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7620493 System, method and apparatus for providing navigational assistance  
The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus to assist a user navigate from a current location to a second location within an environment by determining a distance traveled by the...
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...
7617044 Apparatus and method for displaying route in personal navigation terminal  
Disclosed is a route guidance apparatus of a personal navigation terminal, which includes a road structure information storage unit for storing information related to road structures, a user...
7613564 System for transmitting, processing, receiving, and displaying traffic information  
A system for sharing and processing traffic information includes a number of traffic information computer systems within individual vehicles and a traffic information server system. The traffic...
7613331 Recording medium storing map information, map information processing device, map information processing system, map information processing method, map information processing program and recording medium storing the map information processing program  
A server unit ( 400 ) recognizes a travel route search request together with a current position information and a destination information from a terminal unit ( 300 ) over a network ( 200 ) and...
7610270 Service retrieval apparatus having automatic change function for retrieval conditions and method therefor  
A service retrieval apparatus has a service information database which stores service information including a type of service provided by a server and positional information, and a service...
7610151 Collaborative route planning for generating personalized and context-sensitive routing recommendations  
A route-planning system is described that leverages a database of observations about routes taken by drivers in a region to generate context and/or preference sensitive routes. Contextual...
7610150 Route data base generation procedures and systems, processes and products relating thereto  
A route data base generating system avoids GPS satellite signals sources for land based vehicle azimuth and heading determinations in areas where reception of the satellite signals is unavailable...
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...
7609176 Traffic information prediction apparatus  
A traffic information prediction system, including a traffic information prediction apparatus, of the present invention comprises travel status measuring means for measuring a travel status of a...
7606663 Navigation device and method for exchanging data between resident applications  
Navigation software is integrated with other kinds of software running on the same device so that capabilities of the navigation software can be made available from within the other applications....
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...
7606661 Method and system for determining place for appointment using navigation system  
A navigation terminal for calculating a route or a route information server sets multiple proposed locations for an appointment according to various conditions or options provided by a user for the...
7606525 Broadcasting receiver and method thereof  
Digital broadcasting content is viewed by a user, such as through a portable terminal having a broadcasting receiver configured to receive digital broadcasting content. An original travel path is...
7603231 Navigation method and system having improved arrival detection function for large scale destination  
A navigation system guides a user to a destination with an improved arrival detection capability when the selected destination is a large facility or a natural place that occupies a relatively...
7603230 Route guidance system, mobile terminal, server, program and recording medium  
Guide points can be grasped by use of a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal comprises search condition transmitting means (KC 16 A) for transmitting data of route searching conditions to a server;...
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...
7599793 Methods and systems for routing travel between origin and destination service locations using global satellite positioning  
Methods and systems are provided for obtaining information related to a customer service location and directions for routing a service technician from one customer service location to another. One...
7599792 Using a corridor search to identify locations of interest along a travel route  
A corridor search process is used to identify locations of interest along a travel route. The corridor search process identifies locations of interest along a travel route by using a grid search...
7599791 Spot searching device, navigation apparatus, spot searching method, spot searching program, and information recording medium having spot searching program  
Enabling a partial update of data for spot search and improvement of update operation efficiency. The data for spot search is constituted by (a) a plurality of spot search files RF-k having...
7596450 Stride-based route guiding apparatus and method  
Disclosed is a stride-based route guiding apparatus and method capable of providing a pedestrian with a stride-based route. The method includes detecting a stride of the pedestrian on the basis of...
7593813 Navigation system and method for operating a navigation system  
A navigation system for a motor vehicle includes at least one storage device, at least one navigation map being stored on each storage device, which is read out using a reading device. Associated...
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...
7590488 Route condition evaluation method and apparatus for navigation system  
A method and apparatus for a navigation system evaluates an overall cost of each candidate route by incorporating traffic information such as traffic incident types and traffic flow speeds. An...
7590487 Method and apparatus of displaying three-dimensional arrival screen for navigation system  
A method and apparatus of displaying a three-dimensional arrival screen allows the user to more easily and accurately identify the actual location of the destination by displaying 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...
7584050 Automobile navigation system  
A driver's action at a target intersection in a guided route is predicted based on driving data. When the driver is attempting to go straight ahead at a target intersection where the driver should...
7584025 In-vehicle device, computer readable medium for controlling the same, and method for controlling navigation device  
An in-vehicle device includes: a hard disk drive for storing data; a communication element for transmitting a message to an user; an input element for receiving an instruction from the user; a...
7584020 Occupancy change detection system and method  
A robot platform includes perceptors, locomotors, and a system controller. The system controller executes instructions for producing an occupancy grid map of an environment around the robot,...
7583204 Wireless communication system in a vehicle  
A wireless communication system in a vehicle includes a wireless communication link in the vehicle with a mobile accessory that is a personal accessory of an occupant of the vehicle. The wireless...
7580795 Vehicular navigation system  
A vehicular navigation system includes a vehicle having a global-positioning system receiver operable to receive signals from satellites external to the vehicle in order to establish its geographic...
7580793 On-vehicle information terminal, navigation system, on-vehicle information terminal control method and program product  
An on-vehicle information terminal includes a menu display control unit that displays at a display monitor a selection menu organized over a plurality of hierarchical levels, a selection unit that...
7580792 Method and apparatus for providing traffic information associated with map requests  
A method and apparatus for enabling users who request a map of a specified route to invoke a data session to see images of the key markers and a video session to see live views of key points along...
7580790 Device for course indication to aid in navigation  
A navigation aid device for use when a predetermined route is followed, said route extending from a starting point along a series of break points up to a destination being the last break point. The...
7580780 Vehicle controller  
A vehicle position detector in a vehicle on a road leading to a junction predictably evaluates road attributes for determining false map matching possibility before the vehicle actually reaches the...
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...
7574428 Geometry-based search engine for navigation systems  
A computer-implemented method for determining a requested map location includes providing a database holding a plurality of map objects having respective descriptors and loci. A search query...
7574291 Apparatus and method using compressed codes for comprising latitude/longitude information  
A new human interface scheme compresses geographical information, latitudes and longitudes, into a 10 symbols of 36 radices number systems which are based on 36s. It is to simplify the conventional...
7574222 Method and system for location management and location information providing system  
In an information providing system, a user inputs desired mobile ID number to a client terminal. The client terminal transmits a request for location information on the mobile station including the...
7571050 Transit-coordinated local search  
Various embodiments can provide helpful information to a user who is looking for a particular point of interest. In at least some embodiments, first and second searches are conducted. The first...
7571042 Navigation system for a vehicle  
A navigation system for a vehicle includes a control and a global positioning system. The control may receive a user input and may download directional information from an external service provider...
7565241 Automobile navigation system and road map update system  
A navigation system in a vehicle stores position history information including position information related to a detection position detected by a position detector and position information related...
7564376 Condition-dependent icon generation for vehicular information terminals  
In condition-dependent icon generation for a vehicular information terminal, a strength of a signal indicative of vehicle location information is measured, a road speed limit is determined based...
7561960 Motion classification methods for personal navigation  
A personal navigation system including one or more sensors that sense motion of a human and output signals corresponding to the motion of the human and a human-motion-classification processing...
7558670 Guided vehicle system and transportation method  
When the destination of a guided vehicle 24 is changed from a point 20 to a point 18, the speed of the guided vehicle 24 is controlled so that a new travel route can be calculated before...
7555386 System and method for sharing position information using mobile communication system  
Provided is a system and method for sharing position information using a mobile communication system. The system includes the mobile communication system providing a short message service; at least...
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...
7552010 Car navigation system  
The present invention provides a car navigation system and a car navigation device that can easily set a destination without complicated operation. The navigation device can load a memory card that...
7548813 Method and apparatus for map matching  
A navigation apparatus and a map matching method are provided. An acceleration sensor detects an acceleration of the vehicle. A gradient determination section determines an angle of inclination of...