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7617046 Navigation apparatuses, methods, and programs  
Navigation apparatuses, methods, and programs store path information for a path each time the path is traveled, the path being a segment of the guidance route from a branch point to a junction. The...
7616129 In-vehicle conditional multi-media center  
A system for controlling the operation of an in-vehicle multi-media system based on identifying operating conditions for the vehicle. Various operational rules can be applied to the multi-media...
7610147 Map data processing unit  
A map data processing unit includes a batch update section and dynamic update section. A type of update data fed from an update data input section is decided using header information. If the update...
7606662 Traffic navigation system  
A vehicle navigation system is provided with a destination input section, a travel route information section, a historical data input section and an expected travel time reporting section. The...
7606657 Device and method for detecting and preprocessing vehicle, traffic and/or driver related data  
A device and a method of detecting and preprocessing vehicle data, traffic data, and/or driver data, such as the speed, direction of travel, engine condition, weather conditions, heart rate, etc.,...
7603235 Arrangement for collision prevention of mine vehicle  
A mine vehicle and a method of preventing a mine vehicle from colliding. The mine vehicle ( 1 ) includes at least one scanner ( 13, 14 ) to scan the environment in front of the vehicle. On the...
7603229 Efficiently finding shortest paths using landmarks for computing lower-bound distance estimates  
Methods and systems are described for computing shortest paths among a set of locations. A small set of landmarks is chosen and the distance between each location and each landmark is computed and...
7590490 Smart detour  
A method of and apparatus for generating an alternate route for a system to travel to a predetermined destination are described. The method comprises determining a velocity of a system traveling...
7590489 Method for guiding in real time a landborne vehicle provided with an off-board navigation system  
The invention relates to a method for guiding a vehicle (Ve) provided with an off-board navigation system relative to an external navigation server (S). It consists in transmitting (A) from the...
7587273 Route searching device, route searching method and program  
A route seeking device, a route seeking method, and a program capable of determining a guide route requiring a small number of transfers of transportation by a single route seek. In the route...
7584051 Navigation system and program for the same  
A navigation system for use in a subject vehicle for organizing a navigation instruction of a navigation route toward a destination in map data includes a closeness determination function for...
7580791 Route evaluation system  
A route evaluation system includes a processor, a computer readable memory and a database that stores roadway data pertaining to a route. A first routine is arranged to obtain selected roadway data...
7577521 Item search device  
An item search device comprises the following: a downtown information acquiring unit that acquires downtown information about downtowns; a search condition setting unit for setting search...
7577518 Navigation system  
A navigation system includes: a roadmap display unit that displays a roadmap at a display monitor; a current position detection unit that detects a current position of the navigation system; a...
7565240 Navigation device, method, and program  
In a navigation device, a destination waypoint is set by a user through an input section ( 13 ), and, when guidance to the destination waypoint is started, a control section ( 11 ) stores...
7561964 Off-route recalculation method and apparatus for navigation system  
An off-route recalculation method and apparatus for a navigation system calculates a new route when a vehicle is deviated from an originally calculated route to a destination. The method is...
7555382 Method of providing return route for global positioning system device  
A method of providing a return route for a global positioning system (GPS) device is provided. When the starting point and the destination of the return route are exactly opposite to the original...
7555034 Apparatus and method for detecting timing error based on cyclic correlation  
Provided is an apparatus and method for detecting timing errors based on characteristics of cyclic correlation. The apparatus and method can detect the timing errors of many users by using the...
7554282 Method of controlling movement of robot, mobile robot, and computer program product  
A method of controlling movement of a robot, the method includes detecting a target person to be followed, following detected target person, detecting an environment of a current position around...
7541945 Navigation system and landmark highlighting method  
A control circuit memorizes identification information of a landmark and a visits count relative to a spot assigned the landmark, in a visits count storing unit. The control circuit updates the...
7536256 Agenda replicator system and method for travelers  
In automotive GPS navigation systems, a traveler's agenda with multiple desired destinations can be entered in a largely automatic fashion by downloading an agenda table created using the agenda...
7532980 Navigation system  
A user selects as a guide route a route from among multiple routes retrieved under respective predetermined retrieval conditions. A retrieval condition under which the route selected by the user...
7522996 Map display system and method  
Provided is a computer system and methods related to a map display. A method includes but is not limited to receiving a request for the map, the map illustrating one or more locations; determining...
7522995 Method and system for providing travel time information  
Location technologies are combined with other information systems to provide augmented information for individuals such as a traveler in an automobile.
7522711 Delivery of audio driving directions via a telephone interface  
Methods for improving the delivery of audio driving directions from a voice portal to a caller via a telephone interface are described. These methods provide accurate and clear audio driving...
7518533 Navigation system and method, and computer program product  
A navigation system ( 500 ) is provided with: a navigation apparatus ( 510 ); a server apparatus ( 520 ) and a route information transmittance apparatus ( 530 ), which are inter-communicable via a...
7512488 System for delivering propane or other consumable liquid to remotely located storage tanks  
An improved system for delivering propane or other consumable liquid to remotely located storage tanks including a novel combination of remote monitoring of customer tanks and an improved method of...
7512487 Adaptive and personalized navigation system  
Adaptive navigation techniques are disclosed that allow navigation systems to learn from a user's personal driving history. As a user drives, models are developed and maintained to learn or...
7512486 Fuel efficient navigation system  
A method, device, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises acquiring vehicle fuel consumption information from a plurality of geographic locations, compiling the...
7512485 Method for routing multiple paths through polygonal obstacles  
The present invention provides a method, system and computer program product for routing multiple paths through polygonal obstacles. In a preferred embodiment, the method begins by offsetting the...
7512481 System and method for computer aided dispatching using a coordinating agent  
A system and method for controlling the movement of plural trains over a rail network, where the rail network is divided into a plurality of planning areas with a boundary element of common track...
7505848 Path planner and method for planning a contour path of a vehicle  
In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a path planer and method for planning a path of a vehicle defines a reference row having a reference contour in a work area. A representation of...
7502685 Vehicle navigation apparatus and method with traveling direction indication at guidance intersection  
A vehicle navigation apparatus is provided which can reliably guide a vehicle along a guidance route when the vehicle approaches an intersection of interest at which it is to make a turn even if...
7499801 Vehicular navigation system  
In a vehicular navigation system, it is determined that a branching point is present along a guidance route within a given distance from a guidance intersection. It is then determined that...
7499798 Method for transferring routes between navigational devices  
A method for navigation includes providing a route, including at least first and second route portions, at a telematics unit and determining a route status. The method further sends the second...
7493210 Vehicle navigation method  
A method for navigating in a vehicle includes the steps of identifying navigation information for at least one destination. The navigation information is stored in at least a first memory remote...
7493209 Method of calculating a route based on estimated energy consumption  
A method of calculating a navigation route based on an estimated energy consumption value that assigns a distance weight coefficient for each of the plurality of potential routes that corresponds...
7487039 System and method for generating flyable paths for an aircraft  
A system and method are provided for generating a flight plan between an initial position and a destination. An input device is configured to receive inputs related to the destination; a memory...
7487038 Navigation device  
A navigation device includes a data transmission-reception portion for performing data transmission and reception with a portable terminal, an address list cooperation portion for receiving address...
7483788 Navigation apparatus and method  
A navigation apparatus and method that store route information, the stored route information including, for each of a plurality of routes starting at a first point and ending at a second point, a...
7483787 Determining intersections of multi-segment three-dimensional path with portions of partitioned three-dimensional space  
A computationally efficient method and system of finding intersections of a three-dimensional path (e.g., an airpath) through a three-dimensional space (e.g., an airspace) partitioned into multiple...
7480566 Method and apparatus for navigation system for searching easily accessible POI along route  
A search method and apparatus for a navigation system finds accessible points of interest (POI) along the route to the destination in a flexible manner. The navigation system changes its search...
7480561 Prioritized delivery of navigation information  
A method for sending navigation information is disclosed. The method can gather various items of navigation information and send those items of navigation information in a certain order. In some...
7480513 Location based service system and position information updating method thereof  
A location based service system and a position information updating method thereof are disclosed. The position information updating method includes the steps of positioning an actual position...
7475057 System and method for user navigation  
A user profile based navigation system. The navigation system stores location centric information in a database associated with a user profile. Information from the database is provided to users...
7472019 Navigation apparatus  
In a navigation apparatus, via-point setting data indicating a history in terms of setting of via-points is recorded in a point database. Via-point setting data described in a point record stored...
7463976 Recommended route calculation method and navigation apparatus  
A recommended route calculation method for calculating a recommended route from a current position to a destination based upon map data constituted of nodes and links, includes steps of: extracting...
7463973 Car navigation system, traffic information providing apparatus, car navigation device, and traffic information providing method and program  
In the present invention a traffic information providing apparatus makes a vehicle location and a running date a starting point, and predicts arrival time to each link included in a designated...
7444237 Planning a journey that includes waypoints  
Planning a journey from an origin to a destination involves establishing selection criteria that includes one or more journey parameters and one or more rules. A journey parameter describes a...
7440831 Assembly for performing an agricultural operation, in particular crop processing  
An assembly for performing an agricultural operation, in particular crop processing. The assembly is provided with an autonomous agricultural machine that is movable over a parcel for performing...
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