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6144318 Navigation system  
A navigation system provides road guidance by displaying information relating to roads on a structure shape map, together with landmark information, in such a manner that only information around...
6133947 Image processing system capable of displaying photographed image in combination with relevant map image  
In an image processing system utilized with a car navigation system, an image photographed by a digital camera is coordinated with a map image in relation to this photographed image, so that a...
6134500 System and method for generating optimal flight plans for airline operations control  
A system and method for generating a minimum-cost airline flight plan from a point of origin through a set of fix points to a destination point. A set of navigation airways from the point of origin...
6128574 Route planning system for agricultural work vehicles  
The route planning method for agricultural work vehicles having a definite working width for generation of at least one work path or track over a field includes inputting at least one...
6125323 Device for processing road data or intersection data  
In traveling toward a destination, locus data for routes traveled by a vehicle is repeatedly learned and stored, and a route is identified in route searching using the stored locus data. The stored...
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,...
6112153 User interface for selecting destinations by address in a vehicle navigation system  
A navigation system user interface identifies and displays a list of all addresses which contain address components in conformity with the user provided "city name", "street base name" and "house...
6081609 Apparatus, method and medium for providing map image information along with self-reproduction control information  
The present invention enables to provide a route information obtained by a search, even in a personal computer not provided with the same application software. The present invention includes: a...
6076041 Land vehicle navigation apparatus with guidance display image limiter for recognizability enhancement  
Land vehicle navigation apparatus for searching for a route to a destination and for providing guidance improves readability of intersection diagrams to thereby enable a vehicle operator to more...
6070123 Process for a vehicle control and information system  
A process for a vehicle control and information system in which data and traffic-related information are transmitted by means of at least one radio-transmission system between a vehicle and a...
6061630 Navigation system and method for guiding a road vehicle  
In a navigation system a driver of a vehicle is guided along a planned route (310) from an origin to a destination. The system comprises a receiver (122) for receiving a traffic message of an...
6052645 Map data distribution system and map data acquisition device suitable for such system  
A map data acquisition device is integrally mounted to an in-vehicle navigation device. Small scale map data is constantly carried in a database, while large scale, detailed map data is transmitted...
6041274 Positional deviation detecting device for a mobile body and position correcting apparatus for a working machine mounted on a mobile body  
A pickup sensor for picking up an image on a floor is installed on a mobile body with a working machine mounted thereon in order to correct for the position deviation of a working machine due to...
6038507 Driving simulation apparatus capable of arbitrarily setting start position and method thereof  
In a driving simulation apparatus for retrieving a map on the basis of digital map data obtained by digitizing a road network, displaying the route so retrieved on a display unit and executing...
6032121 Method for proactive planning  
A proactive planning methodology and system. The invention reconceptualizes current (delimited) calendar-based planning approaches, where planning is done at fixed or arbitrary times, in favor of a...
6029112 Postal route system and method for fast algorithm of the shortest path in the same  
This invention provides a method for searching the shortest path between two points in a geographics information system. In a postal route system and method for fast algorithm of the shortest path...
6026384 Cost zones  
A cost zone about an origin on an digital map includes the area on the map that can be traveled to, from the origin, which has a cost of travel less than a predetermined cost. The cost can be...
6016485 System for pathfinding  
A system is disclosed for determining a path in a network that decreases the number of disk accesses needed during the pathfinding computation. The network is divided in to a set of tiles. Certain...
6014607 Method and apparatus for searching a route  
Road network data is divided into a plurality of road network areas and one or a plurality of routes are obtained between the divided road network areas. The obtained routes are stored into a route...
6011494 Portable or vehicular navigating apparatus and method capable of displaying bird's eye view  
In an apparatus and method for navigating a mobile body such as a vehicle or user, an accurate and easily grasping road map graphic data in a bird's eye display mode are achieved with a running...
6009403 Travel plan preparing device  
A travel plan preparing device used for preparing a travel plan by accessing a data base from terminal and acquiring information about service facilities existing on the route from the starting...
5995902 Proactive swath planning system for assisting and guiding a vehicle operator  
A swath planning system accepts curved path information to synthesize and generate parallel curved paths. The swath planning system terminates the generation of parallel curved paths which exceed...
5995901 Automatic view adjusting flight plan display  
An FMS with the capability of automatically adjusting the view of the flight path as the flight progresses while maintaining a set viewing direction. The vertical dimension of the flight path...
5995894 System for analyzing spatially-variable harvest data by pass  
An apparatus is provided which analyzes spatially-variable harvest data for one of the passes made by an agricultural harvesting vehicle through an agricultural field. The harvesting vehicle...
5987381 Automobile navigation system using remote download of data  
A method of enabling an on-board vehicle navigation system to compute a route from a current position of the vehicle to a desired destination is provided. A user of the navigation system in a...
5983198 Integrated system monitoring use of materials, controlling and monitoring delivery of materials and providing automated billing of delivered materials  
The system and method include a fleet of vehicles to provide material to a plurality of tanks at various customer locations. An inventory indicator associated with each of the tanks provides a...
5978734 Method for displaying map data for use in an automobile traffic guidance system  
A method of displaying map data for use in an automobile traffic guidance system classifies map data into categories for user selected display. The classified map data is stored in registers which...
5974419 Parcelization of geographic data for storage and use in a navigation application  
A system and method for arranging and storing a plurality of records of geographic data, wherein each record corresponds to a physical feature having a physical location in a geographic region. The...
5964821 Mapless GPS navigation system with sortable destinations and zone preference  
A navigation system is provided for offering navigational assistance to a mobile user. The navigation system receives GPS position information signals which are processed to determine current...
5961572 System and method for identifying the geographic region of a geographic area which contains a geographic point associated with a location  
A system and method for identifying the geographic region of a geographic area which contains a geographic point associated with a location. A description of a location such as an address, a nearby...
5955974 Information processing apparatus with transfer or arrival precaution  
An information processing apparatus carried by a user, with which the user can work while moving to a place or transferring or a destination utilizing transport facilities such as a train, a bus...
5938720 Route generation in a vehicle navigation system  
Methods and apparatus for generation of a route from a source location to a final destination are described. According to one embodiment, a two-ended search is performed based on the principles of...
5924075 Itinerary preparing system  
A system which is capable of planning a tour time schedule using simple facility information entered by a traveler and then easily and quickly preparing a complete itinerary for implementing a...
5916299 Method for determining exits and entrances for a region in a network  
A system is employed for finding a path in a network between an origin in a first region and a destination in a second region. In finding this path, the system finds three paths: a path between the...
5910782 On-board vehicle parking space finder service  
An on-board vehicle navigation system parking space finder that offers a driver a competitive edge in finding available on-street parking. Drivers not familiar with an area are able to locate...
5910177 Navigating close proximity routes with a vehicle navigation system  
A method and apparatus are provided for generating a route from a source location to a destination in a vehicle navigation system. Initially, the system generates a first partial route from the...
5903228 Map information display apparatus and traveling route display apparatus and route guidance apparatus for moving body  
A traveling route display apparatus for a moving body such as an automotive vehicle includes a position detecting section, an output section, a display section, and a converting section. The...
5902349 Navigation apparatus  
A navigation apparatus is provided which can search out, even if a vehicle goes off of a guide route, a route which allows the vehicle to return to the guide route so that the travel distance to a...
5897603 Method for determining the relationship between the heading of a machine and the course of machine travel  
A method for determining the relationship between the heading of a machine and the course of machine travel is provided. The method includes the steps of determining a previous and current course...
5893894 Apparatus for controlling an automatic transmission of an automobile and method thereof  
An apparatus for controlling an automatic transmission of an automobile and a method therefor utilize a route guidance system. The apparatus includes a memory which stores road information, a...
5893081 Using multiple levels of costs for a pathfinding computation  
A system for computing a path in a processor readable representation of a network which can minimize an identified cost. The cost can include time, distance, tolls paid, ease of turning, quality of...
5884213 System for controlling navigation of a fishing boat  
A system for controlling the navigation of a fishing boat between waypoints representing successive positions around a navigation route. The system includes an input device for setting the waypoint...
5877704 Parking-site reservation control system  
To enable placement of a reservation at a parking site even from a remote site, communication is performed between an overhead road device disposed above a road and a vehicle-mounted device...
5870686 Intelligent Mobile product application control system  
An intelligent mobile product application control system capable of controlling product application by calculating control values on a per position basis from data that has traditionally been used...
5862509 Vehicle navigation using timed turn and timed lane restrictions  
Methods for planning an optimum vehicle route from a selected origin to a selected destination with a selected departure time, taking account of the presence of timed turn restrictions and/or timed...
5850617 System and method for route planning under multiple constraints  
A route planning mechanism receives a target set denoting a set of available targets, a set of target parameter thresholds for binning target parameters, a set of mission objectives and a...
5850618 Navigation device  
Goals desired by a user are searched based on the search reference data that serve as reference for searching the goals, the order of priority of the goals is determined from a relationship between...
5845228 Vehicle-route computing apparatus  
Routes from a departure area to a plurality of destination areas are found as a departure-area route network data set and a plurality of such departure-area route network data sets computed for all...
5832406 Vehicle navigation apparatus and method for route finding at road crossings  
When a driver inputs a destination to a vehicle navigation system, a route search unit searches a shortest guided route connecting a starting location as a present location to the destination using...
5815824 Navigation system for electric automobile  
A navigation system suitable for use in an electric automobile, especially hybrid electric automobiles, easily and properly controls charging state of a battery in the electric automobile while...
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