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20080201068 | Presentation of Sequence Diagrams With Focus Highlighting - A method and apparatus are provided to enhance presentation and viewing of a sequence diagram. One or more messages are selected for attachment of a visualization technique to the selected message(s). During presentation of the diagram, the attached visualization technique may be employed to enhance presentation of the diagram and to further explain the details of the associated message(s). The visualization technique focuses the attention of the viewer on the selected portion of the diagram while maintaining the viewer in communication with the non-selected portion of the diagram so as to avoid distracting the viewer to an alternate viewing path. | 08-21-2008 |
20080208453 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND ROUTE GUIDANCE METHOD FOR SAME - The present invention provides a navigation apparatus and a route guidance method that allow a user to easily recognize when a time display is changed based on a difference in time zone or day light saving. Information regarding a plurality of intersections or transit points on a guidance route which are located between a current vehicle position and a destination are displayed in order of proximity to the vehicle. A predicted time of arrival is calculated for each point and displayed in combination with the information. The system then judges whether a time changing point exists between two adjacent points located on the guidance route, and if it is present, the system displays the predicted time of arrival for points located between the time changing point and the destination such that a user can recognize that the predicted time of arrival was changed based on the time change. | 08-28-2008 |
20080215236 | Navigation device and method for using a traffic message channel - A method and a navigation device are disclosed for sharing at least one location message with at least one other device. The navigation device includes a receiver to receive multiple traffic message channels, an input device to receive a user input indicating a frequency, and a processor to select a traffic message channel based on a signal strength, starting with the indicated frequency. The method includes receiving multiple traffic message channels, receiving a user input indicating a frequency, and a selecting a traffic message channel based on a planned route, starting with the indicated frequency. | 09-04-2008 |
20080234926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VEHICLE TRAFFIC ROUTE - Coordinate based vehicle navigation services are provided using text based traffic route information and associated coordinate data received from an off-vehicle source. | 09-25-2008 |
20080255757 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING OCEAN GOING VESSELS TO AVOID TREACHEROUS ENVIRONMENTS - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for generating a route for a vessel to travel from a start point to an end point. A start point and an end point for the vessel are identified. A forecast of wave conditions during a period of time is obtained. A model of the vessel is obtained, wherein the model includes parameters used to calculate a response of the vessel to the wave conditions. A route is generated from the start point to the end point for the vessel to travel on using the model of the vessel and the forecast of the wave conditions, wherein the route avoids conditions that may cause a treacherous environment and meets a set of goals. | 10-16-2008 |
20080275639 | METHOD OF SELECTING ROUTE AND TERMINAL THEREOF - A method of selecting a travel route including receiving message information formed in a hierarchical structure and including traffic information, receiving a first position value and a second position value corresponding to first and second positions, searching for travel routes between the first and second positions, classifying the travel routes from the first position to the second position into a plurality of individual road links, calculating a route cost for a first road link that includes the first position and a second road link directly connected to the first road link based on an average link speed for the first and second road links, respectively, calculating a route cost for each additional road link after the first and second road links up to a last road link including the second position based on one of a current traffic congestion status information and a predicted traffic congestion status information, and calculating a total route cost for all of the road links for the travel routes from the first position to the second position. | 11-06-2008 |
20080275640 | Method of selecting route and terminal using the same - A method of selecting a travel route, which includes receiving message information formed in a hierarchical structure and including traffic information, receiving a first position value and a second position value corresponding to first and second positions, searching for travel routes between the first and second positions, dividing the travel routes from the first position to the second position into a plurality of individual road links, calculating a time required to travel each road link along the travel routes from the first position to the second position based on at least one of current traffic congestion status information and prediction traffic congestion status information, and calculating a total time required to travel all of the road links for the travel routes from the first position to the second position. | 11-06-2008 |
20080294333 | Method For Operating A Navigation System - Method for operating a navigation system for calculating a travel route, whereby a starting point and a destination point are entered via an input device and whereby a trip calculator calculates a travel route leading from the starting point to the destination point by taking into account road network data, whereby a guideline time is additionally input via an input device whereby the trip calculator calculates a travel route which leads from the starting point to the destination point in a predicted travel time corresponding essentially to the guideline time by taking into account road network data. | 11-27-2008 |
20080300780 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATING TASK WITH PORTABLE DEVICE - A system and method are provided for automating procedures, such as navigation, using a portable device with a camera and adapted for receiving input. As configured, the automated procedures are associated with various input signals, such as locations, orientations and destinations in connection with navigational procedures. The output can include directions and menu choices for various destinations. Upon receipt of an input signal, the portable device processes the input and initiates the automated procedure associated with the input signal. The portable device can also communicate with a communications provider or a service provider for transmitting information related to the automated procedure to be preformed. | 12-04-2008 |
20080300781 | Route setting system, route setting method, and program for executing the method - The present invention enables accurate setting of a road as a driving route by reading the scale of a map displayed on a map screen, reading matching target roads correlated with the scale of the map. The matching target roads are used for setting a driving route. A determination is made whether or not a road has been specified by an operator and, if a locus of road has been specified by the operator, one of the matching target roads nearest to the specified locus is used for setting the driving route. | 12-04-2008 |
20080312819 | Pedestrian mapping system - The present invention is directed toward a system and method for a web-based mapping and routing service for pedestrians, which may include wheeled transportation (e.g. buses). More specifically, the present invention is directed toward use on a college campus. The present invention provides customized pedestrian routes highlighting campus and community locations while providing navigation options concerning walking distance and safety factors. This provides custom routes to each user that are designed to be optimized for safety or speed depending on user input. | 12-18-2008 |
20080312820 | Method of driver assignment and scheduling segmented long-haul routes - A method for creating segmented routes for long-haul truck drivers to reduce the driving times of the drivers while maintaining the efficiency of the trucking industry. Remote domiciles are used to reposition drivers to keep them near their domicile. The method assigns drivers to particular routes based on a myriad of factors and the assignment can be modified based on unforeseen circumstances. | 12-18-2008 |
20080312821 | Method For Operating A Navigation System - The invention pertains to a method for operating a navigation system including an input device for inputting operator commands and/or location information, particularly starting points and/or destinations, a road network database, a route calculating unit for calculating a planned route with consideration of the location information and the road network database, wherein the route leads from the starting point to the destination, a signal receiving-unit for receiving position signals, particularly GPS signals, a position finding unit that determines the current position from the position signals, and at least one optical and/or acoustical output device for optically and/or acoustically outputting a simulated route preview in a simulation mode, wherein the simulated route preview simulates the route navigation from a starting point to a destination, and wherein the method includes the following steps:
| 12-18-2008 |
20080319647 | 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 volumes. In one embodiment, such a method includes determining whether a current point of a current segment of the path is included within one of the volumes, establishing such volume as a current volume, determining whether a boundary of the current volume is intersected by the current segment, setting the intersection point as an exit point of the path, adjusting the current point of the current segment to the exit point, identifying a volume adjacent to the current volume that includes the exit point, changing the current volume to the adjacent volume, and setting the current point of the current segment as an entry point of the path. | 12-25-2008 |
20080319648 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRAVEL INFORMATION - An apparatus and method for providing travel information, including a database for storing information regarding a travel area, wherein the information includes at least one of road information, street information, intersection information, and traffic control device information, a processor for processing a request for information regarding an optimal travel route from a present location of a vehicle to a destination, wherein the processor processes the request by utilizing the information stored in the database, and further wherein the processor identifies at least two possible travel routes to the destination, and further wherein the processor identifies an optimal travel route to the destination, wherein the processor generates a message containing travel directions or instructions corresponding to the optimal travel route, and an output device for outputting the information contained in the message. | 12-25-2008 |
20090005967 | 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 configured to store data related to the destination; and a processor is configured to retrieve data from the memory and to generate the flight plan from the initial position to the destination. The flight plan includes a plurality of legs and an initial plurality of transitions between the legs. The processor is further configured to determine whether each of the initial plurality of transitions between the legs are flyable and to provide a flyable transition between the legs if the transition is not flyable. | 01-01-2009 |
20090005968 | Location-based information determination - Techniques are described for determining and providing location-based information, including based on decomposing a geographic area into numerous smaller areas and using one or more layers of polygons to represent various of the smaller areas. In some situations, location-based information for a geographic area is determined efficiently and accurately to reflect actual travel distances and/or times, such as for use in identifying one or more points of interest that are sufficiently proximate to an indicated location (e.g., a current location of a user), and/or to determine actual travel distances and/or times between two or more indicated locations of interest. The location-based information determination may in some situations be performed in a realtime or near-realtime manner after a request is received from a user, such as to interactively provide results to the user that include or are based at least in part on the determined location-based information. | 01-01-2009 |
20090005969 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A navigation apparatus includes a map data controller adapted to read map information from a map data supply apparatus disposed outside the navigation apparatus and store the map information in the storage unit, and a control unit adapted to control a position measurement unit, a storage unit, and the map data controller. The control unit obtains a current position via the position measurement unit, and detects a unique place reachable from the current position on the basis of information associated with a transport system and the unique place supplied from the map data supply apparatus. The control unit determines map information of an area necessary in providing route guidance to the unique place from the current position, and controls the map data controller so as to read the map information of the area from the map data supply apparatus and store the map information in the storage unit. | 01-01-2009 |
20090018766 | Navigation method and system for selecting and visiting scenic places on selected scenic byway - A navigation method and apparatus is designed to efficiently retrieve the information on the scenic byways and to visit such scenic byways through calculated routes. The navigation method and system performs a scenic byway mode in which operations and screen displays are specially designed for efficiently retrieving and selecting a desired scenic byway and scenic places to visit. The navigation method and system allows the user to efficiently search the information and select the scenic byway and scenic places to visit. The navigation method and system stores the information on the scenic byways in the map database and facilitates retrieval thereof in response to the request by the user. Alternatively, the information on the scenic byways and scenic places can be retrieved from the remote data server through wireless communication. | 01-15-2009 |
20090018767 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE GEOMETRY OF A ROUTE SECTION - A method for determining the geometry of a route section, using route points representing information about the route section, wherein route section data between at least three adjacent route point s are calculated, for determining a maximum possible speed for a vehicle traveling along the route section, is characterized in that a check is made to ascertain whether two adjacent route points f all below respectively predeterminable distances from one another and in the affirmative route section data through the se route points are calculated as a) straight line if the route points are arranged in a straight strip of predeterminable width, or b) arc of a circle if the route points are arranged in a constantly curved strip of predeterminable width and the tangent to the, in the direction of travel, first one of the route points is essentially located on a direction vector of the vehicle, or c) clothoid if the route points are arranged in a progressively curved strip of predeterminable width, wherein the geometry of the route section in the region of said route points is in each case determined in the form of the calculated route section data. | 01-15-2009 |
20090030602 | System and method for reducing the amount of repetitive data sent by a server to a client for vehicle navigation - A system and method for reducing the amount of repetitive data sent by a server to a client for vehicle navigation. The system includes a computer-based vehicle unit located in a vehicle, a gateway configured to wirelessly send and receive trip information to and from the vehicle unit, and a computer-based server in communication with the gateway over a network. The vehicle unit wirelessly receives signals from a computer-based server that includes the desired navigation information in packet form. The vehicle unit includes a user interface component that presents the received navigation information and records user requests. The server processes the requests, generates a trip plan according to the navigation information and sends the generated trip plan back to the vehicle unit via a gateway when a request has been completed. | 01-29-2009 |
20090030603 | DIGITAL MAP DATABASE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING EVACUATION ROUTE INFORMATION - A digital map database includes a road segment data record containing information associated with a particular road segment; and at least one evacuation route attribute associated with the road segment. The evacuation route attribute(s) is/are stored in the road segment data record. Methods for obtaining evacuation route information are also disclosed herein. | 01-29-2009 |
20090037095 | TRANSMODAL AND LOGISTICS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A transmodal and logistics method, comprising generating at least one transportation route for shipping a shipment using one or more different transportation modes and at least two transportation providers, and calculating a cost rate associated with the at least one transportation route. | 02-05-2009 |
20090043492 | Information guidance systems, methods, and programs - Information guidance systems, methods, and programs search for a route from a departure point to a destination and identify a facility used for performing guidance for a guidance location on the searched route. The systems, methods, and programs determine whether a name of the facility has been changed. When the name has been changed, the systems, methods, and programs perform guidance notifying that the name has been changed. | 02-12-2009 |
20090048774 | Route information display device and route information display method - A route information display device is provided which calculates a branch point in routes to a plurality of inputted destinations, and uses the branch point to control information modes. | 02-19-2009 |
20090048775 | Method and System for Route Searching, and Navigation Apparatus Using the Same - A route searching method is provided which allows drivers having mutually similar traveling purposes and preferences to find highly convenient routes by sharing their route searching know-how. A center apparatus ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090055089 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PUBLIC TRAFFIC INFORMATION - Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for providing traffic information for a public transportation means, such as a bus, and utilizing the provided information. A method of encoding traffic information according to the present invention creates information about a bus route, creates identification information for the route, identification information for respective stops belonging to the route and information about travel time, creates identification information indicating that the type of traffic information to be encoded is route-based public traffic information, and constructs a message segment including the created information. A sequence of multiple message segments constructed as described above is wirelessly transmitted. | 02-26-2009 |
20090063035 | Method and Apparatus for Path Planning and Distance Calculation - Methods and apparatuses enable generation of a managed space layout model defining permissible pathways for travel through the managed space. Each permissible pathway can be defined as a line segment or an edge bounded by coordinate pairs. Items and locations within the managed space are associated with permissible pathways, which association defines how the items/locations can be reached via travel through the managed space. The information can be saved as a network of nodes, which defines the intersection of the permissible pathways and includes information about the pathways. With the layout model, a path can be determined through the managed space to accomplish work in the managed space. The layout data allows a path distance to be calculated for a given work task that involves travel through the managed space. | 03-05-2009 |
20090082952 | Route Search Apparatus - An apparatus calculates a coefficient b that reflects a road slope condition of each section based on an altitude difference of both ends of each section stored in a memory, and identifies a carbon dioxide discharge amount that changes in proportion to the distance of each section by multiplying a distance D of each section by the coefficient b and another coefficient Ec. Further, the apparatus identifies a discharge amount that changes in proportion to a travel time of each section by multiplying a travel time T of each section and yet another coefficient a, and identifies a discharge amount based on an index that changes in proportion to the number of stops in each section by multiplying an index AEE by the coefficient Ec and still yet another coefficient c for performing a carbon-conscious routing between a start place and a destination. | 03-26-2009 |
20090105941 | AUTOMATIC DESTINATION DETERMINATION FOR MULTIPLE TRAVELERS DEPARTING FROM MULTIPLE SOURCE LOCATIONS BASED ON USER SPECIFIED CRITERIA - The present invention discloses a software implemented solution for automatically determining a travel destination. The method can identify a set of source locations, each source location representing a starting location of a traveler. Criteria for a destination to which each of the travelers is to travel can then be identified. At least one destination can be determined based upon the identified criteria. Directions for traveling from each of the source locations to the determined destination can be constructed. | 04-23-2009 |
20090105942 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A TRAVEL TIME OF A TRAVEL ROUTE - The invention relates to a method, apparatus and computer program product for estimating a travel time of a travel route. The method comprises the steps of determining a travel route having a travel start point | 04-23-2009 |
20090105943 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREATING AN AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PLAN | 04-23-2009 |
20090105944 | DISPLAY ROUTE CREATION METHOD, DISPLAY ROUTE CREATION APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY ROUTE CREATION PROGRAM - A display route creation method includes: a route determination step in which a route determination section determines a route based on a departure point and a destination set on a map; a directional sign information extraction step in which a read section reads out directional sign information existing on the route from a map information storage section; and a route creation step in which a merging section merges a display image portion indicating the road direction included in the directional sign information and the route to create a display route in which the route and display image portion are integrated with each other. | 04-23-2009 |
20090150065 | Search devices, methods, and programs for use with navigation devices, methods, and programs - Search devices, methods, and programs input a plurality of search terms that are associated with search objects and set a search condition for the input search terms. The devices, methods, and programs calculate an approximate number of the search objects that correspond to the set search condition and output the search objects that correspond to the set search condition as search results. The devices, methods, and programs display the calculated approximate number of the search objects until the search results are output. One or more of the output search objects may be used as a destination by a navigation device. | 06-11-2009 |
20090150066 | System and Method for Finding Persons in a Corporate Entity - A graphical user interface-based contact information system allows users to see obtain not only contact information in a quick, efficient manner, but also allows users to see organizational charts and update communication devices. The contact information system comprises a server executing the graphical user interface that a users uses to access contact information. The contact information is stored in an information database. The graphical user interface can be a web browser. By navigating through web pages displayed to the user by the web browser, the user is able to extract contact information from the information database for a particular person, display organizational charts and provide updates to communication devices. In addition, the contact information system can access Internet sites to obtain services such as providing maps and driving directions to users based on the contact information for the particular person. | 06-11-2009 |
20090177376 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NETWORK CONTENTS USING A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal and a method for providing network contents using the portable terminal are provided. The portable terminal receives contents from a network, uses information related to a destination and a pre-stored map data to search for a travel route from a start point to the destination, determines an estimated time for a user to reach the destination from the start point, and outputs travel guide information to guide the user along the travel route while outputting contents having a reproduction time corresponding to the estimated time. | 07-09-2009 |
20090177377 | Industrial vehicle fleet management system - Embodiments consistent with the invention are an apparatus for and method of generating data on current utilization of powered industrial vehicles, generating preferred routing assignments for powered industrial drivers, and presenting preferred routing assignments for powered industrial vehicle drivers. | 07-09-2009 |
20090204320 | Traffic Predictive Directions - A method includes receiving a request to determine a route between a starting location and a destination location. The method also includes determining a first route between the starting location and the destination location using predictive traffic data for at least one location between the starting location and the destination location. The method further includes providing the first route. | 08-13-2009 |
20090222200 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR TELEMATICS NAVIGATION - Provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses for telematics navigation. | 09-03-2009 |
20090240429 | METHOD FOR ROUTE PLANNING ON A NAVIGATION SYSTEM INCLUDING POINTS OF INTEREST - A method for route planning for use with a vehicle navigation system. The method includes the steps of inputting a route origin and route destination on a computer separate from the navigation system, such as a PC. The user also inputs activities or points of interest. The computer then searches a point of interest database which matches the activities inputted by the user and calculates a preferred route from the origin and to the route destination. The preferred route, together with data relating to the points of activity, are then wirelessly transmitted to the navigation system for subsequent display on the navigation system screen. | 09-24-2009 |
20090248295 | Terrain overlay for route planner - In described embodiments, closed-loop mapping employs terrain and topology information when generating a closed-loop route given input route characteristics. Terrain and topology information collectively identify, for example, whether the road is 1) flat or inclined; 2) paved, concrete, crushed stone, or dirt; 3) in open or shaded areas, and 4) within certain area types. The location of the start and end points (e.g., a geographic location or position), the length of the desired route, and route characteristics are received as input to generate the closed-loop route. Route characteristics might include, for example, i) particular inclines/declines to modify the cardiovascular exercise from traversing the output closed route, ii) preferred types of terrain the output closed route includes, such as pavement or dirt paths, and iii) particular zones or areas to be included or avoided in the desired route. | 10-01-2009 |
20090259394 | Method and apparatus for establishing optimum route to intersection destination for navigation system - A method and apparatus for a navigation system for calculating a route to an intersection destination establishes an optimum route to the intersection. The method and apparatus creates a virtual zero-length dummy link, connects one end of the virtual zero-length dummy link to all link-spot pairs indicating an original intersection destination, sets another end of the virtual zero-length dummy link as a temporary destination, calculates possible routes between the temporary destination and a current vehicle position and selects the optimum route. After determining the optimum route, the navigation system removes the virtual zero-length dummy link and starts the route guidance operation to the intersection destination. | 10-15-2009 |
20090276151 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VIDEO MAPPING AND TRAVEL PLANNING SERVICES - An approach is provided for providing a first-person perspective video mapping service. Information corresponding to a geographic area is received from a subscriber of the mapping service over a network. One or more first-person perspective videos of at least a portion of the geographic area are retrieved based on the information. A first-person perspective video map is generated using the retrieved first-person perspective video(s) and is transmitted to the subscriber over the network. | 11-05-2009 |
20090281720 | Method and system for displaying navigation information on an electronic map - A mapping systems includes determining that a map object (“MO”) is outside the visible area of a map displayed; calculating the direction, distance and travel-time to the MO, creating an object vector indicator (“OVI”) and displaying the OVI on the map-display application. The OVI may be displayed on the periphery of the map-display and may be positioned in the general direction of the MO. The position of the electronic device is factored into the calculations and placement of the OVI. | 11-12-2009 |
20090287408 | Method for Offering a User Reward Based on a Chosen Navigation Route - A method for offering a user reward based on a chosen navigation route includes calculating alternative routes from a starting location to a destination location by taking into consideration route segments including public transportation route segments and road network route segments. The alternative routes are presented to a user. A reward is offered for choosing a respective one of the routes. A navigation system that performs the route calculation preferably queries a network database for public transportation information. | 11-19-2009 |
20090287409 | NAVIGATIONAL PLANNING AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR THE SAILOR'S DILEMMA WHEN HEADING UPWIND - A method is disclosed that resolves a long-standing seafaring problem of how close to the wind to sail. Sailboats need a convenient way to determine the optimal heading to minimize the Tacking Time to Destination (TTD). Unlike Velocity Made Good (VMG), the method disclosed here allows route planning before the trip, predicts travel time on different points of sail, allows comparison of the optimal tacking routes, and also plots the different routes so that it is inherently obvious that a particular tacking angle is longer and more off-course but will arrive sooner because of the speed on that heading. These principles can be implemented with manual dials that define the distance and speed, to calculate the relative or actual travel time on a leg without using electronics. Software is also described that visually illustrates the current and optimal headings by calculating Tacking Time to Destination before departure. | 11-19-2009 |
20090306887 | System and Method for Taxi Route Entry Parsing - A method and apparatus for building, creating, or otherwise specifying an airport ground taxi navigation route for an aircraft from an input of the route is disclosed. The apparatus includes a keypad, voice recognition device, or other entry device, a processor, a display screen, and a navigation map database. A crewmember on the aircraft uses the entry device to enter all or part of the ground navigation taxi route. The entry device converts the received route information into an input text string, either with or without delimiters. The system parses the input text string by extracting characters or substrings from the input text string. A database lookup component searches the map database to find a route component that matches the character or substring. If the system finds a matching route component, it determines if the matching route component is continuous with the taxi route. The system adds the matching route component to the taxi route and displays any discontinuity. The system then repeats the process with subsequent substrings of the input text string until the entire input string has been processed. The system may automatically or manually handle input errors or ambiguities. | 12-10-2009 |
20100017113 | Method and device for constructing a low altitude flight trajectory intended to be followed by an aircraft - Method and device for constructing a low altitude flight trajectory intended to be followed by an aircraft. | 01-21-2010 |
20100017114 | Flight Path Planning to Reduce Detection of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Methods and systems for planning, managing, and executing the flight path of an unmanned aerial vehicle are disclosed. In particular, the methods and systems are designed to reduce the likelihood that the UAV will be detected by determining a flight path based on the proximity of the UAV to a point of interest and the visual, acoustic, and infrared signatures of the UAV relative to a point of interest. Additionally, the methods and systems enable a UAV operator to compare a recommend flight path and an altered flight path based on how the altered flight path changes the proximity of the UAV to a point of interest, and changes the visual, acoustic, and infrared signatures of the UAV relative to a point of interest. | 01-21-2010 |
20100017115 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITION DETERMINATION - The present invention relates to generating position determination information. A corresponding system comprises an image receiving means ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100023258 | DISPLAYING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AN AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING A FLIGHT PLAN - A device comprises means for computing the air-craft (A) current position means for determining at least one maximum permitted deviation (E | 01-28-2010 |
20100036604 | ROUTE NAVIGATION FOR OPTIMAL MOBILE COVERAGE - A utility within a mobile device or other device computes and provides an optimal mobile coverage route. The device receives a stating point/location and a destination point/location. The mobile device downloads a provider's mobile coverage information, accesses historical data stored by the mobile device, and obtains user feedback from the provider. The optimal mobile coverage route is then computed at the device, and the optimal mobile coverage route is provided via one of the following: a web site, or a text message (SMS) to, a voice operated feed, or any direct feed to the user of the mobile device. The computed optimal mobile coverage route is then used by the user of the mobile device when communicating with another mobile device while travelling from the starting point to the end point. | 02-11-2010 |
20100036605 | NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND ROUTE PLANNING METHODS THEREOF - Route planning methods for navigating an electronic device are disclosed. The method includes the following steps. First, the electronic device generates a planned route according to at least one destination, and performs a navigation process according to the planned route. It is determined whether a route re-planning request has been generated. When the route re-planning request has been generated, a return point is determined from the planned route, wherein the return point corresponds to a current position of the electronic device. A partial route from the current position to the return point is determined. Navigating to the return point is performed according to the partial route and the navigation process proceeds from the return point to the destination according to the planned route. | 02-11-2010 |
20100036606 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ROUTES - A method is provided of generating a plurality of diverse routes from a source to a destination in a weighted directed graph. Such a method may be used for route planning or navigation with the weighted directed graph representing a road network, but may also be used in other applications. A source routing tree is generated from the source to a first set of points of the graph, which may comprise some or all of the points. A destination routing tree is generated from some or all of the points of the graph to the destination. The trees are then combined to form the routes. For example, the sub-routes common to and transverses in the same direction by the source and destination trees may be selected. The sub routes may then be formed into the routes by extending each sub-route as necessary to the source and destination along the source and destination trees. | 02-11-2010 |
20100057345 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITEM IDENTIFICATION, LOCATION AND NAVIGATION INSTRUCTION THERETO - A method and system for identifying, locating and providing navigational instructions among distributed items is disclosed. The method includes the steps of designating a plurality of items, identifying each of the items, accessing a data base to obtain at least location information associated with each identified item, providing a map of the location of each item, determining a distance to each item, determining a first item based on a user's position and sorting the list by distance with respect to the first item and providing navigational instructions to each item on the list. | 03-04-2010 |
20100057346 | Intelligent Travel Routing System and Method - A method of assigning routes to a plurality of users includes determining a cost for each of a plurality of roadway segments. The cost of a roadway segment is commensurate with the roadway segment's inclusion in one or more existing routes from a start location to a destination location. The method further includes generating a plurality of new routes. Each generated route includes one or more roadway segments. The generated routes are assigned to each of the plurality of users. | 03-04-2010 |
20100063724 | PEOPLE GUIDANCE USING KIOSK AND USER ID - A method for providing navigation information to a user, the method including: inputting identification associated with the user into one terminal of a plurality of terminals distributed throughout an area visited by the user, each terminal being located in a kiosk and operating in kiosk mode; inputting a destination; computing a route from the kiosk to the destination; and presenting the route as the navigation information to the user. | 03-11-2010 |
20100070166 | ROUTING IN MAPPING SYSTEMS - A method may include receiving a start location and an end location for determining a route, determining an areal feature for at least one of inclusion or exclusion in determining the route, determining the route based on the areal feature, and providing the determined route. | 03-18-2010 |
20100088022 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A ROUTE-OPTIMIZED BUSINESS LOCATOR - The subject application is directed to a route-optimized commercial business locator system and method. Location data is first received corresponding to a location of each of a plurality of alternative business locations. Routing data is then received corresponding to a desired travel route of an associated user. Location data of each of the alternative business locations is then compared to the routing data. Distance data is then generated corresponding to the distance of each of the locations from the desired travel route based upon the output of the comparison. A display is then generated corresponding to each of the business locations and their associated distance data. | 04-08-2010 |
20100094543 | Systems And Methods For Providing Geography-Based Tours - Systems and methods for providing tours are described. In various embodiments, a method comprises receiving a tour request comprising location information, a first activity type, and a second activity type from a user, retrieving tour information from a tour database based on the location information, the first activity type, and the second activity type, the tour information comprising a first facility associated with the first activity type and a second facility associated with the second activity type, determining directions between the first facility and the second facility, and providing the directions and at least some tour information to the user. | 04-15-2010 |
20100121566 | GENERATING PHOTOGENIC ROUTES FROM STARTING TO DESTINATION LOCATIONS - A method of computing at least one photogenic route from a starting location to a destination location, including; computing photogenic values for images in a large collection representing a geographic region that includes the starting location and the destination location; computing a photogenic index for each route segment based on computed photogenic values of images taken along the route segment; computing at least one photogenic route from the starting location to the destination location and presenting the route(s) to a user | 05-13-2010 |
20100145608 | NAVIGATION BASED ON POPULAR USER-DEFINED PATHS - A device receives, from one or more user devices, one or more user-defined paths associated with a starting point and a destination point, and receives, from the one or more user devices, information associated with the one or more user-defined paths. The device also aggregates the one or more user-defined paths and the associated information, and determines one or more popular paths based on the aggregation of the one or more user-defined paths and the associated information, where the one or more popular paths are capable of being utilized by the one or more user devices for selection of a path for navigation. | 06-10-2010 |
20100145609 | ENERGY AND EMISSION RESPONSIVE ROUTING FOR VEHICLES - Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for vehicle route planning as a function of vehicle type. A plurality of different routes for travel by a vehicle from a trip origin to a destination is determined, and the vehicle identified as either an internal combustion engine vehicle type or a hybrid vehicle type. A programmable device is caused to recommend a route of the determined plurality of routes to an operator of the identified vehicle as a function of the identified vehicle type, wherein a route recommended to the identified internal combustion engine vehicle type is different from a route recommended to the identified hybrid vehicle type. In some examples, identifying the vehicle as configured to generate operative energy through a regenerative braking energy component results in recommending a route will cause more breaking over a faster route. | 06-10-2010 |
20100153006 | ROUTE PLANNING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Route planning methods and systems are provided. First, an input corresponding to a specific region is received via an input unit of a personal navigation device. Then, a first predefined location located in the specific region is determined. A first route from a first current position of the device to the first predefined location is planned. | 06-17-2010 |
20100191458 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED FLIGHT PLANNING - A computer-implemented system and method for the processing and optimization of flight plans is disclosed. Information regarding a plurality of previous flight plans is received over a digital network and is stored in at least a database. The database preferably includes aviation fuel price information, aircraft performance information, and aviation weather information as well. Upon receiving a request, a server generates at least an optimized portion of a flight plan. In one form, historical flight plan data of others is automatically used to aid in the determination of the optimized route offered to the user for review, with the resulting final flight plan being electronically filed with the FAA upon approval. In a further form, the user may arrange fuel transactions at intermediate destinations with the service provider receiving a fee in exchange for facilitating the transaction. | 07-29-2010 |
20100223005 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF REPETITIVE DATA SENT BY A SERVER TO A CLIENT FOR VEHICLE NAVIGATION - A system and method for reducing the amount of repetitive data sent by a server to a client for vehicle navigation. The system includes a computer-based vehicle unit located in a vehicle, a gateway configured to wirelessly send and receive trip information to and from the vehicle unit, and a computer-based server in communication with the gateway over a network. The vehicle unit wirelessly receives signals from a computer-based server that includes the desired navigation information in packet form. The vehicle unit includes a user interface component that presents the received navigation information and records user requests. The server processes the requests, generates a trip plan according to the navigation information and sends the generated trip plan back to the vehicle unit via a gateway when a request has been completed. | 09-02-2010 |
20100250117 | Device for Flight Plan Display with Displacement Based on Jumps - The subject of the invention is a device for displaying flight plans of an aircraft comprising a control unit with at least one first display area comprising a textual list of identifiers of points, of pseudo-points and/or of segments that is representative of a portion of the flight plan, the display of the said list being centred around a central display point, the said point corresponding to a point, a pseudo-point or a segment of the flight plan, the said device being characterized in that it comprises means for displacing by jumps the flight plan portion displayed in the first display area by selecting a different central display point from the current central display point, the said selected point becoming the new central display point. | 09-30-2010 |
20100274479 | Method and system for saving and retrieving spatial related information - The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for storing, referencing, retrieving, and graphically displaying spatial and non-spatial related information of a mobile computing device, such as a laptop computer or a cellular telephone. The spatial-related information may be obtained by using positioning tracking systems such as a global positioning system, whereas the non-spatial related information may include communication activities associated with the mobile computing device, such as phone calls, e-mails, text messages, pages, etc. The present invention also provides methods and apparatus of sharing event information between mobile communication devices as well as related navigational information for traveling to an event from a real-time position of a mobile communication device. | 10-28-2010 |
20100299062 | Navigation device displaying travel information - A navigation device, programmable with map data and a navigation application that enables a route to be planned between two user-defined places; the device is operable to read a removable memory card storing the device operating system, the navigation application, and the map data. It does not need to store the operating system in mask ROM; hence, customisation for a specific country requires only that the appropriate memory card be inserted at the time of use. | 11-25-2010 |
20100318290 | Method of Operating a Navigation System to Provide Parking Availability Information - A method of operating a navigation system includes obtaining a destination location and identifying a parking facility proximate said destination location. The method further includes transmitting a parking message including a determined parking availability. The determined parking availability is based on historic parking availability information and real time parking availability data. The parking message may include an identification code of said parking facility. | 12-16-2010 |
20100324811 | Method and Apparatus for Routing Ocean Going Vessels to Avoid Treacherous Environments - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for generating a route for a vessel to travel from a start point to an end point. A start point and an end point for the vessel are identified. A forecast of wave conditions during a period of time is obtained. A model of the vessel is obtained, wherein the model includes parameters used to calculate a response of the vessel to the wave conditions. A route is generated from the start point to the end point for the vessel to travel on using the model of the vessel and the forecast of the wave conditions, wherein the route avoids conditions that may cause a treacherous environment and meets a set of goals. | 12-23-2010 |
20100332122 | ADVANCE AUTOMATIC FLIGHT PLANNING USING RECEIVER AUTONOMOUS INTEGRITY MONITORING (RAIM) OUTAGE PREDICTION - A method for generating a flight plan for a user's aircraft using Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) outage information is disclosed. The method may include receiving a flight plan request from the user, obtaining RAIM outage information, comparing the requested flight plan against the obtained RAIM outage information, determining if any RAIM outages contained in the RAIM outage information affect the requested flight plan, wherein if it is determined that any RAIM outages affect the requested flight plan, generating one or more flight plan options based on the determined RAIM outages, prompting the user to select at least one of the one or more generated flight plan options, receiving the user's one or more selections, generating a modified flight plan based on the user's one or more selections, and outputting the modified flight plan to the user and storing the modified flight plan in a flight plan database. | 12-30-2010 |
20110022306 | Heads-up Navigation for Seismic Data Acquisition - A method and system for acquiring seismic data from a seismic survey plan is provided. A survey area is selected in which the seismic data will be acquired. A coordinate for at least one point of interest within the survey area is determined and input into a portable navigation device. A navigation solution is determined between a GPS-determined location of the portable navigation device and the determined coordinate and thereupon presented in a human cognizable media. A seismic device may be positioned at the determined coordinate to insonify a subterranean formation with seismic energy or for detecting reflected seismic energy. Data may be periodically entered into and retrieved from the portable navigation device by an in-field operator. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022307 | METHOD FOR OPERATING NAVIGATION FRAME, NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for operating a navigation apparatus, a navigation apparatus, and a recording medium are provided. In the method, a navigation frame is displayed on a touch screen when a navigation mode is entered. The sensitivity of the touch screen is adjusted from an original sensitivity to a preset sensitivity to detect an object appeared in front of the touch screen, in which the preset sensitivity is higher than the original sensitivity. When the touch screen detects the object, a window is operated according to a moving direction of the object relative to the touch screen. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022308 | CALCULATING ROUTE AND DISTANCE ON COMPUTERIZED MAP USING TOUCHSCREEN USER INTERFACE - A method and apparatus for computing routes and distances on displayable, computerized maps are disclosed. The apparatus includes a user interface ( | 01-27-2011 |
20110029233 | 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 delivery route for delivery of the items. The method also includes displaying execution instructions for the planned delivery route to a delivery operator and, at each delivery location, displaying to the delivery operator a count of items for delivery at the delivery location and the image associated with each such item. The method further includes recording information associated with an actual delivery route and reconfiguring the planned delivery route when the actual delivery route is different from the planned delivery route. The method also includes displaying a comparison between information associated with the planned delivery route and the recorded information associated with the actual delivery route. | 02-03-2011 |
20110077856 | Methods and Apparatus for Travel Information - Systems and techniques for providing travel information. An information terminal offers a user an opportunity to select to receive travel information. Upon such a selection by the user, selections and information are received from the user to indicate the user's needs. The selections and information may take the form of explicit selections and entries, or submission of an identifier associated with a use record indicating user needs. Information submitted by the user is examined and appropriate travel directions, local area information, and information relating to the destination or points along the route are furnished to the user. If desired, a user record may be updated with information related to the current transaction. | 03-31-2011 |
20110087430 | 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 selected that are capable of being included along routes from point A to point B. Selecting the locations is based on the request. An auction among vendors is initiated. The vendor winning the auction is determined. The route is determined so that a location of the selected locations is included along the route. The location is associated with the winning vendor. The determined route is presented to the user as a recommended route. | 04-14-2011 |
20110093191 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FAST PRECISE PATH PLANNING | 04-21-2011 |
20110098920 | Navigation method and system thereof - A navigation system includes an input module, a spatial database and a routing subsystem. The input module is for user inputting a data of an origin and a destination. The spatial database has a coordinate system and includes a data for point of interest, a way, a path and an area. The path is vertical to ground. The way is parallel to ground. The routing subsystem is connected to the spatial database, and includes a storing unit electrically connected to an operating unit. The storing unit stores the output from the spatial database. The operating unit enumerates all feasible routes between the origin and the destination according to the input data and the coordinate system, and operates the feasible routes to get an optimum route according to the data for the way and the path. | 04-28-2011 |
20110106433 | Method of recording and retrieving recent location data, and related personal navigation device - A method of recording and retrieving data regarding recent locations visited with a personal navigation device includes detecting the personal navigation device staying at a stopping point, the stopping point consisting of a departure point for a trip entered into the personal navigation device, a destination point for a trip entered into the personal navigation device, or a resting point, recording coordinates of the stopping point, a time associated with the stopping point, and a situation type of the stopping point indicating whether the stopping point was a departure point, a destination point, or a resting point, receiving a search query entered by a user of the personal navigation device, and displaying a list of recent stopping points visited by the personal navigation device in response to the search query. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106434 | IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An image capturing system for vehicle includes an object-to-be-captured information storage unit ( | 05-05-2011 |
20110112759 | 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 for journeys. At query time, since the transit information has already been processed by the system, very little computation is needed in order to fulfill the query. The system then provides users with public transit directions in response to the queries for public transit journeys. | 05-12-2011 |
20110153203 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR SEARCHING INTEREST POINTS - A method and a terminal for searching for interest points in the field of location services are provided to solve the problem in the prior art that the interest points cannot be determined according to multiple locations. The method includes: obtaining a set of candidate interest points; and finding a target interest point from the set of candidate interest points, in which location relationships between the target interest point and each of at least two known locations meet a preset rule 1. The method may also include the following blocks: finding a target location point, in which location relationships between the target location point and each of at least two known locations meet a preset rule; and searching for a target interest point within a preset distance to the target location point. The provided method and terminal are mainly applied to the field of location services. | 06-23-2011 |
20110172909 | Method and Apparatus for an Integrated Personal Navigation System - A method and apparatus to provide a global positioning system receiver is described. The Personal navigation system includes at least one motion sensor, the motion sensor capable of identifying a user activity, and distinguishing between walking and driving, or other manual v. mechanical locomotion. The system automatically switches modes to the appropriate format. | 07-14-2011 |
20110251789 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TIME-DEPENDENT ROUTING - A method of determining a time-dependent route parameter for a transportation network, for use in an automated routing system in connection with traffic, transportation, and logistics is provided. While shortest distances from all source nodes in S to all target nodes in T are time-independent, travel times are not. The method models the transportation network and computes travel costs from an arbitrary starting node to a plurality of intermediate way-points, and from intermediate way points to the target node. | 10-13-2011 |
20110270520 | Methods for Linking Motor Vehicles to Reduce Aerodynamic Drag and Improve Fuel Economy - Methods for linking two or more vehicles to achieve reduced aerodynamic drag while the vehicles are travelling on the road are disclosed. The disclosed methods utilize a dynamic linking system that not only physically connects the vehicles but also allows the driver of the leading vehicle to monitor and control essential functions of the trailing vehicles. Preferably, the driving mechanisms of the trailing vehicles, such as throttles, brakes, and gears, are fully operational so as not to put excessive burden on the driving mechanisms of the leading vehicle. Methods for linking individual vehicles as well as streamlining the operation of a fleet of vehicles are also disclosed. | 11-03-2011 |
20110301839 | METHOD OF USING VEHICLE LOCATION INFORMATION WITH A WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method for monitoring vehicle position includes receiving vehicle location information at a mobile wireless device via short-range communication from the vehicle, storing the received vehicle location information at the wireless mobile device, receiving a request from a user of the wireless mobile device for a navigational route to the vehicle, determining the location of the wireless mobile device, and providing at the wireless mobile device the navigational route between the wireless mobile device and the vehicle based on the wireless mobile device location and vehicle location. This can be helpful where a user has parked his or her car and thereafter needs assistance locating where it is parked. | 12-08-2011 |
20110301840 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH SHARED TRANSPORTATION AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a transport request for transporting a transport entity; identifying one or more transportation modes based on the transport request for locating a transportation provider; generating a navigation instruction based on the transport request and the transportation modes, the navigation instruction for displaying on a device and for transporting the transport entity; and updating the navigation instruction for transporting the transport entity with a further transportation provider. | 12-08-2011 |
20110313655 | Navigation assistance method and system - In a navigation assistance system, information is received from a user pertaining to a water trip contemplated by the user. The system includes a database storing waterway data. The database is accessed in response to the information from the user. At least one recommended over-water route is derived in response to the user information and in accordance with waterway data in the database, the recommended route being communicated to the user. The deriving of the route preferably comprises including only route segments extending through operatively navigable areas. | 12-22-2011 |