Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
701420000 | Remote route searching or determining | 28 |
20120191341 | WEB BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM, TRAVEL PLANNING ASSIST METHOD AND CENTER SERVER - Provided is a Web bulletin board system ( | 07-26-2012 |
20120232784 | Vehicle Navigation System and Method - An efficient route-defining method includes determining a route to a destination. The exemplary method also includes determining a wireless device to server connection type and assigning a tolerance in accordance with a connection type. The tolerance is usable to determine if a vehicle is off-route, and the tolerance is increased or decreased inversely corresponding to the speed of the connection type. According to the illustrative method, the assigned tolerance is used to determine points defining the route, such that the roads comprising the route are within a bounded area. The bounded area may be defined by the tolerance in conjunction with a plurality of lines connecting successive points along the route. Finally, the method includes delivering the determined points to a vehicle computing system in communication with the server. | 09-13-2012 |
20120239289 | Transportation Information Systems and Methods Associated With Generating Multiple User Routes - Transportation information systems and methods are disclosed, which facilitate the use of transportation, including trip planning. An exemplary method includes generating first scheduling information for a first user based on first user data, public transportation data, a first starting location, and a first destination location. The exemplary method also includes determining that a second user starting from a second starting location different from the first starting location would like to join the first user. The exemplary method further includes generating second scheduling information for the second user to meet the first user based on second user data, public transportation data, the second starting location, real-time location information for the first user, and a second destination location. | 09-20-2012 |
20120253659 | Mobile navigation system - 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 stop 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 independent from the local mapping database software on the client and includes a plain text description for each link using pre-defined generic terms. The client interprets the route, interfaces with the local mapping database and reconstructs the optimal route using a mapping reconstruction algorithm. The route is displayed on the client navigation system using whatever mapping database is present. | 10-04-2012 |
20120283945 | WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK TRAFFIC NAVIGATION ANALYTICS - A mobile sensor receives a mobile sensor location and destination. The mobile sensor determines, from a repository of road segments, a plurality of routes having a first endpoint corresponding to the mobile sensor location, and a second endpoint corresponding to the destination. The mobile sensor receives transit data from a plurality of peer mobile sensors, wherein each transit data comprises a peer mobile sensor's velocity and a peer mobile sensor's location. The mobile sensor stores at least one transit data based on the peer mobile sensor's velocity and peer mobile sensor's location corresponding to at least one of the plurality of routes, thereby forming at least one stored transit data. The mobile sensor determines that a sampling period has expired. The mobile sensor reports a route corresponding to a stored transit route having best transit data or no transit data, wherein the route is among the plurality of routes. | 11-08-2012 |
20120303266 | FIRST WAYPOINT DISTANCE - A mobile computing device can determine a first waypoint distance that indicates a distance from the device's location within which a first waypoint of a route cannot be located. This distance can be sent to a server as part of a map data request. The distance can be based on a device velocity, a request latency time, an instruction intake time and an instruction reaction time. The request latency time represents the delay from sending a request to receiving route information in response. The instruction intake time represents the time it takes for a user to read or listen to a first waypoint instruction. The instruction reaction time represents the time it takes a user to react to a first waypoint instruction. Route information contains information identifying a first waypoint that is further away from the device position supplied with the request than the first waypoint distance. | 11-29-2012 |
20130030695 | MAP DIFFERENCE DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, MAP DIFFERENCE DATA DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, AND MAP DIFFERENCE DATA DISTRIBUTION METHOD - An in-vehicle navigation apparatus transmits a present position, a destination, and a version number of in-vehicle map data stored in an in-vehicle map storage portion to a map difference data distribution apparatus. The map difference data distribution apparatus calculates a route from the present position and destination received from the in-vehicle navigation apparatus, compares a version number of map data stored in a center map storage portion with the received version number of the in-vehicle map data to prepare map difference data of map elements contained in the route, and distributes the prepared map difference data to the in-vehicle navigation apparatus. | 01-31-2013 |
20130218457 | CENTER APPARATUS AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A center apparatus stores, in an associated manner, a special link passed by a navigation apparatus and a recommended route that would otherwise be traveled by the navigation apparatus if the navigation apparatus did not travel along the special link. The center apparatus may also receive a route search request from the navigation apparatus. Based on a start point and a destination provided in the route search request, the center apparatus calculates, as a searched route, a route between the start point and the destination. When the searched route calculated matches a recommended route stored in the center apparatus, the center apparatus calculates, as a special route, a route that includes the special link that is associated with the recommended route matching with the searched route, and transmits the special route to the navigation apparatus. | 08-22-2013 |
20130261955 | Method for the Determination of an Ecological Route Attribute - A method is provided for determining an ecological route attribute, in which at least one current energy consumption value is determined by a motor vehicle. A current measurement location is determined by the motor vehicle. An ecological location attribute, which includes the measurement location and the current energy consumption value, is formed by the motor vehicle and transmitted to a central processor. An ecological route attribute is determined by the central processor on the basis of a plurality of received ecological location attributes, which in each case includes a measurement location, which ecological route attribute describes an energy consumption on a route section which has a prescribed spatial relationship with the measurement locations. | 10-03-2013 |
20130297200 | Systems and Methods for Off-Board Voice-Automated Vehicle Navigation - A method of providing navigational information includes the step of processing destination information spoken by a user of a mobile processing system and transmitting the processed voice information via a wireless link to a remote data center. The processed voice information is analyzed with a voice recognition system at the remote data center to recognize components of the destination information spoken by the user. The remote data center generates a list of hypothetical recognized components of the destination information listed by confidence levels as calculated for each component of the destination information analyzed by the voice recognition system. The remote data center determines if a confidence score is below a recognition confidence value and, if the confidence score is below the recognition confidence value, transmits an automated request to have the user speak the destination information again. | 11-07-2013 |
20130325321 | System and Method for Navigation Guidance with Destination-Biased Route Display - Embodiments of a system and method for navigation guidance with destination biased route display are described. Embodiments include displaying a map at a first viewing angle on an electronic display. The map include a graphical indication of a position of a user that is traveling. Embodiments also include determining a destination of the user; and based on the user's destination, displaying the map at a second viewing angle on the electronic display. In various embodiments, this second viewing angle is may be biased toward the user's destination. In various embodiments, biasing this second viewing angle in this way may provide the user with useful insight into the particular location of the destination. In some cases, in addition to biasing the viewing angle, embodiments also cause obstructions (e.g., building graphics) to become translucent in order to provide the user with a better view of the destination during navigation. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325322 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATION WITH INERTIAL CHARACTERISTICS - Embodiments of a system and method for navigation with inertial characteristics are described. Embodiments may include a navigation component configured to generate a map display including at least a portion of a map and a position indicator representing a location of a user on the map. The position indicator may be positioned in a first position relative to the map display. The navigation component may be configured to detect that the user is turning in a direction of travel. The navigation component may also be configured to, responsive to the detection that the user is turning in the specific direction of travel, shift the position indicator within the map display in a direction opposite to the detected direction of travel. The shifting may cause additional map information to be displayed in the direction of travel. In various embodiments, the position indicator may be returned to the first position post-turn. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325323 | VEHICLE SOFTWARE UPGRADE TECHNIQUES - A method for maintaining vehicle-resident map information may include, in a vehicle with at least one communications processor integrated within the vehicle, the at least one communications processor being operable to receive wireless transmissions including map information from a remote location separate and apart from the vehicle, obtaining GPS information relating to the vehicle. The map information received by the at least one communications processor may be downloaded from the remote location. A map corresponding to the map information, and an indication of the current vehicle location may be displayed within the map, based on the GPS information. The map information may correspond to the GPS information. Road information may be wirelessly transmitted to one or more locations based on the GPS information. | 12-05-2013 |
20130332066 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATION INFORMATION, MACHINE-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND SERVER - A method for providing navigation information, a machine-readable storage medium, a mobile terminal and a server are provided. The method includes generating a preview image captured by a camera and location information of the mobile terminal; transmitting the preview image and location information to a server, receiving, from the server, route guide information generated based on the preview image and the location information, and displaying the route guide information to a user. | 12-12-2013 |
20130345963 | COMBINED OFFBOARD AND ONBOARD NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Navigation system and method comprising a server system with a navigation server ( | 12-26-2013 |
20140129135 | DYNAMICALLY PROVIDING POSITION INFORMATION OF A TRANSIT OBJECT TO A COMPUTING DEVICE - A system and method for providing position information of a transit object to a computing device is provided. Global positioning satellite (GPS) information of a transit object can be periodically received. For each of some of the GPS information, one or more candidate points of a transit system can be identified based on the GPS information. Using the one or more candidate points, a most likely path of travel can be determined. Additional position points along the most likely path of travel can be extrapolated and transmitted to a computing device. | 05-08-2014 |
20140180574 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UPDATING RENDEZVOUS LOCATION OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES - In a method for updating a rendezvous location of communication devices using an electronic device, the electronic device connects to a host device through a wireless network. The electronic device includes a global positioning system (GPS), a displacement sensor, and a display screen. The electronic device sends basic information of the rendezvous event to a back-end system of the host device through the wireless network, detects location information of each communication device using the GPS, and detects a displacement information of each communication device using the displacement sensor. The electronic device sends the location information and the displacement information to the host device to determine a rendezvous location, a guide route, and relative location relationships of each communication device, marks the rendezvous location, the guide route, and the relative location relationships on an electronic map, and displays the marked electronic map on the display screen. | 06-26-2014 |
20140207369 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TRANSMISSION OF TRAFFIC INFORMATION TO A VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for improved vehicle navigation using mobile communication device (e.g., phone) technology as a means for transmitting vehicle route data that has been updated as a result of changed or changing traffic conditions. A mobile communication device is connected between a vehicle and a remote server. Traffic information from both broadcast and mobile network sources is analyzed by the server, a difference(s) therebetween is detected, and the difference(s) is compared to a predetermined difference value. If the detected difference exceeds the predetermined difference value, difference information is extracted and used to produce updated route data, which is then transmitted via the mobile communication device to the vehicle. The transmission of updated route data is limited to only situations where there is a sufficient change in traffic conditions, and the data transmitted is preferably limited to only difference data so as to avoid exceeding mobile communication device plan limits. | 07-24-2014 |
20140236475 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NAVIGATION IN INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS - Several methods and systems for navigation in an indoor environment are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving coded data corresponding to a plurality of destinations in an indoor environment. The coded data is received on a device associated with a user from at least one data source provided in the indoor environment. The method further includes determining one or more navigation paths corresponding to at least one destination from among the plurality of destinations based on the coded data. The one or more navigation paths facilitate user navigation in the indoor environment. | 08-21-2014 |
20150088412 | Systems and Methods for Providing Navigation Data to a Vehicle - A set of instructions implements an application programming interface (API) for providing navigation data from a portable device to a head unit of a vehicle. When invoked by a companion application executing on the portable device, the API is configured to obtain navigation data for navigating a user between a source and a destination, where the portable device receives the navigation data from a navigation server via a long-range communication link. The API is further configured to provide the navigation data to the companion application for transmission to the head unit via a short-range communication link. | 03-26-2015 |
20150346348 | Navigation Terminal, Navigation Method, and Remote Navigation Service System - A navigation terminal, a navigation method, and a remote navigation service system are provided. The navigation method includes receiving a navigation command input by a user; starting a satellite positioning unit to determine current position information of a vehicle; sending the navigation command and the current position information of the vehicle to a remote navigation service system through a communications interface; receiving a navigation indication sent back by the remote navigation service system through the communications interface; and presenting the navigation indication to the user for navigation. The navigation method further includes photographing a road scene in front of the vehicle, where the road scene is displayed on a display screen of a man-machine interface, and the navigation indication includes a driving direction indication, and the driving direction indication is superimposed on the road scene for navigation. | 12-03-2015 |
20160018241 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING LOCATION BASED MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS - Provided are an apparatus and a method for creating location based multimedia contents, which includes transmitting location based multimedia information including location information and time information collected, multimedia information corresponding to an image and sound provided from a camera, and additional information, storing the location information, the time information, the additional information, and the multimedia information in match with each other, extracting a route corresponding to an input search position, providing a search result for contents based on a partial section of the extracted route after searching for the contents, and selecting the contents based on a merge criterion when a plurality of location based multimedia contents related to the partial section are searched, and extracting only location based multimedia contents corresponding to each section from the search result for the contents and merging the extracted contents with each other to create new location based multimedia contents. | 01-21-2016 |
20160153793 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY ENTERING, STORING AND SHARING ADDRESSES FOR A POSITIONAL INFORMATION DEVICE | 06-02-2016 |
20160169698 | Integration of User Applications in a Mobile Device | 06-16-2016 |
20160252358 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING MAP PORTIONS BASED ON EXPECTED SIGNAL STRENGTH OF ROUTE SEGMENTS | 09-01-2016 |
20190145782 | Dynamically Providing Position Information of a Transit Object to a Computing Device | 05-16-2019 |
701421000 | Route information sent to user in successive portions | 2 |
20120109514 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH COMMUNICATION IDENTIFICATION BASED DESTINATION GUIDANCE MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a communication identification based on a communication; identifying a target location associated with the communication identification; detecting a current location associated with when the communication occurred for locating a device; selecting a candidate location based on the candidate location being closer to the current location than the target location where the candidate location is also associated with the communication identification; and generating a travel route to the candidate location for displaying on the device. | 05-03-2012 |
20130041580 | DIGITAL CONTENT NETWORKING - Mobile network services for a vehicle are provided via a computer processing device, and a digital communications module executable by the computer processing device. The digital communications module identifies a content channel selection for content presented on a device in the vehicle, continuously receives information indicating a location of the vehicle, and monitors signal strength of the content as the vehicle moves among location. Upon determining a threshold signal strength is reached, the digital communications module determines an action to be taken, and performs the action. | 02-14-2013 |