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US20110276264 SYSTEM FOR GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION IN A BUILDING  
A system for guidance and navigation in a building. For example, the system may determine a route for egress or rescue of one or more people from a building with a hazardous condition. The system...
US20110130957 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BETTER ALARM MANAGEMENT  
A system and method of better alarm management is provided. The method includes importing a floor map of a monitored area onto a workstation, configuring the floor map, and generating an optimal...
US20110106559 OPTIMIZATION OF A CLINICAL EXPERIENCE  
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for optimizing a clinical experience are provided. Individuals may be approved by a patient to receive notifications of clinical events. The...
US20100332117 NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD  
A navigation system and method which may be easily and quickly deployed in any environment. The system includes a check-in computer for recording destination information of a person upon entry into...
US20110276266 Indoor localization with wayfinding techniques  
A user proceeds from one location to another location inside of a building by traveling in a sequence of several hops in response to different visual cues. A portable handheld device may provide...
US20090171564 SATELLITE NAVIGATION METHOD AND SYSTEM  
A satellite navigation method and system are provided. The system includes a global position system (GPS) module, an input unit, a picture database, a geographical information system (GIS) module,...
US20110137551 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ALTERNATIVE ROUTES  
A system and method for generating routes is provided. Weights may be computed and associated with route segments. A start and end point may be received. At least one base route from a start to an...
US20120173144 PRESENTING A TRAVEL ROUTE IN A GROUND-BASED VEHICLE  
Techniques are provided for displaying a map for a route in a ground-based vehicle. The map includes a variable road network map showing finer detail for geographic features near the route and less...
US20130080055 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAVEL ROUTE PLANNING USING SAFETY METRICS  
Systems and methods are described to receive a safety preference; calculate a temporary route; analyze a portion of the temporary route to determine whether the portion is sufficiently safe based...
US20130066554 PRESENTING A TRAVEL ROUTE USING MORE THAN ONE PRESENTATION STYLE  
Techniques are provided for presenting a route in a manner that emphasizes the route and provides context information. For example, a vivid color or vivid colors may be used to display the route,...
US20130066553 PRESENTING A TRAVEL ROUTE USING MORE THAN ONE PRESENTATION STYLE  
Techniques are provided for presenting a route in a manner that emphasizes the route and provides context information. For example, a vivid color or vivid colors may be used to display the route,...
US20110054777 Method of Operating a Navigation System to Provide Route Guidance  
A method of operating a navigation system to provide a route guidance message for traveling a route is disclosed. A plurality of features visible from a road segment of the route is obtained from a...
US20110153193 NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USERS HAVING DIFFERENT PHYSICAL CLASSIFICATIONS  
Navigation systems and methods for users having different physical classifications are described. An example method of navigating a user to a destination based on a selected physical classification...
US20090125234 Navigation Device with Camera-Info  
The present invention relates to a navigation device (10). The navigation device (10) is arranged to display navigation directions (3, 4, 5) on a display (18). The navigation device (10) is further...
US20110054784 SHALLOW WATER HIGHLIGHT METHOD AND DISPLAY SYSTEMS  
A digital mapping display and related system for fishing, and other applications.
US20110172906 Scalable Routing For Mobile Station Navigation With Location Context Identifier  
Examples disclosed herein may relate to identifying up to a specified amount of points of interest nearest to an estimated position of a mobile station on a first map, selecting a second map...
US20080109161 VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM INCLUDING CAMERA UNIT  
The present invention relates to a vehicle navigation system. The vehicle navigation system includes a navigation information provider for providing navigation information comprising at least one...
US20110208429 Route Computation Based on Route-Oriented Vehicle Trajectories  
Techniques for providing a route based on route-oriented vehicle trajectories are described. This disclosure describes receiving GPS logs and extracting route-oriented vehicle trajectory content...
US20110172908 System And Method For Presenting A Computed Route  
A method for presenting a route includes receiving a starting point and a destination point and computing a route that includes a route segment between the two points. The method further includes...
US20110172905 ASSISTING A USER IN ARRIVING AT A DESTINATION IN TIME  
To allow a user to select a route to the destination himself, an exemplary embodiment relates to a method for assisting a user in arriving at a destination point within a time limit. The exemplary...
US20120232787 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...
US20110282718 INTERACTIVE LOCATION BASED AUTOMATED GUIDE SERVICE  
A location based remote guidance system suitable for supervising tours of a locale being undertaken by tourists. The system may transmit and annunciate messages relating to points of interest...
US20130103314 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRINTING MAPS AND DIRECTIONS  
This is directed to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for printing maps and directions. In response to receiving an instruction to print directions, a device can define a layout...
US20100331014 NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD  
A navigation system and method which provides direction to visitors in buildings or groups of buildings. The system includes a check-in computer for recording identification information and...
US20110029233 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY ROUTE ASSISTANCE  
A system, method, and apparatus for delivery route assistance. A method includes receiving a delivery location and an image associated with each of a plurality of items and determining a planned...
US20110172907 GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE  
The present invention concerns an orientation, navigation and information system, especially adapted for blind or visually impaired people. It is essentially a system that allows blind or visually...
US20110161001 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIC DESTINATION SELECTION  
When a user enters, initializes, or otherwise starts using a navigation function, such as a navigation function on a mobile phone or a stand-alone device, a destination is automatically selected...
US20110224900 Route Planning Device and Route Planning System  
A route planning device includes: a search unit that searches for a plurality of facilities located near the minimum-cost route from a current position to the destination, where the battery can be...
US20110246055 METHOD OF OPERATING A NAVIGATION SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A PEDESTRIAN ROUTE  
A computer implemented method of operating a navigation system to provide a pedestrian route is provided. The method comprises receiving a request for a route from an origin to a destination. The...
US20090024317 System for gathering and distributing location information of vehicles  
A vehicle has a navigation system including a controller, a display, a wireless transmitter/receiver and a global positioning unit to determine the location of the navigation system. The controller...
US20100174480 GOLF SYSTEM USER INTERFACE  
Techniques are described to furnish location-based functionality to golf-related electronic devices. In one or more embodiments, the distances associated with features of a hole of a golf course...
US20050102098 Adaptive navigation system with artificial intelligence  
A vehicle navigation system that is capable of learning user habits/preferences, mistakes in a digital map database, and new roads that may have been added or constructed after release of the...
US20110145089 REAL-TIME RIDE SHARE SYSTEM  
A method of organizing the sharing of vehicle trips includes receiving a ride request from one or more riders, wherein the ride request includes a rider location and a rider destination,...
US20120072113 FACILITY-AROUND-ROUTE RETRIEVAL DEVICE  
A facility-around-route retrieval device includes a map disk 3 for storing map data and facility data, a route calculation unit 13 for calculating a route to a destination by using the map data...
US20120253908 Commerce System and Method of Controlling the Commerce System Using Personalized Shopping List and Trip Planner  
A commerce system has retailers offering products for sale. Product information associated with the products is collected and stored in a central database. A consumer uses a website to select...
US20110054785 DEPTH HIGHLIGHT, DEPTH HIGHLIGHT RANGE, AND WATER LEVEL OFFSET HIGHLIGHT DISPLAY AND SYSTEMS  
A digital mapping display and related system for fishing, and other applications.
US20110257877 GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION  
The present invention provides a guidance system and a guidance method for taking public transportation, which comprise a mobile device having a mobile positioning unit and a mobile interface unit....
US20110225068 SHOPPING ASSISTANT  
Various embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to the dynamic calculation and presentation of efficient travel routes for in-person shoppers. For example, an adaptive shopping server system...
US20110087430 DETERMINING TRAVEL ROUTES BY USING AUCTION-BASED LOCATION PREFERENCES  
A method and system for determining a travel route that includes a location as a result of an auction. A user request is received for determining a route from point A to point B. Locations are...
US20130073203 PRESENTING A TRAVEL ROUTE  
Techniques are provided for presenting a route using a route presentation that provides both a context map and one or more detail route maps. Narrative instructions for the route also may be...
US20110137552 NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND ROUTE PLANNING METHOD USING THE SAME  
A route planning method for a navigation system of a moving object. The method comprises planning and executing a first navigation route; labeling lane entrances in a road corresponding to a...
US20110112759 TRANSIT ROUTING SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TRIP PLANNING  
A public transit travel planning system and methodology that uses an extensive pre-processing approach of transit information prior to query time on order to determine optimal public transit routes...
US20120290203 REAL-TIME ROUTE OPTIMIZATION FOR REAL ESTATE OPEN HOUSE TOURS  
A system and method are disclosed for optimizing a route and schedule for visiting real estate open houses. The system may update the route and schedule in real time where a user deviates from the...
US20110238297 GPS navigation code system  
A GPS navigation code device has GPS features and easy address retrieval means built in, enabling a driver to retrieve and request directions to an address without taking his eyes off the road. The...
US20110184639 Method of Operating a Navigation System to Provide Route Guidance  
A method of operating a navigation system to provide a route guidance message for traveling a route is disclosed. A preferred name of a feature visible from a road segment is obtained in a native...
US20110153209 Portable GPS navigation device  
A portable GPS navigation device displays map information and navigation instructions; the device (a) includes a two-way wireless transceiver operable to connect to a mobile telephone; (b) is...
US20100088018 Glance ahead navigation  
A navigation system that allows a user to easily glance ahead down a route to see points-of-interest (POI) such as businesses along future portions of a route. POIs within a short distance radius...
US20110106429 POINT OF INTEREST SEARCH ALONG A ROUTE  
A system includes a GPS module, user interface module, database and routing engine. To find nearby POIs in one embodiment the routing engine identifies POIs in the database located within a...
US20130030691 Navigation Device and Guidance Method Thereof  
Disclosed is navigation technology for providing guidance for HOV lanes in a more readily understandable manner. A navigation device is provided with: a storage unit adapted to store lane...
US20110208419 ROUTE OPTIMIZATION  
In general, the present invention relates to route optimization/prediction. In one embodiment, the present invention provides visibility to future predicted traffic situations, based on all...