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20120016582 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT ROUTING ON A NETWORK IN THE PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE-EDGE RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER CONSTRAINTS - Embodiments provide systems and methods that find the quickest route between two locations on a graph with multi-edge constraints in a time and space efficient manner. In some embodiments, Dijkstra's algorithm is split into separate universes when a) a multiple-edge constraint is reached, and b) along each edge of a multi-edge constraint. In some embodiments, the split is performed for the purpose of finding the quickest (i.e. lowest weighted) route to the intersection(s) at the end of the constraints. These universes, in some embodiments, are merged or discarded when the intersection at the end of the constraint is found. Using these systems and methods, in some embodiments, the shortest path between two locations of a multi-edge constrained road network can be efficiently determined. | 01-19-2012 |
20120022781 | Methods, Devices and Map Databases for Green Routing - In at least one embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes determining algorithmically a a plurality of vehicle cost values for traveling a plurality of road segments in a vehicle based at least in part on vehicle cost data derived at least in part from position derivative data obtained from at least one vehicle that traveled the road segments (S | 01-26-2012 |
20120022782 | TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING POINTS OF INTEREST FOR A NAVIGATION DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a method for identifying points of interest, or POIs, in a vicinity of a predetermined location on the basis of digital cartographic data and a predetermined search time and a predetermined number of POI hits. The method comprises the steps of identifying, on the basis of cartographic data, an initial search field that includes the predetermined location, searching for a POI in the search field, and iteratively enlarging the search field and searching for the POI in the enlarged search field until the predetermined search time has elapsed or the predetermined lo number of POI hits has been attained. | 01-26-2012 |
20120072106 | LOCATION BASED SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING INDOOR NAVIGATION - Embodiments for performing an indoor navigation are disclosed. The location based service system includes: a plurality of access points installed in an indoor environment and configured to send Wi-Fi signals including access point identification information; a mobile terminal configured to receive a Wi-Fi signal from at least one of the access points and form a first Wi-Fi fingerprint based on the received Wi-Fi signal; and a navigation service server configured to construct a plurality of Wi-Fi radio maps based on a plurality of second Wi-Fi fingerprints acquired at locations of the indoor environment, select a Wi-Fi radio map for estimating a location of the mobile terminal among the plurality of Wi-Fi radio maps, estimate the location the mobile terminal by using a second Wi-Fi fingerprint corresponding to the first Wi-Fi fingerprint based on the selected Wi-Fi radio map, and form location information including the estimated location. | 03-22-2012 |
20120078503 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE COLLABORATIVE COLLECTION, ASSIGNMENT, VISUALIZATION, ANALYSIS, AND MODIFICATION OF PROBABLE GENEALOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON GEO-SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PROXIMITY - System, methods, apparatus and media for the geo-spatial capture and transcription of family trees, vital records, census records, land transfer records, cemetery records, and organizational membership records; for assigning deterministic and probabilistic relationships between people in geographic proximity; and for visualizing known, probable, and potential relationships in a geo-spatial context over time. Also disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for organizing and analyzing genealogical information for searching and visualizing individuals and entities and their relationships to each other within a geo-spatial and temporal context. Further disclosed are systems, methods, apparatus and media for identifying a social networking site based on geo-spatial and temporal context data relating to individuals and entities and their relationships to each other. | 03-29-2012 |
20120089325 | METHOD FOR EXCHANGING MESSAGES IN A NAVIGATION SYSTEM USING VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATIONS - Method and device for exchanging messages in a VLC navigation system is provided, in which a map server generates a provision message in the form of visible light signals through all lamps in an area, using a PLC network, where a navigation service is provided, a terminal that wants to implement the navigation service among terminals that have received the provision message transmits a registration request message to the map server, the map server transmits a registration response message for the registration request message to the terminal, the terminal transmits a map request message including information about a destination to the map server, the map server transmits a map response message including information about a path to the destination to the terminal, and the terminal displays map information and the path. | 04-12-2012 |
20120116668 | ROUTE CALCULATIONS IN IP MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM - Currently existing web applications for calculation of routes from an origin to a destination do not take into account traffic jams, road/rail reparations, accidents, or other temporary incidents. To overcome this drawback, the present specification provides for new network entities and method of providing a subscriber of an IP Multimedia Subsystem “IMS” network with a route to a destination, wherein this method comprises a step of receiving at an application server “AS” associated with the IMS network dynamic parameters from a plurality of transport media indicating respective incidental information, and a step of processing at the AS these dynamic parameters along with other input criteria to determine a number of routes from the origin to the destination. | 05-10-2012 |
20120123672 | TRAVEL GUIDANCE DEVICE, TRAVEL GUIDANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Travel guidance devices, methods, and programs acquire map data including a road network, a position of a vehicle, and a planned travel route of the vehicle. Based on the acquired information, the devices, methods, and programs determine whether there is a planned entry branch that the vehicle is projected to enter located ahead of the vehicle. When the planned entry branch is ahead of the vehicle, the devices, methods, and programs determine whether there is a no-lane-change zone between the vehicle and the planned entry branch. When the no-lane-change zone is located between the vehicle and the planned entry branch, the devices, methods, and programs set guidance content related to a lane change of the vehicle based on a position of the no-lane-change zone. The devices, methods, and programs generate guidance using the set guidance content and communicate the generated guidance to a user of the travel guidance device. | 05-17-2012 |
20120136566 | TOUR ROUTE GENERATING DEVICE, TOUR ROUTE GENERATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A tour route generating apparatus includes a distance obtaining unit which obtains a target route distance of a tour route to be generated; a reference point obtaining unit which obtains a reference point as a start point of the tour route; a waypoint determination unit which determines a waypoint of the tour route; and a tour route generating unit which generates the tour route such that a route distance from the reference point to the reference point via the waypoint becomes the target route distance. | 05-31-2012 |
20120143491 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NAVIGATION ROUTE ACCORDING TO A POINT OF INTEREST ON THE NAVIGATION ROUTE AND DEVICE THEREOF - A method for providing a navigation route according to a point of interest on the navigation route includes determining a current position and a destination, utilizing a personal navigation device to generate a plurality of navigation routes from the current position to the destination, calculating the weightings of the plurality of navigation routes and providing a navigation route according to the weightings of the plurality of navigation routes. If a predetermined point of interest is located on a first navigation route of the plurality of navigation routes, the personal navigation device adjusts the weighting of the first navigation route. | 06-07-2012 |
20120158283 | Changing Frequency of Navigational Notifications Based On Travel Patterns - A navigation-enabled device has a memory operatively coupled to a processor for executing a navigation application, a speaker operatively coupled to the processor for providing navigational notifications, and a position-determining system for determining a current location to enable the processor to identify a current route on which the device is located. The processor is configured to determine whether the current route is a familiar path and vary a frequency of the navigational notifications based on whether the current route is a familiar path. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158284 | ROUTE GUIDANCE APPARATUS, ROUTE GUIDANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Route guidance apparatuses, methods, and programs determine a guidance intersection in front of a movable body in a direction of travel along a navigation route. The apparatuses, methods, and programs acquire a shape of the guidance intersection, determine an exit road on which the movable body leaves the guidance intersection, and determine whether the determined exit road is one of a plurality of roads connected to the guidance intersection that exist in an area extending in the same direction as the determined exit road. When the determined road is one of the plurality of roads that exist in the area extending in the same direction as the exit road, the apparatuses, methods, and programs associate each of the plurality of roads with an identification information item usable to identify a connecting relationship with the guidance intersection, and provide guidance using the identification information item associated with the exit road. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158285 | Method and Apparatus for Route Searching - Provided is a route through which a user can smoothly travel and on which an evaluation of traveling environment is reflected. A route search system includes a user input receiving unit which uses a delay time from an expected travel time as an index indicating comfort of a route and selects a factor such as traffic conditions and pedestrians set as a condition that a user desires avoidance, a delay time calculation unit which calculates a delay time from an expected arrival prediction time according to map information, traffic information, and traveling environment information so as to reduce a delay as far as possible due to the selected factor, and calculates a cost based on the delay time, and a route search unit which calculates a cost of a link used for a route search from the delay time, and searches a route by using the calculated cost. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158286 | METHOD OF CREATING MAP DATA - A computerised method of creating map data from a plurality of trips where each trip comprises position data derived from the positions of at least one navigation device over a period of time, the method comprising using a processing circuitry to perform the following steps: i. processing the position data; ii. calculating, from the processing of the position data, trip terminal positions at which the navigation device started to generate positions and/or stopped generating positions and which provide an end point of a trip; iii. performing statistical analysis on the terminal positions in order to determine origin locations at which trips commonly terminate and/or originate; iv. generating further map data, which comprises the origin locations. | 06-21-2012 |
20120179361 | System and Method for Displaying a Route Based on a Vehicle State - A user selects route preferences related to weighing or considering different factors when determining a requested candidate route to a destination and chooses a candidate route ranking. A motor vehicle detects a condition associated with a vehicle state. The motor vehicle displays the candidate route based on the detected vehicle condition in a preselected order determined by the route ranking. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179362 | Method and System for Calculating an Energy Efficient Route - A method and system for calculating an energy efficient route is disclosed. A route calculation application calculates one or more routes from an origin to a destination. For each of the routes, the route calculation application uses segment cost data associated with each segment in the route. The segment cost is calculated by adjusting an energy consumption value by subtracting a bias term for each segment with known slope data. The bias term causes segment costs associated with segments having a slope that can be traveled with typical efficiency, a zero slope, and an unknown slope to be substantially the same. The bias term also causes the segment cost associated with a segment with a slope that can be traveled efficiently to be less than the segment cost associated with a segment with unknown slope, and the segment cost associated with a segment with a slope that causes inefficient travel to be greater than the segment cost associated with a segment with unknown slope. | 07-12-2012 |
20120185162 | NAVIGATION SERVER - According to a navigation server ( | 07-19-2012 |
20120191339 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PANORAMA NAVIGATION METHOD USING THE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a panorama navigation method using a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device includes a GPS, an electronic compass and a touch screen. A user operation interface is displayed on the touch screen, and driving information is received from a user operation interface when a driver arranges a driving route in a geographic region. The driving route is marked on an electronic map of the geographic region according to the driving information. The GPS detects a current location of a vehicle, and the electronic compass identifies a driving direction of the vehicle. The portable electronic device obtains a series of panoramic images of the geographic region from a host computer according to the current location, the driving direction and a current time of the vehicle, and displays each of the panoramic images on the touch screen to provide panoramic navigation information for the driver. | 07-26-2012 |
20120191340 | NAVIGATION SYSTEMS - A positioning device for use with a navigation device, the positioning device including an input arranged to receive data signals from a source other than a navigation system; a converter arranged to convert the received data signals into positional data; and an output arranged to output the positional data for use by the navigation device. The output outputs the positional data in a communications protocol format, the navigation device being arranged to process the positional data in the communications protocol format. | 07-26-2012 |
20120209506 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - Provided is a navigation technique for aiding a user to develop a plan for traveling around a plurality of destinations. The navigation device causes a display unit to display a first display area and a second display area. The first display area displays icon information for specifying a facility and positional information thereof. The second display area displays a time line of a predetermined period. When the user disposes a plurality of pieces of icon information on the time line, the navigation device retrieves a route for traveling around the disposed facilities in order. As to icon information of a facility at which the user cannot arrive at the time corresponding to a position where the icon information is disposed, the navigation device indicates that the icon information is inappropriate. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209507 | NAVIGATION DEVICE & METHOD - A navigation device comprising a receiver for receiving signals from position sensors, memory having stored therein a seed position and map data which comprises a map of navigable routes in an area, and an output device, such as a display or speaker, for outputting a current location. The navigation device further comprises a processor for determining distance travelled and changes in orientation from the signals and estimating the current location on one of the navigable routes of the map data. The step of estimating comprises using the distance travelled and the changes in orientation to extrapolate from the seed position possible paths along the navigable routes that the navigation device may have travelled and assigning to each path a probability that the navigation device travelled that path. For changes in orientation, the processor expands each path and recalculates the probability that the navigation device travelled that path. The processor assigns the current location to be a current predicted position on the path with the highest probability. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209508 | Route Determination Arrangement and Method - A method for determining a route between a current location of a wireless device and a destination location includes establishing the current location of the wireless device by providing a signal corresponding to said current location and obtaining the destination location of the wireless device. A route is calculated from the current location to the destination location, wherein the route comprises a number of spots. One or more places relating to respective one or more of the spots along the calculated route are determined, wherein the one or more places has been registered as being visited by the wireless device. An alternative route is calculated and a set of data is stored that comprises replacement to one or more of the spots with a respective received visited place related to it. The one or more spots between the current location and the replaced spots are removed. | 08-16-2012 |
20120239288 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SAVINGS ROUTES WITH A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - A method and system for calculating savings routes for display on a portable computing device (PCD) are described. The method includes receiving at least one of a product category and a service category from an operator of a PCD. The PCD may also receive a destination address. With this information, circle of influence data based on an offer for at least one product or service corresponding to the product category or service category may be generated and provided to the PCD. The circle of influence data may impact edge weights of a graph search algorithm. The graph search algorithm solves a single-source shortest path problem for a graph with non-negative edge path costs. The circles of influence in combination with the graph search algorithm allow a PCD to calculate one or more savings routes based on a start point and the desired destination address provided by the operator of the PCD. | 09-20-2012 |
20120253656 | MOBILE STATE DETERMINATION OF LOCATION AWARE DEVICES - Systems and methods are provided for determining the mode of travel of a location aware device. Data from the location aware device is received, which includes location aware data about the speed, location, and navigational route of the location aware device and data about the connection of the location aware device to a power source. These features of data from the location aware device are used to determine the mode of travel of the location aware device. The data from the location aware device can also be used to determine preferred routes of navigation, speed of roads, and traffic on roads. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253657 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITINERARY PLANNING - The present invention relates to a system and method for itinerary planning. The method commences with the population of a first queue with a first set of network segments connected to the origin. One of the network segments is removed from the first queue. An expansion build representing the one network segment removed from the input queue is placed together with a continuing network segment in a second queue if the continuing network segment has not been considered. A captured build representing the network segment removed from the input queue together with the continuing network segment in the first queue if the continuing network segment has been considered. The placing is repeated until the first queue is empty. The first queue is replaced with the builds in the second queue. The removing to the replacing is repeated until the first and second queues are empty. At least one of the builds having a lowest cost is outputted. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253658 | USER GUIDANCE WITH MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A visitor can receive guidance (e.g., movement directions) through a portable electronic device. The visitor can read an information-containing tag with the electronic device to input location information into the device. With the electronic device, the visitor can then select one or more destinations. The device then provides directions to the visitor for the one or more destinations. | 10-04-2012 |
20120259540 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT - Systems and computer-implemented methods for managing a workforce include receiving a request for support including a location of the request for support, converting the request for support into a work ticket, classifying the work ticket, allocating the work ticket to a field operative out of a set of at least one field operatives, transmitting a request for a map including data from the work ticket, receiving a map image including data relating to the work ticket, and transmitting the map image including data relating to the work ticket to the field operative. | 10-11-2012 |
20120265432 | ENHANCED GEOLOCATION DEVICE - The present specification provides an electronic geolocation device comprising a location sensor and a geolocation application configured to record location data associated with said device. The device further includes a processor configured to receive the location data and to associate the location data with contextual data, and to export the location data and contextual data in a data format native to an external application. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265433 | SUGGESTIVE MAPPING - A suggestive mapping device may predict, suggest, and/or provide potential destinations to a user. Additionally, the device may store historical location data of the user, determine a travel vector of the user, and predict the destination of the user based at least in part on the historical location data and/or the travel vector. Further, the device may provide hands-free maps to destinations when the user does not know the address at least by receiving contextual data of the user and/or contextual data of the user's contacts. Such hands-free, suggestive mapping devices may facilitate more effective navigation. | 10-18-2012 |
20120271541 | ROUTE RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - A recommendation apparatus for determining, for a user, a set of one or more recommended routes going from a starting location to an ending location in response to receiving from the user a route request message identifying the starting and ending locations. Advantageously, in some embodiments, the route recommender apparatus determines a recommended route by analyzing a set of routes between the starting and ending locations, where each route in the set was traversed by a person who is in a “social graph” belonging to the user (e.g., each route in the set was traversed by one of the user's Facebook friends). In this way, routes can be recommended to the user based on routes that are popular with the user's friends. | 10-25-2012 |
20120277991 | SHOPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides a shopping method and system that allows a consumer who is unfamiliar with a particular store to generate a shopping list integrated into a map and quickly locate the items within the store. The typical problems associated with finding items in a store with an unfamiliar layout can thereby be avoided. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a map that can be either in electronic or paper form. Indicia of each item on the consumer's shopping list are placed on the map in the location each item can be found in the store. | 11-01-2012 |
20120283941 | METHOD OF DETERMINING DRIVE LANE USING STEERING WHEEL MODEL - Provided is a method of determining a drive lane using a steering wheel model. The method includes a step S | 11-08-2012 |
20120283942 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH LIVE SPEED WARNING FOR MERGING TRAFFIC FLOW - A navigation method and navigation system ( | 11-08-2012 |
20120283943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING DESTINATION IN NAVIGATION TERMINAL - A method and apparatus are provided for setting a desired destination in a navigation terminal. A position information message is received. Position coordinates corresponding to the position information included in the position information message are set as the position coordinates of a desired destination related to a certain route. | 11-08-2012 |
20120290201 | Agent-Side Traveler Application For Mobile Computing Devices - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating passenger bookings along transportation routes. In some implementations, actions include generating a request at a mobile computing device, the request including route data corresponding to a route, transmitting the request to a server system, receiving route data and fare data from the server system at the mobile computing device, displaying the route data and the fare data on a display of the mobile computing device, receiving a single user input at the mobile computing device, in response to receiving the single user input, generating booking data and transmitting the booking data to the server system, receiving confirmation data from the server system at the mobile computing device, and displaying the confirmation data on the display of the mobile computing device. | 11-15-2012 |
20120303262 | MAP NAVIGATION WITH SUPPRESSION OF OFF-ROUTE FEEDBACK NEAR ROUTE TERMINUS - A terminus buffer area (e.g., an end-of-route buffer area) is provided in a map navigation tool to allow suppression of off-route feedback (e.g., audio or visual warnings or alerts) in some circumstances, such as when a mobile computing device (e.g., a smart phone) that implements the tool enters the buffer area. The map navigation tool can output off-route feedback when the user strays from a route, but also can suppress the off-route feedback when the user is within the buffer area. In addition to suppression of off-route feedback, a map navigation tool also can disable off-route feedback when a user crosses an arrival threshold and enters an arrival area, such that the tool does not output off-route feedback regardless of the user's location or movements once the user has entered the arrival area. The arrival area can be within an end-of-route buffer area. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303263 | OPTIMIZATION OF NAVIGATION TOOLS USING SPATIAL SORTING - Digital map navigation applications for use with a mobile computing device are optimized using a spatial sorting method. Spatial sorting entails partitioning a digital map into tiles and maintaining information that links tiles to points on the route. When a particular map navigation application is invoked, a set of relevance rules are defined for that map application to determine which of the route points to process. This determination is made by extracting from the look-up table a subset of the full set of route points, based on the relevance rules. Because the subset of route points is processed instead of the original full set of route points, the mobile device is capable of efficiently handling a complex route that otherwise would entail considerable expenditure of processor time and use of computer memory to store and retrieve unnecessary data. | 11-29-2012 |
20120323481 | NAVIGATING OUT OF A PARKING LOT - In a method for selecting a parking lot exit, a computer receives geographic coordinates of a first parking exit of a parking facility. The computer receives geographic coordinates of a second parking exit of the parking facility. The computer determines a first route from the first parking exit to a destination, using the geographic coordinates of the first parking exit. The computer determines a second route from the second parking exit to the destination, using the geographic coordinates of the second parking exit. The computer selects one of the first parking exit and the second parking exit based on the first route and the second route. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323482 | PROGRAM-STORING COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, NAVIGATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A navigation device includes a touch unit and a processing unit. The touch unit receives touches made thereon by a user with an object and correspondingly generates a plurality of touch points. The processing unit is electrically connected to the touch unit and uses a start location, a target location, the plurality of touch points, and an electronic map to generate a navigation route. A navigation device control method as well as a program-storing computer-readable storage medium and a computer program product enabling implementation of the control method are also disclosed. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323483 | ROUTE COMPARISON DEVICE, ROUTE COMPARISON METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a route comparison device including a point information acquisition unit for acquiring location information of a starting point and a goal point, a reference route acquisition unit for acquiring shape data of a reference route between the starting point and the goal point, a route search unit for searching for a route between the starting point and the goal point, and a degree-of-matching calculation unit for calculating, by comparing shape data of a found route which has been found by the route search unit and the shape data of the reference route, a degree of matching indicating a degree of correspondence between the routes. | 12-20-2012 |
20130006515 | GEO-SPATIAL RECOMMENDATION AND DISCOVERY SYSTEM - A system, method, device, computer program, user interface, and apparatus for method of transmitting content to a user equipment. The method includes receiving an intent from a user of the user equipment; gathering a time window of validity for the intent; receiving location information from the user equipment; determining a mode of transportation based on the location information; and, for the duration of the time window, querying a location database of points of interest (POIs) to retrieve candidate POIs that match the user intent and are located within reach of the user equipment based on the time left of the time window and the mode of transportation; presenting the candidate POIs to the user equipment. | 01-03-2013 |
20130006516 | METHOD AND NAVIGATION DEVICE FOR PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE ROUTE - A method and navigation device for providing at least one route is described. A destination is received from a user (step | 01-03-2013 |
20130013188 | PERSONAL WIRELESS COVERAGE MAP - Methods and systems respectively provide for receiving a wireless signal coverage map request from a wireless device. A map is generated in accordance with the request and provided to the wireless device. The map includes symbology keyed to wireless signal services within a particular geographic area. Such symbology can be indicative of recommended areas and travel routes having particular types of wireless signal coverage, regions of poor or non-existent wireless signal service, areas presently experiencing heavy wireless signal usage, and so on. In this way, a wireless device user can seek to access specific wireless services and/or avoid suspect trouble regions within a geographic area. | 01-10-2013 |
20130024105 | LOCATION-BASED EMPLOYMENT SEARCH USING EMPLOYER AND CANDIDATE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Computer-implemented methods, systems and computer program products or applications for location-based, mobile-to-mobile connection of employers and candidates, while providing employers and candidates the ability to search for matching profiles and coordinate with each other in real time while utilizing their mobile communication devices to meet each other immediately or at a later time. Search results also indicate a distance between current locations of employer and candidates as determined from location data of their mobile communication devices and/or a distance between a candidate's residence and job location. Such location data enables employers and candidates to assess the ability to meet now or at a later time given their current locations and the ability of a candidate to travel to a job location given the candidate's residence location. | 01-24-2013 |
20130030691 | Navigation Device and Guidance Method Thereof - Disclosed is navigation technology for providing guidance for HOV lanes in a more readily understandable manner. A navigation device is provided with: a storage unit adapted to store lane information including the set-up of lanes which can be used when a predetermined condition is fulfilled (hereafter referred to as conditional lanes); a route guidance unit adapted to provide guidance for a recommended route to a destination; and a guidance unit adapted to provide guidance for entrances and exits for conditional lanes. If travelling along a conditional lane makes it impossible to continue without deviating from the recommended route, the guidance unit provides guidance that the conditional lane should not be entered from an entrance to the conditional lane or inhibits guidance on the presence of an entrance to the conditional lane. | 01-31-2013 |
20130030692 | Method of Resolving a Location From Data Representative Thereof - The invention provides a method of resolving a location in a second digital map from an ordered list of location reference points determined from a first digital map. The method involves identifying candidate lines and nodes in the second digital map, and using curvature, height and gradient information associated with the location reference points to identify the most likely candidate nodes or lines in the second digital map corresponding to the nodes represented by the location reference points and to lines emanating from or incident at the node in the first digital map. The method involves carrying out a route search between the most likely identified candidate node or line identified for one location reference point, and the corresponding node or line associated with the next reference point in the list, and repeating this step for consecutive pairs of reference points until the final location reference point is reached. | 01-31-2013 |
20130030693 | CELLULAR-BASED LIVE TRAFFIC SERVICE - A cellular-based live traffic service that does not require pre-deployment of infrastructure or GPS-enabled devices uses signals provided by cellular devices to determine course resolution localization and tracking information of the cellular devices. Specialized statistical analysis is performed on the course resolution data to infer the fine resolution positions of the cellular devices. In an example embodiment, the localization and tracking information is provided on a map, or the like, to show relative position and/or trajectory of cellular devices. | 01-31-2013 |
20130030694 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TRAVEL TIME INFORMATION - Location technologies are combined with other information systems to provide augmented information for individuals such as a traveler in an automobile. | 01-31-2013 |
20130041579 | Method for Sensing Covering State According to Velocity and System for Providing Traffic Information Using the Same Method - Disclosed is a method for sensing a traveling state based on a speed. The method for sensing the traveling state based on the speed includes outputting a mean speed C for each link with respect to a number of total traversing times of a predetermined path, and updating a reference speed B with the outputted mean speed C, and measuring a speed A while traversing the predetermined path, and comparing the measured speed A with the updated reference speed B, thereby displaying the traveling state. | 02-14-2013 |
20130054131 | FAST PATH PLANNING NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a fast path planning navigation apparatus and a method thereof. The navigation apparatus comprises a map database, an input module, a positioning module and a processing module. The map database stores an expressway map and an urban road map. The input module inputs a destination. The positioning module calculates the current location of the navigation apparatus according to a global positioning system signal, the expressway map and the urban road map. The processing module calculates path information for a current location of the navigation apparatus to entrance ramp and exit ramp to the destination according to expressway information, the expressway map and the urban road map. | 02-28-2013 |
20130066548 | TRANSPORT-DEPENDENT PREDICTION OF DESTINATIONS - A destination analysis module is described which estimates at least one destination of a user given a partial path taken by the user within a geographic area. The destination analysis module operates by detecting a mode of transportation that a user uses to traverse the path (e.g., automobile, public transportation, walking, etc.). The destination analysis module then loads a model associated with the mode of transportation into a destination prediction module and estimates at least one destination based on the path and the model. The model has various components that depend on the mode of transportation, such as routing network information and prior probability information. | 03-14-2013 |
20130090844 | PRESCRIPTION-BASED TRAVEL ROUTE RECOMMENDATION - In general, embodiments of the present invention relate to prescription-based travel route recommendation. In a typical embodiment, a prescription related to a medical condition of a patient is received (e.g., electronically in a computer memory medium or the like). Among other things, the prescription typically comprises a set of criteria (e.g., route specifics such as topography/incline, mode of travel such as walking, running, cycling, etc.) for a desired travel route for the patient. Then, using global positioning satellite (GPS) technology or the like, the system will access/receive information corresponding to a geographical area associated with the patient. Using this information, a set of possible travel routes between a starting point and a destination within the geographical area will be determined. Then, by comparing the set of criteria to the information, at least one travel route will be identified from the possible travel routes for treating the medical condition. | 04-11-2013 |
20130103303 | Three Dimensional Routing - One or more systems, devices, and/or methods for three dimensional routing are disclosed. For example, one embodiment includes receiving image data selected based on a viewer perspective from a memory. The image data is correlated with a depthmap generated from an optical distancing system and correlated with route data calculated from an origin point to a destination point using a geographical database and a routing algorithm. The controller compares a first distance, from the viewer perspective to a point correlated with the route data, to a second distance, derived from the depth map at the point. If the comparison indicates that the first distance is closer to the viewer perspective than the second distance, the controller inserts at least one pixel of a navigation illustration into the image data. The image data including the navigation illustration is transmitted to or stored in a memory. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103304 | NAVIGATION DEVICE - Disclosed is a navigation device which extracts an entrance and exit section which exists ahead of a vehicle and in which a vehicle is permitted to make a lane change between an HOV lane and a normal lane on the basis of information about the position of the vehicle and map data in which the HOV lane and the normal lane are defined by a single link, extracts a branch point on the HOV lane existing ahead of the vehicle on the basis of the map data and the position information, determines a guidance time for the extracted entrance and exit section, and another guidance time for the branch point, and provides guidance notifying that the vehicle can exit the HOV lane or guidance notifying that the vehicle can enter the HOV lane at the guidance time, or provides guidance on the branch at the other guidance time. | 04-25-2013 |
20130110392 | AUTOMATIC TRAVEL TIME AND ROUTING DETERMINATIONS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK | 05-02-2013 |
20130116920 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FLOOD AWARE TRAVEL ROUTING - A travel routing system, method and program product therefor. A location detector detects a current location. A geographical database provides details of a given area. Selecting a destination causes a route generator to generate routes through the area from the current location. A flood simulator receives meteorological data and determines flooding along the routes. A risk-modeling unit determines the risk to travelers of using each route. Before the risk-modeling unit is deployed, it is trained off-line to model travel risks using incidents in an incident data store and simulated flooding in the vicinity of the incidents. | 05-09-2013 |
20130124083 | METHOD FOR POSITION DETERMINATION - A method for position determination, in particular of a motor vehicle, includes optically capturing an object having a known geographic position and matching the geographic position of the object with stored map data. The object may be a road sign having distance information, which is optically recognized at the vehicle. The distance information is subsequently evaluated using optical character recognition. | 05-16-2013 |
20130131974 | Method and System for Improved Vehicle Navigation - A system and method of revising data in a vehicular navigating system configured to navigate a vehicle to a target point of interest is presented. A geographical information database storing location information for a plurality of points of interest and a plurality of roadways is provided and a charging status of a vehicle is detected. When the charging status of the vehicle indicates that the vehicle is charging, a location of the vehicle is recorded. The location of the vehicle when the charging status of the vehicle indicates that the vehicle is charging is used to update a location of a charging station within the geographical information database. | 05-23-2013 |
20130131975 | ENHANCED LOCATION INFORMATION FOR POINTS OF INTEREST - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for identifying a serviceable address that is associated with a street network connection point and a parcel drop-off point. For example, in one embodiment, the serviceable address may be associated with a street network connection point that is part of a digital map. The serviceable address may also be associated with a parcel drop-off point that includes parcel drop-off point information, such as a parcel drop-off point geo coordinate associated with the parcel drop-off point and street network connection point geo coordinate associated with the street network connection point. | 05-23-2013 |
20130144521 | OPTIMUM DRIVING PATH ON FULL WINDSHIELD DISPLAY - A method to display a registered driving path image upon a transparent windscreen head-up display in a source vehicle includes monitoring an operating environment of the source vehicle, monitoring a driver registration input, determining a registered driving path image based upon the operating environment of the source vehicle and the driver registration input, and displaying the registered driving path image upon the head-up display. | 06-06-2013 |
20130151138 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH MAP MATCHING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a current position for locating a device; adding a new edge from a road topology map to a topological tree based on the current position; removing an old edge from the topological tree based on the current position; determining a matched edge of the topological tree based on the current position and the topological tree; and calculating an adjusted location based on the matched edge for displaying on the device. | 06-13-2013 |
20130151139 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING PATH FOR INDOOR LOCALIZATION - When a user enters an indoor space, such as a building, where it is difficult to obtain absolute positioning information, probable indoor path information is estimated based on outer appearance information of the building that the user is presumed to have entered and the moving distance and moving direction of the user. Also, location information calculated according to an estimated navigation method is selectively corrected by using the estimated indoor path information. | 06-13-2013 |
20130158860 | LOCATION AND EVENT TRIGGERED NAVIGATION DORMANCY AND WAKEUP - A system and method for conditionally transitioning a navigation process on a mobile device between an active state and a reduced activity state are described. In particular, a transition of the navigation process between the active state and the reduced activity state may occur in response to the mobile device approaching a transition location on a predetermined route where the navigation process is to transition to the active state. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158861 | INCREASING THROUGHPUT FOR CARPOOL ASSIGNMENT MATCHING - Distances between locations traveled by a carpool driver in a carpooling system may be initially estimated by calculating direct, straight line distances between each of the location points. Travel speeds may also be initially estimated using an expected maximum vehicle speed, which may a maximum speed limit. An estimated travel time may then be calculated from this data to initially designate passengers as eligible or ineligible for carpooling with a carpool driver. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158862 | VEHICLE-TO-X COMMUNICATION BY MEANS OF RADIO KEY - The invention relates to wireless vehicle-to-X communication by means of radio key (RKE) with a transceiver. The radio key transceiver is designed to send and receive not only data associated with the keyless driving authorization but also vehicle-to-X communication data. The radio key X communication can be used between two vehicles equipped with this radio key communication technique in order to communicate data such as positions, weather conditions or warnings quickly and reliably. This wireless communication technique using radio keys can also be used for coordinating emergency services when searching for an accident scene. | 06-20-2013 |
20130166192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG A ROUTE - A method and system for searching for points of interest along a route is disclosed. A relation that includes records that associate link identifiers, point of interest identifiers, and distances between the links and the points of interest is generated during the compilation process of a first version of a geographic database. The relation is stored in compiled database products. When a compiled database product is being used by a navigation system, for example, navigation application software programs use the relation to accurately and efficiently find points of interest along a computed route. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166193 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INDOOR NAVIGATION - An indoor navigational system determines a location of a moveable object in an indoor area and displays this location to a user. The system includes one or more dead-reckoning sensors, one or more absolute position sensors, and a processor. The processor determines the location of the moveable object based on signals received from the sensors. The system also includes a display device to display the location of the moveable object in a graphical representation of the indoor area based on messages from the processor indicating the location of the moveable object. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166194 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN DRIVING AND ANTICIPATING A ROAD PROFILE - A method of assisting in road navigation for a vehicle includes:
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20130173149 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH GRADE-SEPARATION DETECTION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: identifying a device location; selecting a maneuver type with the device location; and determining a junction-type with the maneuver type for displaying on a device. | 07-04-2013 |
20130179065 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING COMMUTER GROUPS - A commuter groups service (CGS) allows commuters to join commuter groups so that they are able to socialize while commuting. Through the commuter groups, the users may share commuting routes, traffic updates, road conditions, and other information. Group members may arrange car pools, short term riding arrangements, and may anonymously or directly contact each other. The CGS may collect group member position information, e.g. GPS information, to enable the CGS to calculate traffic conditions and to select location specific information for group members. The system may include an on-line service accessible through a computer or wireless networking device. The user may log into the CGS, create or modify a user profile, and join groups of their choosing. Groups may be associated with specific events or with getting to/from work. Commuter groups may be formed for commuters that use private vehicles and/or public transportation, | 07-11-2013 |
20130179066 | CELLULAR-BASED LIVE TRAFFIC SERVICE - A cellular-based live traffic service that does not require pre-deployment of infrastructure or GPS-enabled devices uses signals provided by cellular devices to determine course resolution localization and tracking information of the cellular devices. Specialized statistical analysis is performed on the course resolution data to infer the fine resolution positions of the cellular devices. In an example embodiment, the localization and tracking information is provided on a map, or the like, to show relative position and/or trajectory of cellular devices. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179067 | Method, System and Computer Program Product for Optimizing Route Planning Digital Maps - A system for digital network map development and maintenance. The system provides for optimizing digital network maps that serve as the reference basis for location-based systems such as, but not limited to, route guidance, multi-modal transportation system monitoring, location-based consumer applications, and vehicle fleet administration. The system provides the ability to develop and maintain digital route maps derived at least in part from data on the routes that drivers or users actually travel to update a digital map. For a route defined between two or more points, costs may be assigned to each road segment. As such, given a collection of route preferences, an algorithm is provided that is capable of generating an optimized route planning digital map by finding and assigning a set of costs to road segments in a way that is consistent with these preferences. | 07-11-2013 |
20130184985 | PORTABLE PROCESSING DEVICES - This invention concerns a portable processing device | 07-18-2013 |
20130191017 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUGMENTING A GUIDANCE SYSTEM WITH A PATH SENSOR - In an automatic vehicle position control system, such as a satellite-based agricultural implement steering system, the satellite-based steering information is adjusted with information obtained from one or more path sensors to facilitate the automatic nudging of the vehicle to take account of inaccurate tracking of the agricultural implement relative to its tractor, terrain variations, and inaccuracies in the satellite-based steering system. | 07-25-2013 |
20130197794 | TRANSIT ROUTING SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TRIP PLANNING - A public transit travel planning system and methodology that uses an extensive pre-processing approach of transit information prior to query time on order to determine optimal public transit routes for journeys. At query time, since the transit information has already been processed by the system, very little computation is needed in order to fulfill the query. The system then provides users with public transit directions in response to the queries for public transit journeys. | 08-01-2013 |
20130204519 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WARNING A DRIVER OF TRAFFIC-RELATED FEATURES - A system and method for reducing the number of irrelevant warnings regarding traffic-related features for a non-navigation-guided trip including a position-determining device to determine a position of the vehicle from received signals; a storage device for storing map data representing courses of the roads; a route-calculating device for calculating a route along the courses of the roads; a receiver for receiving information regarding the nature and position of a traffic-related feature; a device for determining relevance of the information received based on whether an aerial distance of the position of the traffic-related feature from the vehicle falls within a first predetermined value; the aerial distance along a possible route falls within a second predetermined value and the number of turning maneuvers required falls within a predetermined maximum number; and a warning device for issuing a warning when these criteria are recognized as having been met in the relevance determining device. | 08-08-2013 |
20130211705 | NAVIGATION DEVICE & METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a route-planning device ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130211706 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND PROCESSOR READABLE MEDIA FOR TRAFFIC FLOW MEASUREMENT - Systems, methods, and processor readable media for estimating the speed of a mobile radio terminal traveling on at least one road segment are disclosed. Certain embodiments are characterized by determining one or more routes through a road network that a mobile radio terminal could have traveled based on a sequence of wireless measurements from the mobile radio terminal. In addition, systems, methods, and processor readable media for collecting and transmitting radio communications network measurements from a mobile terminal for use in a system of estimating a traffic flow speed on road segments are disclosed. Certain embodiments are characterized by accumulating and communicating a plurality of wireless measurements to a traffic flow measurement server such that reporting of wireless measurements is minimized when the mobile radio terminal is stationary. | 08-15-2013 |
20130218452 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING AND DISPLAYING DESTINATION AND RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME - A method, an apparatus, and a recording medium for estimating and displaying a destination are provided. In the method, a plurality of places frequently visited by a user is set first. Then, a current location of the electronic apparatus is continuously detected by using a positioning module, and a distance between the current location and each of the places is calculated. Whether the distance between the current location and each of the places increases is determined. When the distance increases, the corresponding place is removed and the remaining places are displayed. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218453 | Navigation Device and Method - A navigation device comprises a processing section ( | 08-22-2013 |
20130218454 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CUSTOM MAP VIA AN INFORMATION BLOCK - The present invention relates to a method for providing specific region information using a user terminal in a wired/wireless network environment, and more particularly, to a method for providing a custom map via an information block, which involves providing region information to an individual user by means of an optimally customized method such that the region information may be easily utilized. | 08-22-2013 |
20130261954 | MAPPING OR NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A mapping or navigation device comprises or is connectable to position determining apparatus, the position determining apparatus being operable to determine one or more locations of the mapping or navigation device, the one or more determined locations forming at least one route, wherein the mapping or navigation device is configured to determine at least one portion of the at least one route, where the at least one portion is determined according to at least one property associated with at least one location comprised in the portion, and the mapping or navigation device is configured to form at least one anonymized route from the at least one determined route, wherein the at least one anonymized route does not include the at least one portion of the at least one route. | 10-03-2013 |
20130268188 | Nautical License Identification System - A method and apparatus for identifying a set of needed permissions for a vehicle. A travel plan is identified for the vehicle. Information is identified about the vehicle. The set of needed permissions is identified for the vehicle to travel using the travel plan. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268189 | PERSONALIZED ROUTE GENERATION - Systems and computer program products provide personalized route generation with computer readable program code, when read by a processor, configured for storing in a memory an image viewing pattern and determining a first object viewing interest from the image viewing pattern. The image viewing pattern may be based at least in part on an image viewing history. The first object viewing interest may be depicted in at least one image in the image viewing history. The code is also configured for receiving a request for directions to a destination in a geographic region, identifying a first area in an electronic map of the geographic region and generating a first route to the destination. The first area may include the first object viewing interest. The first route may feature the first area. | 10-10-2013 |
20130289871 | POSITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, NAVIGATION SYSTEM, AND TERMINAL DEVICE - A positional information providing system is provided in which positional information including altitude can be highly accurately acquired even though a user is located outdoors or indoors. A system includes a server device including a map data storage unit, an altitude storage unit, a reference position coordinates receiving unit, a reference point altitude information generating unit locating reference position coordinates and reference point altitude, a map data transmitting unit and a reference point altitude information transmitting unit, and a terminal device including a positional information acquiring unit, a reference point information transmitting unit, a reference point altitude information receiving unit, a map data receiving unit and a reference point altitude detecting unit detecting altitude at a reference point. The terminal device includes a calibration unit for the altitude data acquired at the reference point altitude detecting unit and a map display unit displaying map data and altitude data. | 10-31-2013 |
20130304372 | TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING POINTS OF INTEREST - The disclosure relates to a technique for searching points of interest, or POIs, along a calculated route to be travelled. A method implementation thereof comprises the steps of providing an initial search corridor of predetermined size, wherein the corridor is indicative of a geographic area covering at least portions of the route to be travelled, performing a POI search within the provided search corridor, and adjusting the corridor size for a subsequent POI search based on a number of POI hits found during the POI search in the currently provided search corridor. | 11-14-2013 |
20130317738 | STYLIZED PROCEDURAL MODELING FOR 3D NAVIGATION - A method of displaying a navigation map includes determining a route of a vehicle. A two-dimensional footprint of a building disposed within a geographic area is received within the vehicle. The geographic area includes the route of the vehicle. Attribute information associated with the building is received. The attribute information is received within the vehicle. A visual representation of the building is rendered based upon the two-dimensional footprint and the attribute information. | 11-28-2013 |
20130325318 | Geocoded Data Detection and User Interfaces for Same - A system, method and computer-readable medium are disclosed that can detect an address, geographic coordinates or business name in text displayed on a device and geocode or reverse geocode, respectively, the address/business name or geographic coordinates to provide geocoded data. The detecting and geocoding/reverse geocoding can be performed automatically. The geocoded data can be displayed in-place with the text in a user interface of the device or be provided to another application. | 12-05-2013 |
20130345960 | PLUGGABLE ROUTE-PLANNING MODULE - Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for configuring a route-planning module using one or more configuration plug-ins. The route-planning module may be configured to create a driving route, an internet packet route, a social event route, and/or a variety of other routes. A graph used by the route-planning module to create a route may be modified by a graph configuration plug-in, which may add, remove, and/or modify nodes and/or edges within the graph. Attributes associated with edges and/or nodes within the graph may be added, removed, and/or modified by an attribute configuration plug-in. Costs associated with edges and/or turns from a first edge to a second edge at a node may be modified by a cost configuration plug-in. In this way, the route-planning module may be customized using one or more configuration plug-ins (e.g., to accommodate user preferences). | 12-26-2013 |
20130345961 | Providing Route Recommendations - In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes obtaining travel information that indicates travel patterns for a mobile computing device that is associated with a user; identifying a current context for the mobile computing device and the user; identifying one or more destination locations that the user has at least a threshold likelihood of travelling to with the mobile computing device based on the current context and the obtained travel information; generating a prediction that one or more events have at least a threshold probability of occurring along one or more of a plurality of routes for travelling to the identified one or more destination locations; selecting a particular route from the plurality of routes to recommend to the user based on the current context and the prediction of the one or more events; and providing route information that identifies the selected particular route. | 12-26-2013 |
20140058659 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONICALLY STORED CALENDAR DATA IN A COMPUTER-ASSISTED MANNER - A method for computer-aided processing of electronically stored calendar data by a user terminal, wherein, by use of the user terminal, a calendar entry is read out of a data memory, the calendar entries including, with respect to an event, at least one piece of information concerning the beginning and the location of the event. The current position and time of the user terminal and a route from the current position of the user terminal to the location of the event, as well as the probable duration for the covering of the route are determined. From the beginning of the event, the current time and the probable duration for the route covering, a time difference is determined which is available up to the start of the route covering, in which case, the time difference is visually and/or audibly outputted for the user. | 02-27-2014 |
20140067254 | HEDGING RISK IN JOURNEY PLANNING - Embodiments of the disclosure include a computer system for journey planning, the computer system includes a journey planning server configured to perform a method. The method includes receiving a journey planning request, the journey planning request having an origin and a destination in a transportation network. The method also includes calculating an optimized journey plan by identifying a plurality of routes through the transportation network from the origin to the destination and determining an uncertainty associated with each of the plurality of routes. Calculating an optimized journey plan also includes evaluating a robustness of each of the plurality of routes to the uncertainty associated with each of the plurality of routes and selecting the optimized journey plan based on the journey planning request and the robustness of each of the plurality of routes. | 03-06-2014 |
20140088860 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MAPPING A COURSE OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Techniques and mechanisms for providing information to represent a course traversed by a mobile device. In an embodiment, navigation logic of the mobile device determines context data other than any geodetic data that specifies a position of the mobile device. With such context data, the navigation logic determines a sequence of estimates each for a respective position of the device on a course traversed by the mobile device. In another embodiment, determining the sequence of estimates includes determining a first estimate of a first position of the mobile device independent of any geodetic data that specifies the first position. Course information representing such a determined sequence includes timestamp information for the first estimate. | 03-27-2014 |
20140095063 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM HAVING POINT OF INTEREST RECOMMENDATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: monitoring a purchase history; extrapolating a selection behavior associated with the purchase history; extrapolating a group behavior for a member designation associated with the selection behavior; generating a recommendation based on the group behavior; and generating a notification with the recommendation for displaying on a device. | 04-03-2014 |
20140100772 | Navigation System - A navigation system includes: a storage unit having stored therein roadmap data, first statistical traffic information data pertaining to a first area which are created based upon a first standard related to a time applicable to the first area, and second statistical traffic information data pertaining to a second area which are created based upon a second standard related to a time applicable to the second area; a search unit that searches for a recommended route; and an estimated time of arrival calculation unit that calculates an estimated time of arrival based upon the roadmap data, the first statistical traffic information data and the second statistical traffic information data. The estimated time of arrival calculation unit executes calculation processing of the estimated time of arrival in compliance with the first standard and the second standard. | 04-10-2014 |
20140114561 | MAP-ASSISTED SENSOR-BASED POSITIONING OF MOBILE DEVICES - Various methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided which may be implemented to estimate a trajectory of a mobile device within an indoor environment. In some embodiments, the trajectory may be estimated without the use of any signal-based positioning information. For example, a mobile device may estimate such a trajectory based, at least in part, on one or more sensor measurements obtained at the mobile device, and further affect the estimated trajectory based, at least in part, on one or more objects identified in an electronic map of the indoor environment. | 04-24-2014 |
20140114562 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH PARKING LOT INTEGRATED ROUTING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: identifying a physical location with a location unit; selecting a starting point based on the physical location; selecting a destination; identifying a destination lot associated with the destination; and calculating a vehicle travel route from the starting point to the destination with the vehicle travel route traversing through the destination lot with a control unit for displaying on a device. | 04-24-2014 |
20140121959 | ENHANCED LOCATION INFORMATION FOR POINTS OF INTEREST - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for identifying a serviceable address that is associated with a street network connection point and an actual location point. For example, in one embodiment, the serviceable address may be associated with a street network connection point that is part of a digital map. The serviceable address may also be associated with an actual location point, such as a parcel drop-off point. | 05-01-2014 |
20140142842 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND NAVIGATION METHOD - In a navigation method, coordinates and additional information concerning several places, so-called places of interest, are stored as data in a memory. Surrounding-area parameters are predefined by which, with respect to arbitrary places, one surrounding area respectively is defined which surrounds the place. During a traveling movement with a navigation device, one pertaining surrounding area respectively is acquired by use of the surrounding-area parameters and the respective current location of the navigation device. By way of the stored coordinates, at least one of the stored places of interest is determined which is situated in the acquired surrounding area. The additional information stored with respect to the determined place of interest is outputted by way of a user interface. | 05-22-2014 |
20140142843 | CELLULAR-BASED LIVE TRAFFIC SERVICE - A cellular-based live traffic service that does not require pre-deployment of infrastructure or GPS-enabled devices uses signals provided by cellular devices to determine course resolution localization and tracking information of the cellular devices. Specialized statistical analysis is performed on the course resolution data to infer the fine resolution positions of the cellular devices. In an example embodiment, the localization and tracking information is provided on a map, or the like, to show relative position and/or trajectory of cellular devices. | 05-22-2014 |
20140180572 | TRACKING A MOBILE DEVICE - Embodiments for determining a route a consumer takes while traversing a retail store are disclosed. The embodiments include determining a store location of a retail store and a map corresponding to the layout of the retail store, receiving waypoint data including a plurality of positions within the map corresponding timestamps, determining a route in response to the waypoint data, and providing the route and the map for display. | 06-26-2014 |
20140188382 | VEHICLE ROUTE PLANNING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A vehicle route planning method and apparatus include: acquiring a current location, a destination location, and an amount of remaining energy of a vehicle; if energy needs to be supplemented for the vehicle to travel from the current location to the destination location, determining backup energy stations for supplementing energy; acquiring a node cost when the vehicle reaches each of the backup energy stations, and determining, according to an energy efficiency of the vehicle, an energy consumption of the vehicle when traveling on each of paths from the current location to the destination location. A travel route is planned for the vehicle according to the energy consumption of the vehicle when traveling on each of the paths, and the node cost when the vehicle reaches each of the backup energy stations. | 07-03-2014 |
20140214314 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH LOCATION-AWARE ACCURACY AND/OR POWER ADJUSTMENTS - In a navigation system and method, location-aware adjustments may be made to the accuracy and/or power of the navigation system by changing at least one setting of a navigation system receiver in response to at least one characteristic of a navigation route and/or an estimated current position of the receiver. By providing location-aware adjustments, the accuracy may be increased when a higher accuracy is desired and may be decreased when a lower accuracy is sufficient based on the receiver location. A higher accuracy setting may be used, for example, when the estimated current position of a navigation system receiver is within the vicinity of a waypoint along the navigation route and a lower accuracy setting may be used at other times to reduce power consumption. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214315 | LOCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for managing location information of a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes obtaining one or more point sites associated with a movement characteristic of an electronic device, determining a current position of the electronic device, determining a route based on the current position and the one or more point sites, and presenting the route on a map via a display operably coupled to the electronic device. | 07-31-2014 |
20140222328 | DYNAMIC ROUTE MAPPING BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES - Generally, this disclosure describes dynamic route mapping between mobile devices. Techniques may include initiating communication between a first mobile device at a first location and a second mobile device at a second location; receiving a first location indicator by the second mobile device, the first location indicator transmitted from the first mobile device in response to a request from the second mobile device, the first location indicator corresponding to the first location; determining a convergence point based on at least one of the first location and the second location; mapping a travel route from at least one of the first location and the second location to the convergence point; and displaying the travel route on at least one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device. | 08-07-2014 |
20140244154 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSIT MAPPING - A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for collecting and analyzing route to determine the routes of a transit system. One example method includes receiving GPS data from a plurality of buses or uses from along a transit roué, the discreet GPS reports organized into a set, generating a plurality of clusters, each cluster is comprised of a first GPS point from a first set and one or more subsequent GPS points, each subsequent GPS point from a different set, and wherein each subsequent GPS point is located within a predetermined distance of the first GPS point. The clusters are then connected to form a route polylines. Outliers, inaccuracies, and/or route endpoints may be pruned to improve accuracy and efficiency of the method. The method may also order the aggregated clusters using spatial and temporal data of the GPS reports to improve accuracy. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244155 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a link information acquisition unit which acquires link information obtained by associating a reproduction location of contents with geographic information regarding geography associated with a story of the contents at the reproduction location; and a display control unit which performs control for displaying a geographic image based on the geographic information associated with the story of the contents being reproduced, based on the acquired link information and a reproduction location of the contents being reproduced. | 08-28-2014 |
20140249744 | ROUTE PLANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING EXPOSURE TO THREATS - The present invention relates to a system and method for route planning. The system is arranged to be mounted on a moving object. The system comprises a route planning module arranged to plan a route of the object upon request, wherein occasions of being visible from any point in the map within a shooting range during a predetermined time period is minimized. The system is characterized in that the route planning module is arranged to determine areas in the 3D map in which the object will be exposed to a potential threat during a predetermined time period based on line of sight calculations, and determining a re-planned route avoiding said potential threat areas. | 09-04-2014 |
20140278056 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTE-SPECIFIC SEARCHING - Systems and methods of route-specific searching are provided. Information about a first location and second location may be processed. The information about the second location may be from a user and may indicate a destination. A first route from the first location to the second location may be identified. A search query may be processed. Search results may be identified, and, a third location corresponding to the search result may be identified. A route from the first location to the third location to the second location may be determined. A deviation of the route with respect to the first route may be determined. A search result may be selected based on the deviation. A map may depict an area including the first location, the second location, and the third location. The route from the first location to the third location to the second location may be indicated. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278057 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CALENDARING EVENTS AND ASSOCIATED REMINDERS - A method and structure for automatically scheduling a meeting and associated reminders in an electronic calendar system combining location, time, traffic, and weather conditions. Calendars and locations of one or more participants invited to a meeting being scheduled are accessed. A participant's location and a corresponding weather, traffic, or other data is checked to determine an anticipated travel time to the meeting, and the participant is advised when the participant must depart for the meeting. | 09-18-2014 |
20140309924 | SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM OUTDOOR TO INDOOR MAPPING - Techniques are described for seamlessly transitioning from a map that displays out-of-doors elements to a map that displays indoor elements, in response to detecting a transition event. The transition event may be, for example, that a navigation system that is generating the out-of-doors map has moved to an indoors location. Techniques are also provided for navigating to a parking spot in a parking structure. Specifically, users may search for parking spots that satisfy specific criteria. The search for a parking spot that satisfies the criteria may be initiated at the time a trip begins, or may be automatically triggered by some event. For example, a search for available parking spots near a designated destination may be automatically initiated as a user comes within a predetermined distance of the designated destination. | 10-16-2014 |
20140316693 | AUTOMATIC POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The present disclosure provides an automatic positioning system that is in a mobile device. The mobile device communicates with a vehicle. The system includes a first detection module, a second detection module and a positioning module. The first detection module detects the mobile device is in a moving state or a static state in real-time. The second detection module detects the vehicle is in a moving state or a static state in real-time. The positioning module acquires the location of the mobile device and records the acquired location as a position where the vehicle is parked in the mobile device, when the vehicle changes from the moving state to the static state, the mobile device changes from the static state to the moving state. | 10-23-2014 |
20140330509 | ROUTE COMPARISON DEVICE, ROUTE COMPARISON METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a route comparison device including a point information acquisition unit for acquiring location information of a starting point and a goal point, a reference route acquisition unit for acquiring shape data of a reference route between the starting point and the goal point, a route search unit for searching for a route between the starting point and the goal point, and a degree-of-matching calculation unit for calculating, by comparing shape data of a found route which has been found by the route search unit and the shape data of the reference route, a degree of matching indicating a degree of correspondence between the routes. | 11-06-2014 |
20140336922 | Navigation Method And System With Route in Successive Windows - Navigation system ( | 11-13-2014 |
20140343837 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A navigation system includes: a map information acquiring unit | 11-20-2014 |
20140358421 | APPARATUS, SERVER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ROUTE GUIDANCE - A method for providing route guidance includes the route guiding apparatus transmitting to the server a user's location sensing signal; the server receiving the user's location sensing signal from the route guiding apparatus; the route guiding apparatus transmitting to the server a user's operation recognition signal; the server receiving the user's operation recognition signal from the route guiding apparatus; the controller determining a user's status based on at least one of the location sensing signal and the operation recognition signal; the server transmitting map data corresponding to a user's location determined using the user's status to the route guiding apparatus; the route guiding apparatus receiving the map data from the server; and the route guiding apparatus guiding a route to a destination based on the map data. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358422 | PRESCRIPTION-BASED TRAVEL ROUTE RECOMMENDATION - In general, embodiments of the present invention relate to prescription-based travel route recommendation. In a typical embodiment, a prescription related to a medical condition of a patient is received (e.g., electronically in a computer memory medium or the like). Among other things, the prescription typically comprises a set of criteria (e.g., route specifics such as topography/incline, mode of travel such as walking, running, cycling, etc.) for a desired travel route for the patient. Then, using global positioning satellite (GPS) technology or the like, the system will access/receive information corresponding to a geographical area associated with the patient. Using this information, a set of possible travel routes between a starting point and a destination within the geographical area will be determined. Then, by comparing the set of criteria to the information, at least one travel route will be identified from the possible travel routes for treating the medical condition. Once identified, one or more specific travel routes can be recommended (e.g., to the patient). | 12-04-2014 |
20140365112 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SKETCH MAP INFORMATION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - Provided is an apparatus and method for generating a sketch map in a portable terminal. The apparatus includes a sketch map generating unit. The sketch map generating unit collects information about route points of the portable terminal by using location information, generates a sketch map message including the route information, and shares the generated sketch map message with another user. | 12-11-2014 |
20140372020 | VISION AUGMENTED NAVIGATION - A navigation system may include at least one processing device configured to determine, based on an output of one or more position sensors associated with the navigation system, a current location of at least one component associated with the navigation system and determine a destination location different from the current location. The navigation system may also acquire, from one or more image acquisition devices, a plurality of images representative of an environment of a user of the navigation system and derive, from the plurality of images, visual information associated with at least one object in the environment. The system may also determine one or more instructions for navigating from the current location to the destination location, wherein the one or more instructions include at least one reference to the visual information derived from the plurality of images. The system may also deliver to the user the one or more instructions. | 12-18-2014 |
20150012210 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOURNEY PLANNING, FINDING K SHORTEST PATHS THROUGH A TIME/SPACE NETWORK - A method and apparatus for selecting a path defining a journey through a time-tabled transportation network comprises determining forming a data set comprising a sequence of K shortest paths through the transportation network from an origin location “o” to a destination location “d”, each path with an increasing cost; and selecting a path from the K shortest paths based upon a filter criteria which may be one not used in the determination of the K shortest paths. The network comprises a public transportation network. The filter criteria not used in the determination of the K shortest paths may be one that does not obey the principal of optimality. The determining step is performed utilizing an algorithm that filters the available paths through the network according to a selected filter criteria plus a selected buffer amount A of the filter criteria. The selecting step utilizes only the rankings of the K shortest paths. | 01-08-2015 |
20150019124 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING, TRACKING, AND/OR MONITORING THE STATUS OF PERSONNEL AND/OR ASSETS BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS - A system and method for locating, tracking, and/or monitoring the status of personnel and/or assets (collectively “trackees”), both indoors and outdoors, is provided. Tracking data obtained from any number of sources utilizing any number of tracking methods may be provided as input to a mapping application. The mapping application generates position estimates for trackees using a suite of mapping tools to make corrections to the tracking data. The mapping application further uses information from building data, when available, to enhance position estimates. Indoor tracking methods including sensor fusion methods, map matching methods, and map building methods may be implemented compute a more accurate tracking estimate for trackees. Outdoor tracking methods may be implemented to enhance outdoor tracking data by combining tracking estimates such as inertial tracks with magnetic and/or compass data if and when available, and with GPS, if and when available. | 01-15-2015 |
20150019125 | GPS NAVIGATION DIRECTIONS DISPLAY DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND PROCESS WITH POINTS OF INTEREST - Some embodiments include a navigational process for alerting a user of a portable navigational device of an upcoming point of interest. The navigational process may be implemented as a navigational software application that runs on the portable navigational device. In some embodiments, a wide-area global positioning system (GPS) provides navigational route information and points of interest information to the portable navigational device after the navigational process requests the navigational route information. In some embodiments, the wide-area GPS system retrieves the navigational route information from a map service. In some embodiments, the wide-area GPS system retrieves the points of interest information from a points of interest (POI) service. | 01-15-2015 |
20150032365 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MINIMIZING POWER CONSUMPTION IN A PORTABLE DEVICE CAPABLE OF RECEIVING SATELLITE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM SIGNALS - Methods, systems, and portable devices which reduce the power used by a portable device to receive/process satellite navigational system signals and/or to compute the portable device's position using satellite navigational system signals are provided. A method includes retrieving information concerning power usage characteristics based on aggregate data corresponding to a current location of the portable device; and selecting a power saving mode based on the retrieved power usage information from the aggregate data, where each of the plurality of power saving modes reduces power usage in at least one of receiving the satellite navigational system signals, processing the satellite navigational system signals, and computing the portable device's position using the satellite navigational system signals. | 01-29-2015 |
20150066355 | TRAFFIC SCORE DETERMINATION - A computing device may execute a routing application to perform operations including identifying a contextual parameter indicative of a quality preference for routing over segments of geographic mapping data, weighing the segments of geographic mapping data according to traffic score information indicative of the presence of the contextual parameter over the respective segments determined based at least in part on vehicle diagnostic data, and determining a suggested route for a vehicle from a current location to a destination location over the weighed segments of geographic mapping data based on the contextual parameter. The device may be further configured to receive a route request including the destination location for the vehicle; and display the route for the vehicle on a map including indications of the quality of the segments along the suggested route. To improve the routing, learning heuristics identify what diagnostic data variables correlate with presence of which contextual parameters. | 03-05-2015 |
20150081207 | APPLICATION AND DEVICE TO MEMORIALIZE AND SHARE EVENTS GEOGRAPHICALLY - A method and device of sharing an event or experience by capturing a geographic location of the and at least one detail of the experience or event in the form of data such as video, text, sound, or pictures, with an electronic device, storing the geographic location plus the data on a database accessible to a plurality of users. The application further alerts a user or a plurality of users of the details of the experience when the user is near the geographic location where the at least one detail of the experience was captured and guiding the user to the geographic location where the experience was captured. | 03-19-2015 |
20150088411 | Providing Digital Images to an External Device During Navigation - To provide navigation data to a head unit installed in a vehicle, an indication of a current location and a current orientation of the vehicle are received. Map data for generating a digital map of a geographic area including the current location is received from a network device via a first communication link. A digital map image is generated using the map data, such that the digital map is oriented in accordance with the current orientation. The digital map image is provided to the head unit via a second communication link | 03-26-2015 |
20150094948 | ROADWAY-INDUCED RIDE QUALITY RECONNAISSANCE AND ROUTE PLANNING - Route planning for road vehicles is performed taking into account a ride quality that results from the roadway conditions along road segments on a route. A plurality of vehicles equipped with controlled suspensions calculate ride quality indices as the vehicles move over a plurality of road segments. The plurality of vehicles transmit the ride quality indices tagged with respective geographic coordinates to an aggregating server. The aggregating server determines a composite ride quality index for each road segment. A subscriber generates a route planning request identifying an origin and a destination. At least one potential route is identified between the origin and the destination comprised of selected road segments. A route ride quality index is determined in response to the selected road segments, and the potential route and the route ride quality index are presented to the subscriber for selection. | 04-02-2015 |
20150094949 | INFORMATION PROCESSING COOPERATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - An information processing cooperation system, comprising: a first information processing terminal mounted on a vehicle; a second information processing terminal having a plurality of types of applications, wherein the first information processing terminal comprises: a condition determination unit configured to determine current conditions of at least one of the vehicle and a user riding on the vehicle; and an activation control unit configured to transmit, depending on the current conditions determined by the condition determination unit, an activation request for activating at least one of the plurality of types of applications to the second information processing terminal, wherein the second information processing terminal comprises: an application activation unit configured to activate an application corresponding to the activation request received from the activation control unit; and an application execution unit configured to execute the activated application in cooperation with the first information processing terminal. | 04-02-2015 |
20150094950 | Device, System and Method of Landmark-Based and Personal Contact-Based Route Guidance - A mapping system is disclosed that provides route guidance in the form of a map and verbal or textual directions which includes reference to both landmarks and personal contacts. Landmarks and contacts can be rated for suitability in providing route guidance. Depending on the rating, guidance using landmarks or personal contacts can be preferentially used in place of or to supplement guidance based on the underlying road network. | 04-02-2015 |
20150106010 | AERIAL DATA FOR VEHICLE NAVIGATION - An aerial image is received. A portion of the aerial image is identified that represents an area of interest that includes a vehicle. The portion of the aerial image is analyzed to generate an identification of one or more objects in the area of interest related to a route of the vehicle. | 04-16-2015 |
20150112585 | Communication System - A transit system including a system data processor in communication with a driver data processor of a driver electronic device and a rider data processor of a rider electronic device. The system data processor receives vehicle information of a vehicle from the driver. data processor. The vehicle information includes a vehicle route and a geolocation of the vehicle. The system data processor receives a geolocation of a rider electronic device from the rider data processor, and sends the vehicle information and advertisement information over a communication network to the rider data processor. The advertisement information is based on the vehicle information and the geolocation of the rider electronic device. | 04-23-2015 |
20150134236 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL, SERVER, NON-TRANSITORY PHYSICAL COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image display system includes: a server having a storage device that stores images; and a mobile terminal having a display device that displays the images acquired from the server. The mobile terminal includes: an operation input device that input a refinement condition of images and selects a display image; and a control device that sets a location related to a selected image as a destination. The server includes an extraction device that extracts multiple images according to the refinement condition obtained from the mobile terminal. | 05-14-2015 |
20150142300 | DETERMINING ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BY NAVIGATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for determining alternative navigational routes. An example method may comprise: determining a first route to a destination, the route comprising a plurality of edges of a graph representing a map of navigable paths, wherein each edge represents a path connecting two vertices and each vertex represents at least one of: an endpoint of a path or a junction of two or more paths; and determining a second route to the destination from a point located at least a defined distance from a junction comprised by the first route, along an edge not comprised by the first route. | 05-21-2015 |
20150149074 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINATION OF A ROUTE FOR A SHIP - A computer-implemented method is disclosed for determination of a route for a ship by defining one or more performance variables of the ship and dynamic input parameters that affect to the performance variable. Information of ship operation and measurement results from sensors during the operation of the ship are obtained and a set of dynamic input parameters is produced. A model for simulating the performance of a ship is created by defining one or more relationships between the performance variables and the dynamic input parameters. A route is found for which a simulation result of the ship performance fulfills one or more criteria set for the selected performance variable. The results are continuously updated along with receiving new input data for determination of a route having better conformity with set criteria for the result. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149075 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND GUIDANCE PROGRAM - A navigation device includes a GPS receiver, map data including tunnel data and periodically acquires a vehicle's speed to provide guidance on the current position N acquired at the GPS receiver, and when GPS radio waves become unreceivable after the vehicle passes a tunnel entrance, calculates a travel distance according to a vehicle speed and a time T up to a branch, and continues providing guidance on the current position up to the branch. After passing the branch, the navigation device suspends guidance, calculates a distance La between the branch and a tunnel exit, which is shorter, and when GPS radio waves are not received even after a movement distance from the branch exceeds distance La, after passing the branch, determines a road whose distance is longer as the road being traveled, and provides guidance on the current position. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149076 | Method for Determining a Course of a Traffic Lane for a Vehicle - The invention relates to a method for determining a course of a traffic lane for a vehicle ( | 05-28-2015 |
20150292897 | IDENTIFYING COST EFFECTIVE ROUTES USING VEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY VALUES THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE ROADWAY TYPE - Computer readable program instructions perform a method including identifying a starting location and a destination for traveling in a vehicle and identifying multiple available routes. Each route includes roadway segments that have a roadway type selected from multiple roadway types reflecting a set of roadway conditions. The method obtains a fuel price available to the vehicle, obtains a fuel economy value for the vehicle on each roadway type, and calculates a cost of driving each of a plurality of available routes. The cost of driving each available route is the sum of the cost of driving each segment of the route, wherein the cost of driving each roadway segment is the mathematical product of a length of the roadway segment and the available fuel price divided by the fuel economy for the vehicle on the roadway type for the roadway segment. The lowest cost route is then identified. | 10-15-2015 |
20150292898 | IDENTIFYING COST EFFECTIVE ROUTES USING VEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY VALUES THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE ROADWAY TYPE - A method includes identifying a starting location and a destination for traveling in a vehicle and identifying multiple available routes. Each available route includes roadway segments that each have a roadway type selected from multiple roadway types that reflect a unique set of roadway conditions. The method obtains a price of fuel available to the vehicle, obtains a fuel economy value for the vehicle on each roadway type, and calculates a cost of driving each of a plurality of available routes. The cost of driving each available route is the sum of the cost of driving each segment of the route, wherein the cost of driving each roadway segment is the mathematical product of a length of the roadway segment and the available fuel price divided by the fuel economy for the vehicle on the roadway type for the roadway segment. The lowest cost route is then identified. | 10-15-2015 |
20150300827 | TELEMATICS USING PERSONAL MOBILE DEVICES - An approach to telematics using mobile devices provides battery-efficient trajectory and mileage inference from inaccurate and intermittent location data. Accurate trajectories of how users or vehicles move in the physical world are formed by processing raw position estimates obtained from noisy, inaccurate, and error-prone position sensors on mobile devices, where the position data may also arrive intermittently with long time gaps. The trajectory is formed using the process of map matching, which determines the trajectory on a map that best explains the sequence of position observations. | 10-22-2015 |
20150300835 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING AN ORIGIN-DESTINATION MATRIX FROM PROBE TRAJECTORY DATA - An approach is provided for creating an origin-destination matrix from probe trajectory data. The approach includes receiving probe trajectory data, wherein the probe trajectory data is associated with at least one subset of a plurality of travel nodes. The approach further includes processing and/or facilitating a processing of the probe trajectory data to construct one or more microscopic origin-destination matrices, wherein the at least one microscopic origin-destination matrix represents one or more preferred travel paths through the subset of the plurality of travel nodes. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, an aggregation of the one or more microscopic origin-destination matrices to construct at least one aggregated origin-destination matrix to represent the plurality of travel nodes. | 10-22-2015 |
20150300838 | SERVER, USER TERMINAL, AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control method of a server is provided. Location information is extracted from photographed data. The photographed data is linked to a course of travel having a pre-stored street image, by applying a predetermined standard based on the extracted location information. The photographed data is provided together with the linked course of travel having the pre-stored street image. | 10-22-2015 |
20150308842 | FACILITATING ESTIMATION OF MOBILE DEVICE PRESENCE INSIDE A DEFINED REGION - Estimation of mobile device presence inside a defined region is facilitated. In one example, a device receives location information representing locations of a mobile device and corresponding time information for the locations of the mobile device. The device determines an estimated path of travel for the mobile device based on the location information and, based on the corresponding time information for the locations of the mobile device, determines whether the estimated path of travel traverses, at a defined time period of interest, a defined region that includes a defined portion. | 10-29-2015 |
20150316388 | Navigation apparatus and method for updating map data thereof - A navigation apparatus and a method for updating map data thereof are provided. A map database of the navigation apparatus stores data of a plurality of existed roads. When coordinates of the navigation apparatus are not located on any one of the existed roads, a comparison module of the navigation apparatus determines whether the shortest distance between the coordinates and the existed roads exceeds a predetermined threshold. If the shortest distance exceeds the predetermined threshold, a map data adding module updates a traveling path according to a plurality of succeeding coordinates of the navigation apparatus until the navigation apparatus is determined to return on one of the existed roads. When the map data adding module finishes updating the traveling path, the map data adding module stores data of the traveling path in the map database of the navigation apparatus. | 11-05-2015 |
20150323330 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAVEL PLANNING THAT CALLS FOR AT LEAST ONE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE UNIT - Computationally implemented methods and systems that are designed for receiving a request for transporting one or more end users towards a destination location; providing a travel plan for facilitating the one or more end users to travel to the destination location from a starting location, the travel plan identifying at least two route legs including at least one transport route leg that calls for at least one transportation vehicle unit to transport the one or more end users over the transport route leg; and directing the at least one transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the one or more end users at a rendezvous location in order to transport the one or more end users over the transport route leg. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text. | 11-12-2015 |
20150323331 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AT LEAST A PORTION OF A TRAVEL PLAN THAT CALLS FOR AT LEAST ONE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE UNIT - Computationally implemented methods and systems that are designed for receiving a request for transporting one or more end users towards a destination location; presenting at least one or more portions of a travel plan for facilitating the one or more end users to travel to the destination location from a starting location, the travel plan identifying at least two route legs including at least one transport route leg that calls for at least one transportation vehicle unit to transport the one or more end users over the transport route leg; and transmitting a request for one or more transportation vehicle units to rendezvous with the one or more end users at a rendezvous location in order to transport the one or more end users over the at least one transport leg. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text. | 11-12-2015 |
20150338218 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN PROVIDING NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE DATA TO MOBILE STATIONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided which may be implemented in various devices to provide navigation assistance data and/or the like to a mobile station with regard to at least one of a plurality of different indoor regions. For example, a computing platform of a map inference device may establish encoded metadata for at least a portion of an indoor region based, at least in part, on an electronic map, an access point locator, or some combination thereof, and provide such encoded metadata to a repository device that may provide at least a portion of the encoded metadata to a mobile station. | 11-26-2015 |
20150338227 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM - An electronic device is for providing navigation information for a driver of a vehicle. The device has a location unit for determining geographical location data based on satellite signals, a navigation processor coupled to at least one sensor comprising a sound sensor. The navigation processor is arranged for obtaining destination data, determining route data based on the geographical location data, the destination data and map data. The navigation information is calculated based on the route data. Subsequently, navigation assistance information is generated related to the route information and based on sound data as detected via the sound sensor. Advantageously, by using environmental sound, the navigation may be improved, because additional data and corrections of driver activity can be early generated based on the sound data. | 11-26-2015 |
20150354973 | MAP MATCHING - An example map matching technique in accordance with the present disclosure includes receiving a plurality of global positioning system (GPS) data points in a dataset, receiving road map data related to a plurality of roads, determining a plurality of paths of minimum Fréchet distance for the GPS dataset, assigning a weight to each path of minimum Fréchet distance by applying a weight function, and outputting the path with the minimum weight. | 12-10-2015 |
20150364042 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NODES OF TRANSPORTATION - A method includes determining an original location of a vehicle providing a transportation service using location information of the vehicle, determining a virtual location of the vehicle corresponding to the original location by mapping the original location to a travel route of the vehicle, determining a location section among a plurality of sections of the travel route, the location section including the virtual location of the vehicle, determining, as a nearby node of the vehicle, a node in which a distance to the virtual location is less than a threshold value among one or more nodes included in the location section. | 12-17-2015 |
20150369616 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING REACHABLE AREA BASED ON ROAD NETWORK - A method and apparatus for determining a reachable area based on a road network are provided. The method comprises: acquiring a current location of a user and a road network map; generating a road node map based on the road network map; searching on the road node map for a boundary point extending for a maximum travel distance starting from the current location of the user along a road; and determining a reachable area based on the searched boundary point. | 12-24-2015 |
20160003623 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLLABORATIVE NAVIGATION AND OPERATION WITH A MOBILE DEVICE AND A WEARABLE DEVICE - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for collaborative navigation and operation on two mobile devices. The method may include establishing a wireless connection between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, and generating navigation data by the first mobile device for collaborative navigation based on a location of the first mobile device. The method may also include selecting a first subset of the navigation data for display by the first mobile device, and selecting a second subset of the navigation data for display by the second mobile device. The method may also include transferring the second subset of navigation data to the second mobile device and coordinating the display of the first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device with display of the second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device. | 01-07-2016 |
20160003626 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING AN INDOOR ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for mapping an indoor environment. A client device may receive an indication of a starting point on a floor plan. The client device may prompt the user to travel in a particular direction and indicate when the user can no longer travel in that direction. As the user travels from the starting point in the designated direction, the client device may gather information about the indoor environment. For example, the client device may gather wireless signal strength data, cellular tower strength data, or video image data while the user travels in the designated direction. The client device may associate the gathered information with the path the user traveled from the starting point to the ending point. The client device may indicate the area for which valid location information is available based on the path the user traveled and the information the user collected. | 01-07-2016 |
20160003634 | Passive Crowd-Sourced Map Updates And Alternate Route Recommendations - Systems and methods for providing passive crowd-sourced alternate route recommendations are disclosed. In one embodiment, locations of users of a number of mobile location-aware devices are tracked over time. Upon receiving a request, users of mobile location-aware devices that have traveled from a desired start location to a desired stop location are identified. At least one of the different routes taken by one or more users from the desired start location to the desired stop location is provided to the requestor as at least one recommended alternate route. The different routes taken by the one or more users from the desired start location to the desired stop location include routes taken that begin before the desired start location and go through the start location and routes taken that stop beyond the desired stop location and go through the desired stop location | 01-07-2016 |
20160069694 | PROVIDING ROUTE INFORMATION TO DEVICES DURING A SHARED TRANSPORT SERVICE - A system and method of providing information about a transport service to user devices are described. The system arranges a transport service for a first user and a second user. The system determines first data corresponding to a first route from a location of a driver device of the driver to a first pickup location of the first user and second data corresponding to a second route from the first pickup location to a second pickup location of the second user. A combined route is determined based on the first data and the second data. The system transmits data associated with the first data without transmitting the data corresponding to the combined route to a first user device of the first user, and transmits data corresponding to the combined route to a second user device of the second user. | 03-10-2016 |
20160076893 | System and Method for Setting an End Location of a Path - A system for setting an end location of a path of operation of a machine at a work site includes a position sensor configured to determine a position of a path at the work site and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a position of a first path and a position of a second path, the first path and the second path defining a pair of paths on opposite sides of the path of operation and determine a physical characteristic of the pair of paths based upon the position of the first path and the position of the second path. The controller is further configured to determine whether the physical characteristic of the pair of paths is less than a threshold characteristic and set the end location of the path of operation if the physical characteristic of the pair of paths is less than the threshold characteristic. | 03-17-2016 |
20160084664 | MEETING POINT DETERMINATION FOR GROUP MEMBERS - Technologies are generally described to coordinate group members that may be at distinct locations and optionally moving in distinct directions to meet at a coordinated meeting point and/or to move in a common direction. A coordinated meeting point may optimize a parameter of interest for each of the group members or group as a whole. Example parameters may include distance, time, fuel usage, remaining resource levels, a network coverage, and group members' patience, mood, and/or tiredness factors. In some examples, a controller may determine the meeting point that minimizes a parameter of interest for the group members or whole group, where the meeting point may be stationary or dynamic. The controller may map the calculated meeting point to a geographical location, and may determine an optimal or preferred route from each group member to the meeting point to gather the group members together optimizing for a particular parameter of interest. | 03-24-2016 |
20160091330 | DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING MEETING LOCATIONS - Systems and methods may provide turn-by-turn directions to a group of users who wish to meet one another. The systems and methods make use of a client application running on client-side devices such as smart phones in conjunction with a server-side application running on a server. The identity of the final meeting place may not be determined until the users are in close proximity to it, as its location is subject to continuous updating using the geo-coordinates of the users as they travel. Additionally, the meeting place may be determined in part by the users' individual preferences. These preferences, along with the locations of the users, may be kept hidden from other users. | 03-31-2016 |
20160091332 | DYNAMIC ATTRACTION INFERENCE IN ROUTE RECOMMENDATIONS - A set of images that each include a time and a date of image capture, a location of image capture, and a directional bearing of image capture are evaluated. The direction bearing of image capture specifies a direction of image capture relative to the respective location of image capture of each image. Images are correlated among the set of images that include a comparable date, time, and location of image capture. By analysis of image content within the correlated images, a determination is made that the correlated images include different directional representations of a single event, and that the single event is distinct from static fixed-location points of interest. Using the directional bearing of image capture of each correlated image, a location of an intersection region that results from intersecting directional bearings of image capture of the correlated images is identified as a dynamic attraction. | 03-31-2016 |
20160097643 | MOBILE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE - A mobile navigation system includes positioning devices and a positioning datasheet generating unit. The positioning devices are installed in multiple areas and transmit wireless signals containing positioning device serial numbers. The positioning datasheet generating unit provides an electronic region map and a positioning datasheet to a mobile device. The positioning datasheet includes location information of the areas, the associated positioning device serial numbers, and navigation routes between any two of the areas. The mobile device searches the positioning datasheet to obtain the location information of a current area of itself with the positioning device serial number in the wireless signal received from the positioning device. The mobile device displays the current area on the electronic region map. Upon receiving a destination area, the mobile device searches the positioning datasheet to find a navigation route between the current area and the destination area and displays the navigation route. | 04-07-2016 |
20160109247 | Map-Based Guide System and Method - Provided is a computer system and methods for a map-based guide. A method includes but is not limited to receiving a request for the map-based guide; determining a location associated with the request; preparing a route in accordance with the location associated with the request and in accordance with at least one of a profit-motive and/or a goodwill factor; and transmitting the map-based guide. | 04-21-2016 |
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20160123748 | TRIP RERANKING FOR A JOURNEY PLANNER - A method and system are disclosed for re-ranking trips from a journey planner using real traveler preferences. A trip request is received that includes an origin, a destination and a departure time. An associated journey planner retrieves a list of candidate trips that correspond to the request. A ranking function, ascertained from actual trips that match the trip request and from which are determined real-world traveler preferences, is applied to the list of candidate trips output by the journey planner, thereby re-ranking the list of candidate trips to reflect real-world traveler's experiences. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127865 | Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Providing Location Based Services - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing location based services are provided. Embodiments may include storing locations for a plurality of users of a telecommunication environment and contact lists of associated users for the plurality of users. Embodiments may also include providing the locations of the associated users for a first user based on a request from the first user. The request may further include providing locations for associated users who are located within an area of interest. The area of interest may be defined by a particular distance from the first user or by a point of interest of the first user. The locations of the users may be determined based on the locations of communication devices of the users including an identified receiving communication device for each user. | 05-05-2016 |
20160131496 | 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. | 05-12-2016 |
20160146629 | Generating Travel Time Data - The generation of travel time data is disclosed in which coordinates are received for a starting location ( | 05-26-2016 |
20160161269 | COORDINATED CROWD DISPERSAL NAVIGATION - Various systems and methods for coordinating crowd dispersal are described herein. A system for coordinating crowd dispersal includes a user module to: identify a plurality of parties at a venue, each party having at least one person associated with it; and identify a location of each of the plurality of parties within the venue; a route module to calculate a traffic dispersion plan designed to disperse the plurality of parties from the venue, the traffic dispersion plan including a route for each of the plurality of parties; and a communication module to communicate routes from the traffic dispersion plan to respective parties of the plurality of parties. | 06-09-2016 |
20160171010 | AEROMAGNETIC PRE-PROCESSING SYSTEM BASED ON GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE AND PRE-PROCESSING METHOD USING THE THEREOF | 06-16-2016 |
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