means of an acceleration sensor, the position of the vehicle is monitored by means of positioning means and the measured acceleration value is combined with the position data of the measurement location. The method compares whether the measured position-specific acceleration value exceeds the value on the server for the said area and in case the value is exceeded, a measured position-specific acceleration value is sent to the server. | 11-08-2012 |
20120310523 | CUSTOMIZABLE ROUTE PLANNING - A point-to-point shortest path technique supports real-time queries and fast metric update or replacement (metric customization). Arbitrary metrics (cost functions) are supported without significant degradation in performance. Determining a shortest path between two locations uses three stages: a preprocessing stage, a metric customization stage, and a query stage. Preprocessing is based on a graph structure only, while metric customization augments preprocessing results taking edge costs into account. The preprocessing partitions the graph into loosely connected components of bounded size and creates an overlay graph by replacing each component with a “clique” connecting its boundary vertices. Clique edge lengths are computed during the customization phase. The customization phase can be repeated for various different metrics, and produces a small amount of data for each. The query phase is run using the metric-independent data together with the relevant metric-specific data. | 12-06-2012 |
20120310524 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING PROCEDURE INFORMATION ON AN AIRCRAFT DISPLAY - Methods and systems are provided for presenting information on a display device associated with an aircraft. An exemplary method involves displaying a navigational map on the display device, obtaining status information for the aircraft, determining an amount of procedure information to be displayed based at least in part on the status information, and displaying the determined amount of aircraft procedure information on the display device overlying the navigational map. The procedure information prescribes operation of the aircraft during execution of an aircraft procedure. | 12-06-2012 |
20130006517 | PROVIDING ROUTES THROUGH INFORMATION COLLECTION AND RETRIEVAL - Providing directions from point A to point B may be treated as an information retrieval problem. In one example, actual routes that are traveled by people are received, and are stored in a database. When a person requests directions from point A to point B, a system searches the database to determine whether a route from A to B exists. If the route does exist, then the route may be provided as directions in response to the request. If no such route exists, then the system looks in the database for routes that have some amount of overlap with each other, and attempts to construct a route from A to B by joining known routes that overlap with each other. Rules may govern the degree of overlap that routes are to have before they can be joined. | 01-03-2013 |
20130006518 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM, NAVIGATION METHOD, AND NAVIGATION PROGRAM - Systems, methods, and programs detect a current position of a movable body, identify a destination for the moveable body, and search for a going route from a departure point to the destination. The systems, methods, and programs search for a returning route from the destination to the departure point and select a landmark for a branch point along the returning route. While the current position is moving along the going route, the systems, methods, and programs provide returning-route guidance regarding the branch point using the selected landmark. | 01-03-2013 |
20130013189 | NAVIGATION DEVICE - A navigation device includes a route searching unit for searching for a route leading to an arbitrary point on the basis of map data acquired by a map data acquiring unit, an HOV lane determining unit for determining whether or not an HOV lane is included in the route which the route searching unit has searched for, a predicted arrival time calculating unit for, when the HOV lane determining unit determines that an HOV lane is included in the route, calculating a predicted arrival time required to arrive at the arbitrary point by way of the route which is shorter than a time required to arrive at the arbitrary point by way of a route in which no HOV lane is included, and a display processing unit for displaying the predicted arrival time calculated by the predicted arrival time calculating unit. | 01-10-2013 |
20130054132 | System and Method for Automatically Receiving Geo-Relevant Information in a Vehicle - Path-relevant information is provided by a backend server system to a vehicle without an input or request from the vehicle operator. Program applications, including a web browser application, records vehicle route data in a local memory during vehicle travel. Such vehicle route data may include current GPS coordinates, time of day, day of week, etc. The recorded vehicle route data may then be used to locally generate one or more route prediction models. A predicted vehicle route may be generated from the route prediction models. Once a vehicle route has been predicted, coordinate data corresponding to the predicted route may be transmitted to a backend server. Thereafter, path-relevant information, based on the transmitted coordinate data, may then be received from the backend server, and without the vehicle operator having to provide any input or request. | 02-28-2013 |
20130085664 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING HEADING CHANGE IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for detecting a heading change of a navigating body to which a mobile terminal has been attached are provided. The mobile terminal includes at least one measure unit and a change vector calculator. The at least one measure unit measures at least one of an acceleration of gravity component vector and a rotational axis component vector, with respect to a rotation of the navigating body, on a terminal coordinate system that is fixed in the mobile terminal. The change vector calculator calculates a horizontal heading change vector and a vertical heading change vector based on at least one of the acceleration of gravity component vector and the rotational axis component vector. | 04-04-2013 |
20130090845 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE DATA TERMINAL - A navigation apparatus displays map display contents of a mobile phone terminal | 04-11-2013 |
20130096817 | TRACKING ACTIVITY, VELOCITY, AND HEADING USING SENSORS IN MOBILE DEVICES OR OTHER SYSTEMS - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for tracking a mobile device using sensors within the device and without using external signals to determine location, velocity, or heading. According to one embodiment, locating and tracking a mobile device can comprise reading sensor data from each of a plurality of sensors within the mobile device. The sensors can provide the sensor data without relying on a signal from a device external to the mobile device. For example, the plurality of sensors can comprise a compass, a gyroscope, and an accelerometer. Motion, velocity, and heading of the mobile device can be determined based on the sensor data. | 04-18-2013 |
20130103305 | SYSTEM FOR THE NAVIGATION OF OVERSIZED VEHICLES - A system for identifying a route to be traveled by an oversized vehicle. The system includes a measurement vehicle having at least one sensor attached thereto, wherein the measurement vehicle travels one or more potential routes on a roadway, and a controller in communication with the at least one sensor. The controller is configured to collect data from the at least one sensor, the data providing information regarding at least one of a location, height, shape, and classification of each of a plurality of objects on or adjacent to the roadway and generate a map of the one or more potential routes traveled by the measurement vehicle. | 04-25-2013 |
20130151140 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MAP MATCHING - An apparatus performs a space map matching on a position of a user terminal measured through a positioning process and display the measured positions of the user terminal on a map in which a plurality of spaces are constructed. The space map matching is performed to determine in which space the user terminal is located among the plurality of spaces. | 06-13-2013 |
20130204520 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A vehicle navigation system disposed in a vehicle executes a route guidance function that calculates a first route by prioritizing a special lane over a normal lane as a route calculation condition and performs route guidance when a special lane use option is turned on. A determination unit determines whether the vehicle is traveling in a parallel route section in which the special lane and normal lane are in parallel. If the vehicle is traveling in the parallel route section, a second route calculation unit calculates a second route towards the destination based on an assumption that the vehicle is traveling in the normal lane. In addition, a second route guidance unit outputs a second guidance phrase at a second guidance point, such that the second guidance phrase includes a conditional phrase that conveys that the vehicle is not in the special lane. | 08-08-2013 |
20130211707 | RADAR DETECTOR THAT INTERFACES WITH A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An electromagnetic signal detector that interfaces with a mobile communication device that includes a communication element. The communication element transmits data between the electromagnetic signal detector and the mobile communication device via a first communication standard. A user interface of the mobile communication device communicates the data to a user of the electromagnetic signal detector. The mobile communication device communicates with a communication network via a second communication standard. The first communication standard differs from the second communication standard. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211708 | MOBILE TERMINAL, SYSTEM AND METHOD - One aspect of the present invention relates to a mobile terminal having an autonomous navigation function, including an anchor management unit configured to acquire a directional change point, set the acquired directional change point as an anchor point and store the anchor point, wherein the directional change point is assumed for a user to change direction on a route from a departure point to a destination point of the user of the mobile terminal on map information, a measurement unit configured to detect movement of the mobile terminal and provide sensor information indicative of the movement, a position calculation unit configured to calculate a current position of the mobile terminal based on the sensor information, a rotation detection unit configured to detect rotation of the user based on the sensor information and determine a rotation point associated with the detected rotation and a current position correction unit configured to determine an anchor point corresponding to the determined rotation point from the anchor points stored in the anchor management unit and correct the current position of the mobile terminal with a position of the determined anchor point. | 08-15-2013 |
20130218455 | Method And System For Adjusting A Demand-Response Transit Schedule - A method and system for adjusting a demand-response transit schedule is provided. A demand-response transit schedule is reviewed during performance of the demand-response transit schedule. The fact that the demand-response transit schedule may need to be adjusted is detected. The demand-response transit schedule is then adjusted. | 08-22-2013 |
20130297199 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING A VEHICLE ROUTE USING A ROUTE NETWORK DATABASE - A system and method for predicting a route to be authorized by a dispatcher for a vehicle to travel on a route network comprises a computer system that has a database having stored data relative to interconnecting route segments that make up the route network. Data relative to the origination location and the destination location is input into the computer system. The processor accesses the database and generates a predicted route with an origination location and destination location. | 11-07-2013 |
20130332065 | Fusion Of Sensor And Map Data Using A Contraint Based Optimization - Disclosed herein are methods and systems for fusion of sensor and map data using constraint based optimization. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method may include obtaining tracking data for a tracked subject, the tracking data including data from a dead reckoning sensor; obtaining constraint data for the tracked subject; and using a convex optimization method based on the tracking data and the constraint data to obtain a navigation solution. The navigation solution may be a path and the method may further include propagating the constraint data by a motion model to produce error bounds that continue to constrain the path over time. The propagation of the constraint data may be limited by other sensor data and/or map structural data. | 12-12-2013 |
20140058660 | System And Method For Presenting A Computed Route - A method for presenting a route includes receiving a starting point and a destination point and computing a route that includes a route segment between the two points. The method further includes determining, based on a user's travel history, that the route segment is an unfamiliar segment. The method includes determining an alternative route from the starting point to the destination point that includes a familiar road identified based on the user's travel history instead of the unfamiliar segment. The method further includes providing the computed route and the alternative route for presentation in a format that distinguishes the computed route from the alternative route. | 02-27-2014 |
20140114563 | PROBABILISTIC MAP MATCHING FROM A PLURALITY OF OBSERVATIONAL AND CONTEXTUAL FACTORS - Systems, methods, and devices are described for implementing map matching techniques relating to measured location data. Probabilistic models, including temporal Bayesian network models and Hidden Markov Models, may be used for combining multiple classes of evidence relating to potential locations of points traversed on routes over time. Multiple route segments and overall routes may be maintained under relative uncertainty as candidates. The candidate route segments and overall routes may then be reduced into a smaller number of candidates or a single most likely route as a trip progresses. As the trip progresses, route segments in proximity to each location point are identified and candidate matches are determined. A probability of an entity traversing a candidate match at a given time and a probability of an entity traversing between a first candidate match at a first time and a second candidate match at a second time are determined based on a plurality of factors. Different modalities may be used to measure and transmit the location data. | 04-24-2014 |
20140180573 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BRAKING OF A TRAIN - A method of controlling braking of a train that includes obtaining in an on-board computer of the train a brake propagation delay time (T | 06-26-2014 |
20140249745 | DYNAMIC ROUTE PLANNING - The present invention relates to a method for determining the location of a firer, furthermore a system and method for route planning ( | 09-04-2014 |
20140303886 | ARRANGEMENT FOR WARNING OF AND/OR FOR CONSIDERATION OF UTILITY-VEHICLE-RELEVANT DRIVING RESTRICTIONS - A device for installation in a utility vehicle for warning or consideration of a utility-vehicle-relevant driving restriction. The device includes a receiving unit for receiving at least one item of utility-vehicle-relevant information, which is transmitted from an apparatus arranged on a traffic infrastructure or at least adjacent thereto and which relates to the traffic infrastructure, and a provision unit for providing the item of utility-vehicle-relevant information or an item of information based thereon to the driver of the utility vehicle. The apparatus for placement on or at least adjacent to a traffic infrastructure comprises a functional unit for storing or processing at least one item of utility-vehicle-relevant information relating to the traffic infrastructure and a transmitting unit for transmitting the item of utility-vehicle-relevant information to one or more utility vehicles. | 10-09-2014 |
20140379251 | VIRTUAL WALKING STICK FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED - A navigational aid for use primarily by the visually impaired in the form of a virtual walking stick, comprising a location sensor and an inertial measurement unit, which can provide angle-dependent navigation directions to a user, and which can be used to record the three-dimensional locations of new objects of interest for later uploading and integration into a global map set of the region. | 12-25-2014 |
20150025790 | GEO-LOCATION SERVICES - A method for geo-location services is described. In one embodiment, the method includes storing in a database an appointment with one or more attendees and monitoring, via a sensor, a location of an attendee in relation to a time and location of the appointment. In some embodiments, the method includes determining a route for the attendee to take to the location of the appointment based on the current location of the attendee. | 01-22-2015 |
20150127247 | Navigation System, Recording Medium Recording Computer Program, and Current Position Calculation Method - When a narrow-angle branch point PA at which a road branches at a narrow angle gets closer, routes from the narrow-angle branch point to all points a-c reachable by traveling for a distance L after passing of the narrow-angle branch point in a current traveling direction. When the narrow-angle branch point is passed, processing to calculate, as a matching degree of each route, a matching degree between each of the gradients G | 05-07-2015 |
20150300823 | Method and Apparatus for Improved Navigation - A method or apparatus to provide a global positioning system receiver is described. The Personal navigation system includes at least one motion sensor, the motion sensor capable of identifying a user activity, and distinguishing between walking and driving, or other manual v. mechanical locomotion. The system automatically switches modes to the appropriate format. | 10-22-2015 |
20150308843 | BUILDING MISSING MOVEMENT PATH OF AN OBJECT - The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for building a missing part of a movement path of an object. One or more frequent points is determined, wherein each of the one or more frequent points is a point on a historical movement path having a number of occurrences greater than a first threshold. A credibility of one or more path segments in determined. A first path segment of the one or more path segments is selected, wherein the credibility of the first path segment is greater than a second threshold. A missing part of a movement path of an object is built using the first path segment. | 10-29-2015 |
20150330806 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-VEHICLE NAVIGATED SHOPPING - Systems and methods to provide a navigated-shopping service are discussed. In an example, a method for navigated-shopping can include receiving a destination location, accessing a route to the destination, displaying the route with indications of a plurality of items for purchase, receiving selection of a selected item, and purchasing the selected item. The plurality of items for purchase can be within a predefined distance of at least one point along the route. The selection of the selected item can include selection of a retail location of a plurality of retail locations along the route. | 11-19-2015 |
20150354977 | Mobile navigation system operating with a remote server - A client navigation system establishes a wireless connection to a navigation server on a computer network. The client requests a route by uploading start and destination specifications. The server calculates an optimal route based on real-time data available on the network. A generic natural language description is used to specify the optimal route downloaded to the client. The natural language description is a plain text description for each link using pre-defined generic terms. The client interprets the route, interfaces with the local mapping data and reconstructs the optimal route. The route is subsequently displayed and highlighted on the client. | 12-10-2015 |
20150362328 | Method, System and Terminal Device for Processing Pedestrian Navigation - A pedestrian navigation processing method and system, and a terminal device. The pedestrian navigation processing method includes determining, according to a current position of a user and navigation planning route information, a road section on which the user is currently located, wherein the navigation planning route information includes route information of all road sections between a departure place and a destination, obtaining a road width of the road section according to a positioning result obtained when the user walks on the road section and route information of the road section, determining, according to the road width, a navigation prompt time corresponding to the road section, and performing navigation prompting for the user according to the navigation prompt time. The technical solutions may perform accurate navigation for a pedestrian. | 12-17-2015 |
20150377639 | Generating Travel Routes for Increased Visual Interest - A computer system identifies data representing interest of users in a plurality of geographic sites, such as images of geographic sites submitted by people to public photo sharing sites. The system generates a “heat map” representing densities of the interest data. The system generates a route from a starting location to an ending location. The route includes at least one of the plurality of geographic sites, even if the route is not the maximally efficient route from the starting location to the ending location (measured, e.g., in terms of the total time required to travel the route or the total distance of the route). The system favors high-temperature sites for inclusion in the route, but ensures that the route does not deviate too far from the route having the shortest possible distance between the starting location and the ending location at the expense of including high-temperature sites. | 12-31-2015 |
20160003638 | MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention has an object to provide a technique capable of appropriately determining whether a vehicle has entered a facility range. A navigation apparatus includes a storage, a position detector, and an entry determining unit. The storage stores map information including a facility range. The position detector detects a position of an own vehicle. The entry determining unit determines that, in a case where the position of the own vehicle detected by the position detector has entered an entry determination range associated with the facility range, the own vehicle has entered the facility range. | 01-07-2016 |
20160047663 | EVACUATION NAVIGATION DEVICE - An evacuation navigation device disclosed. In one embodiment, the evacuation navigation device comprises a position determining component configured to determine a position of a handheld device within a selected environment having access to at least one positioning system. The device further comprises a display device configured to display the position of the handheld device on a digital map of the selected environment and at least one evacuation route from the position to an evacuation position. The device further comprises a wireless communication component configured to receive a real-time update of safety conditions along the at least one evacuation route. The device further comprises logic implemented by a processor for dynamically revising the digital map based upon the real-time update. | 02-18-2016 |
20160054145 | SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE ROUTING THAT COMBINES REAL-TIME AND LIKELIHOOD INFORMATION FOR TRAFFIC, CONSTRUCTION AND WEATHER - A system and method for improved routing that combines real-time and likelihood information. In accordance with an embodiment, the system comprises a digital map/map information; a likelihood routing information; a route processor; wherein, when a request is received from a user/driver, or from another system, to receive a routing information, the system receives real-time information from a traffic-monitoring device or service providing real-time information; wherein the route processor adjusts the received real-time information based on the system's likelihood routing information; and wherein the routing information based on the combination of real-time and likelihood information can then be provided to the user/driver or other system in response to the original request. | 02-25-2016 |
20160069695 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRAVEL INFORMATION - A method of providing route attribute information is described, together with a device for performing the same. The method comprises accessing information indicative of a primary route to a destination location determined with respect to a trip database storing information indicative of a personal road network of a user of a mobile device, and an attribute of the primary route. One or more alternate routes to the destination location are determined, together with an attribute of each alternate route. Attribute information associated with at least one alternate route to the destination is output when a location of the mobile device is proximal to a decision point of the personal road network. | 03-10-2016 |
20160076896 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION INDICATIVE OF A RECOMMENDED NAVIGABLE STRETCH | 03-17-2016 |
20160091329 | DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING MEETING LOCATIONS - Systems and methods may provide turn-by-turn directions to a group of users who wish to meet one another. The systems and methods make use of a client application running on client-side devices such as smart phones in conjunction with a server-side application running on a server. The identity of the final meeting place may not be determined until the users are in close proximity to it, as its location is subject to continuous updating using the geo-coordinates of the users as they travel. Additionally, the meeting place may be determined in part by the users' individual preferences. These preferences, along with the locations of the users, may be kept hidden from other users. | 03-31-2016 |
20160123751 | ROUTE PLANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING EXPOSURE TO THREATS - The present invention relates to a system and method for route planning. The system is arranged to be mounted on a moving object. The system comprises a route planning module arranged to plan a route of the object upon request, wherein occasions of being visible from any point in the map within a shooting range during a predetermined time period is minimized. The system is characterized in that the route planning module is arranged to determine areas in the 3D map in which the object will be exposed to a potential threat during a predetermined time period based on line of sight calculations, and determining a re-planned route avoiding said potential threat areas. | 05-05-2016 |
20160131497 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A POINT OF INTEREST - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for displaying a point of interest (POI). According to the present invention, a screen for path guiding and a screen for POI guiding can be simultaneously and separately provided, thereby facilitating the recognition of a POI and increasing the accessibility to a POI while driving. | 05-12-2016 |
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