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20120029815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL LOADS OF CHOPPED FORAGE IN STORAGE - Thus the field factors of crop, soil and harvest conditions that affect feeding quality or a quality analysis of the load can be associated with the forage as it is removed from storage and fed to livestock. | 02-02-2012 |
20120046858 | ORGANIZING MEDIA DATA USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention relates to an electronic communication device, a portable electronic device, a method, a computer program product, a computer program element, and a system for organizing electronic media data in relation to fix points of geographic locations. The method for organizing electronic media data in relation to fix points of geographic locations, according to the present invention, comprises: obtaining at least one said fix point related to a scheme (step | 02-23-2012 |
20120046859 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH SCALABLE MAP INTERFACE FOR ZONE BASED ENERGY MANAGEMENT - According to an aspect of the disclosure, a mobile energy management system includes controlling at least one network device at a site using the proximity detection of a mobile device based upon the detection of a plurality of zones. Various features may be presented on a graphical user interface of the mobile device including a map which may present the location of the site, the current location of the mobile device, and the plurality of zones. The graphical user interface may further include a zone size setting presenting selectable distance values enabling the user to set the distance between the site and the boundary of each zone. In response to the selection of a distance value, the mobile device may automatically scale the map to simultaneously present the boundary of each zone and the current location of the mobile device within the display screen of the mobile device. | 02-23-2012 |
20120059576 | METHOD, SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR BROWSING SPOT INFORMATION - A method, a system, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for browsing spot information, adapted to an electronic device, are provided. In the present method, a plurality of spot information are retrieved, in which each of the spot information at least comprises a picture and a location of a spot. Next, an electronic map is displayed and a spot marker is marked at the spot location of each spot information on the electronic map. Meanwhile, a spot browsing bar is displayed on a side of the electronic map and the spot pictures of the spot information are sequentially displayed in the spot browsing bar. When a select operation of a certain spot marker on the electronic map is received, the spot browsing bar is scrolled to show the spot picture corresponding to the selected spot marker. | 03-08-2012 |
20120065879 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION ON POSITION ON DIGITAL MAP AND DEVICE USED FOR THE SAME - A method of transmitting position information of a digital map capable of transmitting a position on a digital map efficiently and accurately in which a transmitting side transmits position information including coordinate series information for specifying a vector shape on a digital map and a receiving side execute map matching by the coordinate series information to thereby identify the vector shape on the digital map, the coordinate series information is transmitted by adding azimuth information of a coordinate point included in the coordinate series information thereto. By transmitting shape data by adding the azimuth information thereto, accuracy of matching can be promoted and necessary time for matching can be shortened. | 03-15-2012 |
20120072105 | GROUND NAVIGATIONAL DISPLAY, SYSTEM AND METHOD DISPLAYING BUILDINGS IN THREE-DIMENSIONS - A methods, apparatus and system are provided for a vehicle with a ground navigational display. The system may include a display, a navigation system determining a location of the vehicle, a database storing a map including locations of buildings on the map and a processor. The processor may be configured to display the map on the display based upon the location of the vehicle, assign a fixed height to all of the buildings displayed on the display, and render the buildings displayed on the display in three-dimensions and having the assigned fixed height. | 03-22-2012 |
20120078502 | Presentation of a Digital Map - The invention relates to a method, a map providing device, a computer program and a computer program product for presenting a digital map via a map presenting unit of a user terminal. An object ( | 03-29-2012 |
20120089324 | Device, System and Method for Controlling and Storing Sensitive Information on a GPS Device - A system and method for controlling and storing sensitive information on a global positioning system (GPS) device are provided. The system includes a locational information module for determining location information of the device; an encryption module for encrypting the location information; a processing module for storing the encrypted location information in a storage module; and an input module for inputting a code string for decrypting the location information. Information inputted to and/or generated by the device will be encrypted on the storage module. The storage module can be in any form currently available including optical media, or various types of removable memory cards or cartridges. Furthermore, the storage module may be internal memory and the GPS device may further include a transmission module or connection, e.g., hardwire or wireless, to port the information to a computer. | 04-12-2012 |
20120101717 | Customizable exercise routes for a user of a personal navigation device - A method of creating a customizable exercise route for a user of a personal navigation device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a selection of terrain type or difficulty level from the user, receiving a selection of a length of an exercise route to be generated, generating an exercise route for the user according to a current position of the personal navigation device, the selected terrain type or difficulty level, and the selected length of the exercise route, and providing routing instructions for the user to follow the generated exercise route. | 04-26-2012 |
20120101718 | MAP-MATCHING APPARATUS USING PLANAR DATA OF ROAD, AND METHOD FOR SAME - A map matching apparatus and method are provided. The map matching apparatus comprises a location determining unit configured to determine whether a GPS receipt location is located within planar data for a road, and a map matching unit configured to perform map matching on the GPS receipt location depending on whether the GPS receipt location is located within the planar data. | 04-26-2012 |
20120101719 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LOCATIONS OF VEHICLE AND OBSTACLE - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for detecting locations of a vehicle and an obstacle. The apparatus for detecting locations of a vehicle and an obstacle includes at least one distance measurement unit and a data processing unit. The distance measurement unit measures distance data relevant to a vehicle and an obstacle within a measurement area. The data processing unit maps the distance data on a grid layer, detects the location of the vehicle based on the result of the mapping, detects the location of the obstacle based on the detected location of the vehicle, and modifies the detected location of the vehicle using the distance data. | 04-26-2012 |
20120109511 | BICYCLE COMPUTER HAVING POSITION-DETERMINING FUNCTIONALITY - A bicycle computer having position-determining functionality is described. In an implementation, an apparatus includes a housing configured to attach to a bicycle. The apparatus has one or more modules to store training metrics of a user of the bicycle as a function of geographic position. | 05-03-2012 |
20120136565 | Filtering social networking information to provide customized mapping - User-specific information such as the social networking cloud of relevant metadata is used to find real-time information and provide visual feedback to users regarding the presence of other users at particular locations. In one example, the information is displayed on localized map images, with visual indicators such as dots indicating the presence of other users having desired characteristics. | 05-31-2012 |
20120143490 | VEHICLE RECORDING APPARATUS AND VIDEO RECORDING METHOD - A vehicle recording apparatus includes a video capturing unit, a storage unit and a processing unit. The video capturing unit is for capturing a video. The storage unit includes a file including an index block and a plurality of storage blocks. The processing unit stores the video into the storage block according to a data index in the index block. The aforementioned vehicle recording apparatus may prevent an execution of file opening or closing from causing the video unable to be recorded, or an abnormal file close from leading to the damage of the file. A video recording method is also disclosed. | 06-07-2012 |
20120150427 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFE TAXI SERVICE - Provided are a system and method for a safe taxi service. The method for a safe taxi service in a mobile device includes: transmitting input information regarding a destination to a vehicle information system; periodically receiving information regarding a current location of a vehicle from the vehicle information system; comparing the current location with an expected path to the destination; and transmitting state information to an external system when it is determined, according to the comparing, that the current location deviates from the expected path to the destination to an extent equal to or greater than a predetermined limit. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150428 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING ROAD SIGNS IN THE VICINITY OF A VEHICLE AND FOR SYNCHRONIZATION THEREOF TO ROAD SIGN INFORMATION FROM A DIGITAL MAP - A method for recognizing road signs in the vicinity of a vehicle and for synchronization thereof to road sign information from a digital map where, in the case of a recognition of road signs, road-sign recognition data are generated, navigation data being provided for localizing the vehicle in digital map data, and the road-sign recognition data being synchronized to the map data. To be able to provide unambiguous and the most accurate possible and thus improved road sign information to be output to the driver in the context of such a method, in the case of a discrepancy between the map data and the road-sign recognition data, the decision is made with the aid of reliability factors for the camera and map as to whether the data from the digital map or the road-sign recognition data are output in the vehicle. | 06-14-2012 |
20120158282 | CAMERA-BASED INDOOR POSITION RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A camera-based indoor position recognition apparatus includes: a floor capturing unit capturing a floor image by controlling a camera installed on a ceiling of an indoor space; a grid map generator constructing a grid map including cell images and position values by dividing the captured floor image into cells of a predetermined size and assigning the position values to the cells; a transceiver performing a data communication with a robot in the indoor space; and a controller providing an identifier-registration and a current position-information to the robot in accordance with an identifier-registration-requesting message and a position-information-requesting message of the robot, wherein the identifier-registration-requesting message and the position-information-requesting message of the robot are delivered from the transceiver. | 06-21-2012 |
20120166074 | UPDATING MAP DATA FROM CAMERA IMAGES - A method of updating map data entails capturing an image using a camera, determining a location of an object in the image, creating new map data to represent the object in the image, and updating a map database to include the new map data for the object in the image. This method may be implemented on a GPS-enabled wireless communications device having an onboard camera which can transmit the new map data to a map server for updating its map database. Determining the position of the object in the image relative to the wireless device may be accomplished using a rangefinder and compass, triangulation of multiple images of the object, or a stereoscopic camera. The accuracy of the GPS position fix may be improved by capturing images of recognizable objects for which location coordinates are available. | 06-28-2012 |
20120185161 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE INCLUDING A CAMERA FOR DETECTING ROADWAY MARKINGS - The invention relates to a driver assistance system for a motor vehicle including a camera for detecting roadway marking. According to the invention a device is provided for detecting a parked or stopped mode of the vehicle. Furthermore, a control device receives image data of the surroundings of the vehicle from the camera in the parked or stopped mode and analyzes the image data with respect to roadway markings which indicate no-parking and/or no-stopping spots, wherein the control device controls a signaling device such that the signaling device outputs a warning message in the event that a roadway marking indicating a no-parking spot or a no-stopping spot is detected in the surroundings of the stopped or parked vehicle. | 07-19-2012 |
20120209504 | MOBILE UNIT AND SYSTEM HAVING INTEGRATED MAPPING, COMMUNICATIONS AND TRACKING - A handheld device and system, in which such device and system include at least one mapping module, at least one tracking module interoperative with said at least one mapping module, at least one communications module interoperative with each of said at least one tracking module and said at least one mapping module, at least two antennae communicatively connected via said at least one communications module to at least one central processing unit, wherein at least one of said at least two antenna is suitable for communications using at least two distinct to communication modes. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209505 | Vehicle Airbag System and Method - Method and arrangement for setting a speed limit for vehicle travelling on a road includes monitoring conditions of the road, determining a speed limit for travel of vehicles on the road based on the monitored conditions, and transmitting the determined speed limit to the vehicles to thereby notify operators of the vehicles of the determined speed limit. Monitoring conditions of the road may entail monitoring weather conditions around the road, monitoring visibility for operators of the vehicles on the roads, monitoring traffic on the road, monitoring accidents on the road or emergency situations of vehicles on the road and/or monitoring the speed of vehicles travelling on the road and a distance between adjacent vehicles. | 08-16-2012 |
20120215438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING STATISTICS OF NAVIGATION INFORMATION - The present invention provides systems and methods for statistically obtaining navigation information. The system comprises: a mobile terminal module configured to send regularly location data thereof and time information corresponding to the location data to a location-based service module; the location-based service module configured to obtain the navigation information based on the statistical calculation of the location data and corresponding time information thereof. By the solutions provided in the present invention, visitation data of popular locations may be updated in real-time; and such determination methodologies are quite fair and reliable, do not have false content, and can provide quite precise navigation information to mobile communication terminal users. | 08-23-2012 |
20120221239 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WIRELESS DOWNLOADS OF MAP AND GEOGRAPHIC BASED DATA TO PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES - Systems and method of managing map data on electronic devices such as portable electronic devices include systems and methods of preloading map data, managing map data storage, sharing point of interest or pushpin data with other electronic devices, and displaying map data. | 08-30-2012 |
20120232782 | LOCATION-BASED IN-ROUTE ENTERTAINMENT AND INFORMATION - Techniques are described herein for generating a moving map that includes a graphical representation of a vehicle, such as an airplane, and content relevant to a location of the vehicle as the vehicle is in transit. An in-route entertainment server that serves the moving map may be onboard the vehicle or offboard the vehicle. The moving map may display the current location of the vehicle displayed by modifying a delayed location of the vehicle to account for a speed, a heading, and an amount of delay. Content items may be included on the moving map if they are within a bounded region around the location of the vehicle or in the vehicle. Content items may also be included if they are associated with a region that overlaps the bounded region. The bounded region changes as the vehicle moves in transit. | 09-13-2012 |
20120253654 | CARPOOL ARRANGER AND METHOD OF OPERATION - The present invention is a carpool arranger and a method of operating the carpool arranger. The carpool arranger comprises at least one passenger internet device, at least one vehicle internet device and a central processing module. The method of operating the carpool arranger comprises steps of transmitting information from each passenger internet device and each vehicle internet device to a central processing module; planning an optimal route for a passenger internet device that transmits a carpool request; choosing appropriate vehicles; planning carpool routes for the chosen vehicles; and transmitting information from the central processing module to each passenger internet device and each vehicle internet device. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253655 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS, VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM - A vehicle information display system according to the present invention includes a navigation apparatus and a vehicle information display apparatus. The navigation apparatus includes: a storage section mounted on an electric vehicle, for storing map information and a destination; an own vehicle position information acquisition section for obtaining own vehicle position information; a remaining power amount acquisition section for obtaining a remaining power amount; a travel cost calculation section for calculating a power cost based on the map information, the destination, and the own vehicle position information; a travelable range calculation section for calculating a travelable range based on the power cost and the remaining power amount; and a communication section for transmitting vehicle information including the travelable range to the outside. The vehicle information display apparatus includes: a communication section installed outside the electric vehicle, for receiving the vehicle information; and a control section for outputting the vehicle information. | 10-04-2012 |
20120271540 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE NAVIGATION USING LATERAL OFFSETS - A navigation system for use in a vehicle ( | 10-25-2012 |
20120290199 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF ORIENTATION - A device, system and method for self orientation determining a current location, based on measurement of the location of at least one random landscape object, such as any type of landscape feature. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290200 | MARINE VESSEL NAVIGATION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A marine electronic device such as a chartplotter which includes a display; a location determining component; and a processing system for receiving location data from the location determining component and for causing information to be displayed by display. The processing system causes the display to display information which assists an operator in navigating and ascertaining characteristics of bodies of water, objects on nearby shores, and other vessels. | 11-15-2012 |
20120303261 | Airdrop Controller System - A method and apparatus comprising a housing, a processor unit, a display, a navigation module, and a number of modules. The navigation module is configured to guide an airdrop system to a target location. The number of modules is configured to provide functions for use by a number of operators to perform a mission in addition to an airdrop. | 11-29-2012 |
20120310522 | IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM - An in-vehicle system according to an embodiment includes a detection unit, a reception unit, and a recovery unit. The detection unit detects a freeze state of a navigation apparatus. The reception unit receives a recovery operation from a user demanding recovery of the navigation apparatus. The recovery unit performs a recovery process for the navigation apparatus upon detection of the freeze state of the navigation apparatus by the detection unit and upon reception of the recovery operation by the reception unit. | 12-06-2012 |
20120323480 | SERVER, NAVIGATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMAGES OF VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM - Disclosed are a server, a navigation system, a vehicle navigation system, and a method for providing images of a vehicle navigation system. According to the present invention, the vehicle navigation system processes image data obtained through a vehicle black box and transmits the processed image data to a server or a user terminal. | 12-20-2012 |
20130013185 | INFRASTRUCTURE MAPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An imaging sensor system comprising: a mount unit affixed to a vehicle or a platform and having at least three imaging sensors disposed within the mount unit, wherein a first, second and third imaging sensor each has a focal axis passing through an aperture in the mount unit, wherein the first image sensor generates a first image area of the target area comprising a first array of pixels, wherein the second image sensor generates a second image area of the target area comprising a first array of pixels, 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. | 01-10-2013 |
20130013186 | INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION DISPLAY PROGRAM - Disclosed is an information display method whereby an information processing apparatus displays a map on a display screen such that a cursor is displayed at a position measured as the current position of a position indication object on the map. The method includes the steps of, when the moving speed of the position indication object is equal to or less than a threshold speed, scrolling the map on the display screen in accordance with the movement of the position indication object in a first display mode, and when the moving speed of the position indication object is greater than the threshold speed, fixing the map on the display screen in a second display mode or reducing the speed of scrolling the map on the display screen so that the scrolling speed is less than that in the first display mode. | 01-10-2013 |
20130013187 | ENHANCED DATABASE INFORMATION FOR URBAN NAVIGATION - Methods and apparatus are provided for estimating position location of a mobile device. | 01-10-2013 |
20130018575 | Roaming Mobile Sensor Platform For Collecting Geo-Referenced Data and Creating Thematic Maps - A roaming sensor system collects data on the condition of roads and bridge decks and identifies and maps defects, including cracks, potholes, debonding, tracking, delamination, surface ice, surface water, and rebar corrosion. Data are collected by a vehicle or a fleet of vehicles driven at normal traffic speeds. The vehicle is outfitted with sensors that collect data using acoustic surface waves, ground penetrating radar, mm wave surface radar, and/or video images. The data are transmitted to a control center for analysis and distribution. | 01-17-2013 |
20130024104 | RATING OF MAP INFORMATION - A rating of map information of self-learned maps with the aid of a method for producing, storing, and further using a digital map for a motor vehicle. Data relating to a first environment of the motor vehicle is captured using an ascertaining apparatus based on the ascertained data, a digital map of a first environment of the motor vehicle is produced and stored in a storage apparatus of the motor vehicle and rated using a first confidence indicator. A second confidence indicator is obtained from an electronic horizon. If the map information of the self-learned map matches the map information of the electronic horizon, the confidence indicator is raised to obtain a third confidence indicator of higher value and the map information can be used in a driver assistance system. However, if the data items do not match, the confidence indicators are lowered and transmission of the map information to the driver assistance system is blocked. | 01-24-2013 |
20130030689 | COOPERATION SYSTEM, NAVIGATION SYSTEM, IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal executing an application program for realizing a predetermined function may not require a re-input operation of setting information and may reduce a restart time of the predetermined function by way of an in-vehicle apparatus. Specifically, the in-vehicle apparatus acquires and stores the setting information from the portable terminal. When a forced termination of the application program is detected, the in-vehicle apparatus transmits the setting information to the portable terminal after the application program is restarted by the portable terminal. The setting information from the in-vehicle apparatus enables the portable terminal to perform an auto-resetting process for redefining/resetting the setting information in order to resumes the application program. | 01-31-2013 |
20130030690 | Probe Data Processing - A method of processing probe trace data to determine a measure of correlation of a probe trace with other probe traces comprises obtaining a map that associates a parameter space with a plurality of pixels, wherein at least one correlation value is assigned to each of the plurality of pixels, and determining a correlation score for a probe trace by mapping the probe trace to at least one pixel of the map and determining the correlation score for the probe trace from at least one correlation value of the at least one pixel to which the probe trace is mapped. | 01-31-2013 |
20130035847 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM, NAVIGATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Navigation systems, methods, and programs acquire evaluation information for evaluating the driving of a vehicle, evaluate the driver's driving operation for each evaluation interval having a predetermined travel distance based on the evaluation information, and display a past evaluation result and a current evaluation result at a position corresponding to each evaluation interval on a map in a mode that differs between the past evaluation result and the current evaluation result. When the vehicle arrives at an end point of the evaluation interval of the past travel from the same direction as during the past travel time, the systems, methods, and programs evaluate the driver's driving operation for a current evaluation interval along a travel track of the current travel and display the current evaluation result on the current evaluation interval at a position which corresponds to the current evaluation interval and at which the past evaluation result is displayed. | 02-07-2013 |
20130054130 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM, METHOD OF POSITION ESTIMATION AND METHOD OF PROVIDING NAVIGATION INFORMATION - A hybrid-computing navigation system worn by a user includes a modified motion sensor group which includes 9-axis or 10-axis motion sensors that are built-in, and a host device configured for providing navigation information, in which the modified motion sensor group is worn on the user so that a moving direction of the user is the same as a heading direction calculated from the modified motion sensor group. The modified motion sensor group provides step counting and absolute orientation in yaw, roll and pitch using a sensor fusion technique. The navigation system further includes at least one wireless sensor at wifi hot spot to perform sensor fusion for obtaining an absolute position of an estimated position of the user. Sensor fusion combining with location map are used to perform location map matching and fingerprinting. A method of position estimation of a user using the navigation system is also disclosed. | 02-28-2013 |
20130073196 | GENERATION OF MACHINE READABLE CODES BY A NAVIGATION SYSTEM THAT INDICATES INFORMATION TO A MOBILE DEVICE - Systems and methods are disclosed for generating machine readable codes by a navigation system that indicates information for a point of interest on a map. In one embodiment, a system includes a controller, a GPS receiver, and a user interface. The GPS receiver identifies location data. The user interface displays a map based on the location data, displays a plurality of points of interest on the map, and receives a selection of one of the plurality of points of interest from a user. The controller identifies information for a selected point of interest, generates a machine readable code that indicates the information for the selection, and provides the machine readable code to the user interface for capture by a mobile device. | 03-21-2013 |
20130080047 | VEHICULAR DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - A present position candidate in a reverse run state of a vehicle and a present position candidate in a normal run state of the vehicle are clarified to be coexisting. When a collision buffer object peculiar to a branch point of a highway is detected by an image recognition from a vehicle front image captured by a front camera of the vehicle, the vehicle is determined to be in the reverse run state, thereby enabling a more accurate determination of the reverse run in the highway. | 03-28-2013 |
20130085663 | NAVIGATION METHOD OF TRACKING A DYNAMIC TARGET AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A navigation method of tracking a dynamic target for navigation is disclosed in the present invention. The dynamic target is a portable electronic device having network function and GPS function. The navigation method includes connecting to internet, executing register of a global positioning system and setting a network group for communicating with the dynamic target, setting coordinate information outputted from the dynamic target to be a navigating target, and executing navigation by the navigating target and the global positioning system. | 04-04-2013 |
20130103301 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING MAPS WITH RADAR-OPTICAL IMAGING FUSION - A method of mapping a space using a combination of radar scanning and optical imaging. The method includes steps of providing a measurement vehicle having a radar system and an image acquisition system attached thereto; aligning a field of view of the radar system with a field of view of the image acquisition system; obtaining at least one radar scan of a space using the radar scanning system; obtaining at least one image of the space using the image acquisition system; and combining the at least one radar scan with the at least one image to construct a map of the space. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103302 | ELECTRONIC MAP CREATION PROCESS - An electronic map generation process is provided comprising the steps of: 1) Obtaining a local electronic map via a communication system, the local electronic map having been generated by a horizon generator in a vehicle and output to the communication system, the horizon generator having used a source electronic map and vehicle position data from a vehicle positioning system to generate the local electronic map; 2) Processing the local electronic map in an electronic map generation unit; and 3) Outputting an electronic map. | 04-25-2013 |
20130124082 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a navigation system and displaying method thereof, which controls the level of protrusion for each piece of indication data displayed on a 3-D screen of the navigation system based on its criticality so as to maximize the legibility of the driver. More specifically, the navigation system includes a GPS receiving member which receives GPS location information, a map data storage member which stores map data including a plurality of indication data, a controlling member which requests a display scope of the map data, corresponding to the received GPS location information, and at least one set of indication data within the display scope, and 3-D data-processes said indication data so that it can be displayed so that the most important data is protruding the most to the driver, and a display member which displays the map data containing the 3-D data-processed indication data. | 05-16-2013 |
20130131972 | COMPUTING-DEVICE LOCALIZATION BASED ON INERTIAL SENSORS - Technology is described for determining a location at which a computing device is positioned. For example, a computing device is positioned in an area (e.g., building), and a map (e.g., floor plan) is retrieved that depicts the area. An initial location of the computing device is determined with respect to the map. Inertial sensors record motion inputs (e.g., acceleration, orientations, etc.), which are analyzed to determine a path along which the computing device moves. The path is applied to the initial location to determine an updated location at which the computing device may be located. | 05-23-2013 |
20130131973 | POSITION INDICATION CONTROLS FOR DEVICE LOCATIONS - Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to localizing mobile devices. In one example, a first location method associated with a first accuracy value may be used to estimate a location of the mobile device. A confidence circle indicative of a level of confidence in the estimation of the location is calculated. The confidence circle may be displayed on a mobile device. When other location methods become available, the size of the displayed confidence circle may be expanded based on information from an accelerometer of the client device or the accuracy of the other available location methods. This may be especially useful when the mobile device is transitioning between areas which are associated with different location methods that may be more or less accurate. | 05-23-2013 |
20130138336 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAPPING BUILDINGS - An apparatus and method for determining an Absolute Location of an indoor stationary object, the method comprising: receiving a distance between an indoor stationary object and one or more predetermined spots; determining a location of stationary object relative to one of the predetermined spots; receiving an Absolute Location of one of the predetermined spots; determining an Absolute Location of the stationary object; and storing the Absolute Location of the stationary object with description information of the stationary object. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138337 | Digest for Localization or Fingerprinted Overlay - A method for mapping an environment proximal to a vehicle includes obtaining a current location of the vehicle according to a map of the environment, detecting at least one characteristic of the environment at the current location, and storing the at least one characteristic in a characteristic digest. The characteristic digest respectively associates one or more locations in the environment to one or more sets of previously detected characteristics in the environment. The method also includes associating the at least one characteristic with the current location in the characteristic digest. | 05-30-2013 |
20130158857 | POWER AND PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION IN NAVIGATION SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for power and performance optimization are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of power and performance optimization may include or comprise determining an environment condition of at least one of a current location and one or more intermediate locations along a route of a navigation system based on an environment information. The method also includes or comprises configuring one or more features associated with power and performance optimization in a navigation receiver associated with the navigation system based on the determined environment condition. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158858 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MARKING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ON NAVIGATION MAP - A navigation device includes a data storage for storing a navigation map, and a keyword database. The keyword database stores a number of keywords. The number of keywords are grouped into road keywords and traffic condition keywords. Each road keyword is mapped to one road on the navigation map and each traffic condition keyword corresponds to a particular traffic condition. The navigation device detects road keywords and the traffic condition keywords associated with the detected road keywords in the received audio and marks the traffic condition on the corresponding road on the navigation map according to the detected road keyword and any associated traffic condition. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158859 | Location Map Submission Framework - In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus including computer programs executable by at least one processor to perform operations including scanning a location with a portable electronic device using a motion performed with the portable electronic device, based on the scanning using the motion, building a map of the location, and displaying the built map on the portable electronic device. | 06-20-2013 |
20130166191 | Method and Apparatus of Physically Moving a Portable Unit to View an Image of a Stationary Map - A background map remains stationary relative to a portable unit while the portable unit moves within a plane parallel to the screen of the portable unit. As the user moves the unit, images of the background map appear on the screen of the portable device. The user scans the stationary map presented on the screen of the portable unit. This has several benefits since now relative distances and angular displacements within the plane between objects that are outside of the range of the screen of the handheld unit can be immediately be located and placed into view on the screen of a portable unit. The handheld unit is like a Sliding Window which provides a view of this image of a stationary map lying in the background of the portable unit. | 06-27-2013 |
20130184984 | MOTION BASED MESSAGE DELIVERY - The present disclosure relates to motion based message delivery. A method includes receiving an information about an asset, calculating the time required for an asset to reach a safe zone, displaying the time required for an asset to reach a safe zone, displaying a communication options to communicate with a person operating the asset, and displaying a map incorporating the location of the asset, a graphical indicator of the time required to reach a safe zone, and/or a graphical indicator of communication options. Another method may include receiving a request to communicate, determining if the communication originates from, or is directed to, an asset in a safe zone, placing the communication if the asset is in the safe zone, and/or delaying the communication until the asset is in a safe zone. | 07-18-2013 |
20130218450 | VEHICLE INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle information processing device which is able to specify a traveling road of a host vehicle with high reliability without including detailed map data in an in-vehicle storage unit. A driving support device according to the present invention is a vehicle information processing device which specifies a traveling road of a host vehicle, and includes means for obtaining host vehicle information including current position information of the host vehicle using a GPS; means for obtaining road information from an information transmission device which is installed in a road; means for temporarily selecting a traveling road of the host vehicle using the host vehicle information, and the road information on the surrounding roads; and means for specifying a traveling road of the host vehicle using a reliability of a temporary selection result of the means for temporarily selecting traveling road. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218451 | NOISE PATTERN ACQUISITION DEVICE AND POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH - A noise pattern acquisition device includes: a geomagnetic sensor; a coordinate estimation unit configured to estimate current position coordinates; and a geomagnetic noise pattern management unit configured to, when an abnormality occurs in a magnetic field strength detected by the geomagnetic sensor during movement of the noise pattern acquisition device, store in a geomagnetic noise pattern storage unit a geomagnetic noise pattern which is a pattern representing a time-series change of the magnetic field strength detected by the geomagnetic sensor. This makes it possible to not only acquire a geomagnetic noise pattern but also detect a proper position with a simple structure and process at reduced cost. | 08-22-2013 |
20130226447 | On-Board Apparatus - An on-board apparatus includes: a map data storage unit in which map data that include altitude information are stored; a subject vehicle position detection unit that detects a subject vehicle position; and a calculation target geographical point setting unit that sets a calculation target geographical point based upon the subject vehicle position, wherein a road grade at the calculation target geographical point is calculated based upon altitudes of a plurality of geographical points that include at least a geographical point present ahead of the calculation target geographical point and a geographical point present behind the calculation target geographical point. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226448 | METHOD FOR DETECTING GRADE SEPARATED CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES - A method for determining the existence of an underpass ( | 08-29-2013 |
20130231856 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FAST LOCALIZATION OF OBJECTS (E.G. VEHICLES) MOVING TOWARD A TARGET OBJECT - A method for the fast localization of objects (e.g. vehicles) moving toward a target object in a space illuminated by means of radio beacons, through which the current GPS coordinates of the moving object and the target object are known, and the moving object receives a work order from a stationary server device and a business application loaded therein, at least to the extent that it is to move toward the position of the target object given in the work order, wherein a measurement of the distance from the object being driven to the radio beacons is carried out, and that a comparison between the transmitted position data of the target object and the current actual position of the object being driven is carried out in the object being driven until the difference (between the actual value and the target value) has fallen below a certain threshold value. | 09-05-2013 |
20130238234 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING A USER'S LOCATION USING POI VISIBILITY INFERENCE - Apparatuses, methods, systems and computer-readable media for using visibility maps of identified points of interest (POIs) to determine a user's location are presented. Users may determine their locations without relying on a global positioning technique, such as GPS or A-GPS. A user may instead rely on POIs identifiable from the user's visual field of view, and determine position based on the common area visible to each identified POI. | 09-12-2013 |
20130245932 | Methods And Apparatus For Navigational Routing - Systems and techniques for updated routing are described. A device computes a route from an origin to a destination and provides updated navigation information as a user travels along the route. In response to a change in orientation of the device, a display element is presented indicating the orientation of the device, allowing the user to enter an indication to compute an updated routing based on the orientation of the device. In one or more embodiments of the invention, a user may be presented with routing information such as time and distance information based on potential routing computed a detected orientation of an orientation detection device. | 09-19-2013 |
20130275039 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONAL PROVISIONING OF POSITION-RELATED INFORMATION - An approach is provided for providing aggregated position-related information at a user interface based on invocation conditions. An invocation platform determines one or more applications, one or more services, or a combination thereof that provide position-related information. The invocation platform further determines one or more invocation conditions associated with the position-related information, the one or more applications, the one or more services, or a combination thereof. The invocation platform also causes, at least in part, a presentation of at least one user interface that aggregates the position-related information from the one or more applications, the one or more services, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more invocation conditions. | 10-17-2013 |
20130297198 | METHOD FOR GENERATING MAP DATA - A method and system for generating map data is disclosed, wherein the map data represents the inside of a building and/or an enclosed and/or covered area. Location related data is firstly generated by a plurality of mobile devices using at least one non-GPS navigation sensor and at least one GPS sensor, preferably in each mobile device. The location related data is then aggregated and map data determined from the aggregated data. | 11-07-2013 |
20130311080 | Apparatus Configured to Select a Context Specific Positioning System - An apparatus comprising: a processor and memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to: detect sound from an environment proximal to a device; determine a context of the device using the detected sound; and provide signaling to allow for selection of a context-specific service for use in navigation by the device based upon the result of the determined context. | 11-21-2013 |
20130325317 | SMART LOADING OF MAP TILES - Systems and methods are provided for displaying a portion of a map on a mobile device of a user while the user is traveling along a route. The mobile device can use a selected route and a current location of the device to load map tiles for parts of the map that are upcoming along the route. In this manner, the user can have quick access to the portions of the map that the user likely will want to view. For example, the map tiles can be loaded for the next 50 Km, and then when the stored tiles reaches only 25 Km ahead, another 25 Km of tiles can be retrieved. The amount of tiles loaded (e.g., minimum and maximum amounts) can vary based on a variety of factors, such as network state, distance traveled along the route, and whether the mobile device is charging. | 12-05-2013 |
20130332063 | ROAD HEIGHT GENERATION FOR A ROAD NETWORK - Road height values for a road network area are generated based on locations of junctions and stacking orders of roads in junctions in which at least one road passes over another road. A cost function can be optimized to obtain height values for each road of each junction. The cost function can be constrained such that roads of the grade separated crossings satisfy the stacking order designated for the roads and to have a minimum distance between roads having consecutive stacking order values. The obtained height values can be used for rendering a three-dimensional map of a part of the road network area. | 12-12-2013 |
20130332064 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZING A TRACKEE AT A LOCATION AND MAPPING THE LOCATION USING INERTIAL SENSOR INFORMATION - A system and method for recognizing features for location correction in Simultaneous Localization And Mapping operations, thus facilitating longer duration navigation, is provided. The system may detect features from magnetic, inertial, GPS, light sensors, and/or other sensors that can be associated with a location and recognized when revisited. Feature detection may be implemented on a generally portable tracking system, which may facilitate the use of higher sample rate data for more precise localization of features, improved tracking when network communications are unavailable, and improved ability of the tracking system to act as a smart standalone positioning system to provide rich input to higher level navigation algorithms/systems. The system may detect a transition from structured (such as indoors, in caves, etc.) to unstructured (such as outdoor) environments and from pedestrian motion to travel in a vehicle. The system may include an integrated self-tracking unit that can localize and self-correct such localizations. | 12-12-2013 |
20140019037 | HEARING DEVICE PROVIDING SPOKEN INFORMATION ON THE SURROUNDINGS - A navigation system includes a hearing device configured to be head worn and having loudspeakers for emission of sound towards ears of a user; a GPS unit for determining a geographical position of the system; a sound generator connected for outputting audio signals to the loudspeakers; and a processor configured for selecting Points-Of-Interest in a vicinity of the system, and controlling the sound generator to output the audio signals that represents spoken information on the selected Points-Of-Interest in sequence. | 01-16-2014 |
20140025287 | HEARING DEVICE PROVIDING SPOKEN INFORMATION ON SELECTED POINTS OF INTEREST - A navigation system includes: a hearing device configured to be head worn and having loudspeakers for emission of sound towards ears of a user, and accommodating an inertial measurement unit for determining head yaw, when the user wears the hearing device in its intended operational position on the user's head; a GPS unit for determining a geographical position of the system; a sound generator connected for outputting audio signals to the loudspeakers; and a processor configured for: selecting a POI in a forward looking direction of the user based on the determined head yaw, and controlling the sound generator to output the audio signals that represent spoken information on the selected POI. | 01-23-2014 |
20140025288 | Highway Speed Information System - A highway speed information system for use with a vehicle includes a speed sign having a transmitter configured to transmit a signal indicative of a predetermined intended highway speed. The system includes an in-vehicle speed information device configured to be installed in the vehicle and includes a receiver configured to receive the signal transmitted by the speed sign transmitter. The speed information device includes a display electrically connected to the processor on which a speed associated with the received signal is displayed. | 01-23-2014 |
20140058658 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND NAVIGATION DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - This invention discloses a location-based service (LBS) navigation system and a navigation display method thereof. The location-based service navigation system comprises a storage module, a processing module and a display module. Therein, the storage module stores a piece of local information and a local characteristic point based on by a command string. The processing module analyzes the command string of the local information to sequentially draw an indoor map, and the processing module compares the local characteristic point and the local information to analyze a current position. The display module displays the local information, the current position and the indoor map. | 02-27-2014 |
20140067253 | ENHANCED DATABASE INFORMATION FOR URBAN NAVIGATION - Techniques are provided which may be implemented in an electronic device to establish certain enhanced database information for point locations which may correspond to an estimated location of a mobile device. For example, some enhanced database information may be based, at least in part, on a satellite signal visibility mask. All or part of such enhanced database information may be provided to one or more mobile devices, which may use the enhanced database, at least in part, for location estimation. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074393 | LOCAL MAP GENERATING DEVICE, LOCAL MAP GENERATING SYSTEM, GLOBAL MAP GENERATING DEVICE, GLOBAL MAP GENERATING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - An image pickup device picks-up forward images, and a GPS information acquiring section acquires satellite information that includes Doppler frequencies. A position/velocity vector computing section computes a velocity vector by using the Doppler frequencies. A locus computing section computes a locus of positions of ones own vehicle. A projected image generating section generates, from the forward images, projected images that are projected onto a road surface. A local map generating section records road surface images, that are obtained for respective points on the locus of ones own vehicle, at respective regions of a local map that is determined on the basis of a traveling direction of a moving body at each point on the locus and a set position and a posture of the image pickup device. Due thereto, a local map generating device can, by a simple structure, generate a highly accurate map. | 03-13-2014 |
20140074394 | GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES CODING SOFTWARE PRODUCT - A software product for easy-to-use naming, coding, and sharing of locations, including those with no addresses. | 03-13-2014 |
20140095062 | Road Maps from Clusters of Line Segments of Multiple Sources - A method of generating a road map from clusters of line segments of multiple datapoint sources. The method includes defining line segments for the datapoint sources between consecutive samples from the sources, grouping the line segments into clusters according to a position criterion, applying curve fitting to the clusters to obtain centerlines, and generating a road map from the center lines. | 04-03-2014 |
20140114560 | HEARING DEVICE WITH A DISTANCE MEASUREMENT UNIT - A new hearing device is provided configured to be head worn for emission of sound towards at least one of the ears of a user and accommodating an inertial measurement unit configured for determining head yaw, when the user wears the hearing device in its intended operational position on the user's head, and a distance measurement unit configured to measure distance from the user to an object in the field of view of the user. | 04-24-2014 |
20140129133 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION MOBILE DEVICE AND NAVIGATION DEVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile device and navigation device communication system utilizing near field communication to easily capture and transfer address data and simplify programming of the navigation device is disclosed. When a mobile device receives a text message a mobile navigation communication application determines if there is an address included in the text message and if found extracts the address and encodes the address. The user then places the mobile device in close proximity to the navigation device and the data exchange is performed via near field communication. After the data exchange is complete the navigation device decodes the data into the address and searches its database to find an address match. The navigation device then displays the address for the user to confirm. After confirmation the navigation device displays the route or driving directs from the user's current location to the destination address. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129134 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY OF POSITION IN TEXT READABLE FORM - A method and device are disclosed for navigation. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request for display of a location of a navigation device; determining at least one of a last known and a current GPS location of the navigation device; comparing the determined GPS location to stored map information and converting the determined GPS location into a text readable form; and displaying the text readable form of the determined GPS location on an integrated input and display of the navigation device. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a processor to receive a request for display of a location of a navigation device, to determine at least one of a last known and a current GPS location of the navigation device, to compare the determined GPS location to stored map information and to convert the determined GPS location into a text readable form; and an integrated input and display device to display the text readable form of the determined GPS location. | 05-08-2014 |
20140142841 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING LOCATION OF UNDERWATER VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an apparatus for measuring a location of an underwater vehicle, including a hull information generating unit dividing a hull surface into a plurality of areas, and generating normal vector information for each area and level information which is information for a depth that each area is submerged into water, a vehicle information receiving unit receiving attitude and depth information for a vehicle attached to the hull surface, and a location determining unit comparing the attitude information for the vehicle with the normal vector information for the area, and comparing the depth information for the vehicle and the level information for the area to determine a location of the vehicle. | 05-22-2014 |
20140149032 | GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AGGREGATION FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - Systems and methods for obtaining geographical location data from multiple sources and aggregating the geographical location data are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: receiving geo-location data from a plurality of geo-location data collectors, at least one of the plurality of geo-location data collectors being in data communication with an in-vehicle geo-location data source, at least one of the plurality of geo-location data collectors being in data communication with a geo-location data source in a mobile device; collecting reliability data corresponding to one or more of a plurality of geo-location data sources corresponding to the plurality of geo-location data collectors; collecting map data including information related to geographical features associated with the geo-location data; and aggregating, by use of a data processor, the geo-location data from the plurality of geo-location data collectors based on the reliability data and the map data to produce a resulting geo-location fix. | 05-29-2014 |
20140156178 | ROAD MARKER RECOGNITION DEVICE AND METHOD - Disclosed is a road surface marker recognition device and method. The device includes an infrared transceiver that is configured to irradiate an infrared beam on a road surface and receive the reflected beam to detect a distance from a road surface and a strength of the reflected beam. The device further includes a controller that is configured to create a road map of the road using distance information, signal strength information, and speed information of a vehicle to define a marker shape of the road. Furthermore, the controller is configured to compare the defined marker shape with stored marker information to determine a definition of the marker shape and output the marker shape definition. | 06-05-2014 |
20140163864 | LOCATING POSITION WITHIN ENCLOSURE - Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for locating a position within an enclosure. In one example, known global coordinates (e.g., GPS coordinates of latitude/longitude) associated with the position within the enclosure may be transformed into local coordinates (e.g., x/y coordinates) for the position. The local coordinates may be used for tracking a location of the position within the enclosure. In another example, known local coordinates of the position within the enclosure may be transformed into global coordinates for the position, which may be used for tracking a location of the position within the enclosure. In another example, a blueprint image of the enclosure may be used to track a location of the position within the enclosure. In this way, location tracking may be provided for objects within indoor spaces (e.g., a mapping application may track a current position of a mobile device within a building). | 06-12-2014 |
20140163865 | Energy Mapping Systems - An energy map for a motor vehicle and an energy mapping system for making the energy map are disclosed. The energy map includes energy information related to energy consumption and energy recharging of various power sources along various roadway segments. The energy mapping system may include a navigation system for a motor vehicle comprising a GPS receiver, various energy level sensors, and an electronic control unit. A probe vehicle may be used to measure energy consumption and energy recharging for various power sources. The energy mapping system may also include a service provider. The navigation system may measure energy levels for the various power sources along various roadway segments and transmit the measurements to the service provider. The service provider may then associate differences in the measured energy levels for each of the various power sources with the various roadway segments. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163866 | 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. | 06-12-2014 |
20140172291 | Visualization of Paths Using GPS Data - A map editing system for visually indicating the location of GPS devices on a map and identifying paths from the map. GPS data is received from a plurality of GPS devices. The data is filtered based parameters including the speed of the GPS devices. The filtered GPS data is displayed on a map using representations that visually indicate the location of the GPS devices that the data was received from. The representations can then be used for identifying and creating new paths on the map. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180571 | OBTAINING AND DISPLAYING VIRTUAL EARTH IMAGES - Provided is a single repository for capturing, connecting, sharing, and visualizing information based on a geographic location, for example. Provided is a schema, repository, index, and APIs for any information, place, entity, attribute, service or person that can be referenced geographically. A system to provide real time image data includes an input component that receives image data associated with a specific geographic area, a splitter component that splits the image data into at least two quadrants, and a storage component that stores at least a portion of the at least two quadrants. Also provides is on-line or real-time advertising based on a user's mapped location and/or a user preference. | 06-26-2014 |
20140188381 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER SOURCE - A semiconductor device includes an atmospheric pressure value obtaining unit configured to obtain an atmospheric pressure value from an atmospheric pressure sensor; and a control unit configured to detect a variance state of the atmospheric pressure value obtained with the atmospheric pressure value obtaining unit. The control unit is further configured to control an on state and an off state of a power source of a GPS (Global Positioning System) device according to a determination whether the variance state satisfies a specific condition. The GPS device is configured to detect a position thereof based on a GPS signal received therewith and output positional information. | 07-03-2014 |
20140195145 | 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. | 07-10-2014 |
20140207368 | Variable Density Depthmap - One or more systems, devices, and/or methods for organizing spatial data are disclosed. For example, a method includes receiving a location data point from a navigation device. A controller compares the distance from each of a plurality of data points to the location data point. In constructing a depthmap that associates each of the data points with the distance from the location data point, the controller assign data points within a minimum distance from the location data point into a first cell and data points greater than the minimum distance from the location data point into a second cell. The second cell is larger than the first cell and corresponds to a larger geographic area than the first cell. The depthmap may be configured to position points of interest in a panoramic or street level view image. | 07-24-2014 |
20140222327 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TERRAIN ALTITUDES ON AN AIRCRAFT DISPLAY - A system and method are provided for displaying terrain altitudes on an aircraft display that are easily understood by the pilot. A plurality of bands are defined, wherein each band defines a range of altitudes of terrain in the vicinity of the aircraft. A list of altitudes representing each band is displayed in a legend. A band is highlighted when a number associated therewith is selected, and a number is highlighted when the band associated therewith is selected. The band or number may be selected, for example, by cursor, or the band may be selected by position of the aircraft. | 08-07-2014 |
20140244153 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING LOCATION-BASED IMAGING AND TRACE DATA - An approach is provided to process imaging data associated with location trace data of one or more links of a road. A processing platform may process and/or facilitate a processing of imaging data associated with location trace data of at least one link of a road to determine maneuvering information for at least one vehicle collecting the imaging data, the location trace data, or a combination thereof. Further, the processing platform may determine whether to cause, at least in part, an adjusting of at least a portion of the location trace data based, at least in part, on the maneuvering information. | 08-28-2014 |
20140249743 | MOTION BASED MESSAGE DELIVERY - The present disclosure relates to motion based message delivery. A method includes receiving an information about an asset, calculating the time required for an asset to reach a safe zone, displaying the time required for an asset to reach a safe zone, displaying a communication options to communicate with a person operating the asset, and displaying a map incorporating the location of the asset, a graphical indicator of the time required to reach a safe zone, and/or a graphical indicator of communication options. Another method may include receiving a request to communicate, determining if the communication originates from, or is directed to, an asset in a safe zone, placing the communication if the asset is in the safe zone, and/or delaying the communication until the asset is in a safe zone. | 09-04-2014 |
20140278054 | ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS FOR IMPROVED POWER CONSUMPTION AND RESPONSIVENESS IN POSITIONING DEVICES - A system and method for switching a positioning device between using a first positioning technology and using a second positioning technology includes determining a location of the positioning device based on the first positioning technology, determining environment information corresponding to the location of the positioning device, and determining a location of a boundary where switching from the first positioning technology to the second positioning technology should occur. The method also includes switching from the first positioning technology to the second positioning technology prior to the positioning device crossing the boundary. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278055 | UPDATING ROAD MAPS - A technique for updating road maps is disclosed. A number of GPS traces can be matched with a number of roads in a map. Matched GPS traces may be processed by a matched segment module to produce proposed changes to the map. The map can be updated using a map updating module based on the proposed changes from the matched segment module. Unmatched GPS traces may be processed by an unmatched segment module to produce proposed changes to the map. The map can be updated using a map updating module based on the proposed changes from the unmatched segment module. The proposed changes to the map may include metadata defining new roads in the map, new intersections in the map, updates to turn restrictions in the map, updates to the allowable directional traffic flow on the roads within the map, updates to road closures in the map. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288819 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD - A navigation system includes: a sensor unit which is mounted on a movable body and which includes a first position obtaining unit that obtains first position information; and a portable movable unit which communicates with the sensor unit and which includes a display unit that displays map information and a second position obtaining unit that obtains second position information. The navigation system performs navigation by using the second position information obtained from the second position obtaining unit until a first predetermined time passes after the sensor unit is activated, and performs the navigation by using the first position information obtained from the first position obtaining unit after the first predetermined time passes. | 09-25-2014 |
20140297175 | Intelligent Reverse Geocoding - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for obtaining location information from a location source. A geographic reference point is determined based on accuracy of the location information. The geographic reference point is incorporated into a location result. | 10-02-2014 |
20140316691 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC MAP - A method for a device to provide an electronic map includes receiving user input to start an electronic map; obtaining, responsive to the receiving, electronic map filtrating information; and determining, from a plurality of electronic maps, an electronic map matching the electronic map filtrating information. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316692 | SPRAY DRIFT SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING AN INPUT DEVICE - Systems and methods for adjusting or providing instructions to spraying systems are provided. In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus to identify sensitive areas is provided. The apparatus comprising: a module to electronically receive sensitive area information, the sensitive area information related to one or more sensitive areas proximate to a first specified location; a module to electronically receive an identity of a first substance to be sprayed at the first specified location; and an alert mechanism to provide an indication of a first sensitive area proximate to the first specified location which is sensitive to the first substance. | 10-23-2014 |
20140336920 | MOBILE MAPPING IN UNDERGROUND OR SHIELDED ENVIRONMENTS - A method for providing location information such as a map in an underground or shielded environment entails storing first near-field communication (NFC) data obtained by reading a first NFC tag at a first location, reading a second NFC tag at a second location, obtaining map data for an area encompassing the first and second locations, and displaying a map showing the first location and the second location. | 11-13-2014 |
20140336921 | AVIONICS NAVIGATION POWER RANGE INDICATOR - An electronic device is described that includes a range indicator for conveying a range of travel until the electronic device ceases operation due to loss of power. In implementations, the electronic device includes a display device, a memory operable to store one or more modules, and at least one processor coupled to the display device and the memory. The processor is operable to execute the one or more modules to cause display of navigation information at the display device. The navigation information includes a map graphic representing an area an aircraft is traversing. The navigation information also includes an end of use situation that represents a range of travel for the aircraft until the electronic device ceases operation due to a loss of power. | 11-13-2014 |
20140350839 | Simultaneous Localization And Mapping For A Mobile Robot - A method of localizing a mobile robot includes receiving sensor data of a scene about the robot and executing a particle filter having a set of particles. Each particle has associated maps representing a robot location hypothesis. The method further includes updating the maps associated with each particle based on the received sensor data, assessing a weight for each particle based on the received sensor data, selecting a particle based on its weight, and determining a location of the robot based on the selected particle. | 11-27-2014 |
20140350840 | CROWD PROXIMITY DEVICE - A device is configured to determine that a first user device and a second user device are associated with an event and determine a first user device location indicating a location of the first user device and a second user device location indicating a location of the second user device. The device is configured to determine a relationship between the first user device location and the second user device location and determine first event information and second event information based on the relationship, where the first event information and the second event information is associated with the event, and the first event information is different from the second event information. The device is configured to provide the first event information to the first user device and provide the second event information to the second user device. | 11-27-2014 |
20140350841 | Interactive dynamic cloud navigation system - An interactive dynamic cloud navigation system includes a server including a database having a map; and a plurality of navigation terminals, wherein each navigation terminal includes a data collecting and storing module, a data transmitting module and an outputting module. The data collecting and storing module includes a GPS chip. The data transmitting module is for transmitting data between the navigation terminal and the server. The data includes geographic positions of the navigation terminal and map data correspondent to the geographic positions. The server is for initiating a mission according to a request from at least one user, so as to provide personalized and customized data service. | 11-27-2014 |
20140358420 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TRAFFIC LANE USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - An apparatus and a method for detecting a traffic lane using wireless communication is provided and includes a sensor unit including an image recognition sensor and a radar sensor. In addition, a controller is configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one of a plurality of other vehicles and generate road driving information regarding a traveling vehicle after confirming a reliability of the at least one other vehicle using traffic lane recognition information received from the at least other vehicle. The controller is configured to confirm a traffic lane of the traveling vehicle based on the reliability and output the road driving information. | 12-04-2014 |
20140365109 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING DRIVING LANE - An apparatus and a method for recognizing a driving lane are provided and include a processor that is configured to detect driving environment information acquired by a plurality of driving environment information collecting devices installed within a vehicle. In addition, the processor is configured to determine the driving lane in which the vehicle is currently traveling by combining at least two pieces of the detected driving environment information and output the recognized driving lane information as a result of the determination. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365110 | 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. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365111 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFINING A GEOGRAPHIC POSITION OF AN OBJECT OR EVENT BASED ON A GEOGRAPHIC POSITION OF A COMPUTING DEVICE AND A USER GESTURE - Systems and methods for computing a geographic position of an object or event based on a geographic position of a computing device and a user gesture are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method includes determining a geographic position of a computing device. The method also includes receiving a user gesture on the computing device to indicate a direction towards a location from the computing device. Further, the method includes defining a geographic position of the location based on the geographic position of the computing device and the user gesture. | 12-11-2014 |
20150019121 | INTELLIGENT MAP COMBINATION FOR VENUES ENABLING INDOOR POSITIONING - Methods and devices are described for merging maps. In one potential embodiment a method may comprise receiving an indication of at least one plurality of geographically proximate points, where each of the at least one plurality of geographically proximate points are determined by at least one access point in communication with one or more mobile devices. A first and second map may then be received, where the first map and the second map each cover a first area such that the first area is in both the first map and the second map. The first map and the second map may then be merged by matching a mapping of a first portion of an indication of the at least one plurality of geographically proximate points on the first map and a second portion of an indication of an at least one plurality of geographically proximate points on the second map. | 01-15-2015 |
20150019122 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH MULTI-LAYER ROAD CAPABILITY MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: detecting a current location for locating a vehicle; determining a road type as multi-layered at the current location for identifying a multi-layer road structure; calculating a first average speed outside an intersection location; calculating a second average speed at the intersection location; determining a difference speed between the first average speed and the second average speed; and determining a road layer location from the difference speed for locating the current location along the multi-layer road structure for displaying on a device. | 01-15-2015 |
20150019123 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING LOCATION AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method and apparatus for displaying a map are provided. The method includes receiving user input for displaying a map, receiving location information regarding surrounding apparatus from each of at least one of the surrounding apparatus using short range wireless communication, in response to the user input, and displaying a message indicating that map may not be viewed when the location information is not received from the surrounding apparatus, determining a position estimation area in which the mobile device may be located based on received location information regarding surrounding apparatus and displaying a map on which the position estimation area is indicated when the location information is received from the surrounding apparatus. | 01-15-2015 |
20150057919 | RFID LOCATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present invention include radio frequency identification location systems and methods. In one embodiment, RF signals are transmitted from one or more RFID readers, and in accordance therewith, backscattered signals are received from a tag to be located. A plurality of measured position parameters are used to determine a location of the tag. In one embodiment, one reader may transmit and three readers may receive signals to determine the position of a tag. In other embodiments, multiple readers may transmit and receive. In another embodiment, one reader may transmit from different positions to locate a tag. Embodiments of the invention may be used to track a moving tag. A reader's position may be determined using GPS, reference tags, or the reader may be positioned in a known location. A map may be provided to a user to display the location or movement of a tag or a corresponding item. | 02-26-2015 |
20150057920 | TRANSFER OF DATA FROM IMAGE-DATA-BASED MAP SERVICES INTO AN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A method for transferring data from an image-data-based map service for use in an assistance system of a vehicle includes the following: ascertaining the position and/or orientation of the vehicle, retrieving image data of the vehicle surroundings from the image-data-based map service, extracting items of information from the image data of the map service, and transferring the items of information into the assistance system. | 02-26-2015 |
20150066354 | INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a technique that can facilitate setting of an object, such as a favorite team. An information output device includes a database that associates and stores a region on a map and a sport team related to the region, a position acquisition unit that acquires a position of a self-vehicle, and a favorite team setting processing unit that sets a favorite team from among sport teams. Moreover, the information output device includes a determination processing unit that specifies the region corresponding to the self-vehicle position acquired by the position acquisition unit and determines the sport team associated with the specified region in the database as an object to be set by the favorite team setting processing unit or a candidate for the object. | 03-05-2015 |
20150073696 | METHOD FOR SYNTHETIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONFORMAL REPRESENTATION OF TERRAIN CARTOGRAPHY AS A FUNCTION OF VISIBILITY - The general field of the invention is that of methods for three-dimensional conformal representation of a terrain. The method is used in a piloting and navigation assistance system of an aircraft. The assistance system comprises a navigation system, a cartographic database, electronic calculation means (CE) a meteorological database and a display system allowing the superimposition of synthetic images on the exterior. The method comprises the following steps: Step 1: Calculation, for a determined position of the vehicle, of the terrain perceptible through the display system; Step 2: Selection of a part of the said terrain as a function of a distance or of an altitude or of a range of altitudes; Step 3: Calculation of a three-dimensional conformal cartographic representation of the said selected part of the terrain; and Step 4: Display of the said cartographic representation by the display system. | 03-12-2015 |
20150073697 | GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AGGREGATION FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - Systems and methods for obtaining geographical location data from multiple sources and aggregating the geographical location data are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: receiving geo-location data from a plurality of geo-location data collectors, at least one of the plurality of geo-location data collectors being in data communication with an in-vehicle geo-location data source, at least one of the plurality of geo-location data collectors being in data communication with a geo-location data source in a mobile device; collecting reliability data corresponding to one or more of a plurality of geo-location data sources corresponding to the plurality of geo-location data collectors; collecting map data including information related to geographical features associated with the geo-location data; and aggregating, by use of a data processor, the geo-location data from the plurality of geo-location data collectors based on the reliability data and the map data to produce a resulting geo-location fix. | 03-12-2015 |
20150094946 | LIGHT INDICATING DEVICE, POSITIONING DEVICE AND POSITIONING METHOD - A light indicating device includes a plurality of light sources located in at least two positions, and at least one driving unit configured for driving the light sources to flash. Light sources at a same position flash at a same frequency, and light sources at different positions flash at different frequencies. A positioning device and method are also provided. | 04-02-2015 |
20150094947 | PLACE DESCRIPTION INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, AND TERMINAL - Place description information acquisition method, terminal, server and system are provided. First location information of a first location where a first user is located and second location information of a second location where a second user is located are acquired. Third location information and place description information of selectable meeting places are acquired according to the first and second location information. The place description information is presented on a map of a city where the first user is located according to the third location information, so that the first user can select a meeting place from the selectable meeting places. The selected meeting place is close to the other user(s) to be met and/or between the user and the other user(s) to be met. As a result the acquired place description information is more pertinent, and the place description information can be acquired intellectually. | 04-02-2015 |
20150100233 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING A COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH CENTER OPERATOR WITH DISPATCHING AND/OR LOCATING PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL - A computer aided dispatch (CAD) center operator can view a displayed location indicator indicative of a last location of a public safety (PS) device on a geographic information system (GIS) map, together with a displayed confidence indicator indicative of the likelihood that the displayed last location of the PS device is accurate, for use in dispatching a PS person to an incident scene, or locating the PS person. | 04-09-2015 |
20150106009 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED POSITIONING - Provided is an apparatus and method associated with a location based service, and an apparatus for integrated positioning that may sense positioning-associated information that is in proximity to a user. The apparatus may hierarchically classify the sensed positioning-associated information into multiple categories of accuracy based on a predetermined criterion, and estimate the location of the user in order of low accuracy information to more precise accuracy information. | 04-16-2015 |
20150112584 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYBRID OFF-BOARD NAVIGATION - A system, method and apparatus for hybrid off-board vehicle navigation are disclosed. In the system, a multi-stop route package is created and sent from a route server to a navigation device. The route package can include a collection of vehicle attributes and corresponding road restrictions for guiding the vehicle towards its destination. The server can optionally push the route package to the vehicle in an email message or other stored communication. When an off-route condition is detected, the navigation device can send a route request to the server that includes the vehicle attributes and the corresponding road restrictions. The server can respond with a partial route correction that is determined based on the vehicle attributes and road restrictions. | 04-23-2015 |
20150120180 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SERVICE - An electronic device offers acquired location information to a point-of-interest (POI) management server when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The POI management server offers POI identification information to the electronic device when the location information is matched to one of registered POIs. When the POI identification information is received from the POI management server, the electronic device performs a certain action. | 04-30-2015 |
20150134235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION - The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for displaying a geographic location. The method comprises providing a terminal device to a user, wherein the terminal device includes a processor and a screen. Through a processor of the terminal device, the method comprises receiving a positioning instruction from the user; acquiring a first location based on the positioning instruction; acquiring information of at least one point of interest (POI) associated with the first location; displaying the first location on a map displayed in a first display area on the screen; and displaying a first POI list in a second display area on the screen, wherein the first POI list includes at least one entry being displayed in a first order, each entry includes the information of a POI in the at least one POI. | 05-14-2015 |
20150149073 | POSITIONING DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a positioning device which can more reliably and frequently correct a own vehicle position earlier, reliably detect an error matching state or a straying state earlier and correct the position to a correct position. The positioning device according to the present invention includes a GPS receiver, a GPS position calculating unit which calculates pseudo distances to the GPS satellites based on the transmission signals, and calculates a re-calculated GPS position which is the own vehicle position based on the pseudo distances, and a multipath influence evaluating unit which evaluates a multipath influence on the GPS position based on a difference between the GPS position calculated by the GPS receiver and the re-calculated GPS position calculated by the GPS position calculating unit. | 05-28-2015 |
20150294571 | VEHICLE LOCATION ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE LOCATION ESTIMATION METHOD - An azimuth of the direction of travel of the host vehicle is acquired, a radius of the road on which the host vehicle is traveling is estimated, a location of another vehicle is acquired, an azimuth of the direction of travel of the other vehicle is acquired, the other vehicle is positioned on a coordinate system, an origin of which is the host vehicle, and an axis of which is the estimated road radius in the direction of travel of the host vehicle, and determination is made on whether or not the other vehicle is on the same course as the host vehicle by taking account of the width of the course, location error, azimuth error, error in the estimated road radius, error due to drift of the vehicle, and change in the curvature of the course. | 10-15-2015 |
20150321665 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING MOST PROBABLE PATH OF VEHICLE TRAVEL AND VEHICLE CONTROL LOSS PREVIEW - A method and apparatus to predict the most probable path of a vehicle along a roadway which may contain a junction splitting the roadway into a rootpath and one or more sub-paths, each containing one or more lanes. The method and apparatus also process vehicle sensor information pertaining to driver corrections, road boundary detection, lane marker detection, map information availability, and road surface quality at the current position of the vehicle as well as from previous passes of the vehicle past the same location and other vehicles passing the same location to provide a warning to the driver to retake control of the vehicle if information used by the automatic vehicle control will become unavailable a predetermined travel distance ahead of the current position of the vehicle. | 11-12-2015 |
20150330794 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASCERTAINING AT LEAST ONE ROAD-RELATED INFORMATION ITEM - A method is provided for ascertaining at least one road-related information item, including the following steps:
| 11-19-2015 |
20150330798 | GRID-BASED ARRIVAL TIME PREDICTION - Described herein is a framework for predicting arrival time of moving objects based on grid modeling of location data. In accordance with one aspect of the framework, location data of a moving object is received and positions of the moving object may be identified based on a grid model by mapping the location data to the grid model. The grid model may be segmented into cells where a cell transition time of the moving object from a current cell to another cell may be determined. The arrival time of the moving object may then be predicted based on the cell transition time of the moving object. The arrival time of the moving object may further be presented to one or more user devices. | 11-19-2015 |
20150338221 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING ATTRIBUTES LOCATED ALONG SEGMENTS OF A DRIVING ROUTE - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer program products for identify the probability of a particular attribute being located along a segment of interest for a driving route. In general, various embodiments of the invention involve representing the segment of the driving route by patterns of speed variations obtained from GPS elements along the segment of the driving route and using the representation as input for functions representing various types of attributes to determine the probability of a particular type of attribute existing along the segment of the driving route. | 11-26-2015 |
20150338222 | Vehicle Position Detection Device and Program - Free state determination at a high precision is made by using a simpler mechanism. A vehicle position detection device is configured to: store conditional probability information which associates each of values to be taken in vehicle information on a state of an own vehicle, a matching conditional probability that the value occurs in a matching state, and a free conditional probability that the value occurs in a free state; use the conditional probability information to acquire the matching conditional probability and the free conditional probability corresponding to the acquired value of the vehicle information; calculate a probability index in the matching state and a probability index in the free state based on the conditional probabilities; and determine which state is to be selected based on the probability index in the matching state and the probability index in the free state. | 11-26-2015 |
20150338234 | MAP INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND CORRECTION OF GEODATA - A mobile communication device initiates display of a point of interest as being located at particular coordinates on a map. In response to receiving an input command from a user of the mobile communication device indicating that the particular location of the point of interest as specified by the map is incorrect, the mobile communication device forwards a communication (specifying a location of the mobile communication device and an identity of the point of interest) over a network to a map management resource. Based on feedback from the mobile communication device, the map management resource updates map data an actual location of the point of interest as opposed to an incorrect location as specified by the particular coordinates on the map. Subsequent distribution of the updated map information from the map management resource specifies the proper coordinates of the point of interest in the geographical region. | 11-26-2015 |
20150345969 | Updating Point of Interest Data Using Georeferenced Transaction Data - Georeferenced transaction data is harvested (“crowd-sourced”) from client devices and sent to a network-based map service. The map service performs cluster analysis on location data points in the harvested data, resulting in one or more clusters representing local densities of transaction occurrences. Data vectors including supplemental data are obtained from one or more vendors. Location data points included in the data vectors are compared to center coordinates of the one or more clusters and the closest matching cluster/vector pair provides a mapping to POI data in a POI database. The mapped POI data is updated with the supplemental data. In some implementations, transaction timestamps in the harvested data are used to estimate the business hours of a business POI. | 12-03-2015 |
20150369608 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A REFERENCE POSITION AS THE STARTING POSITION FOR AN INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A method for determining a reference position as the basis for a starting position for an inertial navigation system which is designed to determine the location of a vehicle on the basis of the starting position and a change in the relative position of the vehicle, the method including the steps of: detecting an ambient condition around the vehicle, determining a position of the vehicle at the location of the detected ambient condition, and assigning the determined position to the detected ambient condition as a reference position. | 12-24-2015 |
20150369615 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTE COMPARISON - Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer implemented method of route comparison, comprising receiving data indicative of first and second routes between a start location and a destination location wherein the first and second routes are generated using digital map data, determining nodes of the first and second routes having a minimum coupling distance, wherein the minimum coupling distance is determined based upon nodes of the first and second routes constrained to within a predetermined distance of a current node of each route, and determining a similarity index for the first and second routes based upon the minimum coupling distance and a threshold data coupling distance. | 12-24-2015 |
20150377631 | Data Mining to Identify Locations of Potentially Hazardous Conditions for Vehicle Operation and Use Thereof - 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. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where a potentially hazardous condition exists. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken relating to the hazardous condition. 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 the location where the potentially hazardous condition exists. | 12-31-2015 |
20150377638 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING AND USING A LOCATION IDENTIFICATION GRID - A method and system for generating a location identification grid and for using a location identification grid. The location identification grid can include a first geographic area that correspond to a pre-existing area. This pre-existing area can correspond to a postal code such as a zip code, a telephone code such as, an area code, or any other desired pre-existing area. The location identification grid can be subdivided into smaller geographic areas to allow more accurate identification of a location. The location identification grid can include a second geographic area. The second geographic area can be a subdivision of the first geographic area. The location identification grid can be used with signals that identify a location within a location identification grid. These signals can include a first component corresponding to the first geographic area and the second component corresponding to one or more second geographic areas. | 12-31-2015 |
20160011000 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING A TRAVEL METRIC | 01-14-2016 |
20160018229 | ACCURATE CURVATURE ESTIMATION ALGORITHM FOR PATH PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE - A method for identifying roadway curvature that includes determining a range of interest and collecting shape points from a map database from a current position of the vehicle to an end of the range of interest that define the location of the roadway. The method converts the shape points from World Geodetic System 84 (WGS84) coordinates to UTM coordinates, and then fits a single set of polynomial equations to define a curve using the converted shape points. The method determines whether the single set of polynomial equations exceeds a predetermined curvature accuracy threshold, and if so, fits multiple sets of polynomial equations to multiple roadway segments over the range of interest using the converted shape points. The method then determines the roadway curvature at any roadway location using solutions to the multiple sets of polynomial equations. | 01-21-2016 |
20160054132 | Navigation Device, Method of Outputting an Electronic Map, and Method of Generating a Database - A navigation device comprises a database storing footprint data for buildings which define a footprint of the respective building. For at least some buildings, the footprint data comprise position information defining a position of the building, a length indicator indicating a length of a rectangular portion of the footprint, and a width indicator indicating a width of the rectangular portion of the footprint. The length indicator is stored in a single byte. The width indicator is stored in another single byte. | 02-25-2016 |
20160055177 | SEARCH RECOMMENDATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAP SEARCH, COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DEVICE - A search recommendation method and apparatus for map search, a computer storage medium, and a device, in which a pre-established point of interest (POI) index library records location coordinates of POIs, is disclosed. The method includes: S1, acquiring key words currently input by a user in a search box; S2, matching the key words with indexes in the POI index library, and determining names and location coordinates of POIs corresponding to the matching indexes; and S3, providing search recommendations for the user according to the names of the POIs determined in Step S2, and providing distances from the location coordinates of the POIs in the search recommendations to location coordinates of the user. When the user only wishes to acquire the distance from a current location to a POI, or wishes to acquire the distance from a current location to a POI for reference before specific positioning or making a route plan, the operation of the user may be simplified and network traffic reduced. | 02-25-2016 |
20160061612 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING DRIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - An apparatus and a method are provided for recognizing driving environment for an autonomous vehicle. The apparatus includes a controller configured to receive navigation information from a satellite navigation receiver. The controller is further configured to receive map data from a map storage and image data from an image sensor regarding captured images from around a vehicle and distance information from a distance sensor regarding sensed objects positioned around the vehicle. The controller is also configured to determine a fusion method for information measured by the image sensor and the distance sensor based on a receiving state of the satellite navigation receiver and precision of the map data to recognize the driving environment. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063032 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH CONTENT DELIVERY MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a navigation component based on comparing a traversal content to a stored content for identifying an object type; determining a content discrepancy based on the navigation component present in the traversal content but unidentified in the stored content; and generating a content filler with a control unit based on the content discrepancy for presenting on a device the navigation component missing in map information. | 03-03-2016 |
20160088436 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH LOCATION DETECTION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a multiple instances of a user location within a geofence; generating an event with a control unit based on a user count of the user location meeting or exceeding a count threshold; and generating a notification based on the event for displaying on a device. | 03-24-2016 |
20160097645 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A SITUATION WITH A POTENTIALLY IN-ALERT DRIVER - The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a road segment determining system for identifying beforehand a situation with a potentially in-alert driver of a vehicle. The road segment determining system determines a position of the vehicle, and further determines pre-stored road characteristics of a road segment assumed or known to be ahead of the vehicle. Moreover, the road segment determining system determines the road segment to be monotonous based on comparing at least a first road parameter of the pre-stored road characteristics with predetermined monotonous road criteria. The disclosure also relates to a road segment determining system in accordance with the foregoing, a vehicle comprising at least a portion of the road segment determining system, and a user device comprising at least a portion of the road segment determining system. | 04-07-2016 |
20160102984 | Diverging and Converging Road Geometry Generation from Sparse Data - Road geometries may be determined from sparse data by receiving mobile device data points comprising data indicating positions of vehicles having traveled on a roadway of a geographic area, the roadway involving a convergence or divergence of road branches for the roadway. At least one trajectory angle for a particular mobile device data point of the mobile device data points may be determined using at least one trajectory line connecting the particular mobile device data point to an adjacent mobile device data point, and mobile device data points may be grouped based on the trajectory angles. | 04-14-2016 |
20160123760 | PARKING OPTION - A navigation application can be configured to output a navigation map corresponding to directions to a selected point of interest (POI). The navigation application can also be configured to detect that a location of an end-user device is within a predetermined parking proximity of the selected POI. The navigation application can further be configured to provide a request to a navigation server for parking options associated with the selected POI. | 05-05-2016 |
20160146616 | VEHICLE POSITIONING BY MAP MATCHING AS FEEDBACK FOR INS/GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM DURING GPS SIGNAL LOSS - A method and apparatus of vehicle positioning uses map matching as feedback for an integrated navigation system where a map and navigation system is coupled with an inertial navigation system (INS) using low-precision vehicle sensors when the vehicle passes through a tunnel or other area suffering from GPS signal loss. The method and apparatus operates to detect whether the vehicle has reached an entry point of a tunnel, and if so, immediately starts a map matching operation to match the current vehicle position with a road link of the tunnel. The current position determined by the map matching operation is feedbacked to an integration Kalman filter thereby correcting errors caused by the vehicle sensors. The method and apparatus resumes the normal navigation operation including GPS navigation as soon as it detects that the vehicle is out of the tunnel. | 05-26-2016 |
20160153784 | MAP MARKING METHOD | 06-02-2016 |
20160155342 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AIRCRAFT POSITION | 06-02-2016 |
20160161259 | Digital Map Tracking Apparatus and Methods - In an embodiment, an apparatus may include a circuit that has a first input to receive motion data from at least one of a motion sensor and an optical sensor and that has a second input to receive directional data corresponding to the motion data. The circuit may further include an input/output interface configured to provide data to a display and a control circuit coupled to the first input, the second input, and the input/output interface. The control circuit may be configured to determine a current position based at least in part on the motion data and the directional data and update an indicator on a digital map based on the current position determined from the motion data. | 06-09-2016 |
20160161264 | 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. | 06-09-2016 |
20160169683 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A VEHICLE BASED ON DRIVING BEHAVIOR | 06-16-2016 |
20160171521 | ROAD SEGMENT SAFETY RATING SYSTEM | 06-16-2016 |
20160178380 | ELECTRIC DEVICE AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD | 06-23-2016 |
20160187139 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTON OF A DESTINATION AND MOVEMENT OF A PERSON OF INTEREST - A method and apparatus are provided that aid law enforcement agencies in intercepting a suspect before he or she can go into hiding. The method and apparatus provide for law enforcement agencies to track a person of interest (POI) and to predict an intercept point and/or a destination where the POI may be found, based on situational data and social media content. Further, the method and apparatus provide for determining and adjusting a geofence based on a predicted route and/or destination of a POI and for dispatching public safety officers to the geofence, predicted intercept point, and/or predicted destination to aid in the apprehension of the POI. | 06-30-2016 |
20160187456 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED POSITIONING - Provided is an apparatus and method associated with a location based service, and an apparatus for integrated positioning that may sense positioning-associated information that is in proximity to a user. The apparatus may hierarchically classify the sensed positioning-associated information into multiple categories of accuracy based on a predetermined criterion, and estimate the location of the user in order of low accuracy information to more precise accuracy information. | 06-30-2016 |
20160195400 | CROWD SOURCED MAPPING WITH ROBUST STRUCTURAL FEATURES | 07-07-2016 |
20160377439 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ROAD STACKING BASED UPON ERROR STATISTICS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to determine the stacking order of two or more roads that are vertically aligned with one another. In the context of a method, error statistics associated with probe points representative of travel along a first road are determined. In an instance in which the first road is vertically aligned with a second road, the method also includes determining whether one of the first or second roads passes beneath the other of the first or second roads based at least in part upon the error statistics associated with the probe points representative of travel along the first road. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 12-29-2016 |
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