Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
701423000 | Based on real time condition (e.g., traffic, weather, etc.) | 74 |
20120078509 | Intelligent Navigation For A Motor Vehicle - Methods of controlling a motor vehicle include detecting an unsafe condition. Unsafe conditions can be driver conditions, vehicle conditions as well as external conditions. The method further includes finding a safe area and automatically determining a route to the safe area. A driver can be notified of the route to the safe area. | 03-29-2012 |
20120095674 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH LANE-LEVEL MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: detecting an acceleration for monitoring a movement of a device; determining a travel state based on the acceleration; identifying a travel sequence involving the travel state; setting a lane-level granularity movement as a predetermined sequence of the travel state; and determining the lane-level granularity movement with the travel sequence matching the predetermined sequence for displaying on the device. | 04-19-2012 |
20120109515 | BEV ROUTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A battery electric vehicle (BEV) navigation routing system and routing methods are presented, in which a traveling route is determined from the current vehicle location to the destination location by preferentially selecting low speed routes over higher speed routes if the present state of charge of the vehicle battery is insufficient to reach the destination location using shortest time or shortest distance routes. | 05-03-2012 |
20120143493 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH ABRUPT MANEUVER MONITORING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: detecting a vehicle abrupt maneuver; scanning a vehicle environment for a road hindrance; identifying a cause of the vehicle abrupt maneuver based on the vehicle environment; determining a classification as a provoked maneuver or an unprovoked maneuver based on the cause; and generating a message based on the classification and the cause for displaying on a device. | 06-07-2012 |
20120158288 | REAL-TIME PATH FINDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a real-time path finding apparatus. The real-time path finding apparatus includes an input unit, an extraction unit, and an analysis unit. The input unit receives map-related information and real-time variation information. The extraction unit extracts path-finding information for performing path finding, from the map-related information and the real-time variation information. The analysis unit generates path-finding guidance by analyzing the map-related information of the path-finding information, and generates a path-finding route in consideration of the real-time variation information of the path-finding information together with the path-finding guidance. | 06-21-2012 |
20120173137 | Optimal Route Solution - Methods, systems, and computer storage media are provided for identifying an optimal route to a destination for a user. The optimal route is customized for the user based on one or more route factors. The route factors may include a physical limitation of the user or a restricted area of a healthcare environment. The route factors may also include obstacles within the route or user preferences. An optimal route is identified as such when no route factors conflict with the optimal route. | 07-05-2012 |
20120179363 | ROUTE CALCULATION AND GUIDANCE WITH CONSIDERATION OF SAFETY - The present invention discloses a navigation system and process for providing a second route to a user of the system when a first route determined by the system passes through an area that has a safety level that is less than a predefined and desired safety level. | 07-12-2012 |
20120185164 | CELLULAR AND GPS TRAINING TARGET ZONE DYNAMIC PLANNING AND ROUTING - Exemplary embodiments include a method for target zone dynamic planning, the method including receiving metric data, collecting location data, determining a targeted energy expenditure zone for a time period, calculating potential plans based on location and the metric data and calculating an energy cost for different paths based on variables associated with the metric data. | 07-19-2012 |
20120191342 | Information Displaying System for Use with a Vehicle Head-Up Display - An information-displaying system is provided for use with a vehicle head-up display including a liquid crystal panel for displaying drive information image, a backlight unit for irradiating light toward the liquid crystal panel, an optical system for enlarging or reducing the drive information image displayed on the liquid crystal panel, and a reflection mirror for reflecting the drive information image projected by the optical system toward a windshield of a motor vehicle. The information-displaying system includes a navigation information providing unit for providing navigation information on a current vehicle position, a road map and an optimum route to destination, a traffic information providing unit for providing traffic information on a real time basis, and a control unit for controlling the liquid crystal panel to display the navigation information and the traffic information provided by the navigation information providing unit and the traffic information providing unit. | 07-26-2012 |
20120209510 | IN-VEHICLE IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND TRAVEL AID DEVICE - An in-vehicle information processing device capable of efficiently processing information by extracting an event that exists outside of a travel route but can possibly reach the travel route. The in-vehicle information processing device includes a map database, a traffic information database, a vehicle position determination mechanism, a driving assist information extraction mechanism for extracting driving assist information, and a driving assist information database for storing the driving assist information. An aid information extraction mechanism includes a travel route determination mechanism for determining a vehicle travel route based on a vehicle position. The driving assist information extraction mechanism extracts the driving assist information from map information and traffic information on the travel route. | 08-16-2012 |
20120221240 | CONVEYANCE MODE AWARE NAVIGATION DEVICE - A computer determines an optimal route to a destination. The computer identifies the present position of a navigation device with a user selecting a destination. The computer acquires current information comprising road, business hour, traffic congestion patterns, a plurality of conveyance modes, and time buffer information relative to the present position and the selected destination to store in the memory. A route identification unit identifies, from the acquired current information, an optimal route from the current position to the selected destination. The computer stores the acquired information in the memory of the navigation device and identifies an optimal route from the current position to the selected destination. | 08-30-2012 |
20120226437 | NAVIGATION DEVICE WITH AUGMENTED REALITY NAVIGATION FUNCTIONALITY - A navigation device includes a display, a recording medium, a navigation camera, a global positioning system (GPS), and a processor. The processor is operable to determine a current position for generating a navigation route to a destination. Based on a real-time traffic image received from the navigation camera, the processor adjusts a display scale and a display position of the navigation route, superimposes the navigation route on the real-time traffic image to generate a superimposed image, and outputs the superimposed image for viewing on the display and storage in the recording medium. | 09-06-2012 |
20120232785 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY PROVIDING CONTEXTUAL WEATHER INFORMATION - Methods and systems are provided for providing dynamic information. Routing data for a vehicle is integrated with weather data for an area to generate contextual weather information. The contextual weather information is presented with respect to a predetermined route of the vehicle. | 09-13-2012 |
20120232786 | SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - A schedule management device includes a processing unit and a storage unit for storing schedule list recording events, each of which includes event content, event date and position information. The processing unit includes a position information acquiring module, a position information comparing module, a date information judging module and a display module. The position information acquiring module acquires position information of the event(s). The position information comparing module determines whether the position information of the event(s) and the schedule management device belong to a same area. The date information judging module judges whether the current date information is a predetermined date before the event date when the position information of the event(s) and the schedule management device don't belong to the same area. The display module displays the event content of the event(s) when the current date information is the predetermined date before the event date. | 09-13-2012 |
20120232787 | SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING ROUTES - A navigation system determines one or more routes for a user from one location to another. The navigation system uses model data or information about weather, date, or time to determine an optimal route for a user. The navigation system may consider user preferences and dangerous or awkward conditions or criteria, and may perform a cost value analysis in determining the optimal route for a user. | 09-13-2012 |
20120253660 | DYNAMIC ROUTING VIA INTELLIGENT MAPPING SYSTEM - Enabling dynamic routing or mapping information, or combinations thereof, based on one or more user specified tasks may include determining one or more locations where one or more user specified tasks can be accomplished and dynamically determining at least one of routing and mapping information from current location of a user to said one or more locations. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253661 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ROUTE EXCEPTIONS - An approach for providing mapping information and route information based on exception information received from various users travelling within a common area is described. A navigation system processes travel information associated with one or more devices for comparison against predetermined route information. The navigation system also determines one or more exceptions based, at least in part, on the comparison. The predetermined route information, mapping information, or a combination thereof it then caused to be updated based, at least in part, on the processing of the one or more exceptions. | 10-04-2012 |
20120265434 | Identifying Parking Spots - A computer-implemented method for tracking parking spot availability includes receiving, at a computer server system from a mobile computing device that is remote from the computer server system, a report of an open parking spot and parking data that indicates a geographic location of the open parking spot, the report being generated based at least in part on determined movement of the mobile computing device; starting a timer relating to the open parking spot; receiving, at the computer server system and from one or more mobile computing devices, one or more requests for reporting of open parking spots; determining whether a time relating to the open parking spot has expired; and based on determining that a time relating to the open parking spot has not expired, providing in response to the one or more requests, data for generating a graphical indication of the open parking spot on a map of an area around the open parking spot for display on the one or more computing devices. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265435 | REAL-TIME NAVIGATION ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD BASED ON DETERMINING CURRENT TRAFFIC RULE INFORMATION, AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM THEREOF - A real-time navigation electronic device based on determining current traffic rule information includes a positioning unit, a user interface, an information detecting-and-generating unit and a processing unit. The information detecting-and-generating unit detects and generates information for determining real-time traffic rule. The processing unit generates a navigation route according to the destination and the present position. The processing unit receives the information for determining real-time traffic rule. The processing unit determines if the information for determining real-time traffic rule conflicts with the navigation route or makes the navigation route not the best route. The processing unit re-generates the navigation route according to the destination, the present position and the information for determining real-time traffic rule when the information for determining real-time traffic rule conflicts with the navigation route or makes the navigation route not the best route. The processing unit outputs the navigation route. | 10-18-2012 |
20120271544 | System and Method for Providing Georeferenced Predictive Information to Motor Vehicles - Georeferenced predictive information is provided by a backend server system to vehicles. Such provided predictive information may be specifically relevant to a provided planned or estimated route of the particular vehicle, and may be used by the vehicle to reconstruct a digital map specific to such planned or estimated route. | 10-25-2012 |
20120290202 | Method for choosing a traffic route - A system for identifying a fastest possible travel route is disclosed. A traveler data processor collects traffic speed data and associates the traffic speed data with road segments. The road segments collectively represent one or more possible travel routes from a start point to an end point. A forecast engine determines a predicted travel time for each of the road segments based on, for example, the traffic speed data for each of the road segments. A routing engine determines the fastest possible travel route from the start point to the end point. The fastest possible travel route is the possible travel route from the one or more possible travel routes with the shortest predicted travel time. | 11-15-2012 |
20120310525 | NAVIGATION SERVER AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a navigation system which creates “environment contribution information” in accordance with a deviation (δ(k)) between the total cost (C | 12-06-2012 |
20120316774 | AUTOMATIC NAVIGATION TO A PRIOR KNOWN LOCATION - The disclosed architecture facilitates the capture of data associated with a specific geographic location, as captured by a mobile device of a user at the geographic location, for the purpose of guiding the user back to that specific geographic location. When applied to vehicles or other types of user mobility (e.g., walking) the architecture automatically detects that a user has controlled a means of transportation to a stationary (or parked) state, such as associated with a parked car. When the stationary state is reached, the location is detected (e.g., using user device sensing systems). Detection can include recording images, sounds, speech, geolocation data, etc., associated with the location and/or means of transportation. The user can configure a reminder to activate at the location to assist in the user recalling the location when returning to the means of transportation. | 12-13-2012 |
20120316775 | Navigation Device, Route Guidance Method, and Program - Disclosed is technology for providing guidance in a manner that facilitates travel along a guidance route when there is a road which has a carpool lane. A navigation device ( | 12-13-2012 |
20120323484 | Program-Storing Computer-Readable Storage Medium, Computer Program Product, Navigation Device and Control Method Thereof - A navigation device includes a processing unit electrically connected to a positioning unit and a communication unit. The positioning unit determines a current location of the navigation device and provides corresponding positioning information. The communication unit receives real-time information. The processing unit uses the real-time information and information about a waypoint as a basis to generate a safety speed range, and uses a navigation route and the positioning information as a basis to determine whether a distance between the navigation device and the waypoint is smaller than a preset distance range. If yes, the processing unit provides a speed limit message based on the safety speed range. A navigation device control method as well as a program-storing computer-readable storage medium and a computer program product enabling implementation of the control method are also disclosed. | 12-20-2012 |
20130013191 | DYNAMIC ROUTING VIA INTELLIGENT MAPPING SYSTEM - Enabling dynamic routing or mapping information, or combinations thereof, based on one or more user specified tasks may include determining one or more locations where one or more user specified tasks can be accomplished and dynamically determining at least one of routing and mapping information from current location of a user to said one or more locations. | 01-10-2013 |
20130018577 | ROUTE PLANNING USING LOCATION/TIME ENCODED DATA FROM LOCATION AWARE SNOWPLOWSAANM Gooding; Thomas M.AACI RochesterAAST MNAACO USAAGP Gooding; Thomas M. Rochester MN US - Techniques are described for using geographic location data of snowplows to update a snow depth associated with a section of a surface street. The route of the snowplow may be tracked continuously which allows the snow depth of the street to be reset in real-time. The updated snow depth may then be used to generate a cost of travelling on the street. The travelling cost may then be used to plan a route through the region. Alternatively, the cost may be graphically displayed on a map to permit a user to determine which surface streets to avoid. In another embodiment, the cost of travelling on a particular street may be changed by the attributes of the vehicle that will navigate the snow-covered roads, driver's experience, or the geographic terrain of a road. This new cost may then be used, for example, to plan a route or display roads to avoid. | 01-17-2013 |
20130024106 | System and apparatus providing localized evacuation guidance - A method and apparatus for detecting hazardous gases. The method includes the steps of providing a central station and a plurality of environmental detectors within a protected area, each of the, plurality of environmental detectors detecting environmental events within the protected area and reporting detected events to the central station, one of the plurality of environmental detectors detecting an environmental event within the protected area and reporting that event to the central station, the central station determining a location of the detected event and of each of the plurality of environmental detectors within the protected area, the central station dynamically computing a route from the determined location of each of the plurality of environmental detectors to the closest and safest exit based upon the determined location of the detected environmental event and the central station generating and sending a respective map showing the computed route to the closest and safest exit for that environmental detector to each of the plurality of environmental detectors. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024107 | Proactive Navigation Techniques to Improve Users' Mobile Network Access - A method for determining a path for a user of a mobile device for traveling from an origination location to a destination location, comprising receiving a request for a recommended path from the origination location to the destination location, wherein the request comprises a origination location, a destination location, and a network quality constraint, receiving network access point information for access points between the origination location and the destination location, and generating, with a processor, at least one recommended path from the origination location to the destination location based on the request and the network access point information, wherein the recommended path satisfies the network quality constraint. | 01-24-2013 |
20130035849 | Navigation Apparatus Having Three-Dimensional Gravity Sensor and Navigation Method Thereof - A navigation apparatus with three-dimensional gravity sensor and a navigation method thereof. The navigation apparatus comprises an input module, a three-dimensional gravity sensor module, a processing module and a storage module. The input module inputs an initial point, a destination and a special road section. The three-dimensional gravity sensor module senses a three-dimensional acceleration of the navigation apparatus. The processing module calculates road condition information according to the three-dimensional acceleration. The storage module stores the road condition information and map information. | 02-07-2013 |
20130054133 | GUIDED MANEUVERING OF A MINING VEHICLE TO A TARGET DESTINATION - A system and method for navigating a first heavy equipment to a target destination is provided. A location of the target destination is retrieved from a distributed objects database. The location of the target destination is at least partially determined by a position of a second heavy equipment. A position sensor identifies a current position and orientation of the first heavy equipment, and a path from the current position of the first heavy equipment to the location of the target destination is calculated. The calculated path is selected to avoid hazards. A progress of the first heavy equipment along the calculated path is monitored using the position sensor. When the first heavy equipment deviates from the calculated path, a message is outputted to an operator of at least one of the first heavy equipment and the second heavy equipment. | 02-28-2013 |
20130096818 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE RANGE ANALYSIS - Estimating a vehicle's driving range by combined processing of measured and calculated range data. A measured range it is adjusted to account for processes not included in the original measurements. These adjustments may include changes in road surface, terrain elevation, aerodynamic drag, or other losses. The resulting model is thus relative to the conditions used in quantifying vehicle range by calculating contributions that either penalize or enhance the measured range. This method is implemented in a software system that can also provide real-time display of the range for both a single trip or a contour that illustrates what the range is for all directions. | 04-18-2013 |
20130151142 | DRIVE MODE GUIDE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is drive mode guide system for a vehicle provided with a plurality of drive modes. More specifically, a road information storage unit stores information related a road state. A real-time information storage unit receives and stores environmental information in real time. A vehicle information storage unit stores information related to the vehicle. A control unit then extracts a possible-traveling path and a drive mode and an outputs the possible-traveling path and a suggested drive mode received from the control unit based on the information stored in the road information storage unit, the real-time information storage unit, and the vehicle information storage unit. | 06-13-2013 |
20130173150 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE MOST PROBABLE PATH OF A VEHICLE TRAVELLING ON A ROAD - A system for estimating the most probable path followed by a vehicle on a road network, including a device for acquiring a data element for locating the vehicle on the road network; a map of the territory through which the road network passes, comprising data indicative of the corresponding designated use of a plurality of areas of territory associated with the sections of the road network; and a processing unit arranged to assign an improved travel probability to a road section as a function of the designated use of the area of territory associated with the aforesaid road section. The system calculates the most probable path for the vehicle according to the improved probabilities assigned to the consecutive road sections. A method for estimating the most probable path followed by a vehicle on a road network is also disclosed. | 07-04-2013 |
20130197796 | TECHNIQUE FOR EFFECTIVE NAVIGATION BASED ON USER PREFERENCES - In a navigation device in accordance with the invention, user profiles may be stored and used to navigate a user who may be driving in a vehicle, on foot, or in other mode of transportation. Each user profile corresponds to one of the user's personae. For example, the user business profile corresponding to the user's business persona may be different from the user personal profile corresponding to the user's personal persona. For instance, the user business profile may include fine-dining type restaurants for business meetings while the user personal profile may instead include fast-food type restaurants for personal dining. The inventive navigation device provides the user with a navigated route, together with information concerning the favorite facilities and events surrounding the navigated route, which satisfy the preferences in a selected user profile. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, blockages may also be established using the device to avoid selected areas, e.g., high crime areas, in the navigated route, or to block transmission of selected information concerning, e.g., uninteresting facilities and events, to the inventive navigation device. | 08-01-2013 |
20130204521 | METHOD FOR FLEXIBLY ADJUSTING A NAVIGATION PATH AND DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention is related to a method for flexibly adjusting a navigation path and a device thereof. The method is applied to a navigation device, and the navigation device may obtain current position information and speed information through a satellite positioning module, then access a map corresponding to the current position information from a map database, continuously the navigation device defines a specific scope adjacent to the vehicle thereof and accesses corresponding traffic sign messages as a changing time in the specific scope from a traffic sign database, then plans a plurality of paths, and respectively calculates the total travel time of each path according to the current speed information and sign features corresponding to traffic signs so as to choose a path with a shortest total travel time as a best navigation path and avoid a path with traffic lights or railroad crossing lights. | 08-08-2013 |
20130282271 | ROUTE GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Device, system and method, in a vehicle communication system, of providing guidance, route and safety information to a driver. Embodiments use the observation and storage of signal light timing information to make recommendations. Embodiments include computation of future times of signal light changes. Embodiments use information relating to the number of vehicles, location of vehicles, and speed of vehicles in a plurality of lanes approaching a signal to recommend lane changes to a driver. Embodiments include receiving timing information wirelessly about signal timing. Embodiments include using historical information to compute a risk value for a location and then generating a recommendation to a driver responsive to that risk value. Embodiments include using speed of travel on route options to compute an expected travel time, and then generating a recommendation to a driver responsive to those computed travel times. | 10-24-2013 |
20130325324 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND NAVIGATION METHOD CAPABLE OF PRESENTING PROMPT INFORMATION WITH DIFFERENT LIGHT EFFECTS - The present disclosure discloses a navigation device and a navigation method. The navigation method includes a satellite signal receiving module of the navigation device for receiving a positioning signal, a control unit of the navigation device for controlling a display module to display a navigation map on a map region according to the positioning signal, and the control unit of the navigation device for controlling a prompt region to present prompt information with different light effects according to traffic information. The prompt region is located outside the map region. Therefore, it is unnecessary for the user to further pay too much cognitive attention on understanding or referring to the navigation images and instructions, so the driving safety can be ensured. | 12-05-2013 |
20130345966 | COMPUTATION OF TRAVEL ROUTES, DURATIONS, AND PLANS OVER MULTIPLE CONTEXTS - A route planning system comprises a receiver component that receives a request for directions between a beginning point and a destination point. An analysis component analyzes a traffic system representation that varies as context varies and outputs expected amounts of travel time between the beginning point and the destination point for multiple contexts based at least in part upon the analysis. A method is described herein that includes techniques for searching over routes and trip start times simultaneously so as to identity start times and routes associated with maximal expected value, or equivalently minimum expected cost, given preferences encoded about one or more of the leaving time, the travel time, and the arrival time. | 12-26-2013 |
20140005921 | PROACTIVE DELIVERY OF NAVIGATION OPTIONS | 01-02-2014 |
20140005922 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM PROVIDING A SUPER DETAIL MODE OF OPERATION TO ASSIST USER'S DRIVING | 01-02-2014 |
20140067257 | Navigation System Acquisition and Use of Cellular Coverage Map Data - A mobile device can obtain wireless network signal strength map data that indicates, for various nearby geographical regions, the wireless network signal strength in each such region. A mobile device can transmit that data to a vehicular navigation system responsible for automatically selecting a high-quality route of vehicular travel between a specified source and destination. The system can take the wireless network signal map data into account when selecting that route. When selecting from among multiple different routes of vehicular travel between a specified source and destination, the system may employ an algorithm that considers wireless network signal strengths along those routes, in addition to the other factors. Consequently, the system can select a longer route having better signal strength over a shorter route having worse signal strength. The system can present the selected route within a set of suggested routes, potentially along with reasons for each route's suggestion. | 03-06-2014 |
20140156180 | Reduction Of The Impact Of Hard Limit Constraints In State Space Models - A location of a mobile device in a venue can be estimated by using a state space estimator to determine candidate locations of the mobile device at a first time point based on previous candidate positions conditioned upon an observation of one or more environmental variables. A second observation is received at a second time point, and the state space estimator performs a propagation step to determine the candidate locations at the second time point based on the candidate locations at the first time point and the second observation. The propagation step includes a plurality of sub-propagation steps in which a time length between the sub-propagation steps is a fraction of the time length between the first and second time points, and at each sub-propagation step each candidate location is propagated according to a stochastic process. The location of the mobile device at the second time point is determined based on the candidate locations at the second time point. | 06-05-2014 |
20140222329 | DYNAMIC EMERGENCY AID - Dynamic output of information for the evacuation of persons, in particular from buildings, is provided to a portable device based on current position data of the device as determined by a position determination system. The current usability of escape routes located in the building is determined by a sensor system. Evacuation information is determined by a control unit, based on the current usability of the escape routes and the current position of the device and output on the portable device. In emergency situations, dedicated evacuation information can thus be determined for a person as a function of the whereabouts of the person and the respective hazardous situation and output on the mobile device (e.g. smartphone, PDA) of the person. This enables, inter alia, a rapid and efficient evacuation of the building or a site. | 08-07-2014 |
20140244157 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle navigation method comprises determining a present location of a host vehicle, including a road on which the host vehicle is traveling, determining a navigation route based on a destination and the present location of the vehicle, and determining a next navigation maneuver based on the navigation route and the present location of the host vehicle. The method further comprises capturing road information pertaining to the road, determining a present lane of the road in which the host vehicle is traveling based on the captured road information, determining a traffic condition on the road, and operating a computer to modify the next navigation maneuver based on the navigation route, the present lane and the traffic condition. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244158 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATIONAL GUIDANCE USING THE STATES OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL - A method and apparatus for predicting traffic on a transportation network where real time data points are missing. In one embodiment, the missing data is estimated using a calibration model comprised of historical data that can be periodically updated, from select links constituting a relationship vector. The missing data can be estimated off-line whereafter it can be used to predict traffic for at least a part of the network, the traffic prediction being calculated by using a deviation from a historical traffic on the network. The invention further discloses a method for in-vehicle navigation; and a method for traffic prediction for a single lane. | 08-28-2014 |
20140278061 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING, MANAGING, AND FACILITING LOCATION- AND/OR OTHER CRITERIA-DEPENDENT TARGETED COMMUNICATIONS AND/OR TRANSACTIONS - A method for monitoring, managing, and facilitating location- and/or other criteria-dependent targeted communications and/or transactions includes: receiving signals and/or information that include or provide, or facilitate or initiate a process of providing access to, location information and one or more criteria, requirements, preferences, and/or other inputs pertaining to, or initiating or facilitating, one or more desired or requested communications and/or transactions, the information including, or being associated or established in association with, one or more identifiers at least one of which is mobile, floating, or transportable in relation to one or more of a machine, an apparatus, a device, an object, and a sentient entity with which the identifier is associated; and processing the signals and/or information to identify in association with at least one of the one or more identifiers one or more transactions, advertisements, messages, and/or communications that satisfy one or more criteria, requirements, and/or preferences. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278062 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR USE IN AN AIRPORT OR HARBOR TRANSPORTATION - The present invention relates to a navigation system for preventing an airplane or a ship carrying freight and passengers from becoming involved in an accident with other transport means. To this end, the navigation system of the present invention includes: a GPS module for obtaining position information on first transport means; an information searching module for searching second transport means positioned a predetermined distance away from the first transport means with reference to the position information and operation schedule of the first transport means; a path creating module for creating a secure path for the first transport means with reference to information on an operation path according to the operation schedules and the position information on the first and second transport means; and a display module for displaying the position information on the first and second transport means. | 09-18-2014 |
20140303888 | ROAD TRAFFIC OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM - To optimize road traffic within an application server (SA) providing itineraries recommended to users connected to said application server from communication terminals (TC), each recommended itinerary being provided to a user based on a profile of the user containing the departure date or arrival date, the departure location and the arrival location, the application server compares the itineraries recommended to users whose indicated departure date belongs to a given interval time, produces a set of users whose corresponding recommended itineraries have at least one itinerary segment of given length in common, and modifies an itinerary recommended to at least one user who belongs to said set of users. | 10-09-2014 |
20140336923 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING VEHICLE PATH BY CONSIDERING SATELLITE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL STATES - Disclosed are an apparatus and method for computing a vehicle path by considering satellite communication channel states. The method includes: searching for a plurality of candidate paths, each path connected from a starting point to a destination; analyzing a satellite communication channel state with respect to each of the candidate paths, based on a receiving sensitivity of an electric wave received from a satellite; setting one of the candidate paths as a first path, based on the analyzed satellite communication channel states; and mapping the first path onto a map, and displaying the first path on a display unit. | 11-13-2014 |
20140336924 | NAVIGATOR CAPABLE OF PROVIDING REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION - A navigator includes a storing module storing a map, a navigating module for obtaining a present location via a navigating network, an interface connecting the navigator to a portable communication terminal, a user interface for receiving user input, and a processing module. The portable communication terminal communicates with a service and/or information center that provides real-time traffic information via a wireless communication network. The processing module processes the user input and the map to determine routes from a present location to a destination, processes the map and the real-time traffic information related to the routes, and displays the routes with the real-time traffic information on the user interface. | 11-13-2014 |
20140343838 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING PATHS, METHOD FOR OBTAINING PATHS AS WELL AS TERMINAL FOR SAME - The present invention relates to a method for calculating trip paths determined by a departure point and a target point by using traffic information in a terminal. The method includes the steps of: requesting traffic information related to a trip from a server; receiving the traffic information related to the trip from the server; and calculating the paths by using the received traffic information, wherein the received traffic information includes traffic events corresponding to information on disturbances in the traffic flow in an area or the path related to the trip, and performance parameters corresponding to information on traffic flow in a road segment within a constant radius from the departure point, and wherein the performance parameters can be received from the server in the case where there is congestion heavier than a predetermined level within a constant radius from the departure point. | 11-20-2014 |
20140350843 | PRESENTING INFORMATION FOR A CURRENT LOCATION OR TIME - A computing system is described that obtains, based at least in part on information included in at least one previous communication associated with a user of a computing device, an indication of a future location and a future time and event information associated with the future location and the future time. The computing system obtains a duration of time for the user to travel from a current location of the computing device to the future location, and, based at least in part on the duration of time, obtains a departure time at which the user is predicted to need to depart from the current location in order to arrive at the future location by an arrival time based on the event. The computing system outputs, for transmission to the computing device, an indication associated with the event and including information indicative of the departure time. | 11-27-2014 |
20140358423 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY WARNING DRIVER TO TAKE A BREAK - A driver caution threshold that varies by time of day and/or by driver activity load factor is compared a vehicle driver's activity. Responsive to a determination that vehicle driver's activity violates the driver caution threshold, a prompt to take a break and/or directions to a nearby restaurant are presented. | 12-04-2014 |
20140372022 | METHOD OF ANALYZING POINTS OF INTEREST WITH PROBE DATA - A method of analyzing points of interest ( | 12-18-2014 |
20150019127 | Systems and Methods for Displaying Navigational Information - Systems and methods for displaying navigational information are provided. An exemplary navigational device can include a processor, a memory, a user interface, a positioning system, and a network interface. The processor can adjust a scale of a map displayed on the display to reflect the minimum of a first distance that can be travelled over a period of time at a current speed, a second distance between the current position of the navigational device and a first location at which a driving maneuver should be performed, and a third distance between the current position of the navigational device and a second location at which a traffic condition exists. An exemplary method includes adjusting a map based on a comparison of a plurality of horizons respectively providing distances beyond which navigational information is less useful. | 01-15-2015 |
20150025791 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND SAFE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for operating a safety system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The method includes determining when there is a possible hazard situation in a part region of a road with a limited switching possibility for motor vehicles to switch to a region arranged adjacent to the road. A position of the determined possible hazard situation relative to at least one vehicle-external infrastructure device of the safety system is then determined A possible escape route for avoiding the determined possible hazard situation is determined based on the determined position of the possible hazard situation relative to the at least one vehicle-external infrastructure device. A message containing information regarding the determined possible escape route may be sent by means of a transceiver of the at least one infrastructure device to a transceiver of the motor vehicle. | 01-22-2015 |
20150088414 | VEHICLE ROUTE SELECTION BASED ON ENERGY USAGE - Vehicle management systems and associated processes can consider energy consumption when selecting routes for fleet vehicles. Vehicle management systems and associated processes are described that, in certain embodiments, evaluate vehicle energy usage based on factors such as terrain or elevation, vehicle characteristics, driver characteristics, road conditions, traffic, speed limits, stop time, turn information, traffic information, and weather information, and the like. The features described herein may also be implemented for non-fleet vehicles, such as in personal vehicle navigation systems. | 03-26-2015 |
20150142301 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM ACQUISITION AND USE OF CELLULAR COVERAGE MAP DATA - A mobile device can obtain wireless network signal strength map data that indicates, for various nearby geographical regions, the wireless network signal strength in each such region. A mobile device can transmit that data to a vehicular navigation system responsible for automatically selecting a high-quality route of vehicular travel between a specified source and destination. The system can take the wireless network signal map data into account when selecting that route. When selecting from among multiple different routes of vehicular travel between a specified source and destination, the system may employ an algorithm that considers wireless network signal strengths along those routes, in addition to the other factors. Consequently, the system can select a longer route having better signal strength over a shorter route having worse signal strength. The system can present the selected route within a set of suggested routes, potentially along with reasons for each route's suggestion. | 05-21-2015 |
20150330801 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING A ROUTE - A method and apparatus for recommending a route. The route recommending method includes obtaining user's current body information; obtaining geographic information from a current position to a destination; and determining a recommended route to the destination on the basis of the body information and the geographic information. | 11-19-2015 |
20150339397 | MOBILE SEARCH BASED ON PREDICTED LOCATION - A method includes receiving one or more search terms at a mobile computing device while the mobile computing device is located at a particular location. A search query that includes the one or more search terms and a location history of the mobile computing device is transmitted to a server. The method also includes receiving one or more search results in response to the search query, where the one or more search results include content identified based on a predicted destination of the mobile computing device. An interface identifying the one or more search results is displayed at the mobile computing device. | 11-26-2015 |
20150345963 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN OPERATING STRATEGY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method provides an operating strategy for a target vehicle which is located together with other foreign vehicles on a track section of a road track. A communication unit of the target vehicle or of an external data server is connected to a respective communication unit of the foreign vehicles via an ad-hoc network, in particular via a car-to-X communication. A foreign vehicle communicates a position signal and/or an information to an operating parameter. A processing unit determines the positions of the foreign vehicles and can determine a digital model for a current traffic situation in the track section using information related to the operating parameter. The digital model describes the track section and the foreign vehicles located thereon and serves as a basis for an operating strategy for operating the target vehicle. A driving recommendation produces a model output for the driver or triggers automatic driving. | 12-03-2015 |
20150354974 | CHARGING FACILITY INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE - A charging facility information providing system includes: an electrically driven vehicle, a charging facility, and a management center, wherein, in the case of charging the storage battery, the electrically driven vehicle and the charging facility perform charge communication, the electrically driven vehicle sends travel plan information, to the charging facility by the charge communication during the charge of the storage battery, the charging facility transfers the travel plan information sent from the electrically driven vehicle to the management center through an information network, then based on the travel plan information received from the charging facility, the management center creates a charging plan which is matched with the running route of the electrically driven vehicle, acquires charging facility information of a charging facility at a scheduled charging place included in the charging plan, and sends the charging plan and the charging facility information to the charging facility through the information network and the charging facility transfers the acquired charging plan and the charging facility information to the electrically driven vehicle by the charge communication. | 12-10-2015 |
20160025500 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile communications device comprising a location sensing system, producing a location output; a memory, storing a set of locations and associated events; a telecommunications device, communicating event and location information between a remote system and said memory; and a processor, processing said location output in conjunction with said stored locations and associated events in said memory, to determine a priority thereof. | 01-28-2016 |
20160033293 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE REFUELING - Methods and systems are provided for improving urea fluid usage on a vehicle. Based on when a urea tank needs to be refilled relative to when a fuel tank needs to be refilled during a vehicle journey, one or more alternate driving routes are suggested based on the range of the fluid getting depleted. The suggested driving routes include refilling stations where the depleting fluid can be refilled. | 02-04-2016 |
20160047666 | Determination and Display of Driving Risk - Embodiments of this invention relate to a method of determining the risk of driving a vehicle on a road network as a function of, for example, location, time of driving, weather, road conditions, driver ability, and traffic density. Historical information for the above is statistically analyzed to come up with a predictive model. Results can be displayed or presented to a driver while driving or otherwise or another person. | 02-18-2016 |
20160054136 | Method And System For Using Routine Driving Information - A method according to an embodiment of the invention is provided for identifying at least one routing option for use in routing a user from a current location to at least one destination comprising. The method includes the operations of: receiving electronic data identifying at least one destination; receiving electronic data indicating a current location; accessing, from the at least one memory device, historical information associated with at least one route segment, wherein the at least one route segment is interposed between the current location and the at least one destination; receiving, from at least one navigation service provider, a current condition for each of the at least one route segment; identifying, based on the current location, the historical information associated with at least one route segment, and the current condition for each of the at least one route segment, at least one routing option for use in routing a user from the current location to the at least one destination; and outputting at least one navigation direction, wherein the at least one navigation direction include an identification of the at least one routing option. | 02-25-2016 |
20160054138 | TRAFFIC SIGNAL RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A traffic signal recognition apparatus includes a control device that executes: a captured image acquisition function which acquires a captured image around an own vehicle; an own vehicle position acquisition function which acquires a current position of the own vehicle; a target traffic signal specifying function which refers to map information to specify a traffic signal to be targeted in a traveling link for the own vehicle, the traffic signal data including position information about the traffic signal related to the traveling link; a traffic signal image area extraction function which extracts an image area of the traffic signal on the basis of the position information about the traffic signal and image capturing property information about the camera; and a traffic signal content recognition function which recognizes a traffic signal content of the traffic signal on the basis of an image of the traffic signal in the image area. | 02-25-2016 |
20160097652 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING AVAILABLE DRIVING DISTANCE - A vehicle includes a powertrain having a battery-powered electric machine. The vehicle also includes a controller programmed to display, on a geographical map, at least one contour line indicating an available driving distance from a current location. The distance of the contour line from the current location is based on energy stored within the battery and predicted energy consumption due to driving along each of a plurality of possible routes originating from the current location. The predicted energy consumption is updated based on energy depletion events that occur during driving. | 04-07-2016 |
20160169690 | ROUTE RISK MITIGATION | 06-16-2016 |
20160169693 | Probabilistic Reverse Geocoding | 06-16-2016 |
20160169702 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS DATA USING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, AND A NAVIGATION DEVICE IN WHICH THIS METHOD IS EMPLOYED | 06-16-2016 |
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20220136853 | REDUCING STORED PARAMETERS FOR A NAVIGATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for vehicle navigation. In one implementation, at least one processor may receive, from a camera of the host vehicle, at least one image captured from an environment of the host vehicle and identify at least one object represented in the at least one image. The at least one object may be identified based on an output of a neural network configured to process the at least one image using a first plurality of kernels and a second plurality of kernels and at least one of the second plurality of kernels may be symmetric with respect to at least one of the first plurality of kernels, The processor may further determine a navigational action for the host vehicle based on the identified at least one object represented in the at least one image and cause the host vehicle to implement the determined navigational action. | 05-05-2022 |