Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
701454000 | Having particular presentation of location along with data from map database | 74 |
20120065880 | Ground Location of Work Truck - A vehicle tracking system tracks the position of at least one vehicle and displays the tracked position. The system includes a plurality of beacons, at least one provided on each vehicle, configured to emit a corresponding identifying signal. A camera is configured to generate image data including region data based on a region in which the vehicles may be located, and beacon data based on the identifying signals corresponding to the beacons located in the region. A controller is configured to process the beacon data to generate position data based on a corresponding position of the beacons located in the region and to generate identification data, which corresponds to each of the identifying signals emitted by the beacons located in the region. Also, the controller outputs at least one of the image data, the position data, and the identification data to the monitor. | 03-15-2012 |
20120123676 | IN-VEHICLE NAVIGATION IN COLLABORATION WITH A SERVER - An in-vehicle navigation apparatus to support sharing of electric vehicle charging point information such that other electric vehicles can use a charging point where its own electric vehicle is charged. If the in-vehicle navigation apparatus determines that a current position is a charging point on the basis of charge information about an electric vehicle, the navigation apparatus determines whether the charging point has public availability by referring to facility information, such as facility positions in map data stored in a map data storage unit. The in-vehicle navigation apparatus may transmit charging points having public availability to a server apparatus and not transmit the charging points having no public availability to the server apparatus. Vehicles may download charging points uploaded by other vehicles. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123677 | MAP DISPLAY DEVICE - A map display device includes: current location calculating unit for calculating a current location; specific region dedicated database for storing map data permitted only inside a specific region; specific region permitted database for storing data for displaying the inside of the specific region outside the specific region; outside-specific-region database for storing map data of the outside of the specific region available both inside and outside the specific region; controller for generating display data for displaying a map of the outside of the specific region using map data from the outside-specific-region database, and generating display data for displaying an image of a permitted map attribute to the inside of the specific region using the data from the permitted database, when the current location is outside the specific region; and display unit for displaying an image of the map or the permitted map attribute based on the display data. | 05-17-2012 |
20120130633 | POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a positioning system and method using an electronic device, the electronic device and target electronic devices communicate with each other in a geographic region. Geographic location of the electronic device is located using a global positioning system of the electronic device. The geographic location of the electronic device is regularly transmitted to each of the target electronic devices. Geographic location of each of the target electronic devices is recorded in a storage system of the electronic device and can be updated according to received location data from the target electronic devices. An electronic map is displayed on a display screen of the electronic device, and the geographic location of the electronic device and the geographic location of each of the target electronic devices are marked on the electronic map. | 05-24-2012 |
20120143500 | SHOWING REALISTIC HORIZONS ON MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES - In general, this disclosure describes techniques for providing a user of a computing device with the ability to view a realistic map of the sky based on information associated with the current location of the user. The information may be geographical information, orientation or directionality of the computing device, time and date, and zoom settings of the computing device. The computing device may use built-in capabilities (e.g., compass) and applications (e.g., maps and GPS) to determine the current location information. The computing device then uses the current location information to obtain celestial and topographical information. Using the celestial information, the computing device displays a map of the sky with the appropriate celestial bodies. Additionally, the computing device uses the topographical information to display a realistic rendering of the horizon, such that objects in the horizon may be displayed to render a realistic representation of the sky from the current location. | 06-07-2012 |
20120232791 | ONBOARD LOCATION-BASED IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT AND INFORMATION - Techniques are described herein for generating a moving map that includes a graphical representation of a vehicle, such as an airplane, and content relevant to a location of the vehicle as the vehicle is in transit. An in-route entertainment server that serves the moving map may be onboard the vehicle or offboard the vehicle. The moving map may display the current location of the vehicle displayed by modifying a delayed location of the vehicle to account for a speed, a heading, and an amount of delay. Content items may be included on the moving map if they are within a bounded region around the location of the vehicle or in the vehicle. Content items may also be included if they are associated with a region that overlaps the bounded region. The bounded region changes as the vehicle moves in transit. | 09-13-2012 |
20120265438 | Navigation Device and Method - This invention relates to a navigation device ( | 10-18-2012 |
20120316781 | DISPLAY DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A display device for a hybrid motor vehicle is configured to display a map that corresponds to a current vehicle position as controlled by a navigation device and to show at least two regions on the map. The regions include a first region that is reachable by the motor vehicle using available electrical energy when driving under purely electromotive power, and a second region that is reachable by the motor vehicle using an available quantity of fuel when driving under at least one of purely internal combustion engine power or combined electromotive power and internal combustion engine power. | 12-13-2012 |
20120323488 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTER AIDED EVENT AND VENUE SETUP AND MODELING AND INTERACTIVE MAPS - Described are systems and methods for designing certain aspects of an event venue and for communicating information regarding the event and the event venue to others. Certain embodiments provide a dynamic seat map via which an operator can assign certain characteristics to specific seats and/or seating sections. Certain embodiments generate interactive maps for users, via which information from a plurality of sources may be integrated and visually displayed. The user may specify certain criteria, and the interactive map may identify to the user seats and/or sections that match such criteria. Certain embodiments provide an interactive seat map via which users can select seats and share information. | 12-20-2012 |
20130018580 | Creating a Graphic Display Based on MovementAANM Scileppi; MariaAACI ChicagoAAST ILAACO USAAGP Scileppi; Maria Chicago IL US - A method for creating a graphic display using the changing GPS coordinates of a moving object, such as a moving person. The method obtains the GPS coordinates from a tracking device or a mobile application and stores them in a data set. The speed and course of each data set is calculated to form a path and is assigned different indicia, such as a symbol and a color. The method displays the path of the data set to form the graphic display. | 01-17-2013 |
20130066550 | MAP DISPLAY APPARATUS USING DIRECTION/DISTANCE MARK - A direction/distance mark is displayed on a map, wherein the direction/distance mark shows a direction line indicating a direction, with a reference point of a map screen being located in a center, a plurality of equidistant circles with the reference point being located in the center, and a distance from the reference point indicated by each equidistant circle. An instructed point on the screen that is touched by a user is detected as a point indicating a direction on the direction/distance mark and a distance from the reference point, and a map including the point is displayed. Accordingly, with one-touch, the currently displayed map can be scrolled to a desired map. Using the same direction/distance mark, it is also possible to display an equidistant range specifying map, a configured range specifying map, and a POI display map. | 03-14-2013 |
20130166199 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING GOLF SHOT DATA - Golf club telemetry equipment sends signals to a receiver in a golf round data system. The signals uniquely identify the particular club a player has selected for a stroke and the fact that a stroke has been taken. The club identification can occur either before or during a stroke. Automatic detection of clubs and strokes simplifies round data collection for the player. Club identification before a stroke permits a forecast of the result of the stroke to be presented to then player prior to the stroke. The signals can be either acoustic or electromagnetic. | 06-27-2013 |
20130184987 | GENERATION OF PROXIMITY INFORMATION - The present disclosure relates to generating proximity information. The method includes receiving and processing location information. The location information is then processed. The processed location information is then used to generate proximity information. | 07-18-2013 |
20130191019 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN MOBILE DEVICE STATE/TRAJECTORY ESTIMATION WITHIN AN INDOOR ENVIRONMENT - Various techniques are provided which may be implemented in one or more methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture for use with and/or in a mobile device to obtain this date/trajectory estimation us within an indoor environment. In an example, a mobile device may apply a motion model to propagate an estimated state of the mobile device from a first state corresponding to a first location of an electronic map representing an indoor environment to a second state corresponding to a second location of the electronic map, based, at least in part, on one or more sensed parameters. The mobile device may further validate the estimated state as propagated in response to a determination that a trajectory from the first location to the second location crosses a transition feature of a barrier presented by at least one obstacle identified in the electronic map. | 07-25-2013 |
20130268190 | Shallow Water Highlight Method and Display Systems - A digital mapping display and related system for fishing, and other applications. | 10-10-2013 |
20130275040 | System and Method For Displaying Address Information On A Map - A method of displaying a map on a wireless communications device includes determining position information of a position on the map, displaying a graphical position indicator representing the position on the map, determining address information corresponding to the position on the map, and presenting the address information via a user interface of the device by displaying a street number on the map adjacent to the graphical position indicator. | 10-17-2013 |
20130297203 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOW-COST INERTIAL DEAD-RECKONING USING CONTEXT DETECTION - A method for determining a user bearing, implemented on a portable device programmed to perform the method includes determining with a physical sensor of the portable device, a first geometric orientation of the portable device with respect to gravity at a first time, determining with a magnetic sensor of the portable device, a first sensed magnetic field of the portable device in response to an external magnetic field at the first time, determining with the magnetic sensor of the portable device, a second sensed magnetic field of the portable device in response to the external magnetic field at the second time, and determining with the portable device a bearing of the portable device at the second time in response to the first geometric orientation, the first sensed magnetic field, and the second sensed magnetic field. | 11-07-2013 |
20140005935 | Predictive Natural Guidance | 01-02-2014 |
20140012497 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION ORIGINATING FROM A MOBILE DEVICE - Vehicle navigation systems and methods for presenting information originating from a mobile device on a vehicle navigation system display of a vehicle are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of presenting information originating from a mobile device on a vehicle navigation system display of a vehicle includes receiving, by a vehicle navigation system, application data from an application operating on the mobile device, wherein the application data from the application represents an entity in proximity to the vehicle. The method further includes displaying an icon representing the application data from the application on a map presented on the vehicle navigation system display. The icon is positioned on the map according to a geographic location of the entity. | 01-09-2014 |
20140019043 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND ARTICLE FOR PROVIDING LOCATIONS OF POWER STORAGE DEVICE COLLECTION, CHARGING AND DISTRIBUTION MACHINES - A network of collection, charging and distribution machines collect, charge and distribute portable electrical energy storage devices (e.g., batteries, supercapacitors or ultracapacitors). Locations of collection, charging and distribution machines having available charged portable electrical energy storage devices are communicated to or acquired by a mobile device of a user or a navigation system of a user's vehicle. The locations are indicated on a graphical user interface on a map relative to the user's current location. The user may select particular locations on the map to reserve an available portable electrical energy storage device at a particular collection, charging and distribution machine location. The collection, charging and distribution machine locations displayed may also be based on a physical distance or driving time from the current location of the user mobile device or vehicle. | 01-16-2014 |
20140025290 | Highway Speed Information System - A highway speed information system for use with a vehicle includes an in-vehicle speed information device selectively installed in a vehicle. The information device includes a processor, memory, and an output device. A global position system (GPS) is in data communication with the processor and configured to determine a geographic location of the vehicle. The memory is configured to store programming and a speed zone database indicative of a plurality of speed zones defined by GPS coordinates. Programming determines a current geographic location of the vehicle and associated speed limit, a new current geographic location after a predetermined time, and a predicted future geographic location—each location being associated with a speed limit. The output device is alerted if the speed limit associated with the future location is different than the speed limit associated with the current location. | 01-23-2014 |
20140025291 | METHOD, SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR BROWSING SPOT INFORMATION - A method, a system, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for browsing spot information, adapted to an electronic device, are provided. In the present method, a plurality of spot information are retrieved, in which each of the spot information at least comprises a picture and a location of a spot. Next, an electronic map is displayed and a spot marker is marked at the spot location of each spot information on the electronic map. Meanwhile, a spot browsing bar is displayed on a side of the electronic map and the spot pictures of the spot information are sequentially displayed in the spot browsing bar. When a select operation of a certain spot marker on the electronic map is received, the spot browsing bar is scrolled to show the spot picture corresponding to the selected spot marker. | 01-23-2014 |
20140032101 | Method and Apparatus for Point of Interest Evaluation - A system includes a navigation device and a processor in communication with the navigation device and an output. The processor is configured to receive a plurality of POIs. The processor is also configured to search for at least a first of the POIs in first proximity to a route in the navigation device. Further, the processor is configured to,subsequent to the search for a first POI in first proximity, for each instance of the first POI in first proximity to the route, search for at least a second of the POIs in second proximity to the first POI. The processor is also configured to output any instances wherein each of the POIs are found to be in second proximity to at least one of the other POIs of the plurality of POIs. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032102 | Navigation Device and Cruising Range Display System - A navigation device includes: a degradation coefficient determination unit that determines a degradation coefficient representing a degradation level of a battery that supplies a vehicle with electric power; a current location calculation unit that calculates a current location of the vehicle; a vicinity map display unit that displays a vicinity map of the current location of the vehicle on a display screen; a cruising range calculation unit that calculates a first cruising range of the vehicle based on a remaining amount of the battery and a full charge amount of the battery contained in charging information received from the battery; a second cruising range calculation unit that calculates a second cruising range, which is smaller than the first cruising range, based on the degradation coefficient and the first cruising range; and a cruising range display unit that performs a display representing the second cruising range on the vicinity map. | 01-30-2014 |
20140114567 | GENERATING AN ELEVATION MODEL USING MOBILE DEVICES - A computer-implemented method comprises collecting three-dimensional location data for a plurality of locations using one or more mobile devices, wherein the location data includes coordinates of latitude and longitude and further includes corresponding altitude data and generating an elevation model based on the three-dimensional location data. Once the elevation model is generated, it is possible to identify which floor of a building the device is located on. This enables delivery of floor-specific location-based services to mobile devices inside multi-storey buildings. | 04-24-2014 |
20140142844 | METHOD FOR VISUALIZING A POSITION OF A VEHICLE NAVIGATING A PIPE - A method for visualizing a position of a vehicle configured for navigating a pipe within the pipe on a display device wherein the visualization on the display device is at least partially performed based on a virtual representation and the pipe is graphically represented at least in sections and preferably in a form of lines defining its enveloping surfaces on the display device, wherein the vehicle and preferably its movement is also represented on the display device thus within the pipe. | 05-22-2014 |
20140156183 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING AVAILABLE PARKING SPOTS - Techniques are disclosed for reporting occupied and unoccupied parking spaces are disclosed. The techniques include determining that a mobile computing device has entered a parking area and determining whether the mobile computing device has entered a pedestrian mode. The pedestrian mode is indicative of a user of the mobile computing device parking a vehicle and exiting the vehicle. When the mobile computing device has entered the pedestrian mode, the technique includes determining a first location of the mobile computing device at a first time corresponding to the mobile computing device entering the pedestrian mode, and providing an occupied notification to a remote computing device, the occupied notification including the first location and indicating that a parking spot corresponding to the first location is occupied. Techniques are further disclosed for reporting unoccupied parking spaces to the mobile computing device. | 06-05-2014 |
20140207371 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING SPATIAL LOCATIONS OF PATIENT DATA GATHERING DEVICES - A method for determining a spatial location of at least one patient data gathering device includes the steps of receiving at least one signal from a geolocation system and analyzing the at least one signal to determine the spatial location of the at least one patient data gathering device. | 07-24-2014 |
20140207372 | System and Method For Displaying Address Information On A Map - A method of displaying a map on a device includes determining position information of a position on the map, displaying a graphical position indicator representing the position on the map, determining address information corresponding to the position on the map, and presenting the address information via a user interface of the device by displaying a street number on the map adjacent to the graphical position indicator. | 07-24-2014 |
20140236478 | METHOD AND SYSTEM THAT OPEN DATA, FILES AND APPLICATIONS AUTOMATICALLY BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION - In its simplest, basic form, the invention involves personal electronic devices that automatically open data, files and applications, based on geographic location. The device for automatically using data, files and/or applications includes means for continuously automatically precisely locating the exact global physical location of the device; and, means for identifying each data, file and/or application having a specific global physical location corresponding to a current exact global physical location of the device and for then using said data or file and/or initiating said application. In a preferred embodiment, there is also a means for tagging each data, file and application at the time of creation and/or editing to identify a specific global physical location. | 08-21-2014 |
20140278065 | System and Method for Distortion Correction in Three-Dimensional Environment Visualization - A method for graphics in a three-dimensional virtual environment corresponding to a physical environment around a vehicle includes photographs in a plurality of directions extending outward from the vehicle, generating sensor data corresponding to a relative distance from the vehicle and a direction from the vehicle of an object in the physical environment, generating a default three-dimensional projection surface centered around a virtual representation of the vehicle in a virtual environment, deforming the three-dimensional projection surface at relative locations and distances corresponding to the sensor data, projecting the plurality of photographs onto the deformed three-dimensional projection surface, and displaying graphics corresponding to the deformed three-dimensional projection surface with the plurality of projected photographs with a display device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278066 | CONTEXT-SENSITIVE NAVIGATIONAL AID - A navigational aid including an intelligent display mode and a communication system communicates with a vehicle's sensor system and/or historical- or time-based information to reduce the number of businesses that are displayed on the map by filtering out unneeded or less preferred services. When the vehicle's fuel level sensor detects that the fuel tank is almost empty, a message can be sent from the sensor system to the navigational aid such that the navigational aid can then begin showing a visual indication (e.g., text or graphical information such as an icon) of the location of fuel stations on the screen. Additionally, the location receiver indicates to the filter when the navigational aid is close to the programmed destination. At that point, the filter can be informed that it should start showing garages or areas where the vehicle can be parked without having cluttered the screen with parking garages that were not close to the destination. Similarly, when in need of other services (e.g., hotel or restaurant services), the navigational aid can display preferred brands (while omitting non-preferred brands) and make reservations when a communication system is included which is capable of communicating with the service provider. Additionally, prices or relative prices for the services may also be indicated. | 09-18-2014 |
20140350846 | Map View - One or more systems, devices, and/or methods for providing navigation-related functions, such as map display, are disclosed. For example, a method may include receiving input corresponding to a location. Photo image data associated with the location are retrieved. The photo image data are based on at least one image captured by a video camera or a photo camera. The photo image data are provided to display at least a portion of a photo image view representing at least a portion of the location. Map data corresponding to the location are retrieved. The map data are provided to display at least a portion of a digital map in the portion of the photo image view, and the digital map is integrated within the photo image view. | 11-27-2014 |
20140358428 | IN-VEHICLE INFORMATION DEVICE AND NAVIGATION DEVICE - According to an in-vehicle information device or a navigation device of the invention, each of a plurality of terminals in a vehicle is configured to cause the terminal itself to operate in one of modes including: “an independent operation mode” in which the terminal itself is operated independently; “a participatory cooperative operation mode” in which the terminal directly participates in an operation of the other terminal; and “a transitional cooperative operation mode” in which the terminal takes over information of the other terminal and performs an operation on the information followed by reflecting or not reflecting the information after that operation to the other terminal as information source. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently transmit or reflect an intention of each of plural occupants in the vehicle to the other occupant by combining independent operations and cooperative operations by the plurality of terminals. | 12-04-2014 |
20150039222 | MARINE NAVIGATION DEVICE WITH IMPROVED CONTOUR LINES - A marine navigation device comprises a location determining element, a display, a memory element, and a processing element. The location determining element determines a current geolocation of a marine vessel on a first body of water. The display displays a map representation. The memory element stores digital elevation model data and sonar data for a plurality of bodies of water. The processing element is in communication with the memory element and is configured to select the digital elevation model data or the sonar data from the memory element corresponding to the first body of water, calculate contour line data, the contour line data determining a plurality of contour lines, update the contour line data by selectively removing at least a portion of the contour lines, and generate a map representation including contour lines derived from the updated contour line data, and control the display to visually present the map representation. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046082 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE AND PRESENTATION-USE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A vehicle-use information terminal according to the present invention is provided with an information acquisition unit which acquires post information from an external WEB service center. Furthermore, the vehicle-use information terminal is provided with an information summary unit which summarizes a plurality of post information for which post content is shared or is similar from among post information which has been acquired by the information acquisition unit. | 02-12-2015 |
20150073701 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION ORIGINATING FROM A MOBILE DEVICE - Vehicle navigation systems and methods for presenting information originating from a mobile device on a vehicle navigation system display of a vehicle are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of presenting information originating from a mobile device on a vehicle navigation system display of a vehicle includes receiving, by a vehicle navigation system, application data from an application operating on the mobile device, wherein the application data from the application represents an entity in proximity to the vehicle. The method further includes displaying an icon representing the application data from the application on a map presented on the vehicle navigation system display. The icon is positioned on the map according to a geographic location of the entity. | 03-12-2015 |
20150081212 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CORRECTION OF GEOFENCES - A system and method and system flow for identifying and correcting geofences. | 03-19-2015 |
20150088415 | MAP DISPLAY APPARATUS AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM - When a search condition is supplied, a road name drawing process acquires a target road name corresponding to a search target spot. The road name drawing process searches a plurality of display map datasets for character data corresponding to a plurality of scales and acquires a scale for a display map dataset whose character data contains the corresponding target road name. The road name drawing process performs a map drawing process using that scale. Namely, the process draws a map containing the search target spot so as to display the target road name corresponding to the search target spot. For this purpose, the process previously searches a plurality of display map datasets for character data and uses the display map dataset whose scale allows the character data to contain the target road name. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088416 | Dynamically Varied Map Labeling - Methods for dynamically varying label density and label placement on a map display used in mapping and/or navigation solutions. Label density and label placement on a map display are adjusted dynamically based on: a function class of a road being navigated, a function class of a road to be navigated following an upcoming maneuver, a distance to an upcoming maneuver, and/or a speed a device receiving mapping/navigation services is travelling. | 03-26-2015 |
20150120184 | Location Based Tracking - Location information is used to build a database of locations having associated audio, video, image, or text data. In some implementations, a device includes a touch-sensitive display and collects data associated with a geographic location of interest. The geographic location of interest can be displayed on a map using an indicator. A touch selection of the indicator provides access to the data through an interface displayed on the touch-sensitive display. One or more locations of interest can be displayed and grouped together by an attribute. | 04-30-2015 |
20150300837 | AREA MAP PROVISION SYSTEM, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND SERVER DEVICE - An area map provision system includes a terminal device and a server device communicating with each other. The server device includes an information collection unit collecting travel information related to travel of each vehicle, and a concentration degree determination unit determining a concentration degree of people at each point on a map based on the travel information. The terminal device or the server device includes a hotspot determination unit determining hotspots, each of which has the concentration degree equal to or higher than a threshold value, a recommendation facility search unit searching for recommendation facilities determined based on preferences of a target user, and an area map generation unit, when at least one of search regions defined with respective hotspots as reference points includes at least two recommendation facilities, generating an area map by including text or image to distinguishably represent the at least two recommendation facilities. | 10-22-2015 |
20150316385 | MAP MATCHING METHODS FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A mobile device associated with a road vehicle or the like, has a mapping or navigation functionality configured to determining whether the vehicle is in a forwards or backwards driving mode. When a change of driving mode is detected, the mapping functionality effectively resets so that the transition between driving modes is rendered smoothly and efficiently. | 11-05-2015 |
20150356749 | METHOD OF UTILIZING IMAGE BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION OF THE IMAGE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An image utilizing method based on location information of an image is provided. The method includes displaying an image, setting a Region Of Interest (ROI) on the image, obtaining location information associated with the ROI, and storing the obtained location information together with an image of the ROI. The location information is stored together when the ROI is designated and thus, it is possible to provide various services based on the location information. | 12-10-2015 |
20160014999 | ANIMAL INDICATOR APPARATUS - An animal indicator apparatus that tracks the locations of an animal and alerts nearby persons when the animal approaches a boundary includes a location determining component operable to determine a current geographic location of the apparatus; memory for storing cartographic data representative of at least one boundary; an indicator and a processor. The processor triggers the indicator when the current geographic location of the apparatus is near the location of the boundary. | 01-21-2016 |
20160025502 | System and Method for Localizing Two or More Moving Nodes - UMAPS is a multifaceted system that can be robot-mounted, human-worn, or canine carried. UMAPS produces real-time, 3D mapping and localization for the user as they move throughout a GPS-denied environment (e.g. buildings, caves, or tunnels). An Operator Control Unit (OCU) displays information collected by UMAPS; 2D floorplans; 3D textured-enriched surfaces of the structure's interior; and the location of the users within that structure. UMAPS has an open architecture that allows it to function with any OCU. UMAPS has three distinct subsystems: obstacle maps for robot mobility, mapping, and positioning | 01-28-2016 |
20160061625 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AVOIDANCE OF ACCIDENTS - Embodiments herein provide a system and method for mapping traffic accidents, storing historical and real-time accidents data, other accidents related information. The data resides in the central server and implemented for alerting a user about traffic accidents based on location and type of category. The system and method comprises storing a plurality of historical and real-time traffic accidents for different categories of the users in a unified database. It further stores a plurality of other traffic accident related information, comprising reasons, time and data, category of the accident participants, further comprising non-commercial vehicles or commercial vehicles users, motorcyclists, bicyclists or pedestrians. The system and method uses an analysis mechanism to search and analyze historical or real-time traffic accidents data based on the category the user belongs to specific geocoded location and display the analyzed advisory notification on the basis of the user's location. | 03-03-2016 |
20160116292 | Mobile Terminal And Control Method For The Mobile Terminal - The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal capable of providing POI information suitable to user environments and a control method thereof, and a mobile terminal according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may include a display unit configured to display map data; and a controller configured to detect user preference information associated with a place from the plurality of communication terminals, detect POI information from a server, detect candidate POI information based on the detected POI information and the user preference information, detect representative POI information from the candidate POI information based on user schedule information, and display the representative POI information on the map data. | 04-28-2016 |
20160131488 | POSITION INPUT INTO A NAVIGATION DEVICE OF A VEHICLE - A method for inputting position data into a navigation device of a vehicle, includes the steps: —displaying ( | 05-12-2016 |
20160133136 | METHOD OF REPRESENTING A CARTOGRAPHIC IMAGE IN A GEOLOCATED DISPLAY SYSTEM TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE ACCURACY OF GEOLOCATION - The general field of the invention is that of methods of representing a cartographic image in a geolocated synthetic vision system for vehicles, said system including a cartographic database, geolocation means, graphic generation means enabling generation of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional synthetic view of said terrain, and a display device. In the method in accordance with the invention, the angular position of each point of the synthetic view is known with an angular error depending on the distance of said vehicle and the accuracy of geolocation of said vehicle, if said angular error is less than or equal to a predetermined angular tolerance, the point is represented in a standard representation mode and if said angular error is greater than a predetermined angular tolerance, the point is represented in an uncertainty representation mode different from the standard representation mode. The applications are preferably aeronautical. | 05-12-2016 |
20160138932 | SEARCH NEAR CURSOR - A navigation system has a display. A processor is coupled to the display. A memory is coupled to the processor. The memory stores program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: display a graphical representation of a map on a display; display a first cursor showing a present location of a vehicle on the map; display a second cursor, the second cursor being movable by a user through a user interface of the navigation system to a desired location on the map; and display a line between the first cursor and the second cursor, the line indicating a straight line distance between the first cursor and the second cursor. | 05-19-2016 |
20160153785 | Forward Depth Display | 06-02-2016 |
20160161273 | GENERATING USER PREFERENCE ACTIVITY MAPS - Generating user preference activity maps is disclosed, including: collecting a plurality of user activities recorded by a plurality of GPS recording devices; and aggregating the plurality of user activities to a base map to generate a user preference map. | 06-09-2016 |
20160167750 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE NAVIGATION OF A MOVABLE VEHICLE, SUITABLE FOR DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING A SAFE NAVIGATION ZONE | 06-16-2016 |
20160180538 | LANDMARK BASED POSITIONING | 06-23-2016 |
20160377446 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - The number of times of designation with respect to a position on a map is counted, and the number of times of designation is managed in association with the position and the map. If the number of times of designation with respect to a position of interest on the map exceeds a threshold value, a position that is managed in association with a large-area map including an area shown by the map is specified, and an object in the specified position on the large-area map is highlighted on the large-area map. | 12-29-2016 |
701455000 | Having variable map scale | 7 |
20120116675 | Navigation on Maps of Irregular Scales or Variable Scales - An illustrative embodiment of a computer-implemented method for projecting geographic coordinates into a coordinate space of a target image enabling navigation of the target image is presented which performs an initialization using a set of geographic reference points, receives a set of points in the coordinate space of the target image, receives a one-to-one mapping between the set of geographic reference points and the set of points in the coordinate space of the target image, computes a triangulation of the geographic reference points of each respective set of geographic reference points, identifies a containing triangle represented in the triangulation in which an arbitrary geographic coordinate point is located, identifies points in a space of the target image corresponding to vertices of the containing triangle, interpolates a location within the containing triangle to form a resulting location and superimposes the resulting location onto the target image. | 05-10-2012 |
20120316782 | Map Magnifier - A method of magnifying a portion of a map displayed on a computing device includes displaying the map at a first zoom level and displaying a magnified portion of the map at a second zoom level. The magnified portion comprises an interactive map element. The magnified portion acts as a localized map magnifier. The magnified portion may be round to resemble a virtual magnifying glass. In certain implementations, multiple map magnifiers may be displayed simultaneously. Map magnifiers may be displayed, for example, at waypoints along a route, at map markers corresponding to points of interest or at the locations associated with search results. | 12-13-2012 |
20130024113 | Selecting and Controlling the Density of Objects Rendered in Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Navigation Maps - A method of displaying an electronic map includes receiving map data associated with a plurality of objects that are disposed within a geographic area. The map data is analyzed to thereby determine a state or value of a metric associated with one of the objects. The associated object is rendered in a low density or high density within the map depending upon the state or value of the metric. | 01-24-2013 |
20130030699 | Variable Density Depthmap - One or more systems, devices, and/or methods for organizing spatial data are disclosed. For example, a method includes receiving a location data point from a navigation device. A controller compares the distance from each of a plurality of data points to the location data point. In constructing a depthmap that associates each of the data points with the distance from the location data point, the controller assign data points within a minimum distance from the location data point into a first cell and data points greater than the minimum distance from the location data point into a second cell. The second cell is larger than the first cell and corresponds to a larger geographic area than the first cell. The depthmap may be configured to position points of interest in a panoramic or street level view image. | 01-31-2013 |
20130035854 | Navigation Device and Control Method Thereof - A navigation device and a control method thereof are disclosed. The navigation device control method includes the steps of using a display unit to display at least one road map thereon; using a processing unit to determine whether a moving speed of the navigation device is larger than a speed threshold value; and if the moving speed of the navigation device is larger than the speed threshold value, the processing unit controlling the display unit to adjust a manner in which the road map is displayed on the display unit. | 02-07-2013 |
20140244165 | REPOSITIONABLE GRAPHICAL CURRENT LOCATION INDICATOR - A computer-implemented method includes determining a current location of a mobile device, displaying in a map viewport a first map area surrounding the current location of the mobile device and displaying on the first map area a graphical current location indicator representing the current location of the mobile device. The method further entails repositioning the graphical current location indicator relative to the map viewport by shifting the first map area to a partially overlapping second map area that includes both a new map area and a portion of the first map area that contains the graphical current location indicator. | 08-28-2014 |
20140330513 | Linear and Radial Legend Based on Motion - The present disclosure is directed to a method for indicating a direction of motion and a scale on a map. The method includes the step of detecting a position, a speed, and a direction of motion. The method also includes the step of calculating a vector based on the position, speed, and direction of motion, the vector including a scale. A further step of the method includes overlaying the vector on the position indicator on the map. | 11-06-2014 |
701456000 | Inhibiting presentation change | 1 |
20120150437 | Systems and Methods for Precise Sub-Lane Vehicle Positioning - A vehicle having an on-board computer, vehicle sensors, a satellite-positioning unit, a database storing a lane-level map performs a method to determine a new pose of the vehicle using map matching. The method includes the on-board computer of the vehicle receiving new data from at least one of the vehicle sensors and collecting measurements from the vehicle sensors. The method also includes the on-board computer of the vehicle computing propagation of vehicle pose with respect to consecutive time instances and performing a curve-fitting process. The method further includes the on-board computer of the vehicle performing a sub-routine of updating at least one observation model based on results of the curve-fitting process, performing a tracking sub-routine including using a probability distribution to update the vehicle pose in terms of data particles, and performing a particle filtering sub-routine based on the data particles to compute the new vehicle pose. | 06-14-2012 |
701457000 | Conditionally changed presentation | 8 |
20120209519 | USE OF SELF AND NEIGHBORING VEHICLE GPS/GNSS DATA TO ESTIMATE CURRENT AND APPROACHING SKY VISIBILITY CHANGES - A method and system for creating a sky visibility map, using data from a vehicle and its neighbors. A host vehicle with satellite-based navigation capability measures the quality of signals it receives from available satellites, where azimuth and elevation angles of the satellites are known from an ephemeris or almanac. The host vehicle also receives satellite signal data from surrounding vehicles via vehicle-to-vehicle communication. Using data from all of the vehicles, a sky visibility map is constructed, indicating where obstructions to satellite visibility exist for different locations. The sky visibility map is used to anticipate satellite signal quality. A driving environment classification can be used to configure other vehicle systems. The sky visibility map can also be constructed without using data from surrounding vehicles; the host vehicle can store its satellite signal data long-term and use it to estimate satellite visibility when returning to a location previously visited. | 08-16-2012 |
20120253666 | MOVEMENT GUIDANCE DISPLAY SYSTEM, MOVEMENT GUIDANCE DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Movement guidance display systems, methods, and programs display a movable body that is located in a shielded space shielded by shielding members. The systems, methods, and programs display a vicinity image on a display device showing a vicinity environment outside the shielded space by translucently displaying the shielding members. The displayed vicinity image has a viewpoint from an inside of the shielded space. The systems, methods, and programs display shape determining objects superimposed on the shielding members in the vicinity image. The shape determining objects indicate a shape of the shielded space. | 10-04-2012 |
20130046462 | AIRCRAFT VISION SYSTEM INCLUDING A RUNWAY POSITION INDICATOR - A runway indicator is displayed overlying a target runway for providing supplementary guidance to support the pilot's ability to fly a stabilized approach. The highlighted runway position indicator provides cues to verify that the aircraft is continuously in a position to complete a normal landing using normal maneuvering during the instrument segment of an approach and includes a landing threshold, a landing zone on the runway, an approach line leading to the runway, an outline highlighting the sides and ends of the runway, a rectangle larger than and surrounding the runway, and a visual precision path approach indicator. | 02-21-2013 |
20130054137 | PORTABLE APPARATUS - A portable apparatus includes a position detection unit, an azimuth detection unit, a map image a display control unit acquisition unit, and an orientation detection unit. The position detection unit detects a position of the portable apparatus. The azimuth detection unit detects an azimuth of the portable apparatus. The map image acquisition unit acquires a map image within a range based on the position and the azimuth. The display control unit displays the acquired map image on a display unit. The orientation detection unit detects an orientation of the portable apparatus. The display control unit displays the map image on the display unit according to the detected orientation. | 02-28-2013 |
20140257689 | DEVICE HAVING TOUCH PANEL, RADAR APPARATUS, PLOTTER APPARATUS, SHIP NETWORK SYSTEM, INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND INFORMATION DISPLAY PROGRAM - A touch panel device includes a display unit and a controller. The display unit displays, on a map or a nautical chart, a position acquired from a GNSS sensor and a symbol set on the map or the nautical chart. The controller controls, when an operation of specifying the symbol is detected, an auxiliary tool to appear on a display screen of the display unit, the auxiliary tool for recognizing a touch operation of moving the symbol. | 09-11-2014 |
20140278067 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDICATING USER LOCATION AND FACING DIRECTION ON A DIGITAL MAP - A system and method may indicate a user location and compass direction on a digital map. Map data may be requested from a remote mapping system server using a client computing device. The request may include a geographic area. The map data may be received from the remote mapping system at the client computing device in response to the request. The client computing device may then determine a user location and a user compass direction at the client computing device and render both the user location and the user compass direction within a digital map of the geographic area at the client computing device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140336925 | DISPLAYING MAP ICONS BASED ON A DETERMINED ROUTE OF TRAVEL - Example methods and systems to display map icons, such as icons associated with a traveler or other user associated with a mobile device, based on a determined and/or identified route of travel are described. In some example embodiments, the methods and systems access information identifying a movement of a mobile device, determine a mode of travel of the mobile device, and cause an icon to be displayed, via a mapping application supported by the mobile device, that is based on the determined mode of travel. | 11-13-2014 |
20140336926 | ADAPTIVE CLUSTERING OF LOCATIONS - Example techniques and systems include generating cluster information to consolidate multiple locations. In one example, a method includes receiving, at a computing device, a plurality of location identifiers corresponding to a plurality of locations at which a mobile computing device was previously located, defining, by the computing device, a plurality of geographic regions based at least in part on the plurality of location identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of geographic regions defines a physical area in which at least one of the plurality of locations is located, selecting, by the computing device, a subset of the plurality of geographic regions based on respective distances between a current location of the mobile computing device and a respective reference point within each of the geographic regions, and outputting, by the computing device and for display, an indication of the subset of the plurality of geographic regions. | 11-13-2014 |
701458000 | Bird's eye view | 2 |
20130138338 | GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF RECEIVER AUTONOMOUS INTEGRITY MONITORING OUTAGE REGIONS ON AN AIRCRAFT DISPLAY - A system and related methods of displaying receiver autonomous integrity monitoring (RAIM) information on a display element of an aircraft are provided. The method obtains geographic position data for the aircraft, accesses lateral map data corresponding to the geographic position data, obtains RAIM outage data, and renders a dynamic lateral map on the display element. The map is rendered in accordance with the geographic position data, the lateral map data, and the RAIM outage data, and the map includes a graphical representation of a map and a graphical representation of a RAIM outage region. | 05-30-2013 |
20140358429 | METHOD OF INPUTTING A PATH FOR A VEHICLE AND TRAILER - A method of inputting a path is provided. The method includes the steps of generating an aerial view of a vehicle and a trailer based on at least one of image data and satellite image data, displaying the aerial view on a display having a touch screen, and registering a touch event on the touch screen that inputs an intended path for the vehicle and the trailer. | 12-04-2014 |