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20080208456 | MAP INTERFACE WITH A MOVABLE MARKER - A map user interface is described, including a view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the view including a map and a location marker at an initial location on the map, the location marker being movable from the initial location to a target location on the map. | 08-28-2008 |
20080208457 | MAP INTERFACE WITH PLACEABLE MARKER - A map user interlace is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a map, and a location marker placed at the selected location on the map upon receiving a placement request indicating selection of a selected location for placement of a location marker. | 08-28-2008 |
20080208458 | Multi-functional map displayer - A multi-functional map displayer is composed of an input interface, a display interface, and a transmission interface, wherein a longitude and latitude of a desired location can be entered on the input interface, and a signal of the entered longitude and latitude can be transmitted to internet through the transmission interface, such that a map of that location can be downloaded from the internet to the display interface, for displaying the map and other map-related data, allowing a user to save a memory space used for storing the complete map, and cost spent in purchasing map software of each place, and achieving purposes of providing the user to check, navigate, and ensuring a safe trip. | 08-28-2008 |
20080208459 | Road-map-data configuration and navigation apparatus - A computer readable medium having stored thereon road-map-data including pieces of link information having different accuracy levels based on the accuracies of sources of the link information, whereby a computer is able to appropriately configure road-network data, on the basis of an accuracy level given in each of the pieces of link information. The road-map-data includes the road-network data representing roads as links and including connection relationships among the links, and the pieces of link information used to configure the road network data. Each piece of link information for a given link includes accuracy level information based on the accuracy of the source of that piece of link information. | 08-28-2008 |
20080208460 | Lane determining device, method, and program - Devices, methods, and programs obtain vehicle position information indicating a current position of a vehicle, and based on the vehicle position information, obtain road information including positions and forms of lane markings around the current position of the vehicle. Based on the road information, the devices, systems, and methods determine whether a branch point exists on the road in a forward direction of the vehicle. If a branch point exists, the devices, methods, and programs obtain image information of an area before the branch point, and determine whether no lane marking is imaged or is partly imaged in the image information of the area before the branch point. If there is no lane marking or only a partial lane marking imaged in the area before the branch point, the devices, methods, and programs obtain image information of the branch point including a captured image of a lane marking, and determine a lane in which the vehicle is traveling after the branch point based on an imaging order of the lane marking, a form of the lane marking, a position of the lane marking in the image information of the branch point, and the road information. | 08-28-2008 |
20080221788 | Map generation apparatus, map generation method and computer readable medium - A map generation apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a classification unit, a tentative map generation unit and a map generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires information which is a target of an analysis process. The classification unit classifies the acquired information into a plurality of types. The tentative map generation unit selects the types provided by the classifying one by one as a type in question to generate tentative map information of the information belonging to the type in question, based on (i) the information belonging to the type in question and (ii) representative information that represents at least one type other than the type in question. The map generation unit generates a map image based on the tentative map information generated for the respective types. | 09-11-2008 |
20080221789 | Navigation apparatus for vehicle - In an in-vehicle navigation apparatus, a present position is detected, an altitude of the present position is acquired from map data, and a temperature inside of a hard disk drive is acquired with a temperature sensor. An atmospheric pressure of the present position is then calculated from the altitude and temperature. When the calculated atmospheric pressure is less than a predetermined atmospheric pressure, it is presumed that a magnetic head cannot be floating against a magnetic disk in the hard disk drive. Access to the hard disk drive is thereby prohibited. Thus, in the hard disk drive of the navigation apparatus, contact between the magnetic head and the magnetic disk is prevented when running a place with a low atmospheric pressure. | 09-11-2008 |
20080228391 | Navigation Interface System - The invention provides for a system capable of interfacing with a navigation system to provide the navigation system with the capability of generation routing information from the input of data that is not recognizable by the navigation system. The system receives data unrecognizable by the navigation system, which may be associated with at least one geographic identifier. The system is further capable of using the unrecognizable data to obtain additional data associated with the at least one geographic identifier associated with the unrecognizable data. The system then provides the additional data to the navigation system in a format recognizable by the navigation system. | 09-18-2008 |
20080228392 | System and method for dynamically integrating sources location-related information - A method and system for creating and/or using a universal location referencing object (ULRO) with electronic files including electronic maps. ULROs establish traversable links between a file-of-reference and third-party-files. In accordance with an embodiment, the ULRO comprises a universal location referencing code uniquely corresponding to the location, together with several optional components, including: a set of name information; a super-set of coordinates; a file-of-reference pointer field comprising a file-of-reference pointer; a third-party-file pointer field comprising one or more third-party-file pointers; a file-of-reference back-pointer field comprising a file-of-reference back-pointer; a third-party-file back-pointer field comprising one or more third-party-file back-pointers; and a metadata field. ULROs allow recognition of equivalence of features in different maps, and facilitate dynamic combination or linking of multiple maps into one virtual map, with traversable connectivity for a wide variety of map formats. | 09-18-2008 |
20080228393 | Navigation device and method - A method of operating a navigation device, and a correspondingly adapted navigation device are described. The method includes the steps of representing stored map data visually on a display screen together with a graphical representation of the current device location, and is characterized by the further steps of determining a boundary distance forward and/or to one side of the current location of the device, determining from map data whether any ancillary elevation or landmark data is available within, or within a predetermined distance of, the boundary distance, such distance optionally being translated as may be appropriate to correspond to the map data, and causing display of one or more graphical visualizations representing elevated features or landmarks in conjunction with the visually represented map data. | 09-18-2008 |
20080228394 | INFORMATION SUPPLYING SYSTEM, APPARATUS MOUNTED IN VEHICLE, INFORMATION SUPPLYING SERVER, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An apparatus mounted in a vehicle which can communicate with an information supplying server includes: a detection portion for detecting that a predetermined process is carried out in the vehicle; an institution information acquiring portion for acquiring institution information indicating an institution in a location where the process is carried out; a recording portion for recording the institution information acquired by the institution information acquiring portion in a memory medium; an information acquiring portion for acquiring information to be outputted from an information supplying server which stores information to be outputted, including map additional information to be added to maps or advertisement information; and an extraction portion for extracting information to be outputted relating to an institution indicated by the institution information recorded in the memory medium from the information to be outputted acquired by the information acquiring portion. | 09-18-2008 |
20080228395 | Positioning Device, and Navigation System - A positioning device that detects a position of a mobile body with a radio navigation positioning unit includes: first and second autonomous sensors obtaining behavioral information on the mobile body; a position detecting unit obtaining an estimated position and an estimated direction by updating a detection result based on the behavioral information from the first autonomous sensor; a map data positioning unit that refers to a map data storage unit based on the estimated position and obtains a map data linked position at a predetermined distance away from a link; a direction detecting unit obtaining a cumulative estimated direction by updating the detection result based on the behavioral information from the second autonomous sensor; and a most probable position estimating unit estimating the position of the mobile body from the estimated positions and directions using the Kalman filter. | 09-18-2008 |
20080243374 | Method and apparatus for displaying house number and building footprint in arrival screen for navigation system - A method for displaying an arrival screen for a navigation system includes the steps of receiving a house number of a destination specified by a user, retrieving map data indicating a road segment which includes the specified house number thereon, estimating positions of the destination based on the house number of the destination and position data of the road segment, and displaying a destination arrival screen when the user comes within a predetermined distance range from the destination. The destination arrival screen displays a street number over a building footprint where the user is passing by, a position of the destination, a current position of the user, and a road on which the user is moving. | 10-02-2008 |
20080243375 | Method and apparatus for incorporating adaptive scroll operation for navigation system - A method and apparatus for a navigation system achieves a smooth and, intuitive scrolling operation by checking available resources such as a computational power of the navigation system and map data stored in a video memory to determine an optimum scrolling operation and to dynamically adjust a scroll speed and a scale factor to move an image on a monitor screen to a specified location. The method includes the steps of: receiving a scroll signal from an input device for scrolling an image on the monitor screen, checking a current condition of the navigation system related to the scroll operation, and conducting the scroll operation while adjusting the scroll speed and scale factor of the image based on the current condition. | 10-02-2008 |
20080249704 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING DATA TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS CLIENT-SERVER NAVIGATION SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus reduce data transmission in a wireless client-server navigation system. A request for data representative of a map-related feature is received at a central server from a mobile unit. Data describing the feature is obtained in the form of line segments interconnecting points having coordinates such as a shapefile or other format. An operation is performed on the data describing the feature to generate data representative of the feature in a data-reduced format, and the data representative of the feature in the data-reduced format is forwarded to the mobile unit issuing the request. The operation responsible for producing the data-reduced format includes the steps of: receiving data describing a map; partitioning the map into a plurality of tiles; designating a reference point within each tile; representing the feature in the form of offsets from the reference points; and wherein the data-reduced format is based upon the reference points and offsets. Alternatively, the operation may include the steps of approximating the feature with a curve, whereby the data-reduced format includes a description of the curve. In a further alternative embodiment, the operation includes the steps of removing one or more of the points having the coordinates, leaving a plurality of remaining points describing the feature, such that the reduced-data format is represented with line segments interconnecting the remaining points. In all embodiments, the operation may include, alone or in combination with other embodiments, the step of applying a data-compression algorithm to the data representative of the feature in the data-reduced format prior to forwarding the data to the mobile unit issuing the request. | 10-09-2008 |
20080249705 | Realtime delivery system for updated map data - A realtime map data delivery system delivers the updated map data to navigation systems in an XML format through various communication means. The realtime map data delivery system includes a map data supplier server which generates, in realtime, map data in a predetermined format every time when the map data is updated, a map data delivery server which retrieves, in realtime, updated portions of map data and converts the updated map data to an extensible markup language format (updated XML map data) and stores the updated XML map data for delivery, and a navigation system which has XML format map data and accesses the map data delivery server through a communication network and downloads the updated XML map data to update the XML format map data. | 10-09-2008 |
20080249706 | METHOD FOR THE ANTICIPATED ASCERTAINMENT OF A BEND ON A PORTION OF ROAD, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM - A system and method for the anticipated detection of a bend on a portion of road taken by a motor vehicle comprising the following steps: establishing, by means of a first system, called as the navigation system, a first set of information on the bend in question, the first set of information being associated with a first confidence index; establishing, by means of a second system, called as the image processing system, a second set of information on the bend in question, the second set of information being associated with a second confidence index; and establishing, from the first set of information and the second set of information and by taking into account the first confidence index and the second confidence index, a third set of information on the bend in question. | 10-09-2008 |
20080262721 | Map generation system and map generation method by using GPS tracks - A map generation system comprising: a mobile device for acquiring location data of a vehicle and a status of the vehicle at a time of acquisition of the location; and a server for processing the acquired location data of the vehicle. The server comprises an input interface, a first storage unit, a processor and a second storage unit. The server includes a management unit for collecting a plurality of pieces of the track data obtained by a motion of the vehicle, an extraction unit for extracting feature points of the plurality of pieces of the track data on a road from which the plurality of pieces of the track data are collected to calculate a Spline curve satisfying the extracted feature points, and an update unit for adding the calculated Spline curve as a lane central line to the digital road map to update map data. | 10-23-2008 |
20080262722 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A NAVIGATION DEVICE - A method for operating a navigation device including a processor, a signal receiver for receiving position signals, a road network database that also contains position data on tunnels (tunnel attributes), a position finding unit that determines the current position of the vehicle, a display unit and a display control for controlling the adjustments of the display unit, particularly for regulating the brightness and/or a color scheme of the display unit. The display control is able to change the adjustment of the display unit while driving through a tunnel (tunnel mode). The method can include determining the vehicle position with consideration of the received position signals and automatically activating the tunnel mode of the display unit by means of the display control immediately or with a certain time delay if the determined vehicle position features a tunnel attribute and the received position signals fall short of a predetermined signal quality. | 10-23-2008 |
20080275642 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING AIRPORT MOVING MAP INFORMATION - Methods and systems for presenting a current position of a vehicle on a moving map display are provided. The method includes determining a current position and a path of travel of the vehicle, determining a current position of at least one of a second vehicle, an object, and an area of interest wherein determining a current position of the second vehicle includes determining a path of travel of the second vehicle, and displaying a depiction of the vehicle and at least a portion of the at least one of the second vehicle, the object, and the area of interest at a first range setting. The method further includes automatically changing from the first range setting to a second range setting based on at least one of an approach autorange activation, an offscale traffic activation, and an offscale object or area of interest autorange activation, and displaying the ownship depiction and at least a portion of the at least one of the second vehicle, the object, and the area of interest at the second range setting. | 11-06-2008 |
20080281512 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A SYMBOL FOR A VEHICLE - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for displaying a symbol representing an aircraft. The symbol is displayed representing the aircraft at a location on a map at a first level of detail. The symbol represents a position of the aircraft on the map, moves on the map in a manner that represents movement of the aircraft with respect to features on the map, has a fixed level of detail that does not change as levels of detail change for the map, and has an anchor point at a first point on the symbol in which the anchor point is used as a point of rotation for the symbol. A second point is identified for the anchor point on the symbol such that view point of the symbol at the second level of detail remains fixed relative to the display of the symbol at the first level of detail. The map is displayed at the second level of detail. The symbol is displayed on the map using the second point for the anchor point. | 11-13-2008 |
20080294336 | Bearing Display Apparatus and Bearing Display Method - A bearing display apparatus provided with a geomagnetic sensor for detecting earth-magnetism, a display unit, and a control unit for calculating a geographical bearing based on detection values of the geomagnetic sensor and making the display unit display the information of the calculated bearing. The control unit monitors for an event of changes in operation of electronic parts mounted in the bearing display apparatus and updates the display of the information of the bearing on the display unit in accordance with an occurrence of the event. | 11-27-2008 |
20080306684 | Map Display Device And Map Display Method - The invention provides a map display device and map display method that enhance the information density of displayed road names while maintaining legibility of a map image. First, the map drawing unit draws, to an image storage unit, a map image of roads and so forth in a desired scale, by using the background layer of a first hierarchy corresponding to the desired scale. Second, the map drawing unit draws place names and facility names by using the character layer of the first hierarchy to superimpose them on the map image. Third, the map drawing unit extracts the road names that do not overlap with the map characters of the place names and facility names on the map image by using the character layer of the first hierarchy, and superimposes them on the map image at the normal character size. Fourth, the map drawing unit extracts, by using the character layer of a second hierarchy corresponding to a scale level smaller by one step than the desired scale level, road names that do not overlap with the map characters of the other road names, place names, facility names and so forth on the map image, and superimposes them on the map image at a smaller character size. Finally, the map drawing unit superimposes the vehicle position mark on the map image. | 12-11-2008 |
20080312823 | Providing the grid and magnetic azimuths on the electronic maps, and embedding grid magnetic angle, magnetic declination and inclination into the electronic map databases - An electronic Interactive Navigation Map was built to provide the Magnetic Azimuths θ | 12-18-2008 |
20080312824 | MATCHING CAMERA-PHOTOGRAPHED IMAGE WITH MAP DATA IN PORTABLE TERMINAL AND TRAVEL ROUTE GUIDANCE METHOD - The present invention relates to matching a camera-photographed image with map data in a portable terminal. Location information of objects of images photographed by a camera and location information of display objects, such as a building included in the map data are calculated based on location information of the camera, and the calculated location information is used to match the objects with the display objects. The image photographed by the camera is displayed on a screen, and text information of display objects matched to the objects is read out from the map data and is displayed on the locations of the objects displayed on the screen. If a user moves, a travel route is guided using the matching information between the objects and display objects, so the user can be guided with the travel route while personally checking objects such as a building. | 12-18-2008 |
20080312825 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A navigation apparatus includes notification means for notifying an advance direction at a branching point in a route guiding, storage means for storing a plurality of moving methods and notification methods corresponding to the respective moving methods, input means for selecting one of the plurality of moving methods stored in the storage means, and control means for causing the notification means to perform notification by the notification method corresponding to the moving method selected by the input means. Thus, it is possible to easily set a route guiding such as a distance to the branching point where guiding is started for each of the moving methods and a sound volume. | 12-18-2008 |
20080319652 | Navigation system and methods for map navigation - Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for improved navigation using the global positioning system (GPS). A method of improved navigation includes transmitting position information from a first GPS-enabled device to a navigation server through a wireless communication channel automatically at a time interval. The method further includes receiving mapping information from the navigation server. The mapping information corresponds to the position information. The method further includes outputting the mapping information. In this manner, the most up-to-date navigation information is automatically available. | 12-25-2008 |
20080319653 | Navigation system and methods for route navigation - Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for improved navigation using the global positioning system (GPS). A method of improved navigation includes transmitting a destination to a navigation server through a wireless communication channel. The method further includes transmitting position information from a GPS-enabled device to the navigation server through the wireless communication channel automatically at a time interval. The method further includes generating navigation information by the navigation server. The navigation information is based on the position information and the destination. The method further includes receiving navigation information on the GPS-enabled device from the navigation server through the wireless communication channel. | 12-25-2008 |
20080319654 | System and method for effectively implementing an electronic navigation device - A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic navigation device includes a display coupled to the navigation device for displaying various appropriate types of map data corresponding to particular geographic locations. A map manager coordinates map update procedures to periodically realign the map data on the display based upon various types of device location data and device orientation data. The electronic navigation device is implemented to include a processor device that controls said map manager to perform the map update procedures. | 12-25-2008 |
20080319655 | Method for Generating an Enhanced Map - The invention relates to a method for generating 3D objects within a digital map. The method comprises the actions of: —retrieving at least one image sequence, each image having corresponding location coordinates; —retrieving a set of data of an object from an electronic map, the set of data including location coordinates; —selecting from the at least one image sequence at least one image including a representation of the object by means of the location coordinates of the image sequences and the location coordinates in the set of data; —determining from the selected images at least one characteristic of the object; —adding the at least one characteristic of the object to the set of data; —storing the set of data and the at least one characteristic in said enhanced map. | 12-25-2008 |
20080319656 | System And Method For Providing Player Interfacing Layouts For Geolocational Activities - A system and method for providing player interfacing layouts for geolocational activities is provided. A plurality of cartridges is maintained. Each cartridge includes events for a geolocational activity. Each event is associated with a zone that includes stored geolocational data defining points interconnected to form a logically enclosed space. One of the cartridges is transferred to a wireless computing device maintained by a user. A location of the wireless computing device is determined by processing geolocational data. One of the events is provided on one or more player interfacing layouts when the stored geolocational data for the zone associated with that event matches the location of the wireless computing device. A list of actions is displayed on the one or more player interfacing layouts. User input is processed by selecting one of the actions based on a request from the user. Output is presented in response to the user input. | 12-25-2008 |
20080319657 | Navigation apparatus capable of correcting position data according to map matching position and method thereof - This invention discloses a navigation apparatus correcting position data according to a map matching position and a method thereof. The navigation apparatus includes a satellite positioning module, an electronic map database, a map matching module and a correction module. The satellite positioning module provides a plurality of position data. The electronic map database stores at least one map data. The map matching module matches a position data with a map data to generate a map matching position corresponding to the position data. The correction module provides at least one turning point, and each turning point is situated at the map matching position to form an turning angular. If the turning angular exceeds a threshold value, the correction module calculates a position data and a map matching position statically collected within a predetermined time according to an algorithm to generate an offset to correct the position data behind the turning point. | 12-25-2008 |
20090005970 | System and Method for Displaying Geographical Information - A method for displaying geographical information comprises determining one or more geographical locations associated with a map. The method further comprises displaying information to a user regarding the one or more geographic locations, wherein the information displayed is retrieved from one or more databases. The method further comprises updating the information displayed if the user alters the one or more geographical locations on the map. | 01-01-2009 |
20090005971 | DELIVERY MAP CREATION METHOD AND DEVICE AND DIFFERENTIAL DATA CREATION METHOD AND DEVICE - In a new map, links not constituting a new road and connected to links constituting the new road, are set as boundary links. Further, in an old map, the same links as the boundary links of the new map are set as boundary links of the old map. Then, in the new map, links connecting between the boundary links are searched for as new road constituent links. Further, in the old map, links connecting between the boundary links are searched for as deletion links. Then, link information of the respective boundary links of the old map data is replaced with link information of the respective boundary links of the corresponding new map data. The link information of the deletion links is then deleted from the old map data, and link information of the new road constituent links is added to the old map data, to thereby create delivery map data. | 01-01-2009 |
20090005972 | Systems and Methods for Determining Location Using Cellular Transition Patterns - Location may be determined based on a map that includes a plurality of transition patterns for a geographic feature. Each such transition pattern is different from the others. | 01-01-2009 |
20090024315 | Techniques for representing location information - Methods and apparatus are described for representing points of interest relative to a user-defined geographic area in a map interface. Representation of the geographic area and a plurality of point-of-interest (POI) locations corresponding to the points of interest is facilitated in the map interface using a color scheme in which variations in color represent variations in density of the POI locations within the geographic area. | 01-22-2009 |
20090030604 | ROAD LANDSCAPE MAP PRODUCING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - A road landscape map producing apparatus is loaded on a movable body, and produces a road landscape map. The road landscape map includes road landscape information showing a surrounding landscape in a road. The road landscape information includes road landscape classification items obtained by classifying the surrounding landscape into some items, e.g., “streetscape”, “forest” and “open road”. A photographing device such as a camera photographs surrounding images in accordance with movement of the movable body. A still picture is photographed as the surrounding image. The surrounding image is classified into the road landscape classification items by an image process. Based on a geographic position at which the surrounding image is photographed, the road landscape classification item is associated with the map information. Thereby, the road landscape map is produced. Since the produced road landscape map includes the road landscape information showing the road landscape at each point, by displaying the map, it becomes possible to easily know the landscape at each point on the map. | 01-29-2009 |
20090030605 | Positioning System - System for determining accurate position of an object such as a vehicle includes a GPS positioning system arranged to communicate with one or more satellites to obtain GPS signals therefrom, a correction unit coupled to the positioning system and arranged to receive or derive positional corrections for positional data derived from the GPS signals to thereby improve accuracy of the position of the object provided by the positioning system, and a notification system for notifying a person concerned with the position of the object about the current position of the object. The correction unit may be a DGPS-based correction unit arranged to communicate with satellites to receive positional corrections therefrom and/or communicate with ground base stations to receive positional corrections therefrom. | 01-29-2009 |
20090043494 | Map image scrolling method and apparatus for navigation system - A map scrolling method and apparatus enables to incrementally tracing back to previous relevant locations of the map image. The method includes the steps of: recording information on a stopped location of a map image every time when a user stops during a map scrolling operation; comparing the recorded information with a predetermined threshold value to determine whether the information satisfies threshold value; recording the stopped location in a memory as a traceable location when the recorded information satisfies the threshold value; and tracing back to the map image of the traceable locations recorded in the memory, one by one, every time when the user presses a cancel key or its equivalent of the navigation system. | 02-12-2009 |
20090043495 | Position correction apparatus - An apparatus corrects a position coordinate measured by a GPS receiver. Road data representing a position coordinate of a constructed road is included. Locus data representing a plurality of position coordinates of the GPS receiver during a past specified period is generated based on a position coordinate acquired. A road section traveled by the GPS receiver during the past specified period is estimated based on road data stored and a position coordinate acquired. A bias error of a position coordinate measured by the GPS receiver is estimated based on position coordinates at a plurality of points in a road section estimated and position coordinates at a plurality of points represented by the locus data. A position coordinate measured by the GPS receiver is corrected based on a bias error estimated and outputted. | 02-12-2009 |
20090055092 | Vehicle navigation apparatus - A vehicle navigation apparatus searches a matching link within a tolerance range from a travel locus of a vehicle based on map data when the vehicle makes a turn, and the vehicle position is shifted to the matching link that is found in the search. After matching the vehicle position to the matching link, the vehicle position is returned to a pre-matching position when the vehicle is determined to have entered a facility for facilitating subsequent processing. By returning to the pre-matching position, the vehicle position can be processed and displayed accurately in the subsequent processing due to use of the vehicle position referring to the pre-matching position instead of a position after the matching control. | 02-26-2009 |
20090070031 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED UPDATING OF MAP INFORMATION - Traffic information readings corresponding to a vehicle are received, the readings including at least a location. The traffic information readings are compared to information already within a map database, and are used to derive additional map information augmenting or correcting that already within the database, the additional map information subsequently being stored in the database. Additional information that is derived includes the presence of stop signs and traffic lights at intersections, the legality of turns at certain times of day, and the connectedness or non-connectedness of road segments. | 03-12-2009 |
20090070032 | Systems, Methods and Devices for Trip Management Functions - A network based computerized system for managing a trip. The network based computerized system includes a network, which includes one or more of the Internet and a wide area network. The network based computerized system includes a server coupled to the network running a network based application for allowing a user of a client computer coupled with the network to store, on the server, data relating to the trip. The network based computerized system includes a cellular telephone system coupled to the network for allowing a user of a portable electronic device disposed for wirelessly communicating with the cellular telephone system to access the server and download the data relating to the trip. The portable electronic device performs a geo-locating function for determining a geographic location of the portable electronic device and accesses a signal relating to the geographic location generated by a system for determining the geographic location. | 03-12-2009 |
20090070033 | Systems, Methods and Devices for Trip Management Functions - A Web based application system for managing a trip. The Web based application system for managing a trip includes a graphical user interface for allowing a client computer coupled to a network to access a server computer to retrieve and store data relating to the trip therewith, one or more interactive windows functioning with the graphical user interface to perform the retrieving and the storing such that the data include a Web document and the graphical user interface and the interactive windows include a first application, and a wireless device interface for allowing a portable device wirelessly coupled, with a cellular telephone system, with the network to access the Web document. The portable device includes a cellular telephone functionality, a geo-locating functionality and a processor for processing the Web document. The processing helps manage the trip. Downloading and processing the Web document include a second application. | 03-12-2009 |
20090082957 | Electric Vehicle Network - An electric vehicle that includes an electric motor that drives one or more wheels of the vehicle and is powered by a battery. The electric vehicle determines a status of a battery of the vehicle and a geographic location of the vehicle. The electric vehicle then identifies at least one battery service station that the vehicle can reach based on the charge status of the battery of the vehicle and the geographic location of the vehicle. The electric vehicle displays the at least one battery service station to a user of the vehicle. | 03-26-2009 |
20090088967 | Systems, techniques, and methods for providing location assessments - Methods and systems for providing location assessments are provided. Example embodiments provide a Location Assessment Provider System, which generates and provides assessments of various characteristics of specified locations. In one embodiment, the Location Assessment Provider System receives a specified location, determines a location assessment for the specified location, generates a visual representation of the determined location assessment, and provides the generated visual representation to a client system. Determining a location assessment may be based on geographic-related information about, or associated with, the specified location, such as the presence and location of geographic-related features associated with the specified location. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 04-02-2009 |
20090088968 | MAP DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MAP DISPLAY METHOD - A map display apparatus includes an image storage unit that stores images in association with corresponding items of image capturing position information of places where the images were captured; an image information reading unit that reads image capturing position information of a specified image from the image storage unit; an image capturing position displaying unit that displays a map represented by map information on the basis of the image capturing position information; a current position obtaining unit that obtains current position information from a position determining unit determining a current position; a current position displaying unit that displays a map represented by map information on the basis of the obtained current position information; and a map display switching unit that selectively switches between the map information of the image capturing position displaying unit and the map information of the current position displaying unit in response to a display switching instruction. | 04-02-2009 |
20090088969 | MAP DISPLAY APPARATUS - A map in a navigation apparatus is displayed on a screen with its orientation aligned with an orientation of a facility map that is distributed in a facility when a vehicle having the navigation apparatus is traveling in a facility area that has pre-memorized guide information. When the vehicle is traveling in a meandering section of a road, a rough direction is oriented upward in the map that is displayed on the screen. Furthermore, the map is displayed with an entrance direction, which is determined as a direction at a time of entering an area outside of the road such as a parking or the like, oriented upward under a circumstance that the vehicle is constantly turning its direction. | 04-02-2009 |
20090088970 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING BACKGROUND SKY IN NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method of displaying a background sky in a navigation system, the method including: storing and maintaining map data and background sky image data with respect to one or more directions of the map data in a database; detecting a driving direction angle of a vehicle; computing a position of a background sky image corresponding to the detected driving direction angle; extracting background sky image data corresponding to the computed position of the background sky image from the database; and displaying the extracted background sky image data as a background sky with respect to the map data. | 04-02-2009 |
20090105945 | MAP DISPLAY SYSTEM AND MAP DISPLAY METHOD - A map display system according to the present invention includes: a search section searching for a reference point where a map has not changed for approximately the same period as a period during which a map or a landscape of a base point has not changed; and a display section displaying information which represents the searched reference point. Further, a map display method according to the present invention includes: searching for a reference point where a map has not changed for approximately the same period as a period during which a map or a landscape of a base point has not changed; and displaying information which represents the searched reference point. | 04-23-2009 |
20090105946 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATION BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A navigation system, including: a peak point database storing corresponding location information for each peak identifier (ID); a distance/angle computation unit computing distance information and angle information between a vehicle and a peak by referring to the peak point database and current location information of the vehicle; an image loading unit loading an image corresponding to the peak ID from a predetermined image database, when the computed distance information and angle information are included in a predetermined distance range and a predetermined visual field angle; an image control unit controlling the loaded image based on a distance between the vehicle and the peak; and a background information generation unit generating navigation background information including the controlled image. | 04-23-2009 |
20090112460 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING AND USING INFORMATION REGARDING LOCATION OBJECT-BASED ACTIONS - An embodiment of a communication system includes a client device adapted to receive a location object that includes tracer information, and to perform one or more location object-based actions using the location object. The client device stores the tracer information and location object usage information, which describes the one or more location object-based actions that have been performed using the location object. The client device also sends the stored information to a server. The system also includes the server, which is adapted to receive the location object usage information and the tracer information reported by the client device. In an embodiment, the system also includes a service provider adapted to initiate a billing event, which may include generation and transmission of a bill to a sponsor entity based on an evaluation of the location object usage information and the tracer information reported by the client device. | 04-30-2009 |
20090112461 | MAPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mapping method is presented comprising receiving travel-related information from a user. A user interface is presented displaying at least a portion of a transportation hub. The user interface indicates a path and an estimated travel time from a current location within the transportation hub to a target location within the transportation hub using the received travel-related information. | 04-30-2009 |
20090119007 | Navigation System - A navigation system including: a map image storage device which stores a map image having a polygon image being correlated to a facility name; a facility information storage device which stores the facility name and a facility location and also correlates the facility name to the facility location; a display device which displays the map image and a pointing image which is movable; a positioning device which specifies a position on the map image with the pointing image; and a destination setting device which sets a destination based on the position specified by the positioning device, wherein in a case where an arbitrary position on the polygon image is specified by the positioning device, the destination setting device retrieves the facility name correlated to the polygon image, retrieves the facility location correlated to the retrieved facility name, and sets the destination to the retrieved facility location. | 05-07-2009 |
20090119008 | Electronic guide system, contents server for electronic guide system, portable electronic guide device, and information processing method for electronic guide system - Tour guide contents stored in a tour guide apparatus carried by a user at a tour destination are provided with points of interest information and map data. This information includes latitude and longitude information for the site of each point of interest, and information on the providers of the information and the categories of information. The latitude and longitude information is provided for each site in relation to map data. By matching these pieces of latitude and longitude information to the map data, points of interest information can be laid out on the map and displayed. This makes it possible to select interesting site information to be displayed on the map based on the information provider, for example, points of interest information provided by provider A for restaurants and another set of information provided by provider B for hotels. | 05-07-2009 |
20090125232 | Navigation System and Application Thereof - A navigation system is disclosed. The navigation system includes a display element, a storage element and a reverse switch. The display element displays a position image, wherein the position image is generated according to position data received by the navigation system. The storage element stores an image-reversing process. Once the reverse switch is pressed, utilize the image-reversing process to make the display element display a reversed position image of the position image. | 05-14-2009 |
20090125233 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS, INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD, INFORMATION PRESENTATION PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A detecting unit of an information presentation apparatus detects information concerning driver gaze directed toward a screen displaying map information indicating a current position of a mobile object. A determining unit determines information concerning specific items to be given to a driver from among predetermined information items. An obtaining unit obtains the information determined by the determining unit based on the map information. A generating unit generates guidance information that provides, by sound, the information obtained at the obtaining unit. An output unit outputs the guidance information generated by the generating unit. | 05-14-2009 |
20090157306 | Location Information Exchange Apparatus and Location Information Exchange Method - A location information exchange apparatus includes an information acquisition means | 06-18-2009 |
20090171570 | Navigation apparatus and computer program - When a map image in the periphery of a vehicle position is displayed on a liquid crystal display in 3D, POIs existing in a first searching region within a first searching distance from a current position of the vehicle are searched in an area in the vicinity of the vehicle position by setting all types of points as search targets, POIs existing in a second searching region within a second searching distance from a second searching point are searched in an area distant from the vehicle position by setting only specific types of points as search targets, and icon symbols indicating types and positions of the points are displayed on the map image while being overlapped therewith based on the searched POIs. | 07-02-2009 |
20090171571 | Navigation system and method using visible light communication - A system and method for providing an in-building navigation service using VLC are provided, in which transmitters control lamp modules to generate visible light signals each in a combination of different wavelengths as information for a navigation function, a mobile terminal receives visible light signals from a plurality of lamp modules that illuminate an area where the mobile terminal is located, location information about a current location of the mobile terminal is acquired through the visible light signals received from the plurality of lamp modules, and navigation information including information that matches the location information to map information is displayed on the mobile terminal. | 07-02-2009 |
20090177381 | CONTENT DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTENT DISPLAY METHOD - A meta data set correlated with position information is acquired from a server via a communication interface unit ( | 07-09-2009 |
20090177382 | Calibration of a Navigation System - A method and apparatus for correcting position error in a navigation system. A first set of positioning measurements of a device are determined from signals received from a first plurality of sources and a second set of positioning measurements of the device are determined from signals received from a second plurality of sources. A database comprising map-related information of a predetermined region is provided and a location of the device as a function of the first and second set of positioning measurements and selected map-related information is estimated. Errors in future estimated locations in a navigational system may be compensated by determining a divergence of the second set from the first set of positioning measurements. A navigational system that refines its accuracy over time is demonstrated whereby current estimates of location may be improved and data mapping utilized for future location estimates may be updated. | 07-09-2009 |
20090177383 | Navigation device and method - This invention relates to a navigation device ( | 07-09-2009 |
20090177384 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED TO GEOGRAPHICAL DATA - The invention relates to a method for presenting points of interest (POIs) via a graphical user interface (GUI) on an apparatus. Generally, data is received via a global positioning system (GPS) and map data is received via a communications network. Next, a reference location is determined, and based on the reference location a search area is determined. Next, POIs are found within said search area, wherein said reference location is comprised within said search area, and then said POIs are organized in a multilevel hierarchy tree. Finally, the found POIs are presented on the GUI. | 07-09-2009 |
20090182500 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY DOWNLOADING AND DISPLAYING MAP DATA - Dynamically downloading map data to a wireless communications device is achieved by determining a map data density for an area of interest and then dynamically downloading and optionally also dynamically displaying the map data for the area of interest based on the map data density. For areas of interest with low map data density, this technology has the effect of downloading more map data so that the map is displayed with more detail than would conventionally be obtained. Conversely, for areas of interest with excessively high map data density, dynamic downloading and display can reduce the onscreen map density for a less crowded map. | 07-16-2009 |
20090182501 | USING A SHAPE-CHANGING DISPLAY AS AN ADAPTIVE LENS FOR SELECTIVELY MAGNIFYING INFORMATION DISPLAYED ONSCREEN - A method of displaying information on a display of a handheld electronic device includes steps of determining a target area onscreen to be visually magnified and causing a shape-changing zone of the display to change shape in the target area to visually magnify information displayed in the target area. The array of shape-changing zones on the touch-sensitive display can be independently actuated to form a magnifying lens over any onscreen object of interest. For example, this lens can be used to magnify a selected portion of a map, a portion of text or a specific point of interest. The lens can be used to magnify a route displayed on a map, or simply to zoom in on the current location of the device as displayed onscreen. | 07-16-2009 |
20090187339 | Method of Collecting Information for a Geographic Database for use with a Navigation System - A method for collecting geographic data identifies a pedestrian segment associated with a path. Location information for the pedestrian segment is collected. Additionally, lighting level attribute information is collected for the pedestrian segment. The location information and the lighting level attribute information are stored in the geographic database that is stored on a computer readable storage medium. | 07-23-2009 |
20090210149 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE COORDINATE TRANSFORMATION - A coordinate transformation system determines the position of a railroad vehicle. The system includes a global positioning system receiver outputting a longitude and a latitude of the vehicle. Each of the longitude and latitude is angular position bounded by a first predetermined longitude and a greater second predetermined longitude or a first predetermined latitude and a greater second predetermined latitude, respectively. A processor includes an input inputting the longitude and the latitude, a routine determining a first distance approximating a distance corresponding to the latitude as a function of the latitude, a third angular position and a first predetermined value, determine a second distance approximating a distance corresponding to the longitude as a function of the longitude, a fourth angular position and a second value, and an output outputting the first and second distances. | 08-20-2009 |
20090210150 | METHOD FOR SMART ANNOUNCING OF BUS STOP - A method for smart announcing of bus stop, includes using a navigation positioning device to receive signal from a satellite, retrieve current vehicle geographic longitude and latitude coordinates from the received signal, compare a databank thereof with the current geographic longitude and latitude coordinates to locate a special position value, such as a tunnel, and compute a distance from the current position to a next target position value, such as, a stop, based on the special position value and the current geographic longitude and latitude coordinates; and using a processing unit to receive data from the navigation positioning device, compute parameters for adjusting a remaining distance and the remaining distance based on the received data, and determine whether to drive an audio-visual device according to the remaining distance and the distance to the next target position value, so as to timely inform passengers of the arrival at the next stop. | 08-20-2009 |
20090210151 | INFORMATION GENERATION SYSTEM AND INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD - There is provided an information generation system, an information generation method and so on that generate information to correlate a road image to a branch point and that are capable of clearly recognizing heading direction or the like at the branch point while reducing work for correlating the branch point and image of a road at the branch point and cost required for creating the image. | 08-20-2009 |
20090210152 | MOBILE-BODY NAVIGATION SYSTEM, NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND SERVER APPARATUS - A mobile-body navigation system comprises;
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20090210153 | DRIVER INFORMATION DEVICE - A driver information device with a map display is designed in such a way as to make the map display clear and easy to read. This is achieved, in cases where multiple special objects are situated at one location on the map, through the use of an indicator symbol representing such special objects, with a selection menu for selecting individual special objects, instead of displaying an individual symbol for each one of them. | 08-20-2009 |
20090216433 | Method and system for managing delivery of content in a navigational environment - We have recognized a limitation that may arise when seeking to deliver both navigational and non-navigational content to a mobile user. The limitation is that the presentation of at least certain non-navigational content may interfere with presentation of the navigational content and vice versa. In accordance with an aspect of this invention, the above mentioned limitation is avoided by the following two steps. The first step is ascertaining an available window of time before a piece of navigational content needs to be presented to the mobile user. The second step is identifying a piece of non-navigational content which can be presented in its totality within the available window of time. Choosing non-navigational content which may be completely presented during an available window of time avoids the limitation noted above. | 08-27-2009 |
20090216434 | Method and apparatus for determining and displaying meaningful cross street for navigation system - A method and apparatus for a navigation system determines whether an upcoming cross street is meaningful for a user to be displayed. The includes the steps of searching upcoming cross streets that intersect with a current street on which a user's vehicle is running for a predetermined distance range ahead of a current vehicle position, retrieving data concerning the upcoming cross streets from the map data, determining whether a cross street is meaningful for the user to be displayed on a screen of the navigation system by applying predetermined rules to the data concerning the cross street, and displaying information on the cross street that has been determined to be meaningful for the user on the screen. | 08-27-2009 |
20090240431 | Panoramic Images Within Driving Directions - Embodiments of the present invention enable displaying a plurality of driving direction steps that form a driving directions path between a start address and a destination address; receiving input selecting a driving direction step of said plurality of driving direction steps; and displaying a panoramic image of a geographic area where a driving action associated with said selected driving direction step would be performed by a driver. In other embodiments, the panoramic image is replaced and/or complemented with one or more of 3D models, full-motion video, full-motion video of 360 degrees images, and live feeds from video cameras to provide enhanced driving directions. | 09-24-2009 |
20090248298 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING NAVIGATION INFORMATION THEREOF - A navigation device and a method for processing navigation information thereof are disclosed. The navigation device includes a display unit, a radio data system (RDS) receiver module, and a central processing unit (CPU). The RDS receiving module is used for receiving an RDS signal and providing the RDS data to the CPU. The CPU converts the RDS data into Open TMC protocol information, runs a navigation program to parse the Open TMC protocol information to obtain traffic information, and makes the display unit displays the traffic information. | 10-01-2009 |
20090248299 | ROAD SHAPE ESTIMATING DEVICE, ROAD SHAPE ESTIMATING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A road shape estimating device has a data obtaining processing unit for obtaining interpolation point data, a radius calculation processing unit for calculating a radius of curvature at each of shape interpolation points based on the interpolation point data, a corner detection processing unit for detecting a corner in a predetermined section, based on the radius of curvature at each of the shape interpolation points, and for setting a candidate start point and a candidate end point for the detected corner, and a corner connection processing unit for determining whether or not a predetermined connecting condition is met based on candidate start points and candidate end points of detected corners, and connecting, when the predetermined connecting condition is met, a predetermined corner among the plurality of corners and a corner adjacent the predetermined corner. | 10-01-2009 |
20090254270 | System and method for tracking a path of a vehicle - A vehicle charge meter for tracking a path of a vehicle is described. The vehicle charge meter comprises a receiver, a memory, a local controller, and a receipt documentation device. The receiver, the memory, and the receipt documentation device are all coupled to the local controller. The receiver is used for receiving RF signals and extracting positioning data from the signals. The memory includes a database storing relationships between positioning data and toponyms. The local controller is then used for retrieving at least one toponym corresponding to the extracted positioning data. As such, the receipt documentation device can document the retrieved toponym in an electronic receipt or on a paper receipt. | 10-08-2009 |
20090254271 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NAVIGATION SERVICE - A method and apparatus for providing a safe and accurate navigation service using a tactual sense and an olfactory sense are provided. In the method, tactual information created according to navigation information displayed on a navigation map composed by a terminal based on collected navigation information is received. Then, a plurality of pins are controlled to make vertical movements according to a directional stimulation and frequency amplitude variation obtained from the received tactual sense information. | 10-08-2009 |
20090259395 | Speed limit guiding device - A speed limit guiding device includes: a position detector; a information acquisition device for obtaining map information having road information and speed limit information; a determination device for determining whether it is daytime or nighttime; a specifying device for specifying the road, on which the vehicle is disposed; and a guiding device for informing the speed limit information. The guiding device informs a daytime speed limit corresponding to the road, on which the vehicle is disposed, when the determination device determines that it is daytime, and the guiding device informs a nighttime speed limit corresponding to the road, on which the vehicle is disposed, when the determination device determines that it is nighttime. | 10-15-2009 |
20090265099 | Context-sensitive navigational aid - A navigational aid including an intelligent display mode and a communication system communicates with a vehicle's sensor system and/or historical- or time-based information to reduce the number of businesses that are displayed on the map by filtering out unneeded or less preferred services. When the vehicle's fuel level sensor detects that the fuel tank is almost empty, a message can be sent from the sensor system to the navigational aid such that the navigational aid can then begin showing a visual indication (e.g., text or graphical information such as an icon) of the location of fuel stations on the screen. Additionally, the location receiver indicates to the filter when the navigational aid is close to the programmed destination. At that point, the filter can be informed that it should start showing garages or areas where the vehicle can be parked without having cluttered the screen with parking garages that were not close to the destination. Similarly, when in need of other services (e.g., hotel or restaurant services), the navigational aid can display preferred brands (while omitting non-preferred brands) and make reservations when a communication system is included which is capable of communicating with the service provider. Additionally, prices or relative prices for the services may also be indicated. | 10-22-2009 |
20090265100 | HANDS-FREE SYSTEM, NAVIGATION SYSTEM, AND TERMINAL MEMORY DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD - A hands-free system that permits access to terminal memory data when a mobile terminal is identified through identification information is equipped with a storage portion that stores therein terminal memory data in association with first identification information and second identification information, a receiving portion that receives first identification information and second identification information from the mobile terminal, a collation portion that collates the received first identification information and the stored first identification information with each other and collates the received second identification information and the stored second identification information with each other, and a terminal memory data deletion portion that deletes the terminal memory data stored in association with the second identification information when it is determined that collation by the first identification information is impossible and that collation by the second identification information is possible. | 10-22-2009 |
20090271108 | Navigation Apparatus - A navigation apparatus ( | 10-29-2009 |
20090271109 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING NAVIGATION DEVICE MODE - A portable navigation device operable to present a plurality of operating modes. The device may include a display; a location determining component operable to determine a current geographic location of the navigation device; mount detection circuitry operable to determine a mounting status of the navigation device; and a processor coupled with the location determining component, the mount detection circuitry, and the display. The processor is operable to select one of a plurality of operating modes based on the determined mounting status and present information specific to the selected operating modes on the display. | 10-29-2009 |
20090271110 | Local time amendment method and navigation apparatus - In a local time amendment system, a navigation apparatus has a clock section to count a clock time (UTC, Universal Time Coordinated) in units of hours, minutes, and seconds based on an atomic clock of a GPS Satellite. In contrast, a cellular phone acquires information on local time wirelessly via a base station, which is connected to a mobile radio communication network. The information on local time signifies a local time of each administrative area, for instance, a country, state, city, etc. The navigation apparatus acquires data in units of hours indicated by an internal clock section of the cellular phone to thereby amend the clock time counted by the clock section with respect to the units of hours to thereby amend the clock time, which is indicated by the clock section, to the local time accurate with respect to units of hours in addition to units of minutes and seconds. | 10-29-2009 |
20090276152 | Method for the supply of encoded geoimage data - Uncoded geographical image data for a pre-defined geographical region is stored in a server unit and at least one wireless communication interface is provided between the server unit and at least one navigation receiver module. At least one position information message is transmitted from the navigation receiver module to the server unit and an expectancy range is selected in the server unit according to the transmitted position information from the pre-defined geographical region. Uncoded geoimage data reproducing the expectancy range is determined and the first uncoded geoimage data is encoded in the server unit. The encoded geoimage data is then transferred to the navigation receiver module from the server unit via the wireless communication interface. | 11-05-2009 |
20090281724 | MAP SERVICE WITH NETWORK-BASED QUERY FOR SEARCH - On a mobile device a “live” network-based query for search is performed (e.g., performed automatically) in response to a map display update or other trigger event. In some implementations, when the map display is updated (or other trigger event occurs) a network-based map service is queried to obtain information related to the current location of the mobile device. The information can be presented on the map display. In some implementations, when multiple search results matching the query are provided by the map service, a confirmation request is presented on the mobile device to allow the user to select a search result. The selected search result (e.g., a destination) can be presented on the map display. A route from the current location of the mobile device to a destination can be drawn on the map display. | 11-12-2009 |
20090281725 | POSITION REGISTERING APPARATUS, POSITION REGISTERING METHOD, POSITION REGISTERING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An acquiring section ( | 11-12-2009 |
20090292464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GEOGRAPHIC MARKERS ON ELECTRONIC OBJECTS AND REAL-WORLD OBJECTS - A system and method for attaching geographical markers to a variety of objects, including real-world objects, electronic documents, people, software applications, and other items of information, including stationary and moving entities. In accordance with an embodiment, the system provides an object location identifier (OLI), and can use additional forms of identifiers such as universal location referencing objects (ULRO) for mapping real-world objects, electronic documents, people, software applications, and other items of information. The object location identifier answers the questions of who and where a particular object may be. A mobile object location identifier (MOLI) feature can also be provided as a standardized way for specifying an object location identifier for user with mobile entities, including people, websites, and wireless applications. A mobile uniform resource locator (MURL) feature can also be provided as a way for sharing and using object location identifier, and particularly for allowing mobile entities to control and share location information using a consumer-friendly URL-like nomenclature. | 11-26-2009 |
20090299624 | Data mining in a digital map database to identify speed changes on upcoming curves along roads and enabling precautionary actions in a vehicle - Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, a speed limit change that occurs between a straight road section and a curved road section. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where a speed limit change occurs between a straight road section and a curved road section along a road. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken about the speed limit change between a straight road section and a curved road section. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching a speed limit change that occurs between a straight road section and a curved road section. | 12-03-2009 |
20090299625 | Data mining in a digital map database to identify blind intersections along roads and enabling precautionary actions in a vehicle - Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, a blind intersection along a section of road. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where a blind intersection is located along a section of road. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken about the blind intersection located along the section of road. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching a blind intersection. | 12-03-2009 |
20090306889 | POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A positioning system and method for a handheld electronic device is provided. The handheld electronic device includes an electronic map and a compass. The system and method detects orientation of the handheld electronic device relative to the North pole of the Earth by the compass, and adjusts orientation of the electronic map displayed on a display of the handheld electronic device, to make the orientation of the electronic map accord with the detected orientation. | 12-10-2009 |
20090306890 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED NAVIGATION APPARATUS - When a CPU | 12-10-2009 |
20090312945 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD, NAVIGATION PROGRAM, AND STORGAGE MEDIUM - A navigation device ( | 12-17-2009 |
20090312946 | TRAVEL HISTORY EDITING DEVICE - A travel history editing device in the present invention includes: a position information detecting unit ( | 12-17-2009 |
20090319180 | EMERGENCY RESPONDER GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM - Certain embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system for providing a layered map illustrating information associated with an emergency event location during an emergency event. The information can include pre-planning data, map data, and current data. The layered map can be accessed by emergency responders using user devices and administrators or other command center personnel. The information can be used to better respond and manage a response to an emergency event. | 12-24-2009 |
20090319181 | DATA SERVICES BASED ON GESTURE AND LOCATION INFORMATION OF DEVICE - With the addition of directional information and gesture based input in a location based services environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object(s) of interest. For instance, when a user gestures at or points at a particular item, or gestures at a particular location or place, this creates an opportunity, e.g., an advertising opportunity, for anyone having an interest in that particular item or place to communicate with the user regarding that item or related items at a point in time when the user's focus is on the particular item. User context for the interaction can also be taken into account to supplement the provision of one or more interactive direction based services. | 12-24-2009 |
20090326809 | System and method for augmenting a satellite-based navigation solution - A map-matching feedback interface uses added information to bound a mapping solution and calibrate a navigation system, thus enabling the navigation system to navigate more accurately over a longer period of time. The system recognizes erroneous measurements and reduces or eliminates them from the mapping solution, thus preventing position inaccuracies. The system interfaces the navigation system with a mapping system that feeds back map-based data to the navigation system and combines the map-matching feedback data with other sensor data to produce an accurate navigation solution even in environments where GPS or dead reckoning input data is inaccurate. | 12-31-2009 |
20090326810 | CACHING NAVIGATION CONTENT FOR INTERMITTENTLY CONNECTED DEVICES - Selectively caching content related to routing data in a computing device. Prior to traversing a route, one or more access points to a network are identified. An expected level of access to a network (e.g., signal strength) along the route is determined. Portions of the route are selected based on the expected level of access. Content corresponding to at least one of the selected portions is received and stored for access during traversal of the route. For example, map images for areas expected to have poor network connectivity are cached prior to traversing the route to ensure that routing data is displayed to a user when in those areas. During transversal of the route, content is obtained and cached if a current level of access is less than a defined threshold. | 12-31-2009 |
20090326811 | Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Location Sharing - An apparatus for location sharing may include a processor. The processor may be configured to access a point of interest and a geographic cell associated with the point of interest. In this regard, the geographic cell may include geographic cell boundaries. The processor may also be configured to receive location information. The location information may describe a location of a device. The processor may be further configured to determine whether the location described by the location information is within the geographic cell boundaries and associate the device with the point of interest in response to the location described by the location information being within the geographic cell boundaries. The processor may also be configured to share the association between the device and the point of interest via an online service. Associated methods and computer program products may also be provided. | 12-31-2009 |
20090326812 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING MAP BASED ON DIRECTION OF COURSE - A map displaying apparatus and method thereof, the map displaying method including: determining a course direction of an object at a current position of a map; moving a first center of a first area of the map, displayed on a screen, that is set based on the current position, by a predetermined distance in the course direction so as to determine a second center; and displaying a second area of the map on the screen having the second center as a center thereof. | 12-31-2009 |
20090326813 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING A VEHICLE BASED ON DRIVER STATUS - In at least one embodiment a system and a method for tracking locations for one of a primary driver and a secondary driver is provided. The apparatus comprises a communication module configured to receive a driver status signal indicative of the driver being the secondary driver. The communication module is further configured to detect the presence of a memory map device that provides map data for one or more locations capable of being visited by the secondary driver and to receive a location signal having coordinate data that corresponds to one or more locations visited by the secondary driver. The communication module is further configured to store the coordinate data when the memory map device is not detected so that the coordinate data is available for transmission with the map data when the memory map device is detected. | 12-31-2009 |
20100004855 | Geographic Information Updating Device for a Navigation System and Related Navigation System - A geographic information updating device for enhancing precision of geographic information in a navigation system, the navigation system including a geographic information database for storing at least one geographic data, the geographic information updating device includes an image database, an image capturing unit, an image comparing unit and a processing unit. The image database is utilized for storing a plurality of road image data. The image capturing unit is utilized for capturing an image data. The image comparing unit is utilized for comparing the image data captured by the image capturing unit and the plurality of road image data stored in the image database, so as to generating a comparing result. The processing unit is coupled to the image comparing unit and the geographic information database, for updating the at least one geographic data of the geographic information database according to the comparing result. | 01-07-2010 |
20100004856 | POSITIONING DEVICE - A positioning device | 01-07-2010 |
20100010736 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR ADDING MAP COMPONENT TO ADDRESS BOOK - Methods, systems, and computer products for adding a map component to an address book which include initiating an address book, adding a map component to the address book that corresponds to an entry of the address book, and providing the map component. | 01-14-2010 |
20100010737 | Position guiding method and apparatus for mobile communication terminal - A system and method and for guiding a mobile communication terminal. A position guiding system and method for a mobile communication terminal includes a position guiding apparatus configured to load map information of an area corresponding to a service cell that is selected from a plurality of cells divided to provide a mobile communication service and where the mobile communication terminal is positioned and the POI stored in correspondence to a cell ID of the service cell when a request to check the position of the mobile communication terminals is made. The position guiding apparatus displays the loaded map information and POI on a display unit. | 01-14-2010 |
20100010738 | NAVIGATION SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MOBILE DEVICE - A navigation service system and a navigation service method are provided. The navigation service system includes a mobile device, and a web server for communicating with the mobile device, the mobile device includes a display unit for displaying at least one navigation widget icon, a wireless communication unit for executing wireless communications with the web server, a Global Positioning System (GPS) module for receiving location information of the mobile device, a memory unit for storing a navigation widget, and a navigation widget controller for controlling the wireless communication unit to transmit the location information of the mobile device to the web server, for controlling the wireless communication unit to receive map data related to the location information from the web server, and for controlling the display unit to display the map data and the location information. | 01-14-2010 |
20100017116 | POSITIONING METHOD, POSITIONING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A positioning method, a positioning apparatus, and a recording medium are provided. First, m cell towers and n hotspots around an electronic communication device are detected, and an identification code and a signal strength value of each cell tower and hotspot are obtained, wherein m and n are integers greater than or equal to 1, and m+n is an integer greater than or equal to 3. Next, positioning information corresponding to the cell towers and the hotspots is queried according to the identification codes of the cell towers and the hotspots. Finally, positioning information of the electronic communication device is obtained according to the positioning information and the signal strength values of the cell towers and the hotspots. | 01-21-2010 |
20100017117 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND LANE INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - A navigation system includes a lane information acquiring unit | 01-21-2010 |
20100023259 | DISCOVERING POINTS OF INTEREST FROM USERS MAP ANNOTATIONS - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates generating a point of interest related to a map. An interface component can collect a portion of annotation data from two or more users, wherein the portion of annotation data is associated with a digital map and includes at least one of a map location and a user specific description of the map location. An annotation aggregator can evaluate annotation data corresponding to the map location on the digital map. The annotation aggregator can create a point of interest (POI) for the map location based upon the evaluation and populates the digital map with at least one of an identified location extracted from two or more users or a universal description extracted from two or more users. | 01-28-2010 |
20100023260 | PERSONALIZED MAP DISPLAY GENERATOR - Using non-personalized data sets provided by remote sources and representing specific geographic areas and locally-acquired current location data for a selected personal object, a personalized video display is generated in a client-side system. The non-personalized data sets include boundary data. The client-side system determines whether the current location is within the geographic area represented by the data set and modifies the data set to include a visible indicator representing the current location. The modified data set is rendered on a video display device. If the current location is not within the geographic area, the data set is modified to include an indicator representing the bearing of the current location relative to at least one boundary of the geographic area. | 01-28-2010 |
20100023261 | PERSONALIZED MAP DISPLAY GENERATOR - Using non-personalized data sets provided by remote sources and representing specific geographic areas and locally-acquired current location data for a selected personal object, a personalized video display is generated in a client-side system. The non-personalized data sets include boundary data. The client-side system determines whether the current location is within the geographic area represented by the data set and modifies the data set to include a visible indicator representing the current location. The modified data set is rendered on a video display device. If the current location is not within the geographic area, the data set is modified to include an indicator representing the bearing of the current location relative to at least one boundary of the geographic area. | 01-28-2010 |
20100042320 | LOCATION AWARE MOBILE-DEVICE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT - A development environment makes it easier to develop and use location aware software applications. Combining the currently separate and complex tasks of location information gathering, analysis, and display and making them integrated such that non-experts can build location services into their applications increases a developer's capability to write rich location-aware software applications. A higher level programming model allows a programmer to use location information as a logical entity rather than just raw location data, such as latitude and longitude. A location data store and map data store may be accessed by different location aware applications on the device. Instead of each location application relying on its own data store, applications may share their location related information. | 02-18-2010 |
20100057351 | SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING POI AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a system for evaluating a point of interest (POI) and a method thereof. The system includes a vehicle information center that stores position information of a POI, and a POI evaluation unit for determining whether a user uses the POI or not by using the POI position information, and sends an evaluation result to the vehicle information center after receiving an evaluation of the POI from the user. | 03-04-2010 |
20100057352 | MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A map information processing apparatus includes a road matching means ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100063727 | MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A map information processing apparatus includes: a vehicle position calculation unit | 03-11-2010 |
20100076679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME BUS SELECTION ARRANGEMENT - The disclosure describes systems and methods for real time bus selection. A bus management system provides a user a best bus route choice by indicating in real time graphically where the at least one of multiple buses are located, the buses routes and scheduled stops, and how long until they arrive at the user's stop. This allows the user to arrange his timing to arrive at a particular stop to meet up with the arriving bus. This may be especially convenient during wintry and rainy days where potential passengers do not want to wait for the buses too long braving the elements. This may also be especially convenient when a user needs to expedite his or her commute. The user can foresee the upcoming buses, and select a bus based on minimal wait time and/or travel time as indicated by the bus management system. | 03-25-2010 |
20100082238 | VEHICLE POSITIONING INFORMATION UPDATE DEVICE - Based on positioning accuracy of an own vehicle required for appropriately carrying out assistance control carried out according to a position of the own vehicle, an execution condition for map matching correcting the position of the own vehicle is set. Specifically, setting is made in such a manner that, as the positioning accuracy is higher and an error thereof is smaller, an execution frequency of map matching becomes higher. Then, map matching is carried out according to the thus-set execution condition. | 04-01-2010 |
20100082239 | METHOD OF SHARING EVENT INFORMATION AND MAP LOCATION INFORMATION - In a method of sharing location information between a map application and a calendar application, the map application pulls calendar event locations from a calendar event store and presents these calendar event locations as suggested locations for the map application. Likewise, the calendar application pulls map locations from a map location data store and presents these map locations as suggested locations for calendar events. By sharing location information between the map application and the calendar applications, these applications become significantly more useful. | 04-01-2010 |
20100082240 | System And Method For Running Stored Statistical Processes Using A Web-Based Graphical Information System - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for displaying analytic geography data in a zero-footprint client environment. Data indicative of a geographic focus area is received via a first user interface region that displays a geographical map from a geographical information system that is executable on a first server, the geographical information system configured to capture, store, analyze, and manage data and associated attributes that are spatially referenced to earth. Data indicative of a selected analytic routine is received via a second user interface region that displays a plurality of candidate analytic routines. The selected routine and data indicated by the selected analytic routine are accessed from a second server. The selected analytic routine is executed using the accessed data and the geographic focus area to produce analytic results, and the analytic results are provided to the user interface display for presentation with respect to the geographic map, wherein the candidate analytic routines are statistical models for generating analytic results. | 04-01-2010 |
20100082241 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATIONAL SERVICES - An approach is provided for a managed navigational service. Real-time positional information corresponding to a user is received over a communication network. An approaching point of interest is determined based on the positional information. The approaching point of interest is correlated with travel information and metadata associated with the approaching point of interest. Information about the approaching point of interest is transmitted over the communication network to the user. | 04-01-2010 |
20100082242 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTUITIVE POI (POINT OF INTERESTS) MAP SEARCH - An intuitive POI map search comprises steps of: presenting a graphical map; selecting an area portion of the graphical map; determining and storing geocodes for the selected portion; providing search keywords; performing a search on a database using the stored geocodes and the provided search keywords; and displaying the search results. An intuitive POI map search system includes a region selector, a geocode taker, an address extractor, a keyword provider, and a search engine. The region selector selects a second geographic region out of a first geographic region. The geocode taker obtains geocodes for points inside the second geographic region. The address extractor obtains addresses out of the corresponding geocodes. The keyword provider provides search keywords. The search engine performs searches on a database with the geocodes, the extracted address, and the search keywords. | 04-01-2010 |
20100082243 | Method and apparatus to select city name associated with street located on border of two cities - A method and apparatus for identifying correct city involving a street that borders on two or more cities for a navigation system. The navigation system identifies a correct city name associated with such a border street based on a direction of a vehicle travelling on the border street. In another aspect, the navigation system identifies a correct city name associated with such a border street based on a cursor point on the map image as to which side of the street and city is more proximate to the cursor point. Further, the navigation system identifies a correct city name associated with such a border street based on an address number as to whether it is an odd number or even number thereby determining the side of the street and city. | 04-01-2010 |
20100082244 | Mobile Object Support System - An apparatus mounted on a mobile object includes a first receiver for receiving a plurality of information regarding a move of the mobile object, a second receiver for receiving identification information determining a moving position of the mobile object, and a display for displaying indication information in the plurality of the information regarding the move of the mobile object received by the first receiver on the basis of the identification information received by the second receiver. | 04-01-2010 |
20100088024 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TRAVELING CONDITION OF VEHICLE - A support control unit for determining a traveling condition of a host vehicle during an exit from a main road to an access road determines whether or not the condition of the host vehicle at a given point in time corresponds to an exit start scene or an exit completion scene for detecting the start of an exit or completion of the exit on the basis of a host vehicle position, route data, map rendering data, or lane information including at least road surface marking positions, and determines that an exit start timing or an exit completion timing of the host vehicle has arrived when the condition is determined to correspond to the exit start scene or the exit completion scene. Hence, during the exit from the main road to the access road, the traveling condition of the host vehicle can be determined accurately. The support control unit also determines the traveling condition of the host vehicle during convergence with the main road from the access road. | 04-08-2010 |
20100094544 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE GRAPHIC DISPLAY OF SUBREGIONS HAVING TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS - A navigation device is provided, which includes a storage unit for storing information about traffic restrictions for vehicles and for storing digital map data, and an output unit for a graphic display of a region such that subregions for which information about traffic restrictions for vehicles is stored are graphically labeled. | 04-15-2010 |
20100094545 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING NAVIGATION MAPS - A communication device and method for downloading navigation maps include creating a database to store navigation maps, and acquiring position information of a location of the communication device. The communication device and method further include downloading a navigation map including the position information from a server if the database does not have stored navigation map including the position information, and storing the downloaded navigation map into the database. | 04-15-2010 |
20100094546 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRELATING POSITION DATA WITH IMAGE DATA - A navigation system includes a processing unit for generating route data relating to a route along which a vehicle has actually traveled, from position data acquired by a position acquiring unit, an image data acquiring section for acquiring image data, a first storage section for storing the image data acquired by the image acquiring unit according to groups of respective destinations, and a second storage section for storing the route data generated by the processing unit. A link data generating section is provided for correlating the respective destinations with the respective route data via link data. An outputting unit is configured to extract a group linked to a destination by the link data in response to a manual designation of a route data stored in the second storage section or to a manual or automatic designation of a designation included in that route data and then to output the image data included in that group from the first storage section to an outputting section. | 04-15-2010 |
20100100313 | Method and Apparatus for Displaying Vertical Terrain Information - The advantageous embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for presenting terrain along a route of an aircraft. A display of a vertical profile side view of terrain data along the route of the aircraft on an aircraft display is provided. A number of graphical indicators of a position of terrain are displayed on the display relative to the aircraft along the route. | 04-22-2010 |
20100100314 | INTERACTIVE POSITIONING APPARATUS AND INTERACTIVE METHOD THEREOF - An interactive positioning apparatus includes a positioning module, an interface module, an interactive information processing module, and an output module. The positioning module generates a positioning data. The interface module is coupled with the positioning module. The interactive information processing module, which is coupled with the interface module, generates interactive information. The output module, which is coupled with the interface module, outputs the positioning data and/or the interactive information. In addition, an interactive method of the interactive positioning apparatus is also disclosed. | 04-22-2010 |
20100100315 | Determining Speed Parameters In A Geographic Area - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for assigning parameters to a geographic area, wherein the parameters may be used to associate a speed limit with the geographic area. For example, in one embodiment, a geofenced area that (a) corresponds to a geographic area and (b) comprises one or more street segments is identified. Additionally, speed data associated with one of more of the street segments is received. After receiving the speed data, a speed limit is (a) determined for one or more of the street segments and (b) associated with the geofenced area. | 04-22-2010 |
20100100316 | Positioning apparatus and positioning method - A positioning method includes performing a first positioning by carrying out information communication with an external part of an positioning apparatus to obtain a first information indicating a position of an object to which the method is applied, displaying a first map representing the position of the object indicated by the first information, performing a second positioning by carrying out information communication with an external part of the positioning apparatus before displaying the first map to obtain a second information indicating the position of the object more precisely than the first information, and displaying a second map representing the position of the positioning apparatus indicated by the second information without responding to another instruction from the user of the positioning after the displaying the first map. | 04-22-2010 |
20100106408 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOVING CONTENT TO MOBILE DEVICES - A method and apparatus is provided for moving content to a mobile device ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100106409 | DOWNLOADING MAP SEGMENT(S) TO A CELL PHONE BASED UPON ITS GPS COORDINATES AND MOBILITY - A wireless terminal displays its location and navigation information (map segment) on its display. The wireless terminal accesses a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the wireless terminal to determine its location coordinates. The wireless terminal determines a maximum data size for navigation information to be downloaded. The wireless terminal sends a navigation information download request to a map server via a supporting wireless network infrastructure that includes the location coordinates and the maximum data size. The wireless terminal receives navigation information that has a data size no greater than the maximum data size and displays the navigation information on the display. The wireless terminal may display a map segment and an icon representing the wireless terminal at a location corresponding to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal with respect to the map segment. The wireless terminal may download a premises map from a premises map server. | 04-29-2010 |
20100106410 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING LOCATION INFORMATION ON A DIGITAL MAP, APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD, AND TRAFFIC INFORMATION PROVISION/RECEPTION SYSTEM - Location information transmission apparatus for exchanging information about the on-road location on a digital map, characterized in that apparatus at an information provider comprises a location information converter for converting transmit on-road location information to road shape data including the on-road location consisting of a string of coordinates representing the road shape of a road section having a length that depends on the situation and relative data indicating the on-road location in the road section, and that apparatus at a party receiving the on-road location information comprises a shape matching section for performing shape matching by using the road shape data, identifying the road section on a digital map and identifying the on-road location in the road section by using the relative data. This makes it possible to correctly exchange information about the location on a digital map without defining node numbers or link numbers on a road network. | 04-29-2010 |
20100114481 | LOCATION OF BROADCAST TRANSMITTERS AND MOBILE-ADAPTATION USING MAP-BASED NAVIGATION - A system and method for mitigating the effects of Doppler shift, multipath and/or noise for a mobile receiver, such as on a vehicle, that is receiving broadcast television signals. The vehicle may include a map database and a GPS receiver that combine to identify the location of the vehicle on the roadway. The receiver on the vehicle includes a rotatable antenna that can be either mechanically or electronically directed towards a broadcast tower that is broadcasting the signal that the vehicle wishes to receive. Therefore, multipath effects and other noise conditions can be mitigated or eliminated by more precisely directing the antenna towards the source of a signal. Further, the receiver on the vehicle can use the forward velocity of the vehicle and the direction of the broadcasting tower to determine the movement of the vehicle relative to the tower to correct for the Doppler shift. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114482 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLERECORDING MEDIUM - An input unit receives update information concerning an updating of map information. A calculating unit calculates a ratio of information to be updated in the map information based on the update information received by the update information input unit. A generating unit generates update ratio information indicating the ratio calculated by the calculating unit. An output unit outputs the update ratio information generated by the generating unit to a device that uses the map information. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114483 | Method and apparatus for automatically optimizing and setting a GPS reception period and map contents - A method and apparatus for Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation is configured to automatically set an optimal GPS reception period and optimal map contents according to a moving speed of a user in a navigation system using a GPS terminal. When the moving speed of the user is considered, power efficiency is increased by optimizing a GPS reception period in terms of hardware and system load is decreased by reducing an unnecessary system operation in terms of software. User convenience is maximized by optimizing map contents requested by the user according to a moving speed in real time and displaying the optimized map contents. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114484 | MAP MATCHING SYSTEM, MAP MATCHING METHOD AND PROGRAM - Provided is a general-purpose map matching system enabling high-speed map matching while maintaining a precision of an analysis based on a map matching result even when event data is transmitted from numerous vehicles. | 05-06-2010 |
20100121568 | DEVICE FOR ASSISTING GROUND NAVIGATION OF AN AIRCRAFT ON AN AIRPORT - The invention concerns a device ( | 05-13-2010 |
20100121569 | LANE DETERMINING DEVICE, LANE DETERMINING METHOD AND NAVIGATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A lane determining device includes: a feature information obtaining unit for obtaining feature information F of a target feature existing in each lane in the traveling direction of a vehicle | 05-13-2010 |
20100121570 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - In a navigation apparatus having a cradle unit that is fastenable to a vehicle and is equipped with at least a microcomputer; and a front panel unit that is attachable to and detachable from the cradle unit and is equipped with at least a display displaying map data and a microcomputer performing a navigation function to indicate a determined location of the vehicle on the map data, it is configured such that a panel is integrally formed at bottom of the cradle unit to be attachable to the vehicle. With this, it becomes possible to provide the navigation apparatus configured such that a member having a microcomputer performing a navigation function is attachable/detachable to/from the main body, i.e., the base unit, thereby improving ease of use, that the member can be easily attached to the dashboard of the vehicle, and that unnatural impression is prevented from arising in the appearance. | 05-13-2010 |
20100131192 | Method and System for Plotting a User's Position on a Display - A method and system for showing a user his position in a set geographic area in which all parts of the geographic area are visible on a display at all times, and in which the user's position is shown as moveable relative to the set geographic area. The method and system utilize a positioning system (such as GPS) on the user and a display visible to the user to track and display the user's movement. In some versions the user defines the geographic area by positioning himself at the edges of the area. In other versions the user marks the geographic area on a map or chart on the display. In this way the user will always know his position relative to the same boundaries, without the need for zooming or scrolling the display. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131193 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COMMUNITY BASED USER INVOLVEMENT IN MAP UPDATING - A method for employing community based user involvement in map updating may include receiving an update request indicating a feature requested to be changed at a corresponding location on a map, determining a community associated with the update request, providing an indication of the update request to a plurality of members of the community, and providing for updating of the map according to the update request based on responses received from the members of the community. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also provided. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131194 | MAP DATA MANAGEMENT USING ROAD GHOSTING CHARACTERISTICS - Aspects of a method and system for map data management using road ghosting characteristics are provided. A mobile device transmits a map request to a mapping service server for a map view. Upon the receipt of the map request from the mobile device, the mapping service server creates a ghost map based on road ghost characteristic information gathered from mobile devices associated with the mapping service server. The road ghost characteristic information is overlaid on geographical locations to identify ghost pathways and road supplemental information. The characteristics associated with the identified ghost pathways and road supplemental information is merged into metadata. The ghost map is generated by correlating the metadata with geographic locations of interests of said mobile device. The ghost map is delivered to the mobile and presented via the user interface to users of the mobile device, accordingly. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131195 | Method for feature recognition in mobile communication terminal - A portable terminal is configured to perform method for feature recognition. The portable terminal includes a Global Positioning System (GPS), a camera, a sensor, an image geographic information part, an image processor, and a controller. The GPS provides a position of the portable terminal. The camera photographs an image of a feature. The sensor detects a direction of the camera. The image geographic information part stores an image of each feature and geographic information on each feature. The image processor extracts a characteristic of the image of the feature and compares the extracted characteristic with image information stored in the image geographic information part. If recognizing a specific feature through the image processor, the controller proportionally compares geographic information of the image geographic information part with size and direction data on a peripheral feature near the specific feature within an image, and recognizes the peripheral feature. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131196 | REVERSE GEOCODING SYSTEM USING COMBINED STREET SEGMENT AND POINT DATASETS - A reverse geocoding system and method processes a point level dataset and a street segment dataset to determine an address for a particular latitude and longitude of an input point entered into the system. A determination is made if the point level dataset contains a point level data address match to the entered latitude and longitude data within the closest street segment and without crossing the street segment. Any such point level data address match is output. When no such point level data address match is made, the system computes an interpolated address from a range of addresses of the closest street segment in the street segment dataset based on the entered latitude and longitude of the input point in relation to said range of addresses for the closest street segment. The interpolated address from the closest street segment in the street segment dataset is output. | 05-27-2010 |
20100138153 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND IMAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD - A navigation device which stores a captured image of an area ahead of user in a moving direction after turning at an intersection and displays the captured image before turning at the intersection, includes: a first storage unit (HDD recording/playback unit | 06-03-2010 |
20100145610 | VIEWING DEVICE FOR AIRCRAFT COMPRISING RADIO NAVIGATION BEACON DISPLAY MEANS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - The general field of the invention is that of viewing systems of synthetic vision SVS type, comprising at least one navigation database, a cartographic database of a terrain, position sensors, a radio navigation beacon sensor, an electronic computer, a human-machine interface means and a display screen, the computer comprising means of processing the different information obtained from the databases, from the sensors and from the interface means, said processing means arranged so as to provide the display screen with a synthetic image of the terrain including a representation of the beacons present on said terrain. In the system according to the invention, the beacons present beyond a first distance from the system are not represented, the beacons present at a distance between said first distance and a second distance less than the first distance are represented in symbolic form, the beacons present at a distance less than the second distance are represented in physical form. | 06-10-2010 |
20100145611 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - In a navigation apparatus having a base unit that is fastenable to a vehicle and a front panel unit that is attachable to and detachable from the base unit, it is configured such that there are provided with at least three detectors including a GPS signal receiver, wheel speed sensor and gyrosensor; and the microcomputer of the front panel unit determines the detector or detectors to be used for determining the location of the vehicle in accordance with output condition of the detector or detectors. Since the determination is made based on the output condition of the detector or detectors, the detector(s) used for location determination can be optimally selected to enhance the accuracy of vehicle location determination, while the flexibility of detector use in location determination can be improved in the point that the location determination is not necessarily restricted to use of the three detectors. | 06-10-2010 |
20100145612 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A navigation device includes a receiving unit, a positioning unit, a memory, a orientation detector, a processor, and a display. The receiving unit is used for receiving positioning signals. The positioning unit computes current positioning information of the navigation device according to the positioning signals. The memory is used for storing an electronic map. The orientation detector is used for detecting a turned angle and a turned direction of the navigation device. The processor is used for obtaining the electronic map from the memory and rotating the electronic map according to the turned angle and the turned direction. The display unit is used for displaying the rotated electronic map and the current positioning information of the navigation device on the rotated electronic map. | 06-10-2010 |
20100145613 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING LOCATION INFORMATION BASED ON WEB MAP AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for generating location information based on a web map includes a location information extracting unit that extracts the location information on the web map corresponding to each spot selected depending on movement of a pointer for searching the location information of the web map on the web map, which is received from a web map information storage server storing the web map and a location data generating unit that generates location data by using the location information extracted by the location information extracting unit. According to above, a system for generating location information based on a web map can provide an environment where various located-based services can be developed without an actual physical device in order to develop a service utilizing the location information. | 06-10-2010 |
20100161218 | Method and system for reducing runway incursion at airports - The present invention relates to a system and method for minimizing or preventing runway incursion at airports by utilizing data packets of information transmitted over the voice communication channel used by pilots at the airport. The data packets of information contain the latitudinal and longitudinal position of the aircraft provided by an on board GPS receiver and a unique identifier for the aircraft, such as the tail number, which is then received by other aircraft on the same ground frequency, and the tower, and displayed on a geo-referenced map display of the airport provided to the pilots and the tower ground controller. The information may be updated by polling the various aircraft In this manner, information received from all active aircraft within an airport can be displayed on an electronic map of the airport which can be viewable by the pilots on the ground as well as the ground controller. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161219 | UPDATE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC MAPS AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses an update system for electronic maps and a method thereof. The update system for electronic maps and method thereof comprises a database which stores an electronic map composed of a plurality of block maps, a positioning module which receives a position signal, a navigation module which provides a drive path leading to a destination according to the position signal in conjunction with the electronic map, and an update module which marks the block maps the drive path passes by and updates the marked block maps based on the drive path and the position signal. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161220 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - In a navigation apparatus having a base unit that is fastenable to a dashboard at a driver's seat of a vehicle; a front panel unit that is attachable to and detachable from the base unit and is equipped with a display displaying map data; and a microcomputer that performs a navigation function to indicate a determined location of the vehicle on the map data, it is configured such that a part of the front panel unit projects from a surface of the dashboard toward a user seated in the driver's seat, as viewed from side, when the front panel unit is attached to the base unit. With this, the degree of freedom of front panel unit attachment/detachment with respect to the base unit is improved without sacrificing the appearance of the navigation apparatus. | 06-24-2010 |
20100169006 | POSITIONING SYSTEM, POSITIONING METHOD AND CAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A positioning system | 07-01-2010 |
20100169007 | Method and apparatus for navigation system for detecting and warning traffic rule violation - A method and apparatus for a navigation system is designed to avoid traffic rule violation. The method includes the steps of: evaluating requirements prescribed by local carpool lane regulation for using a carpool lane of a road; determining a number of occupants of a vehicle; determining whether the number of occupants of the vehicle satisfies the requirements; detecting a current location of the vehicle as to which lane the vehicle is running; detecting a lane change action for the carpool lane indicating that the vehicle enters the carpool lane or about to enter the carpool lane; and generating a warning for notifying violation of carpool lane regulation when the lane change action for the carpool lane is detected and the number of occupants fails to satisfy the requirements. | 07-01-2010 |
20100169008 | NAVIGATION DEVICE PRESENTING INFORMATION REGARDING CHARGING AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME DEVICE - An ECU executes a program including a step of detecting a present location using a GPS system (S | 07-01-2010 |
20100169009 | Accident Avoidance System - Accident avoidance system onboard a host vehicle includes a position determining system for determining position information for the host vehicle based on signals received from a plurality of satellites, a transmitter for broadcasting the position information for the host vehicle to locations remote from the host vehicle, a receiver for receiving a traffic information broadcast from an infrastructure system including vehicle position information received from position-reporting vehicles and vehicle position information received from an active position determining system that acquires position information for non-position-reporting vehicles. and an accident risk warning system. The risk warning system alerts an operator of the host vehicle of a risk of an accident involving the host vehicle based on the vehicle position information for the host vehicle and map data representing a roadway that the host vehicle is approaching or traveling on including edges or lane boundaries of the roadway. | 07-01-2010 |
20100174483 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROAD GUIDANCE USING MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention relates to apparatus and method for road guidance using a mobile terminal. The method for road guidance using a mobile terminal includes receiving a map image created by a users input, setting at least one user-designated location to the map image according to the users input, setting location information of the user-designated location to the user-designated location, comparing the location information of the user-designated location with current location information of the mobile terminal; and notifying of arrival at the user-designated location. A user may arrive at a desired destination according to the present invention without using map data provided by a map data service provider. | 07-08-2010 |
20100179754 | LOCATION BASED SYSTEM UTILIZING GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FROM DOCUMENTS IN NATURAL LANGUAGE - A method of operating a location-based system includes identifying geographic information within unstructured electronic text. The identified geographic information, which includes street information, address information, or names of locations is extracted. Candidate geographic locations to which the identified geographic information may refer are determined. One of the candidate geographic locations is selected. An alphanumeric representation of the selected geographic location is utilized in a location-based service. The invented system performs each of the preceding steps. The system supports the extraction of all locations mentioned in the unstructured text, applying the steps mentioned above. | 07-15-2010 |
20100179755 | MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A map information processing apparatus includes: a new road detecting unit ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100185389 | GPS-based vehicle alert and control system - The GPS-based vehicle alert and control system and method provides added fuel efficiency and safety for a global positioning system (GPS) equipped vehicle, such as an automobile, truck, airplane, boat or the like. In operation, the system receives a GPS signal to generate a set of vehicle position coordinates, which indicate the present location of the vehicle. A set of map data for a region about the vehicle position coordinates is then generated. Utilizing a constantly updated position of the vehicle, the system calculates a velocity of the vehicle and a projected path of the vehicle. At least one position in the projected path of the vehicle in which a change in the velocity of the vehicle is recommended is identified. The system generates an alert signal to the operator of the vehicle, which may be an auditory alarm or a visual alarm displayed on a display, including instructional information. | 07-22-2010 |
20100185390 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A navigation system includes: an angular velocity sensor | 07-22-2010 |
20100185391 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SELECTING LOCATION - A method, an apparatus, and a recording medium for selecting a location are provided. The present method uses a communication module to position a mobile device so as to get a first location of the mobile device. Then, an electronic map of a range around the first location is displayed. A second location selected on the electronic map by a user is received and used as location information. Accordingly, the user can select precise location of himself/herself in an indoor place and share the location information to remote contacts. | 07-22-2010 |
20100191459 | IMAGE MATCHING IN SUPPORT OF MOBILE NAVIGATION - Method, apparatus and system for improving navigation using mobile devices by adding previously captured media to navigation maps provided by mobile device. Added media include still images and video clips. Media captured at the same location using various camera orientations are available in an image database. Images in database include metadata indicating location, orientation and other parameters associated with each image. User location and pose are matched against metadata indicating location and camera orientation of captured images. User motion may also be matched to metadata indicating camera motion of stored video clips. Other parameters like lighting, seasonal factors, and tasks of walking, biking or driving may also be matched. User pose may be derived from an accelerometer embedded in the mobile device. Some or all of user parameters desired by user may be directly input to mobile device by user instead of being automatically detected by mobile device. | 07-29-2010 |
20100191460 | Method, Device, And System For Overlaying Track Points On An Electronic Map - A method for overlaying track points on an electronic map includes: enabling a positioning device to receive a plurality of track points, and to record a tracklog, which includes the track points received thereby; establishing a connection between the positioning device and a computer; and enabling the computer to automatically execute a map-making software stored in the positioning device, which enables the computer to overlay the track points in the tracklog on an electronic map. Device and system for performing the method are also disclosed. | 07-29-2010 |
20100191461 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LANE PATH ESTIMATION USING SENSOR FUSION - A method for estimating a projected path of travel for a vehicle on a road includes monitoring a plurality of sensor inputs, determining a road geometry in front of the vehicle based upon the monitored sensor inputs, determining a vehicle position in relation to the road geometry based upon the monitored sensor inputs, determining a plurality of particle points in front of the vehicle representing a potential path of travel from the road geometry and the vehicle position, and utilizing iteratively determined ones of the plurality of particle points to navigate the vehicle including omitting ones of the plurality of particle points passed by the vehicle. | 07-29-2010 |
20100191462 | ELECTRONIC GUIDE SYSTEM, CONTENTS SERVER FOR ELECTRONIC GUIDE SYSTEM, PORTABLE ELECTRONIC GUIDE DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC GUIDE SYSTEM - Tour guide contents stored in a tour guide apparatus carried by a user at a tour destination are provided with points of interest information and map data. This information includes latitude and longitude information for the site of each point of interest, and information on the providers of the information and the categories of information. The latitude and longitude information is provided for each site in relation to map data. By matching these pieces of latitude and longitude information to the map data, points of interest information can be laid out on the map and displayed. This makes it possible to select interesting site information to be displayed on the map based on the information provider, for example, points of interest information provided by provider A for restaurants and another set of information provided by provider B for hotels. | 07-29-2010 |
20100198506 | Street and landmark name(s) and/or turning indicators superimposed on user's field of vision with dynamic moving capabilities - The invention provides for street and/or landmark name(s) to be displayed or projected on, behind or in front of a window or windshield of a vehicle or the surface of a pair of eyeglasses and in a manner such that the user (e.g. driver) does not have to turn his head or move his eyes from the path in front to see the information. The invention uses the estimated location of the user's eyes to determine where to project or display the street and/or landmark name(s) and/or turning indicator such that the name(s) and/or indicator appear to be displayed at the perceived location of the street(s) or landmark(s) in question. The name(s) and/or turning indicator appear to move with regard to the user's perspective as the location of the street(s) and/or landmark(s) move across his field of vision such that name(s) and/or indicator appear to remain stationary and attached the street(s) and/or landmark(s) as the vehicle moves. | 08-05-2010 |
20100204916 | GNSS POSITIONING USING PRESSURE SENSORS - Systems, methods and devices for improving the accuracy of GNSS data are provided. Specifically, embodiments of the invention can advantageously use sensor input to improve the accuracy of position fixes. The use of physical sensors in navigation systems is deemed particularly advantageous, especially where altitude data derived from the pressure sensor is calibrated with and/or blended with GNSS altitude data. | 08-12-2010 |
20100211311 | Method for Updating Map Data of a Navigation Device and Related Device - A method for updating map data of a navigation device includes forming a keypad, and recording information of a current position of the navigation device when the keypad is triggered. | 08-19-2010 |
20100217521 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MAP LABELS FOR GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES HAVING ALTERNATE NAMES - A method of displaying a map on a portable electronic device entails requesting map data that includes label data for at least one map label for a map feature known alternatively by a first name and a second name. The method further involves determining, based on a predetermined criterion, which of the first name and the second name is to be displayed on the portable electronic device. The predetermined criterion may be, for example, the current location of the device, a carrier identifier, or a personal identifier containing geographically relevant information from which a preferred map label may be inferred. | 08-26-2010 |
20100217522 | Navigation device, method, and program - Devices, methods, and programs provide vehicle navigation. A speculative heading error is acquired that corresponds to the reliability of the vehicle heading, which corresponds to an estimated vehicle position that was calculated using a previous vehicle position as a reference. A best candidate position or the estimated vehicle position is set as the vehicle position depending on whether a heading difference between the vehicle heading and a heading when the estimated point is corrected to the best candidate position falls within the speculative heading error. Therefore, false matching can be further reduced and prompt recovery is possible even if a false match occurs. | 08-26-2010 |
20100217523 | SAFETY-CRITICAL UPDATING OF MAPS VIA A DATA CHANNEL OF A SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A device, system and method for an update system for updating a digital map for a vehicle. The update data is sent from a control center via a satellite navigation system to the individual receivers. The update data is received by the receivers in parallel with the position data from the satellites. For this purpose, a subchannel is provided. This allows large portions of the worldwide population to be supplied with the update data. | 08-26-2010 |
20100228474 | ENHANCED ADAPTIVE OPTIMIZATION AND PRESENTATION OF ON-LINE MAP DATA - Systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for presenting map data on a computing device. The map may be dynamically adapted based on a physical characteristic, such as display resolution, of the computing device. The map may be further adapted based on a user activity, such as shopping, that is taking place. Input from a user in response to a rendered map may be used to create a manual override or a learned override to further adapt the map for the computing device. The input may be from the user of the computing device or from users of other computing devices. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228475 | PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TO SEND AND RECEIVE VOICE DATA POSITIONING INFORMATION - A location tagged data provision and display system. A personal communication device (PCD) with electromagnetic communication capability has a GPS receiver and a display. The 10 PCD requests maps and location tagged data from data providers and other for display on the PCD. The data providers respond to requests by using searching and sorting schemes to interrogate data bases and then automatically transmitting data responsive to the requests to the requesting PCD. | 09-09-2010 |
20100235091 | HUMAN ASSISTED TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING LOCAL MAPS AND LOCATION-SPECIFIC ANNOTATED DATA - Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in various electronic devices to allow for location, navigation, and/or other like information and/or services to be provided to a user based, at least in part, on sensory input information corresponding one or more visible environmental features comprising human-readable information which are near by the user of the portable electronic device. | 09-16-2010 |
20100235092 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR THE SAME - A navigation apparatus is disclosed. The navigation apparatus is configured to: acquire a trace of a vehicle; produces unregistered road data representative of an unregistered road based on the trace when the vehicle travels on the unregistered road; register the unregistered road data in a storage medium; determine whether the vehicle makes a turn in direction; determine based on the trace whether deviation of the vehicle from a road is greater than or equal to a deviation threshold, when it is determined the vehicle makes the turn in direction; and prohibits the unregistered road data from being registered in the storage medium when it is determined that the deviation of the vehicle from the road is less than the deviation threshold. | 09-16-2010 |
20100235093 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING DISPLAYED NAVIGATION DIRECTION USING SENSORS AND NAVIGATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method for adjusting displayed map using sensors is disclosed, applied in a navigation device. The method includes steps of: calculating a GPS-based rotating angle of the navigation device based on location information detected by a GPS module of the navigation device when a coordinate error value of the navigation device is less than a predetermined value; using a sensor of the navigation device to detect the sensor-based rotating angle of the navigation device when the coordinate error value of the navigation device is greater than the predetermined value; rotating a map on the screen according to one of the GPS-based rotating angle and the sensor-based rotating angle depending on the coordinate error value. | 09-16-2010 |
20100235094 | Method And Apparatus For Generating And Using A Regional-Terrain Model - A method and apparatus for computing position using a regional-terrain model is provided. The method includes obtaining from at least three satellites pseudorange measurements, computing a transitional position by using a default altitude with a large uncertainty, using this transitional position to obtain from a terrain model altitude information associated with a region, and computing an accurate three-dimensional position as a function of the pseudorange measurements and the altitude information. The region defines a boundary, and the boundary includes the transitional position. | 09-16-2010 |
20100235095 | Self-calibrated, remote imaging and data processing system - An imaging sensor system comprising: a rigid mount plate affixed to a vehicle; a first rigid mount unit affixed to the mount plate and having at least two imaging sensors disposed within the first mount unit, wherein a first imaging and a second imaging sensor each has a focal axis passing through an aperture in the first mount unit and the mount plate, wherein the first and second imaging sensor each generates a first array of pixels, wherein each array of pixels is at least two dimensional, wherein the first and second imaging sensors are offset to have a first image overlap area in the target area, wherein the first sensors image data bisects the second sensors image data in the first image overlap area. | 09-16-2010 |
20100241353 | METHOD FOR MATCHING VIRTUAL MAP AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A method of matching a virtual map, the method including: receiving Global Positioning System (GPS) information; generating a basic map matching result using the GPS information; generating a virtual map matching location based on the basic map matching result; and displaying the virtual map matching location. | 09-23-2010 |
20100241354 | VERIFICATION OF DIGITAL MAPS - An assessment module for assessing data from a digital map for a vehicle. The assessment is made on the basis of a piece of dedicated map quality information and measurement data from an ambient sensor system in the vehicle. The connected driver assistance systems and safety systems in the vehicle use the digital map data on the basis of the assessment. | 09-23-2010 |
20100250123 | Method and system for dispensing material from machines - A system and method dispenses material from a hauling and dispensing machine about a worksite such as a landscape or terrain development. The system uses positioning technologies that transmit positioning signals to the machine. An onboard controller can receive the positioning signals and determine the machine's actual position with respect to the worksite. The actual position can be compared to a desired topography for the worksite and any variation can be determined. From the determined variation, instructions can be generated to dispense and/or cease dispensing material. In one aspect, a remote management system can be included that generates the instructions and that manages a plurality of machines about the worksite. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250124 | Road map data learning device and method for detecting and learning new road - A new road detection unit detects a new road according to a travel locus of a vehicle and road map data of a road map data learning device. The new road is not included in the road map data. A road learning unit learns the new road, which is detected by the new road detection unit, as a learned road being functional additionally to the road map data. A storage device stores a feature of an erroneous new road, which is erroneously detected by the new road detection unit, as learning-prohibited pattern information. The road learning unit restricts learning of a new road detected by the new road detection unit when the feature of the new road detected by the new road detection unit coincides with the learning-prohibited pattern information stored in the storage device. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250125 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A THREE DIMENSIONAL MAP REPRESENTATION OF AN AREA - An arrangement and a method for providing a three dimensional map representation of an area. The arrangement includes an image generating unit and a processing unit. The image generating unit is arranged to generate time recorded images. The image generating unit is arranged to provide a plurality of at least partly overlapping images each covering at least a part of the area. The processing unit is arranged to stereo process an arbitrary number of at least partly overlapping image sets generated by the image generating unit so as to provide the three dimensional map representation. A navigation unit is arranged to output time recorded navigation states related to the image generating unit. The processing unit is arranged to, for each time recorded image to be stereo processed, associate the navigation states relating to a corresponding time record. | 09-30-2010 |
20100262365 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A navigation method of the mobile device, wherein the mobile device comprises a GPS unit, the step comprising: receiving a message sent by an inviter mobile device; identifying whether the received message is an appointment message according to a message type flag in the message; determining an appointment location in the appointment message according to an address flag in the message; acquiring a map of the area including the location of the mobile device and the appointment location via the GPS unit; displaying the acquired map. A mobile device with navigation function is also provided. | 10-14-2010 |
20100268458 | ENHANCED VISION SYSTEM FOR PRECISION NAVIGATION IN LOW VISIBILITY OR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) DENIED CONDITIONS - A method of generating an image of a volume ahead of an aerial vehicle is provided. The method comprises determining a position of the aerial vehicle and generating a terrain image corresponding to ground features correlated to the position of the aerial vehicle. Obstacle data pertaining to a set of obstacles ahead of the aerial vehicle is determined with a forward looking sensor. An obstacle overlay image is generated and overlain onto the terrain image to generate a composite image. | 10-21-2010 |
20100268459 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING OF NAVIGATION SYSTEMS - A system and a method for testing of navigation systems are provided. The testing system may include a recording system that allows capturing radio frequency signals and other signals from a vehicle on the field. The recorded data can be then played back in laboratory environment using a playback system to test one or more devices. The testing system may also include a simulation system that allows generating and conveying signals to the devices under test. | 10-21-2010 |
20100274481 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE NAVIGATION - A system and method for collaborative navigation is provided. The system comprises a first mobile unit, at least one inertial measurement unit on the first mobile unit, and at least one environment sensor on the first mobile unit. A navigator module in the first mobile unit is configured to receive inertial data from the inertial measurement unit. An object characterization module is configured to receive sensor data from the environment sensor and a navigation solution from the navigator module. A common object geo-locator module is configured to receive a first set of descriptors from the object characterization module and a second set of descriptors from another mobile unit. A data association module is configured to receive common descriptors from the common object geo-locator module. The first mobile unit is configured to operatively communicate with one or more additional mobile units that are configured for collaborative navigation with the first mobile unit. | 10-28-2010 |
20100280753 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UPDATING A MAP IN RESPONSE TO SELECTION OF CONTENT FOR DISPLAY ON THE MAP - Methods and systems are provided for presenting information on a display device associated with an aircraft. A method comprises displaying a navigational map in a viewing area on the display device with initial display settings, identifying selection of a first category of information, and identifying content associated with the first category resulting in a first set of content. The method further comprises automatically updating display settings for the navigational map in response to identifying selection of the first category, wherein the display settings are updated based on the first set of content. The method further comprises displaying the first set of content on the navigational map based on the updated display settings. | 11-04-2010 |
20100280754 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDING LANDMARKS FOR VISUAL SIMULTANEOUS LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING - The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously, such visual techniques can be used to autonomously generate and update a map. Unlike with laser rangefinders, the visual techniques are economically practical in a wide range of applications and can be used in relatively dynamic environments, such as environments in which people move. One embodiment further advantageously uses multiple particles to maintain multiple hypotheses with respect to localization and mapping. Further advantageously, one embodiment maintains the particles in a relatively computationally-efficient manner, thereby permitting the SLAM processes to be performed in software using relatively inexpensive microprocessor-based computer systems. | 11-04-2010 |
20100299063 | Current Position Determining Device and Current Position Determining Method - Provided is a technology capable of improving the accuracy of determining a position of an own vehicle in the vicinity of a branch point, in a current position determining device. The current position determining device identifies a detection range according to states of a road on which a vehicle is traveling to detect a lane change, to thereby determine a current position of the vehicle based on information on the detected lane change. | 11-25-2010 |
20100305850 | Vehicle Route Representation Creation - Techniques and systems are disclosed that provide for creating an accurate representation of a roadway network, such as for planning vehicle travel routes. Positioning data is obtained, such as GPS data points from a plurality of vehicles, which mark traces of vehicular travel. A location of a trace is clarified using adjustment forces that are related to the traces, for example, to form coherent groups of traces. From these groups of clarified traces, a graph line is created by merging the traces. | 12-02-2010 |
20100305851 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UPDATING CARTOGRAPHIC DATA - A device for updating cartographic data for a predetermined region, having a collector for collecting location information of a path covered in the predetermined region, an overlayer for overlaying the collected location information with the cartographic data for the predetermined region, a determiner for determining portions contradictory or missing in the cartographic data for the predetermined region on the basis of the overlaid collected location information, and an updater for updating the cartographic data in the missing or contradictory portions on the basis of the overlaid collected location information. | 12-02-2010 |
20100312470 | Scrubbing Variable Content Paths - Various embodiments provide techniques for scrubbing variable paths in content. By way of example and not limitation, scrubbing can include receiving user input that defines a scrub path and navigating a data path through content based on the scrub path. According to some embodiments, a data path can include one or more predefined paths (e.g., a travel route) through the content. One or more of the techniques can account for variations in a data path and provide ways of maintaining adjacency between a scrub path and navigation along the data path. In some embodiments, a data path can be associated with one or more types of data path content that can be presented in response to a navigation of the data path. | 12-09-2010 |
20100318291 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A non-scaled, linearly compressed pictographic mapping system is provided for the visual display of information in a navigational aid. Unlike today's road maps which use a point-arc-polygon paradigm, the new mapping uses a non-scaled, linearly-compressed pictographic design that shows roads as linear pictograms. The display has a columnar layout, whereby the descriptive elements are grouped together by type, and displayed one above the other in columns. The maps may also contain icons representing points of interest arranged in a cloud fashion. In this manner, the mapping paradigm also serves to increase traveler safety, provide navigation assistance during address-less trips, create valuable advertising space and new promotional opportunities, and dramatically increases the travelers' communications and entertainment options. | 12-16-2010 |
20100324813 | ACCURACY ASSESSMENT FOR LOCATION ESTIMATION SYSTEMS - Assessing the accuracy of location estimation systems. A mobile computing device provides location information including a device location (e.g., via GPS) and one or more wireless network beacons accessible by the computing device at the device location. The wireless network beacons accessible by the computing device are compared to stored post information including a plurality of beacon lists. An estimated device location is determined based on the comparison. The estimated device location is compared to the known device location. A difference between the estimated device location and the received device location is determined based on the comparison. An analysis of the determined difference is performed to generate accuracy maps and other insight into the relationship between accuracy and geographic area for the location estimation systems. | 12-23-2010 |
20100324814 | GPS TRACKING SYSTEM - The present invention relates a GPS tracking system, comprising a tracking and positioning device, a server, a positioning display unit, and a database. Since the tracking and positioning device only sends an Internet protocol (IP) data and a verification data once when it is connected to the Internet, and sends a positioning data only when a position of the tracking and positioning device is to be shown on the positioning display unit, the bandwidth can be saved. | 12-23-2010 |
20100324815 | POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS AND POSITION DETECTION PROGRAM - A position detection apparatus includes a storage unit for storing map information including road information; a detection unit for detecting information for calculating an absolute position of a moving object; a position calculation unit for calculating the absolute position of the moving object and an error variance relating to an error of the moving object from the detected information; a read-out unit for reading out from the storage unit the road information of a road relating to the calculated absolute position; an existence probability calculation unit for calculating an existence probability of the moving object existing on the road from the absolute position, the error variance, and the read-out road information; a selection unit for selecting a position whose existence probability is maximum out of the calculated existence probability; and a map-matching processing unit for making the selected position a position of the moving object on the road. | 12-23-2010 |
20100332126 | INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH ERROR CORRECTION BASED ON NAVIGATION MAP - An inertial navigation system with error correction based on a navigation map is disclosed herein. The inertial navigation system can include a trajectory calculator for calculating a position and an orientation of a moving object based on moving information of the moving object, an error correcting unit coupled to the trajectory calculator for correcting the position and the orientation of the moving object based on reference road information, and a storage unit coupled to the error correcting unit for storing geographical information of a road network and providing the reference road information according to the geographical information of the road network. | 12-30-2010 |
20100332127 | Lane Judgement Equipment and Navigation System - There is provided lane judgement equipment that is capable of quickly and accurately judging the lane that a vehicle is traveling in on a road with plural lanes in each direction. Lane judgement equipment | 12-30-2010 |
20100332128 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A map information processing apparatus includes a map information storage unit ( | 12-30-2010 |
20100332129 | GPS DEVICE - A portable golf GPS device comprising a microprocessor operably coupled to a GPS unit, an input device such as a keypad (or touch screen) operably coupled to the microprocessor, a voice recognition unit operably coupled to the microprocessor, and a display such as a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) operably coupled to the microprocessor. A program memory system which contains at least some of the software and data to operate the device is also operably coupled to the microprocessor. The portable golf GPS device is preferably contained in a housing such that the entire device has a very compact and lightweight form factor, and is preferably handheld and/or pocket size. The golf GPS device is configured to display distances to course features, and to receive and process voice input in order to select functions or input data into the golf GPS device. | 12-30-2010 |
20110010090 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING MODE IN A LOCATION BASED SERVICE SYSTEM USING VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION - A method for switching a mode by a terminal in a Location Based Service (LBS) system based on Visible Light Communication (VLC). The method includes determining whether a visible light signal is received, and if so, determining whether the visible light signal is received from a transmission device; if the visible light signal is received, receiving data using the visible light signal; acquiring identification information of the transmission device from the received data; comparing location information corresponding to the identification information of the transmission device with pre-stored map information; and displaying map data corresponding to the location information. | 01-13-2011 |
20110010091 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PORTIONS OF ROADS - A system and method splices into, or replaces routes identified based on road geometry with routes taken by the same user or other users to create alternate routes that may be selected by a user to display, for example, on a map or for which driving directions can be displayed. Communication of routes traveled by different devices may be received from a server or from another device. A naming convention for road segments and ordered paths of road segments is described. | 01-13-2011 |
20110022310 | INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information terminal device having a user interface high operationality is provided. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022311 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING NAVIGATION FRAME, NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for adjusting a navigation frame, a navigation apparatus, and a recording medium are provided. In the method, a navigation frame is displayed on a screen of a device in a form of a three-dimensional picture. When an event is received, the angle of view of the navigation frame is adjusted to make the size of the navigation frame reduce and a window corresponding to the event is displayed in an area of the screen that is emptied due to the reduction of the navigation frame. | 01-27-2011 |
20110029236 | GPS-BASED WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION SELECTION AND NETWORK TOPOLOGY OVERLAY ON SATELLITE GEOGRAPHIC MAP - A method enables users to automatically switch available network connections for the current position as indicated by GPS while maintaining Internet connection. The selection of the network connection depends on a network connection profile which may be built up gradually and the score of each connection. Moreover the local network topology for the GPS location may be overlaid on a geographic map as might be generated by satellite imagery to give the user a better understanding of the topology. | 02-03-2011 |
20110029237 | PORTABLE NAVIGATION DEVICE, PORTABLE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF GENERATING RADIO DATA SYSTEM INFORMATION THEREFOR - A portable navigation device includes a processing resource operably coupled to a Radio Data System communications unit and a location determination unit. In at least one embodiment, the processing resource supports a country code selector and is operably coupled to a data store capable of storing Radio Data System country code data. In at least one embodiment, the processing resource is also arranged to determine a first country associated with location data generated, when in use, by the location determination unit, the country code selector being arranged to identify a first country code from the country code data that does not correspond to the first country associated with the location data and a second country neighbouring the first country. The processing resource is also arranged to use the first country code to generate a Programme Identification code. | 02-03-2011 |
20110046880 | GOLF GPS DEVICE - A golf GPS device is disclosed herein. The device includes a GPS unit, a memory for storing data for a plurality of golf courses, a display for displaying animations of portions of golf courses, a user input for inputting a plurality of location points on the display, and a processor comprising means for rendering the animations of portions of golf courses from a plurality of latitude and longitude coordinate points. | 02-24-2011 |
20110046881 | PERSONAL MAPPING SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a personal mapping system, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 02-24-2011 |
20110046882 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF ANOTHER ROAD USER - A method for determining the position of another road user includes the following steps: determining the position of a road user with the aid of a position detection unit; estimating a distance of the road user to the other road user with the aid of a distance sensor; and determining the position of the other road user on the basis of the determined position of the road user, the estimated distance, and a road map, the other road user being assumed to be located in a road area predefined by the road map. | 02-24-2011 |
20110054782 | Method and apparatus of measuring and analyzing user movement - A method and apparatus or measuring a person's movement via a plurality of sensors is enclosed. One example method may include measuring at least one rotational value during the movement via a first sensor. Additional measurements may include measuring at least one linear value during the movement via a second sensor, and measuring a force applied from a portion of the person's body via a third sensor. The measurements may be used to generate a user interface display of the person's movement on an electronic device. | 03-03-2011 |
20110060520 | Method and apparatus for searching and storing contents in portable terminal - A method and apparatus uses various location information to store and search contents in a portable terminal. The method of storing and searching contents includes obtaining location-based information including at least one of region information and a Point Of Interest (POI) corresponding to current location information when storing the contents. The contents and the location-based information are stored by mapping the contents and the location-based information. At least one of the POI and the region information determined by a user is set when searching the contents. And the contents corresponding to the information determined by the user are searched. | 03-10-2011 |
20110066371 | Navigation System and Methods Regarding Disputed Territories - Systems, devices, features, and methods for operations corresponding to disputed territories are disclosed. For example, one method comprises providing different data records corresponding to geographic features in dispute between multiple geographic entities. The different data records may be used to display different views of a disputed area as recognized by the respective geographic entities. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066372 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, NAVIGATION METHOD, AND MOBILE PHONE HAVING NAVIGATION FUNCTION - Provided is a navigation device including position measuring means that measures a present position on the basis of satellite signals; map displaying means that displays a local map; present position notifying means that displays a present position mark on the local map; estimated present position acquiring means that acquires an estimated present position by estimating the present position in a communication environment in which the satellite signals are unreceivable; and control means that reads attribute information about a next link that is next to a present link including the present position and, if the control means determines that the next link is an area in which a reception sensitivity for the satellite signals is low, does not fix the mark and continuously displays the mark on the local map in accordance with the estimated present position after the present position has moved from the present link to the next link. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066373 | Display Method and System for a Vehicle Navigation System - Traffic information, including traffic flow information and traffic incident information, obtained through a traffic management system for providing and facilitating the exchange of traffic information between a remote location and a vehicle may be presented to a user on a user display in the vehicle. The traffic information may be presented to the user in several circumstances, either as cued by the user, or automatically presented by the traffic management system. The user display may also automatically display traffic flow and traffic incident information for the direction that the user is traveling or along a route calculated by the navigation device. Further, a window displaying information about an upcoming traffic incident such as distance to the incident and incident details may automatically appear in the user display. Alternately, the user may select a roadway, freeway, or area for which traffic information is desired. | 03-17-2011 |
20110071755 | NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT - A navigation equipment includes a user position observing unit | 03-24-2011 |
20110071756 | ONLINE GENERATION OF A DIGITAL MAP - An update device for generating and updating a digital map in a vehicle is specified which resorts to position data from adjacent vehicles. The position data can be processed further within the update device in order to allow accurate and prompt updating of a subregion of the map without this requiring communication with the map manufacturer or service provider. | 03-24-2011 |
20110071757 | Method and apparatus for providing service using a sensor and image recognition in a portable terminal - A method and an apparatus provides a service using a sensor and image recognition in a portable terminal that supports Augmented Reality (AR). The method includes determining whether the portable terminal is parallel to ground using an acceleration sensor. When the portable terminal is parallel to the ground, either a map including nearby Point Of Interest (POI) information or constellation information is displayed. | 03-24-2011 |
20110077862 | Snap-to-Road Using Wireless Access Point Data - Techniques for performing more accurate snap-to-road calculations using wireless access point data are disclosed. In one aspect, a corrected location corresponding to received location data is selected from a plurality of candidate map locations based on a correspondence between the access points visible to a device and the access points visible at the corrected map location. In another aspect, road vector data is augmented with access point data, and a corrected map location is selected based on a correspondence between the access points visible to the device, and the augmented road vector data. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077863 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPECTRAL IMAGE CELESTIAL NAVIGATION - A method and system for a multi-spectrum celestial navigation system includes a first sensor responsive to at least a first and a second wavelength band of electromagnetic radiation. The sensor is configured to generate a first output related to the first wavelength band of electromagnetic radiation and to generate a second output related to the second wavelength band of electromagnetic radiation. The system also includes a processor programmed to receive the first and second outputs, determine a position of the sensor with respect to one or more stars using a stored star catalog and the received first and second outputs, and output the determined position. | 03-31-2011 |
20110082642 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE BUILDING UP OF A ROADMAP AND FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE POSITION OF A VEHICLE - A method is described for the building up of a special electronic roadmap for a vehicle, for the indication of the position of the vehicle on a road in a geographic area comprising a computer connected to a display and an internal memory connected to the computer, and which is based on an electronic roadmap provided and established with the help of data from a satellite navigation system, characterised in that a) the vehicle is fitted with sensors for the measurement of parameters such as movement and orientation of the vehicle, said parameters are registered and stored in true time and comprise: —its compass direction —Kr, ( | 04-07-2011 |
20110087432 | NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An embodiment of the invention provides a navigation system. A global positioning device outputs location information. A map database provides map information according to the location information. An active area recorder determines a viewing-area, and sketches a first active area according to the viewing-area and a first moving track of a positioning pattern corresponding to the location information. An image processing unit receives the map information and the first moving track and generates display data displayed on a display device. | 04-14-2011 |
20110093194 | NAVIGATION METHOD OF MOBILE TERMINAL AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A navigation method and apparatus of a mobile terminal capture an image of a road on which a driver is driving a vehicle if the road is a new road which has not been updated on map data, automatically generates guidance information of the captured road, and provide a user preference route in searching a route from a current location to a destination to thereby enhance user satisfaction. The navigation apparatus of a mobile terminal includes a storage unit configured to store map data, a display unit configured to display a route from a current location to a destination on the map data, and a controller configured to store locus information of a vehicle in real time when the vehicle gets off of the route and gives a weight value to a link corresponding to the locus information. | 04-21-2011 |
20110093195 | MAP DISPLAY DEVICE AND MAP DISPLAY METHOD - A map display device that displays a map image around a vehicle position includes a display unit; a first storage unit storing map data including road data of a road and road-related information related to the road; a second storage unit storing adjustment data based on a relationship between display positions of the road data and the road-related information; and a map display control unit for calculating the display position of the road-related information based on the adjustment data for the individual road, and displaying the road-related information on a screen of the display unit. A road width to be displayed o the screen may be determined in accordance with the number of lanes and a road type. The adjustment data may be a distance between the display positions of the road and the road-related information, and may be determined in accordance with the road type and the road width. | 04-21-2011 |
20110093196 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ACTIVITY INFORMATION ON A NAVIGATION DEVICE AND RELATED NAVIGATION DEVICE - A navigation method includes receiving a positioning signal, displaying a navigation map corresponding to the positioning signal, receiving a plurality of activity information with latitude and longitude, providing an information preference menu, and displaying an activity icon of corresponding activity information on a corresponding activity location of the navigation map according to the setting of the information preference menu and the latitude and longitude. | 04-21-2011 |
20110098922 | Path Predictive System And Method For Vehicles - A system that uses a map database as a predictive sensor and more specifically to a system and method of using a map database as a path predictive vehicle sensor or input with the additional ability to identify system related point of interests, or detect and internally correct for errors in the map database that are found during operation of the vehicle as well as preemptively identifying problematic errors in the database that may create false negatives, or sometimes false positives when combined with a warning system such as a form of a stability system, crash avoidance system, or crash warning system. | 04-28-2011 |
20110098923 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING MAP OF ARTIFICIAL MARKS, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING POSITION OF MOVING OBJECT USING THE MAP - A method of creating a map of artificial marks includes acquiring a position in which a moving object is moved, detecting each of the artificial marks to obtain an image thereof, calculating a relative position of the detected artificial mark, calculating a position of the detected artificial mark in a global coordinate system using the relative position, and storing the calculated position and an ID of the detected artificial mark in a map database to create the map of the artificial marks. Further, a method of measuring a position of a moving object includes detecting an artificial mark within a search range calculating a relative position of the detected artificial mark, and calculating a position of the moving object using the calculated relative position and a position in a global coordinate system corresponding to the relative position of the detected artificial mark from the map database. | 04-28-2011 |
20110106439 | Method of displaying multiple points of interest on a personal navigation device - A method of displaying points of interest in a personal navigation device includes displaying a map on a display of the personal navigation device, receiving touch input at a touched position of the display, searching an area within a search radius of the touched position for points of interest, displaying points of interest located in the area within the search radius, wherein the found points of interest are represented by icons connected to their locations on the map with a line extending out from the touched position, spreading out the icons around the touched position to separate the icons from each other, and gradually increasing the search radius to create an enlarged area within the increased search radius and displaying additional icons corresponding to points of interest located in the enlarged area. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106440 | Vehicle speed determination from audio input for dead reckoning determination in a portable navigation device - A portable navigation device displaying map information and navigation instructions for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The portable navigation device includes a memory, a display for displaying the map information and navigation instructions, and a microphone for inputting sound signals to the portable navigation device. A processor is used for controlling operation of the portable navigation device and for determining the speed of the vehicle. To determine the speed, the processor receives the sound signals input by the microphone, analyzes the sound signals, determines a speed at which the vehicle is moving according to characteristics of the analyzed received sound signals when not receiving Global Positioning System (GPS) signals with the portable navigation device, and estimates a current location of the vehicle based on the determined speed of the vehicle. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106441 | METHOD OF PERFORMING MIXED CATEGORY AND POINT OF INTEREST SEARCH AND RELATED PERSONAL NAVIGATION DEVICE - To provide a simple interface that can operate seamlessly across a mix of databases with different categorization, individually or concurrently, and limit categories offered to those categories directly relevant to a search term entered, a method of querying and displaying point of interest category and point of interest item information in a personal navigation device includes sending a search term to a first server, receiving matching category data from the first server, displaying a representation of the matching category, sending a query to a second server when the matching category is selected, receiving point of interest data corresponding to the matching category from the second server, and displaying a point of interest described in the point of interest data. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106442 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for collision avoidance. The systems and methods include a global positioning system (GPS) device, motion sensors, and a geographic information system (GIS) device. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106443 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A display control apparatus having a display unit that displays a plurality of images in respective areas on a screen, an illuminating unit that includes a plurality of light sources configured to be set so as to have different power consumptions from each other, and that illuminates the images displayed on the display unit, a determination unit that determines a luminance need required on the screen for each of the images displayed on the display unit, and an illuminating control unit that controls the power consumptions of the light sources corresponding to the areas that display the respective images on the display unit on the basis of the determined luminance needs. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106444 | MOBILE OBJECT POSITION DETECTING DEVICE - A mobile object position detecting device | 05-05-2011 |
20110112762 | VALIDATING MAP DATA CORRECTIONS - A system is disclosed for validating a correction to map data for a geographic location, the system including: a processing resource; and a navigation device. In at least one embodiment, the processing resource includes: a user request generator that is configured to generate a user request for transmission to the navigation device; a transmitter for transmitting the generated user request to the navigation device; and a receiver for receiving a user response from the navigation device; and the navigation device includes: a receiver for receiving the user request transmitted from the processing resource; a user request module configured to present the received user request to a user of the navigation device; a user response module for capturing a user response to the presented user request, and a transmitter for transmitting the captured user response to the processing resource. | 05-12-2011 |
20110118979 | AUTOMOTIVE LOCATION DATA INTEGRITY - A method of operating an automotive location system may include providing a timely warning if the system cannot satisfy predetermined performance criteria. An example method may include ascertaining a satellite-based position estimation ascertaining a dead reckoning position estimation, determining a location estimation by combining the satellite position estimation and the dead reckoning position estimation, determining a map-matching position, and determining an integrity of the location estimation by comparing a test statistic calculated by evaluating the map-matching position and the location estimation with a decision threshold based upon a predetermined location estimation accuracy specification. If the test statistic is less than the decision threshold, the system may provide the location estimation. If the test statistic is greater than the decision threshold, the system may provide an indication that the integrity of the location estimation does not satisfy the predetermined location estimation accuracy specification. | 05-19-2011 |
20110125399 | Filtering of Relevant Traffic for Display, Enhancement, and/or Alerting - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media described herein provide for filtering relevant traffic from sensed or received traffic information for display, enhancement, or alerting, without requiring knowledge of runway, taxiway, or taxi route locations at an airport. Traffic information is sensed or received regarding nearby aircraft or other vehicles and is filtered using one or more filtering strategies to determine a subset of relevant traffic for which to display traffic indicators and/or traffic data on a display unit in the aircraft. The subset of relevant traffic may be further tested for convergence or potential convergence and filtered using one or more additional filtering strategies to determine traffic having critical traffic conditions for which to enhance the display of the traffic indicators on the display unit or to alert the flight crew of the critical traffic conditions. | 05-26-2011 |
20110125400 | Methods of Generating a Connectivity Chart for Elements of an Airport for Assistance in Taxiing and Associated Devices - The method of generating a connectivity chart for elements of an airport that makes use of:
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20110125401 | UPDATE UNIT AND METHOD FOR UPDATING A DIGITAL MAP - An update device for updating a digital map for a vehicle is specified which has a multiplicity of sensors which measure the current traffic situation, the movement of the vehicle or else the road conditions. These measured values are transferred to a control center which evaluates them and then sends appropriate update data for updating the digital map to other vehicles. | 05-26-2011 |
20110125402 | NAVIGATION DEVICE - A navigation device calculates the distance difference between the position of a vehicle which is map-matched onto a road link, and the position acquired by perpendicular-mapping the actual position of the vehicle at a branch point onto the above-mentioned road link from the lane width K of a road lane along which the vehicle had been traveling before making a turn at the branch point, the lane width N of a road lane along which the vehicle has been traveling after making the turn, and the lane number B of the road lane before the branch point, the lane number A of the road lane after branch point, and the turning angle Θ of the vehicle at the branch point, so as to correct the vehicle position in such a way that the vehicle position is the above-mentioned perpendicular-mapped position. | 05-26-2011 |
20110137557 | CELLULAR-BASED LIVE TRAFFIC SERVICE - A cellular-based live traffic service that does not require pre-deployment of infrastructure or GPS-enabled devices uses signals provided by cellular devices to determine course resolution localization and tracking information of the cellular devices. Specialized statistical analysis is performed on the course resolution data to infer the fine resolution positions of the cellular devices. In an example embodiment, the localization and tracking information is provided on a map, or the like, to show relative position and/or trajectory of cellular devices. | 06-09-2011 |
20110137558 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR LOCATING OBJECTS - A database for a set of orientation-matched road (OMR) sections is searched according to a calculated orientation of an object and orientations of road sections stored in the database. The OMR sections are searched for a position-matched road (PMR) set according to a calculated position of the object and positions of the OMR sections. The PMR set includes one or more PMR sections. The object is located using the PMR set. | 06-09-2011 |
20110137559 | Driver Assistance System Having Reduced Data From a Digital Road Map - The invention relates to a driver assistance system for a motor vehicle, comprising a surroundings sensor and an evaluation unit for the surroundings sensor data, wherein the evaluation unit is provided with data from a positioning device and reduced data from a digital road map. | 06-09-2011 |
20110144907 | TRAVEL GUIDING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE, TRAVEL GUIDING METHOD FOR VEHICLE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A travel guiding apparatus, method, and program for a vehicle store map information and marker pattern identification information used to identify a marker pattern for each road type, wherein the marker pattern is a pattern of a marker included in a lane marking. The apparatus, method, and program determine a type of road on which the vehicle is traveling and detect the maker pattern on the road. The apparatus, method, and program again determine the type of the road based on the detected marker pattern and change the type of determined road from a road other than an expressway to an expressway, if the first detected type of road is a road other than an expressway and the type of road detected based on the marker pattern is an expressway. | 06-16-2011 |
20110153206 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING SCENES USING MUTUAL RELATIONS BETWEEN FEATURES - Embodiments of the present invention provide improved systems and methods for matching scenes. In one embodiment, a processor for implementing robust feature matching between images comprises: a first process for extracting a first feature set from a first image projection and extracting a second feature set from a second image projection; a memory for storing the first feature set and the second feature set; and a second process for feature matching using invariant mutual relations between features of the first feature set and the second feature set; wherein the second feature set is selected from the second image projection based on the identification of similar descriptive subsets between the second image projection and the first image projection. | 06-23-2011 |
20110153207 | NAVIGATION DEVICE - A navigation device includes a base unit | 06-23-2011 |
20110161007 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND MAP DATA - An information processing apparatus including a position information allocation unit for allocating position information to plural spots on a deformed map; and an interpolation unit for interpolating position information of each spot on the deformed map on the basis of the position information allocated to the plural spots and locations of the plural spots on the deformed map. | 06-30-2011 |
20110166782 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a camera for capturing an image around a vehicle body; a monitor provided in a vehicle interior; and a display control unit for controlling a display of the monitor. The monitor has a rectangle-shaped display face, and is supported switchably between a vertically elongated posture and a horizontally elongated posture. When the monitor is switched to the vertically elongated posture, based on an image captured by the camera, the display control unit displays a top view image of a road surface around the vehicle body seen from above on the monitor. | 07-07-2011 |
20110172913 | ROAD LEARNING APPARATUS - In adding a new road to update road map data, an amendment process is executed to remove an accumulated error included in a travel locus based on dead reckoning navigation at the time of running the new road. The new road can be thus added in updating the road map data so as to fit more with an actual shape of the new road. | 07-14-2011 |
20110172914 | Method and Device for Checking the Conformity of an Aircraft Trajectory - A method and device checks the conformity of a trajectory calculated by a flight management system of an aircraft in relation to reference data comprising a reference map. The method includes: geo-referencing of a reference map; determination of a reference trajectory from the geo-referenced reference map; detection of nonconformity in the trajectory calculated by the flight management system by comparison of the trajectory calculated by the flight management system with the reference trajectory; and emission of a warning if a nonconformity is detected. | 07-14-2011 |
20110172915 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A VEHICLE - A method for determining the location of a vehicle using a GPS receiver ( | 07-14-2011 |
20110184644 | Tightly Coupled GPS and Dead-Reckoning Vehicle Navigation - A tightly coupled GPS and dead-reckoning system collects wheel speed transducer data over a vehicle's network to compute vehicle range and direction. The dead-reckoning bridges over gaps in navigation solutions that would otherwise occur when GPS signal transmission is lost in tunnels, parking garages, and other common situations. Continual calibration of the wheel radii and compensation for speed effects are calculated from GPS position fixes, and such improves the performance and accuracy of dead-reckoning during long outages of GPS signal reception. When the GPS signals are restored, the dead-reckoning solutions provide a high quality starting place for the GPS receiver to search around. | 07-28-2011 |
20110191023 | 3-D GOLF COURSE NAVIGATION DEVICE AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD - The present invention provides three-dimensional, topographic data (x,y,z) for a golf course navigation device. In an embodiment of the invention, three data sets are acquired for each golf hole: (1) geospatial digital image data, (2) geospatial terrain data including elevation and topographic measurements, and (3) object data pertaining to trees, bushes, water hazards, buildings, and any other objects present. Each hole is mapped using high resolution airborne photogrammetry and in some cases, light detection and ranging acquisition sensors. Geospatial, three-dimensional terrain data is acquired using a photogrammetry and/or stereo photogrammetry compilation. Object data is acquired from measurements taken from ground level. From all of this acquired data, a three-dimensional (x,y,z) geospatial model is built and then integrated into 3-D gaming, visualization and web mapping environments such as Microsoft Bing Maps, Google Earth, and various mobile and golf cart mounted, golf course navigation systems. | 08-04-2011 |
20110196608 | Method for Position Determination for a Motor Vehicle - A method for position determination for a motor vehicle includes the acts of: satellite based determination of a geographical position of the motor vehicle, providing digital road map data, which include at least information about road segments in the surroundings of the geographical position; carrying out a first determining step for determining at least a first road segment, on which the motor vehicle is located with high probability, wherein the first determining step is based on a matching of the geographical position with the digital road map data; retrieval of traffic lane data, regarding at least the number of traffic lanes for the first road segment, from the road map database; determining the traffic lane, in which the motor vehicle is currently traveling, by use of at least the traffic lane data; and carrying out a second determining step for determining a second road segment, on which the motor vehicle is located with high probability, wherein the second determining step is based on a matching of the geographical position with the digital road map data and at least the traffic lane, in which the vehicle is traveling. | 08-11-2011 |
20110196609 | DOWNLOADING MAP SEGMENT(S) TO A CELL PHONE BASED UPON ITS GPS COORDINATES AND MOBILITY - A wireless terminal displays its location and navigation information (map segment) on its display. The wireless terminal accesses a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the wireless terminal to determine its location coordinates. The wireless terminal determines a maximum data size for navigation information to be downloaded. The wireless terminal sends a navigation information download request to a map server via a supporting wireless network infrastructure that includes the location coordinates and the maximum data size. The wireless terminal receives navigation information that has a data size no greater than the maximum data size and displays the navigation information on the display. The wireless terminal may display a map segment and an icon representing the wireless terminal at a location corresponding to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal with respect to the map segment. The wireless terminal may download a premises map from a premises map server. | 08-11-2011 |
20110202272 | SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING A VEHICLE OPERATOR'S ORIENTATION AND ABILITY TO NAVIGATE - A system for enhancing a vehicle operator's orientation and ability to navigate a vehicle includes, but is not limited to, a display unit, a data storage unit, a position determining unit and a processor communicatively connected to the display unit, the data storage unit and the position determining unit. The processor is configured to obtain a position and heading of the vehicle from the position determining unit, to obtain terrain data from the data storage unit, and to control the display unit to display a three-dimensional representation of a terrain representative of an actual terrain proximate the vehicle. The processor controls the display unit to overlay a three-dimensional compass onto the three-dimensional representation of the terrain to display both the heading of the vehicle and the location of the vehicle with respect to the actual terrain. | 08-18-2011 |
20110202273 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MAP DATA - A navigation system compresses original map data to generate compressed map data. The navigation system compares a size of the original map data with a size of the compressed map data and selectively transmits the original map data or the compressed map data based on the comparison. | 08-18-2011 |
20110208424 | Road Map Feedback Corrections in Tightly Coupled GPS and Dead Reckoning Vehicle Navigation - Road map feedback is included in a tightly coupled GPS and dead-reckoning system that collects wheel speed transducer data over a vehicle's network to compute vehicle range and direction. On-board road maps in DVD disks provide a database of road segments that are matched to the current navigation solutions. The dead-reckoning bridges over gaps in navigation solutions that would otherwise occur when GPS signal transmission is lost in tunnels, parking garages, and other common situations. The road map fitting controls drift that would otherwise accumulate during long periods of dead reckoning only operation. | 08-25-2011 |
20110208425 | Mining Correlation Between Locations Using Location History - Techniques describe determining a correlation between identified locations to recommend a location that may be of interest to an individual user. The process constructs a location model to identify locations. To construct the model, the process uses global positioning system (GPS) logs of geospatial locations collected over time and identifies trajectories representing trips of the individual user and extracts stay points from the trajectories. Each stay point represents a geographical region where the individual user stayed over a time threshold within a distance threshold. A location history is formulated for the individual user based on a sequence of the extracted stay points to identify locations. | 08-25-2011 |
20110208426 | Map-Matching for Low-Sampling-Rate GPS Trajectories - This disclosure describes a map-matching module that supports a Global Positioning System (GPS) and provides a user with a best match trajectory corresponding to GPS sampling points taken at a low sampling rate. The best match trajectory is based upon a spatial-temporal analysis. | 08-25-2011 |
20110208427 | Location Identification Systems and Methods - Embodiments provide systems and methods for identifying one or more locations in a selected geographic region of interest. In certain cases a processor-executed method for generating location identification codes is provided. The method includes receiving information about a selected geographic region, a standard areal unit, and a predetermined set of characters, and then generating one or more location identification codes after determining the total number of areal units in the region and the number of character positions in the code. An interactive mapping system includes inputs/outputs, memory, and a processor programmed to receive a location identification code, retrieve and display a location description for verification, and retrieve and display map data corresponding to the location identification code. | 08-25-2011 |
20110208428 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A navigation apparatus is provided which displays an own-vehicle driving condition without making it difficult to view a map display. The navigation apparatus includes own-vehicle location determination means | 08-25-2011 |
20110218732 | Methods and Apparatus for Geo-Collaboration - Methods and computer readable medium for collaborating on geographical maps between two or more computers are disclosed. In particular, sharing a geographical location on a map between two or more computers and co-navigating a map between two or more computers are disclosed. With respect to sharing a geographical location, the geographical location is retrieved to the first computer. The geographical location is added to the map being rendered at the first computer and is sent to a second computer. A map including the geographical location is rendered at the second computer. With respect to co-navigating, a map is displayed from a map perspective at the first computer. The map perspective is sent to the second computer. A map from the same map perspective being displayed at the first computer is rendered at the second computer. | 09-08-2011 |
20110224901 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS USED IN-VEHICLE - A navigation apparatus includes a processing resource that is operably coupled to a data store including digital map data. A location determination unit is also provided and capable of determining a location. In at least one embodiment, the navigation apparatus receives information from at least a vehicle: steering sensor for sensing an angular position of the vehicle steering control. Information relating to the sensed parameters is logged by the navigation apparatus while driving. Upon subsequent uploading of the information to a server, the information is analysed statistically, and combined with similar information obtained from other navigation devices. The statistical analysis enables supplementary road information to be derived, such as road lane width; Such supplementary road information is added to the digital map to facilitate greater safety awareness and route planning. | 09-15-2011 |
20110231092 | REAL-TIME TRACKING OF DIGITAL CAMERAS AND WIRELESS CAPABLE DEVICES - A portable device such as a camera comprises a wireless tracking unit for tracking the position of the portable device utilizing wireless internet technologies. When enabled, the portable device automatically determines its global position and uploads the position to a tracking server where the position data is saved in a position database. The position data is able to then be accessed at any time by a specified group comprising the user and any specified friends or family of the user upon accessing the tracker server from a personal computer or their portable devices. As a result, members of the specified group are able to track each other's real-time locations and history of locations throughout the world. | 09-22-2011 |
20110231093 | MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A map information processing device includes: a map information storage unit 23 for storing map information; a sensor information input unit 22 for inputting sensor information used for calculation of a current position; a navigation processing unit 25 for calculating the current position by using the map information read from the map information storage unit, and the sensor information inputted from the sensor information input unit, and for, when determining, from the above-mentioned calculated current position, that a vehicle has entered a tunnel shown by the above-mentioned read map information, calculating the number of tunnels excising forwardly and continuously at intervals of a predetermined distance or less from the above-mentioned tunnel to generate a map image about a map including the above-mentioned calculated number of tunnels; and an output control unit 26 for outputting the map image generated by the navigation processing unit 25. | 09-22-2011 |
20110238304 | Method of Transmitting a Traffic Event Report for a Personal Navigation Device - In a method of transmitting a traffic event report for a traffic event from a personal navigation device, positioning circuits determine position of the personal navigation device. Processing circuits calculate speed of the personal navigation device according to the position, determine a street the personal navigation device is traveling on according to the position, calculate difference of a speed limit of the street and the speed of the personal navigation device, and display a traffic event report dialog in the display upon detection of the difference being greater than a predetermined threshold. An input interface receives traffic event data through user input, and the networking circuits send the traffic event report including the traffic event data to the server. | 09-29-2011 |
20110238305 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING REFERENCE MAP DATA IN NAVIGATION DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR THE SAME, AND NAVIGATION DEVICE - A method for switching a reference map data in a navigation device having a map data memory for storing a plurality of map data, the navigation device executing a navigation function with using a first map data among the plurality of map data stored in the map data memory as the reference map data, the method includes: reading out a second map data from a memory medium; determining whether the map data memory already stores a same map data as the second map data; and switching the reference map data from the first map data to the same map data as the second map data when the map data memory already stores the same map data as the second map data in the memory medium. | 09-29-2011 |
20110246065 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING A RELATIVE ALTITUDE IN ONE OR MORE DIRECTIONS - A method for indicating a relative altitude of a vehicle includes obtaining, from at least one navigation instrument, a current geographic position and a current altitude of the vehicle. One or more geographic areas substantially surrounding the current geographic position is defined. A minimum safe altitude (MSA) is determined for each geographic area based at least in part on a minimum clearance height and a maximum terrain elevation or a maximum obstruction elevation within the geographic area. A relative altitude representing the current altitude of the vehicle relative to the MSA for each geographic area is determined. A relative altitude indicator is displayed via a presentation device for each geographic area based at least in part on the corresponding relative altitude. A relative altitude indicator corresponding to an MSA below the current altitude is graphically distinguished from a relative altitude indicator corresponding to an MSA above the current altitude. | 10-06-2011 |
20110257882 | ROAD MAP FEEDBACK SERVER FOR TIGHTLY COUPLED GPS AND DEAD RECKONING VEHICLE NAVIGATION - Road map feedback is used in a tightly coupled GPS and dead-reckoning system that collects wheel speed transducer data over a vehicle's CANbus network to compute vehicle range and direction. Road segment information provided by a network server provides a database of constraints that are templated on to current navigation solutions so that corrective feedback can be derived. The dead-reckoning bridges over gaps in navigation solutions that would otherwise occur when GPS signal transmission is lost in tunnels, parking garages, and other common situations. The road map fitting controls drift that would otherwise accumulate during long periods of dead reckoning only operation. | 10-20-2011 |
20110270522 | VISUAL TRAINING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Visual training aids including an eyewear article including a lens, an image generator mounted to the eyewear article in a position to display an image on the lens, a processor operatively connected to and in data communication with the image generator, a global positioning system operatively connected to and in data communication with the processor, a computer readable medium operatively connected to and in data communication with the processor. In some examples, the visual training aid includes a pair of eyeglasses. In some examples, the visual training aid includes a display monitor mounted to the eyewear. In some examples, the visual training aid includes a camera mounted to the eyewear. | 11-03-2011 |
20110282577 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RECOGNIZING TRAFFIC LANE USING THE SAME - Provided are a navigation system and a method of recognizing a traffic lane using the same. The navigation system includes an electronic map in which information about roads and spatial data of topographical features around roads are stored, a satellite navigational device that calculates a position and a transverse point of a vehicle on the road using satellite navigation information and the road information, a radio communication unit that receives information about positions of the navigational satellites from a base station, and a lane recognition unit that calculates the number of lane-specific visible satellites and the number of real visible satellites on the basis of information about a lane position of the electronic map, spatial data of the topographical feature located at the transverse point, and the position information of the navigational satellites, and that compares the number of lane-specific visible satellites with the number of real visible satellites to recognize a lane along which the vehicle is traveling. Thus, there are no restrictions in the aspects of installation and maintenance, and accurate lane recognition is possible without an influence on the weather conditions around the road. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282578 | Method of generating a Geodetic Reference Database Product - A method of generating a geodetic reference database product is disclosed The method comprises acquiring mobile mapping data captured by means of digital cameras, range sensors and position determination means including GPS and IMU mounted to a vehicle driving across the earth surface, the mobile mapping data comprising simultaneously captured image data, range data and associated position data in a geographic coordinate system. Linear stationary earth surface features are derived from the mobile mapping data by processing the image data, range data and associated position data. 3D-models are generated for the linear stationary earth surface features in the geographic coordinate system from the image data, range data and associated position data and stored in a database to obtain the geodetic reference database product. A 3D-model could include an image representing the colors of the surface of the 3D model or a set of smaller images representing photo-identifiable objects along the model. The 3D-models could be used to rectify aerial imagery, to correct digital elevation models and to improve the triangulation of digital elevation models. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282579 | SYSTEM WHICH MEDIATES PROVIDING OF MAP INFORMATION, SERVER WHICH MEDIATES PROVIDING OF MAP INFORMATION, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MAP INFORMATION - When a map acquisition judgment means judges that the acquisition of map information is required, a terminal device transmits spot position information calculated by a spot information calculation means to a server which mediates providing of the map information, via a first map information providing server where the terminal device is positioned. The server causes an area judgment means to judge according to the spot information an area of providing map information including the spot, identifies a map information providing system on the basis of the judgment, and requests providing of the map information including the spot to a second map information providing server in the area according to the spot position information. The terminal device synthesizes map information held by the terminal and map information provided by the second map information providing server by a map synthesis means and displays the synthesized map information on a display means. | 11-17-2011 |
20110288769 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING FLUID DELIVERY MISSIONS ON A SITE - Systems and methods for controlling fluid delivery on a site using at least one fluid delivery machine are disclosed. An exemplary such method includes identifying at least one path on the site based on map information associated with the site, calculating a fluid delivery requirement of the at least one path based on environmental information associated with the site, and dispatching a fluid delivery machine on a mission to treat the at least one path with fluid based on the fluid delivery requirement. | 11-24-2011 |
20110288770 | SPEED LIMIT CHANGE NOTIFICATION - Techniques are described that may be implemented in a mobile electronic device providing navigation functionality to furnish a notification that the indicated speed limit of a roadway being traversed has changed. In an implementation, the display of the mobile electronic device is configured to display navigation information including a roadway graphic representing a roadway being traversed by the mobile electronic device and a speed limit indicator graphic for indicating the speed limit associated with the roadway. When a change in the indicated speed limit is encountered, an attribute of the navigation information is temporarily altered to provide a notification of the change. | 11-24-2011 |
20110307171 | GPS Location Refinement Method In Environments With Low Satellite Visibility - A map data base can be used to assist GPS and other vehicle sensors (i.e., wheel speed, gyro, . . . ) in location estimation by allowing techniques such as determining if location is valid or invalid, best-fit determination, and others. Reduction in map data dependency can be achieved by using it only in areas where GPS position is not reliable. Reduction in map data dependency can be in the form of reduced size of map data base, or reduced data transmission in conjunction with anticipating future map needs, if map data is not stored locally on device. | 12-15-2011 |
20110313657 | Context-Sensitive Point of Interest Retrieval - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on one or more computer storage devices, for context sensitive point of interest retrieval. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a current location of a user's electronic device and retrieving multiple points of interest within a predetermined distance to the current location. Each point of interest is ranked based on the point of interest's proximity to the current location and one or more time-related attributes associated with the point of interest. Data identifying one or more of the points of interest is provided to the electronic device for presentation to the user on a display of the electronic device based on the ranking. | 12-22-2011 |
20110313658 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGES OF TERRAIN ON AIRCRAFT DISPLAYS - A system and method are disclosed for enhancing the visibility and ensuring the correctness of terrain and navigation information on aircraft displays, such as, for example, continuous, three-dimensional perspective view aircraft displays conformal to the visual environment. More specifically, an aircraft display system is disclosed that includes a processing unit, a navigation system, a database for storing high resolution terrain data, a graphics display generator, and a visual display. One or more independent, higher precision databases with localized position data, such as navigation data or position data is onboard. Also, one or more onboard vision sensor systems associated with the navigation system provides real-time spatial position data for display, and one or more data links is available to receive precision spatial position data from ground-based stations. Essentially, before terrain and navigational objects (e.g., runways) are displayed, a real-time correction and augmentation of the terrain data is performed for those regions that are relevant and/or critical to flight operations, in order to ensure that the correct terrain data is displayed with the highest possible integrity. These corrections and augmentations performed are based upon higher precision, but localized onboard data, such as navigational object data, sensor data, or up-linked data from ground stations. Whenever discrepancies exist, terrain data having a lower integrity can be corrected in real-time using data from a source having higher integrity data. A predictive data loading approach is used, which substantially reduces computational workload and thus enables the processing unit to perform such augmentation and correction operations in real-time. | 12-22-2011 |
20110313659 | MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a map information storage section ( | 12-22-2011 |
20110320121 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND ROAD LANE RECOGNITION METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a road lane recognition method in a navigation device, which can differentiate a road lane occupied by a vehicle running on bidirectional lanes, including estimating a vehicle location based on satellite signal received from a carrier-based navigation satellite system and correction information received from a master station; determining a drive direction of the vehicle using vehicle location information and road lane information stored in a digital map; for each road lane in the road lane information, calculating a distance between a center line of the respective road lane and the vehicle location using the vehicle location information and the road lane information; and determining the road lane having a minimum value among the calculated distances as a drive lane. | 12-29-2011 |
20120016579 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INDICATING POSITION OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON ELECTRONIC MAP - An indication method indicates position of an electronic device on an electronic map. The electronic device includes a global positioning system (GPS) and an e-compass. The method detects a position and an orientation of the electronic device using the GPS and the e-compass, indicates the detected position on an electronic map on a display screen of the electronic device, and marks the detected position and the detected orientation of the electronic device in the electronic map. Upon the condition that the detected direction is initialized, a default orientation of the electronic device is pointed North and the electronic map is initially oriented accordingly, the indication method then adjusts the electronic map as needed according to the detected orientation of the electronic device, and displays the adjusted electronic map on the display screen. | 01-19-2012 |
20120029808 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SERVICE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN SERVICE ZONE - A terminal comprising: a controller configured to determine, in a service zone, whether or not service information corresponding to a service zone is identical to service information previously used in the service zone, and provide control to display previously stored service information or updated service information based on the determination; and a display unit configured to visually display the previously stored service information or the updated service information under the control of the controller, wherein the controller controls the display unit to display the updated service information by updating the previously stored service information. | 02-02-2012 |
20120029809 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ROAD VIEW - An apparatus and method for providing road view data corresponding to an inputted location. The apparatus includes a manipulation unit to received user information containing a road view data request signal; a display unit to output image data containing road view data; a camera to capture an image in a specific photographing direction and output the captured image; a sensor unit to output sensing information containing a photographing direction of the camera; and a control unit to detect, at an inputted reference position, road view data corresponding to the photographing direction of the camera output from the sensor unit and output the detected road view data. | 02-02-2012 |