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6256581 Navigation method, device, system and computer readable medium  
A navigation method for guiding a user from a present position to a destination position includes inputting the present position and the destination position, inputting data from a geographic...
6256579 Vehicle navigation system with road link re-costing  
The present invention provides a vehicle navigation system that can customize an optimum route to the driver's road preference. The vehicle navigation system includes at least one data table that...
6246931 Method of and apparatus for determining optimum delivery route for articles  
A delivery route for an article is automatically generated without the need for training a delivery robot for its path of movement. A spatial structure in which the delivery robot is movable is...
6243026 Automatic determination of traffic signal preemption using GPS, apparatus and method  
For qualification for traffic preemption an area is defined and if the vehicle is in the area it can obtain preemption. The vehicle's position is determined, in one embodiment, by use of...
6243646 Vehicle navigation system with pixel transmission to display  
A vehicle navigation system is made to generate bitmap image data necessary for navigation, including map data, road data, font data, etc., and then to transmit a pattern (font) image and an...
6240364 Method and device for providing traffic information  
A method and a device for providing traffic information for a given vehicle in a road network whereby, starting with a given starting location and starting time, current and forecast traffic data...
6232917 Navigational system  
The navigational system, device and method of the present invention provide navigational information to the user derived from data signals received from a plurality of transmitters (20,22,24,26)....
6212469 Device for measuring and displaying various travel information  
An apparatus comprised of a processor, an actuator portion and a display portion is disclosed. The processor is comprised of a global positioning satellite integrated circuit. The processor is...
6205397 Route engineering technique  
A mapping system (10) serves to automatically map a route (13) for a utility conveyance (12) by first establishing the starting and end points (14 and 16) between which the conveyance will run....
6205381 Method and apparatus for providing autoguidance for multiple agricultural machines  
A method and apparatus for providing autoguidance for a plurality of agricultural machines. Each agricultural machine has a work implement attached to it. The method includes the steps of...
6202023 Internet based geographic location referencing system and method  
A system and method for automatically providing services over a computer network, such as the Internet, for users in a mobile environment based on their geographic location. A client computer...
6195611 Route search method  
A route from a departure point to a destination point is searched. When a route R1 does not exist in a search area A1 which is in the form of an ellipse focusing a departure point S and a...
6188955 Method and apparatus for storing cartographic route data  
A method and device implementing a three-level hierarchy for storing, recalling and processing navigational and graphical data. A vehicle is equipped with an electronic navigation thoroughfare...
6185503 Navigation system  
In a navigation system that reports on a traffic control point and a traffic jam location by voice on a route, various types of traffic information are received by an FM multiplex receiver. If the...
6181995 Vehicle state mileage determination system  
A system and method for monitoring and recording the number of miles that a vehicle has traveled within each of a set of geographic entities. A vehicle position determination system is installed...
6182008 Ordering destinations along a route using a shortest line approximation  
A computer-implementable method for ordering destinations to be visited in a computationally-efficient manner and which achieves an acceptable level of optimization of the order for those...
6175804 Computation of routes for bounding overwatch operations  
A processor-based system performs overwatch location and routing determinations for plural independent entities acting as a team. The system accepts data representing a "map" and uses that portion...
6175800 Route searching device  
A route along which a user can use facilities set as stopovers is searched; when the user sets facilities relevant to a toll road as a stopover of a route to a destination, only links of toll roads...
6175803 Vehicle navigation route generation with user selectable risk avoidance  
A navigation system for automotive vehicles generates navigation routes between an initial location and a desired destination using a route criteria including a statistical risk index, such as a...
6173219 Method for automatically controlling a vehicle for the lateral avoidance of a fixed zone  
A method for laterally avoiding a fixed zone in an aircraft. The contour of the zone to be avoided is modeled by a convex polygon shape. The planned route is located with respect to the modeled...
6157890 Motorcycle navigation system  
A navigational system particularly adapted for use with small open vehicles such as a motorcycle. The navigational system includes a display which displays, in addition to vehicle speed and...
6157297 Display for vehicle navigational system  
A navigational system particularly adapted for use with small open vehicles such as a motorcycle. The navigational system includes a display which displays, in addition to vehicle speed and...
6154703 Control for vehicle navigational system  
A navigational system particularly adapted for use with small open vehicles such as a motorcycle. The navigational system includes a display which displays, in addition to vehicle speed and...
6151539 Autonomous vehicle arrangement and method for controlling an autonomous vehicle  
An autonomous vehicle and method for controlling it includes an input unit to receive one or more travel orders, a route planning unit containing at least one position finding device and digital...
6148259 Process and device for determining an optimal flight path of an aircraft  
A method of determining an optimal flight path of an aircraft during its cruising phase includes forming a grid in a vertical plane of the space between a first position and a second position,...
6144917 Calculation of estimated time of arrival (ETA) based on thoroughfare classification and driving history  
A portable electronic navigational aid device and method calculates estimated time en route and estimated time of arrival. A user inputs a plurality of variables, including identity, cartographic...
6134501 Vehicle travel-route guidance apparatus with internal intersection discount feature  
A vehicle travel-route guidance apparatus. The apparatus includes a map-storing device having internal intersection information that is furnished for executing a right-hand turn or a left-hand turn...
6128571 Vehicle navigation system  
A navigator apparatus includes a map memory for storage of road map information, and a target data memory storing therein guidance information as to a destination or target object under search. A...
6125367 Map data base management method and system therefor  
A map data base management system comprises a map data base storage unit for storing a map index file so that with respect to regions partitioning each of maps drawn on a plurality of scales...
6125326 Navigation system  
A combination of a main navigation apparatus 2 which is fixed to the vehicle and a sub-navigation apparatus 3 which is detachable from the vehicle. When the sub-navigation apparatus 3 is attached,...
6122592 Navigation apparatus with enhanced positional display function  
A navigation system includes a device for extracting map data and location name data of different locations and their corresponding coordinate data; a position detector which detects the vechile...
6122591 Taxi trip meter system with indication of fare and distance violations  
A taxi trip meter system includes a taximeter and a location sensor connected to a computer loaded with street information and driver evaluation software. In a first embodiment, the estimated...
6119065 Pedestrian information providing system, storage unit for the same, and pedestrian information processing unit  
A system for providing information on a route for pedestrians. The system comprises a storage unit, which stores a data on area divided to a non-pedestrian area and a pedestrian area, a data on...
6119066 Vehicle navigation system and method for setting direction labels for connecting roads  
When a vehicle is within a predetermined distance from an intersection during the execution of navigation operations, a navigation system displays an enlarged guide map of the same intersection....
6112200 Interleaving of data types in a geographic database and methods for application  
A geographic database for use with a navigation application program that provides navigation features to an end-user. The geographic database includes a plurality of data records of a first type...
6112154 Method and apparatus for determining a route on a digitized road network stored in the memory of a navigation system  
A navigation system utilizes a digitized road network stored in a non-volatile memory and determines therefrom a travel route from a starting point to a destination point. A partial route is...
6108631 Input system for at least location and/or street names  
The invention relates to an input system for at least location and/or street names, including an input device, a data source arrangement which contains at least one list of locations and/or...
6098015 Navigation system for vehicles and storage medium  
In a navigation system, user preferred road data is determined and stored during travel to supplement fixed road data such as map data, intersection data, node data, and destination data stored in...
6087965 Vehicle mileage meter and a GPS position tracking system  
A trip meter, such as a taximeter or a mileage meter for a commercial vehicle, such as a truck, are combined with an integral GPS receiver/computer which provides GPS position and time information....
6088649 Methods and apparatus for selecting a destination in a vehicle navigation system  
Methods and apparatus are described for selecting an entry from a list of entries in a vehicle navigation system. First and second objects are presented on the system display. The first object...
6085147 System for determination of optimal travel path in a multidimensional space  
The present automated vehicle travel path determination system which computes a travel path for a vehicle from an origination point to a destination point based on the operating characteristics of...
6085130 Method and apparatus for selecting a transition scheme for use in transitioning a mobile machine from a first path to a second path  
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for transitioning a mobile machine from a first path to a second path within a work area includes selecting from among one or more transition...
6078864 Navigation system with predetermined indication of next maneuver  
A navigation system is used to assist a user in proceeding from a current location to a desired destination. The navigation system includes an input device for selecting a desired destination from...
6070124 Navigation display device which indicates goal and route direction information  
A goal direction mark and a distance to a goal are indicated when the car has approached the end point of route. When the car has deviated from the guide route to the goal or is running backwards...
6067499 Route selection system and method utilizing integrated crossings, a starting route, and/or route numbers  
A route selection data storage unit 7 stores route selection data which are created from original data describing a detailed road system. When a plurality of crossings and a plurality of roads...
6061628 Navigation system for vehicles  
Lane change guidance information is output based on data for the next guide intersection on a route calculated in advance and on detection of the driving lane in which the vehicle is currently...
6061626 Determining routes in a network comprising nodes and links  
In a method of determining minimal length routes through a network comprising nodes and links, the data defining the nodes and links is divided into two levels of nodes and links, the first higher...
6059226 Navigation of helicopter with limited polar groundspeed commands  
The airspeed limiting performance envelope of a helicopter is converted to a groundspeed envelope by factoring-in the wind speed and direction. A groundspeed command for an unmanned helicopter is...
6049753 Device for searching and guiding route and for searching route  
Plural guide routes to a destination are found based upon different bodies of road (intersection) information, one of these plural guide routes is selected, and guidance to the destination via the...
6047235 Vehicular navigation system  
The invention provides a vehicular navigation system which is capable of lowering the cost of detecting road data stored in order in the outgoing trip, using the road data as resources in the...
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