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| 701439000 |
Providing supplemental information (e.g., environmental condition, etc.)
| 23 |
| 701433000 |
Pedestrian guidance
| 17 |
| 701438000 |
Including point of interest (POI) or landmark
| 16 |
| 701436000 |
Visual guidance having enhanced realism (e.g., 3 dimensional, etc.)
| 14 |
| 701437000 |
Detailed route intersection guidance
| 12 |
| 701442000 |
Providing indication of off-route condition | 4 |
| 20160131495 | START-OF-ROUTE MAP NAVIGATION WITH SUPPRESSION OF OFF-ROUTE FEEDBACK - A map navigation tool provides a start-of-route buffer area in which off-route feedback (e.g., audio or visual warnings or alerts) can be suppressed in some circumstances. For example, a mobile computing device implements a map navigation tool that can output off-route feedback when the user strays from a route, but also can suppress off-route feedback when the user is within a start-of-route buffer area. Off-route feedback can continue to be suppressed until some other event, such as the user leaving the start-of-route buffer area, occurs. Off-route feedback can be suppressed even if the user is not within a start-of-route buffer area, such as when the map navigation tool generates a route when the user is at an initial location that is far away from any part of the route and then joins the route later (e.g., at the start location or downstream from the start location). | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160203718 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR SECURING CARGO | 07-14-2016 |
| 20170234691 | INTERFACE SELECTION IN NAVIGATION GUIDANCE SYSTEMS | 08-17-2017 |
| 20180023963 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PERSONAL PROTECTION SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE, AND CONTROL DEVICE | 01-25-2018 |
| 701440000 |
Guidance by text | 2 |
| 20160061623 | USER INTERACTIONS FOR A MAPPING APPLICATION - The present disclosure relates to systems and processes for interacting with mapping applications. In one example, a virtual assistant server can efficiently communicate with a map server to provide a user with map data in response to spoken user requests received at a user device. In another example, communicatively coupled electronic devices can be synchronized such that a location marker generated on one device can be displayed on the other device. In another example, an electronic device can display simplified views of individual route directions that can be updated based on movement of the user or in response to user requests. In another example, an electronic device can selectively display an interface including a current location of a user or an interface including a route to a predicted destination based on contextual information associated with the user. The interfaces can include affordances for launching an associated mapping application. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160131490 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MODIFY DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AS A FUNCTION OF ACTION ITEMS - Various embodiments relate generally to a system, a device and a method provide for a modification of direction of travel based on, for example, proximity thresholds and adaptive alerts specifying an action item. In one or more embodiments, a method can include receiving at a device action alert data including data representing a destination at which an action item resides and data representing an event time frame during which the action item is actionable. Also, the method can include determining at a processor data representing a proximity threshold value relative to a detected location data as a function of at least a rate of travel to form a subset of proximity threshold data specifying the proximity threshold value under which generation of an adaptive alert is enabled. The method can facilitate a change in travel from a first path segment to a second path segment to the destination. | 05-12-2016 |
| 701432000 |
Plural mode display | 2 |
| 20120116673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD LOCATING A FUEL SUPPLY FACILITY IN RESPONSE TO A FUEL SUPPLY ALARM - A technique for locating a fuel supply facility in response to a fuel supply alarm is provided. More specifically, the technique sends a request for a search of fuel supply facilities in the vicinity of the vehicle to a vehicle information center in response to a fuel supply alarm lamp signal being generated in the vehicle. Upon receiving the request, the vehicle information center searches peripheral fuel supply facilities according to engine information and road information of the vehicle and extracts one or more fuel supply facilities that conform to a previously input condition, which are then transmitted to the vehicle and conveyed via a terminal to the user Thus, the above system cooperates with a vehicle information center to automatically search peripheral fuel supply facilities to increase efficiency and effectiveness of such systems. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120143497 | Method of creating customized exercise routes for a user - A method of creating an exercise route for a user is disclosed. The method includes providing a database having geographic data, and receiving a plurality of input route parameters from the user, the input route parameters including a type of exercise to be performed on the exercise route. The method further includes processing the geographic data from the database and the plurality of input route parameters to define the exercise route from a starting point to an ending point, and presenting the exercise route to the user. | 06-07-2012 |
| 701443000 |
Using speech recognition or synthesis | 1 |
| 20120271546 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATION IN A GPS-DENIED ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for updating a navigation system are provided. In one implementation, a system includes: a navigation system configured to provide a navigational solution; at least one memory device configured to store a terrain object database, the terrain object database storing information that describes a terrain; a user interface configured to display a terrain model and receive position adjustments from a user; and a processing unit configured to generate displayable information for displaying the terrain model using the information stored on the at least one memory device and the navigational solution, and calculate corrections to the navigational solution from the position adjustments and transmit the corrections to the navigation system. | 10-25-2012 |
| 701444000 |
Having particular mounting of guidance device to vehicle | 1 |
| 20130006526 | GPS VEHICLE DOCKING STATION FOR HANDHELD DEVICES - A GPS docking station for a multi-purpose handheld device mounted to the interior of a vehicle and provides easily viewable and readable GPS display under control of the handheld device. The docking station can further include a keypad and/or audio inputs/outputs. Communication with the handheld device can be through a connector, a cable, and/or wirelessly, e.g. using Bluetooth. The GPS display can be a touch screen. A handheld device cradle can physically support the handheld device, and can be cooperative with the GPS display or separately mountable within the vehicle. In embodiments, the handheld device can perform non-GPS functions using its built-in keypad and display, while simultaneously displaying GPS information on the docking station display and broadcasting GPS announcements through the audio outputs of the docking station. At least one keypad key can be dedicated to a special GPS-relevant function, and can include a visible indication of its function. | 01-03-2013 |
| 701441000 |
Audio guidance other than speech | 1 |
| 20120116674 | AUTOMATIC NAVIGATION METHOD AND AUTOMATIC NAVIGATION SYSTEM - An automatic navigation method and automatic navigation system are provided. The automatic navigation method includes the following steps. A guiding path is provided. A current facing direction which a user faces is obtained by an electronic compass. A turning direction is obtained according to the current facing direction and the guiding path. The turning direction is notified by an electric shock signal. A nearest trace point of the guiding path is obtained by sensing a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag. The turning direction is updated according to the nearest trace point and the current facing direction. | 05-10-2012 |
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| 20120072109 | MULTI-SCREEN VEHICLE SYSTEM - A navigation system integrated into a materials transport vehicle for use by an operator, the system including a plurality of display devices each having a screen; a location determining component operable to determine the current location of the materials transport vehicle; a memory operable to store one or more modules, the memory including vehicle operator transport preferences comprising time periods available for operating the materials transport vehicle and materials transport requirements comprising a materials transport destination; and a processor operable to execute the one or more modules to determine a transport schedule for use by the materials transport vehicle operator, the transport schedule based on the materials transport requirements and the vehicle operator transport preferences, determine a transport route from the current location to the materials transport destination using the transport schedule, and present the transport route on one of the display devices. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120095676 | ON DEMAND TTS VOCABULARY FOR A TELEMATICS SYSTEM - A driving directions system loads into memory a limited subset of prerecorded, spoken utterances of geographic names from a mass media storage. The subset of spoken utterances may be limited, for example, to the geographic names within a predetermined radius (e.g., a few miles) of the driver's present location. The present location of the driver may be manually entered into the driving directions system by the driver, or automatically determined using a global positioning system (“GPS”) receiver. As the vehicle moves from its present location, the driving directions system loads into memory new names from the mass media storage and overwrites, if necessary, those which are now geographically out of range. Based on the current location of the driving, the driving directions system can audibly output geographic names from the run-time memory. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120109517 | MOBILE OBJECT POSITIONING DEVICE AND NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A GPS receiver is used to receive a signal from GPS satellites, and a current vehicle position is detected based on the received signal. A control unit estimates the current vehicle position based on a travel speed of a vehicle from a vehicle speed sensor and a travel direction of the vehicle from a direction sensor. After correcting the estimated current vehicle position based on the current vehicle position from the GPS receiver, a power supply to the GPS receiver is turned off, and thereafter an error of the estimated current vehicle position is calculated based on an error accumulated for a certain time period regarding the speed and the direction. When the error of the estimated current vehicle position exceeds an error tolerance, the power supply for the GPS receiver is restarted to correct the estimated current vehicle position. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120116672 | HAPTIC BASED PERSONAL NAVIGATION - A mobile platform includes one or more haptic feedback elements that are positioned in regions of the mobile platform that are proximate to a facial region of a user while the user holds the mobile platform to an ear. By way of example, the haptic feedback elements may be electric force elements that overlay a display or vibrating or thermal elements. The mobile platform is capable of determining a current location and receiving a desired location, which may be, e.g., a location provided by the user, a location with superior signal strength or of another mobile platform. The mobile platform determines directions from the present location to the current location and translates the direction in to control signals. Haptic signals are produced to the facial region of the user by the haptic feedback elements in response to the control signals, thereby providing the directions to the user. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120136569 | METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MAPPING MOVING DIRECTION BY SOUNDS - A method and apparatus for mapping a moving direction by using sounds for people with visual impairments, in which a moving direction can be expressed multi-dimensionally by using sound information and can effectively assist people with visual impairments and the like in navigation tasks. A moving direction of a person carrying a device configured to output sounds is mapped by using a combination of sounds outputted from the device. A plurality of different sound information pieces are stored in association with three or more predetermined directions, respectively, a current position of the moving target device is identified, and then a moving direction of the device is identified. A sound obtained by combining two sounds in a ratio according to the identified moving direction is outputted on the basis of sound information pieces associated respectively with two adjacent directions sandwiching the identified moving direction among the predetermined directions. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120191343 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM HAVING MANEUVER ATTEMPT TRAINING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a maneuver instruction for a driving maneuver, the maneuver instruction including an explanation of how to turn, merge, park or operate a driver's vehicle; monitoring a maneuver attempt for a compliance to the maneuver instruction; modifying the maneuver instruction based on the maneuver attempt; assigning a driver skill grade for the maneuver attempt based on the compliance to the maneuver instruction; and generating a training feedback to improve the driver skill grade of the maneuver attempt for displaying on a device. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120209513 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RELATIVE LOCATION DETECTION USING IMAGE PERSPECTIVE ANALYSIS - A system and method of relative location detection on an electronic device using image perspective analysis. The electronic device will consist of a processor module coupled to a camera module. The camera module of an electronic device as well as a target device will be used to capture image(s) of the current surroundings, including common elements, which will then be used to obtain the relative location of the devices in reference to one another. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120209514 | CHANGE INVARIANT SCENE RECOGNITION BY AN AGENT - A technology can be provided for change invariant scene recognition of an environment by an agent that uses image sensors to capture images. An example method can include grouping the images into situation image sets to form an image database. A navigation image can be captured by the agent at the agent's current location. Another operation can be searching through images by separately loaded situation image set to identify images that are a probable match for the navigation image. Error values can be computed between the navigation image and situation image sets. A probability can be calculated that situation image sets are to be used as a relevant situation image set based on the error values. Then the relevant situation image set can be searched for matching purposes with the navigation image while the error value is below a defined threshold. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120253663 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONAL NAVIGATION - An electronic system for providing personal navigation assistance to a user includes a first mobile electronic device having a first GPS module for generating first GPS data and an INS module for generating INS data, and a second mobile electronic device having a second GPS module for generating second GPS data. A wireless communication link allows for communication of data between the first electronic device and the second electronic device. A processor combines the first GPS data, the second GPS data, and the INS data to produce calculated location data indicative of the location of a user at each of a plurality of times. An output component provides personal navigation assistance to a user based on the calculated location data, such as audio instructions. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120271545 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATA INTERFACE - Various methods for providing a multi-dimensional data interface are provided. One example method may include receiving first data navigation instructions for navigating data in a first dimension or a second dimension via a first user interface device, causing a presentation of the data to be modified within the first dimension or the second dimension in response to at least receiving the first data navigation instructions, receiving second data navigation instructions for navigating the data in a third dimension via a second user interface device, and causing the presentation of the data to be modified within a third dimension in response to at least receiving the second data navigation instructions. Similar and related example methods, example apparatuses, and example computer program products are also provided. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120303270 | START-OF-ROUTE MAP NAVIGATION WITH SUPPRESSION OF OFF-ROUTE FEEDBACK - A map navigation tool provides a start-of-route buffer area in which off-route feedback (e.g., audio or visual warnings or alerts) can be suppressed in some circumstances. For example, a mobile computing device implements a map navigation tool that can output off-route feedback when the user strays from a route, but also can suppress off-route feedback when the user is within a start-of-route buffer area. Off-route feedback can continue to be suppressed until some other event, such as the user leaving the start-of-route buffer area, occurs. Off-route feedback can be suppressed even if the user is not within a start-of-route buffer area, such as when the map navigation tool generates a route when the user is at an initial location that is far away from any part of the route and then joins the route later (e.g., at the start location or downstream from the start location). | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120316777 | PORTABLE TERMINAL, NAVIGATION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A portable terminal includes: a wireless communication unit which performs transmission and reception of data with a portable external instrument by wireless communication; a control unit which requests navigation data from the portable external instrument at a previously set request timing to obtain the navigation data therefrom; a display unit which performs a display based on a control signal from the control unit; and a detection unit which detects an orientation, wherein the control unit (i) allows the display unit to display orientation information included in the navigation data, in accordance with orientation data obtained based on a signal from the detection unit, and (ii) allows the display unit to display navigation data including at least a display in a travelling direction, that is simple in comparison with the navigation data displayed by the portable external instrument, based on the navigation data obtained from the portable external instrument. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130018578 | Navigation Device Having In-Tunnel Position Estimation FunctionAANM Matsuo; ShigeruAACI Hitachinaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Matsuo; Shigeru Hitachinaka-shi JPAANM Tanaka; KatsuakiAACI Hitachinaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Tanaka; Katsuaki Hitachinaka-shi JP - A navigation device that includes a map data base in which map information is stored and a positioning unit that determines a current position based upon a radio wave signal received from a satellite, contains: a tunnel detection unit that detects a tunnel that is present ahead on a road where the navigation device is moving; a travel data acquisition unit that acquires travel data of another vehicle from an information center; and a position estimation unit that in case the tunnel detection unit detects a presence of a tunnel ahead on a road and the travel data acquisition unit acquires from the information center travel data of another vehicle that has traveled through the detected tunnel, estimates a current position of the navigation device in the detected tunnel using a travel speed in the detected tunnel in the acquired travel data as a movement speed of the navigation device. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130024110 | Method for Locating a Vehicle - Methods of locating a vehicle are disclosed. Location coordinates are received at regular intervals via a handheld locator device for the current location of the handheld locator device. The handheld locator device detects the cessation of the presence of the vehicle. The location coordinates last-received before the detection of the cessation of the presence of the vehicle are stored automatically, and represent the approximate location of the parked vehicle when the cessation of the presence of the vehicle is detected. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130030696 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND ARTICLE FOR PROVIDING LOCATIONS OF POWER STORAGE DEVICE COLLECTION, CHARGING AND DISTRIBUTION MACHINES - A network of collection, charging and distribution machines collect, charge and distribute portable electrical energy storage devices (e.g., batteries, supercapacitors or ultracapacitors). Locations of collection, charging and distribution machines having available charged portable electrical energy storage devices are communicated to or acquired by a mobile device of a user or a navigation system of a user's vehicle. The locations are indicated on a graphical user interface on a map relative to the user's current location. The user may select particular locations on the map to reserve an available portable electrical energy storage device at a particular collection, charging and distribution machine location. The collection, charging and distribution machine locations displayed may also be based on a physical distance or driving time from the current location of the user mobile device or vehicle. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130041584 | ROUTE GUIDANCE APPARATUS, ROUTE GUIDANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A communication controller transmits current location information of a subject apparatus to another pre-registered apparatus, and receives current location information of the another pre-registered apparatus. A location relationship determiner determines whether the subject apparatus precedes the another apparatus in a heading direction. An operation mode determiner operates the subject apparatus as a main device when it is determined that the subject apparatus precedes the another apparatus in the heading direction, and operates the subject apparatus as a sub device when it is determined that the subject apparatus does not precede the another apparatus in the heading direction. A function selector activates a function of transmitting heading direction information to the another apparatus when the subject apparatus is determined to be a main device, and activates a function of receiving the heading direction information from a main device when the subject apparatus is determined to be a sub device. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130080048 | METHOD OF CALCULATING ACCURACY OF MEASURING LOCATION, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING LOCATION OF TERMINAL USING ACCURACY OF MEASURING LOCATION - A method of calculating an accuracy of measuring a location, and a method and apparatus to measure a location of a terminal using the accuracy of measuring the location, are provided. The method of calculating the accuracy of measuring the location of the terminal includes providing a map corresponding to a location measurement type that is used in the terminal. The method further includes reading, from the map, map information of a predetermined area including the location of the terminal. The method further includes calculating the accuracy of measuring the location with the location measurement type based on the map information. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130226450 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING SAFE NAVIGATION OF SHIPS - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for supporting the safe navigation of ships based on mobile terminals which can prevent accidents at sea including marine collisions between small ships sailing near the coastline. The method for supporting the safe navigation of a ship in conjunction with a mobile terminal carried by a crew member of a ship includes collecting information about the navigation of the ship by a safe ship navigation supporting apparatus positioned in the ship, collecting information about surrounding ship through group communication with a server corresponding to the surrounding ship, converting a chart transmitted from a ground server into a format compatible with the mobile terminal, and applying safe navigation information created on the basis of the information about the navigation and the information about the ship to the converted chart, and providing the crew member with the safe navigation information through the mobile terminal. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130345967 | ROUTABILITY GRAPH WITH PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF WEIGHTED EDGES FOR ESTIMATING A TRAJECTORY OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Various methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided for use in one or more mobile devices to provide positioning based, at least in part, on a routability graph comprising a predetermined number of weighted edges for estimating a trajectory of a mobile device. Various methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided for use in one or more electronic devices to support mobile device positioning based, at least in part, on a routability graph comprising a predetermined number of weighted edges for estimating a trajectory of a mobile device. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140005928 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING HEADING DIRECTION IN A NAVIGATION SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140005929 | Dynamic Natural Guidance | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140019042 | Position Adjustment Assistance System for Transportation Machine - To advance a dump truck quickly and smoothly to a position where target loading work will be performed relative to an excavating machine, the dump truck is placed in loading target position relative to the excavating machine. Geographic position is detected from GPS satellites of a GPS receiver of the dump truck. The position and direction of the geographic position is transmitted to the excavating machine as a target position image. The target position image and an approach route leading to the position are displayed on a dump truck display when the truck thereafter approaches the position. The dump truck thereafter approaches the position, and the truck is driven so that a current position image advances along the approach route to the target position image, whereby the dump truck is placed in the set loading image target position. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140058664 | Vehicle locator system - A vehicle locator system comprising: a remote keyless entry transmitter for vehicles (key fob) having a rechargeable battery, a timer, a GPS/RF locator circuit, a first, second and third button and a display window. When the key fob is inserted in the key hole or in the base cradle of the vehicle, the vehicle's main battery charges the rechargeable battery. The first button, when pressed, unlocks the vehicle at the same time it turns on the GPS/RF connection. The second button, when pressed, locks the vehicle and records the location of the vehicle. The timer maintains the GPS/RF circuit on for a predetermined period of time. The third button, when pressed, shows the location of the vehicle almost immediately on the display window of the key fob by showing the address of the location alongwith direction and the distance to the vehicle. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140088862 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A VEHICLE ON A CARRIAGEWAY AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A DEVICE - A method determines the position of a vehicle on a carriageway, in which method data of a satellite signal sensor, of a digital map, of a line detection sensor and of a vehicle movement dynamic sensor and/or of a surroundings sensor are combined in such a way that the position of the vehicle on the carriageway is determined with at least lane-specific accuracy. In particular, the method can also be used to determine the number of lanes. A device determines the position of the vehicle on a carriageway, and a motor vehicle has such a device. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140100773 | Method of Assistance for the Visually Impaired - A method of providing assistance for the blind or otherwise visually impaired is provided. A user utilizes a mobile device to communicate with a remote operator in the event that the user is in need of assistance in orienting themselves with their surroundings or locating and viewing objects. The mobile device connects to a remote server through a data connection, providing audio, video, and other data communication with an operator. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140309930 | AUTOMATIC CAMERA IMAGE RETRIEVAL BASED ON ROUTE TRAFFIC AND CONDITIONS - A system for vehicle to another party communications that includes a vehicle personality module adapted to create a vehicle personality and a communications system that utilizes the created vehicle personality for one or more communications instead of a user's profile. The one or more communications are associated with one or more of an identifier and an icon representing the vehicle personality, with this identifier and/or icon sent with at least one communication and displayable to the recipient of the communication. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140324333 | DISPLAY TERMINAL AND SERVER INSTALLED IN VEHICLE - A smartphone ( | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140324334 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CENTER SERVER - An information processing system includes a center server, a first moving object that performs communication with the center server, and a second moving object that performs communication with the center server. The first moving object includes a submission information acquisition unit that acquires submission information related to a travel guiding, and a submission information transmission unit that transmits the submission information to the center server. The center server includes a guiding information accumulation unit that accumulates guiding information which is based on the submission information. The second moving object includes a travel guiding execution unit that executes the travel guiding for the second moving object with respect to the traveling route to the preset destination. The travel guiding execution unit executes the travel guiding using the guiding information of the guiding information accumulation unit. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150012212 | ELECTRIC BUS AND ELECTRIC BUS BATTERY EXCHANGE SYSTEM - Provided is an electric bus and an electric bus battery exchange system. The electric bus according to the present invention includes: a battery exchange hole disposed on top of the electric bus for exchanging a discharged battery for a charged battery; a front camera unit taking front images in the process of entering the battery exchange station for battery exchange; a communication unit for receiving position information of the battery exchange unit from the battery exchange station; a route output unit outputting a predicted driving route for reaching a swapping point below the battery exchange unit based on the front images taken by the front camera unit and the position information of the battery exchange unit; and a display unit displaying the predicted driving route outputted by the route output unit, superimposed on the front images taken by the front camera unit. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150025794 | GOGGLES FOR USE IN WATER - Goggles for use in water that are configured to guide a person along predetermined courses. The goggles can have a pair of indicators that can be in communication with a microprocessor. The microprocessor can actuate the indicators selectively to guide a person wearing the goggles along a predetermined course. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150032368 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD - This invention relates to a navigation device ( | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150066358 | GOLF GPS DEVICE WITH APPROXIMATE HOLE CUP LOCATION SELECTION - The disclosure herein provides a golf GPS device with a hole cup location selection mechanism which displays a plurality of selectable hole cup locations for selection by a user. When the user selects one of the plurality of selectable hole cup locations, the golf GPS device provides the user with a number representative of the distance between the user and the selected one of the plurality of selectable hole cup locations. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150073699 | SERVER AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING MAP IMAGE - A server according to one embodiment displays on a map image a position corresponding to a user with consideration for user privacy. The server executes a program for outputting a map image including: a user specifying module configured to specify, based at least on a present position of one or more users, the one or more users for whom user elements are arranged on the map image; a determination module configured to determine a modification direction and a modification distance used to modify the present location corresponding to the one or more users thus specified; an arrangement module configured to arrange the user elements on the map image at a position corresponding to the present location modified according to the determined modification direction and the determined modification distance; and an output module configured to output to a terminal device the map image having the user elements arranged thereon. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150134239 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING VEHICLE - A method for searching a vehicle is provided. The method includes the following steps: determining whether or not there is a searching instruction from the vehicle locking device; acquiring the current position information of the vehicle locking device from the positioning unit when there is the searching instruction from the vehicle locking device; and calculating a route from a current position to an initial position according to the current position information, the initial position information, and the map information. A system for searching the vehicle is also provided. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150325127 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LANE IDENTIFICATION IN A ROADWAY - A method and apparatus for determining a lane identity of a vehicle travelling in a roadway where the roadway contains a plurality of lanes is determined based on information from sensors associated with the vehicle and map data for detecting the lane marker type to a left side and right side of the vehicle, any lane crossings during travel of the vehicle along the roadway, a history of lane marker type up to a predetermined travel distance along the roadway, and the lane marker type at the instantaneous position of the vehicle in the roadway. The lane identity method and apparatus outputs a confidence belief identifying the probability that the vehicle is traveling in one particular lane of the roadway. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150330802 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, ROUTE GUIDANCE CONTROL METHOD IN NAVIGATION DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A navigation device mounted in a vehicle travelling in any driving mode out of an automatic driving mode for travelling irrespective of a driver's driving operations and a normal driving mode for travelling according to the driver's driving operations includes a driving mode determination unit for determining whether a driving mode of the vehicle is the automatic driving mode or the normal driving mode, and a route guidance stop control unit for, when the driving mode determination unit determines that a driving mode of the vehicle is the automatic driving mode, stopping route guidance made while the vehicle is travelling in the normal driving mode. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150363934 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided herein is control method of an electronic apparatus, comprising: identifying a line region from a driving-related image data of a vehicle; generating a line information corresponding to a lane where the vehicle is located from an image data of the identified line region portion; generating a position information of a lane where the vehicle is located, using at least one of the generated line information and the lane information of a road where the vehicle is located; and performing a driving-related guide of the vehicle using the generated lane position information. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150369625 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A vehicle navigation apparatus wherein a detection unit comprising a gyro sensor operates by receiving a power supply from an onboard device. The onboard device comprises: a first control circuit which functions as a navigation apparatus; and a second control circuit which activates in a shorter time period (ΔT | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150377627 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A POSITION ON A MAP - There is disclosed a method executable by an electronic device for displaying a position on a map. The method comprises appreciating coordinates of position; appreciating coordinates of a map object having a curve near position; identifying a point of curve nearest to position comprising identifying a first segment of curve bounded by a first region and a second segment of curve bounded by a second region, determining that a distance from position to a point of first segment is not greater than a distance from position to a known nearest point of second region, and calculating a shortest distance from position to first segment as a shortest distance from position to either of first segment and second segment without calculating a distance from position to at least one point of second segment other than known nearest point of second region; and causing displaying, on map, of an indication of point of curve nearest to position. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150377633 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ARRIVAL DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic device configured to detect arrival at a specified location, includes: a location information acquisition unit configured to acquire current location of the electronic device; a detection range setting unit configured to set detection ranges for detecting arrival of the electronic device at specified locations given the order; and a detection range control unit configured to change the detection ranges according to location status of the electronic device based on relationship between the current location and the specified locations. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150377643 | MAPPING PREFERRED LOCATIONS USING MULTIPLE ARROWS - A method for depicting location attributes in a map environment. The method includes receiving a request for parameters about a first type of location. The method includes determining a first set of directional arrows, where each directional arrow is associated with a location and has a first set of properties based on the parameters about the first type of location. The method further includes determining a selection of a first directional arrow, which is associated with a first location, from the first set of directional arrows. Modifications to the first set of directional arrows are made based on the selection of the first directional arrow. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160040998 | AUTOMATIC CAMERA IMAGE RETRIEVAL BASED ON ROUTE TRAFFIC AND CONDITIONS - A system for vehicle to another party communications that includes a vehicle personality module adapted to create a vehicle personality and a communications system that utilizes the created vehicle personality for one or more communications instead of a user's profile. The one or more communications are associated with one or more of an identifier and an icon representing the vehicle personality, with this identifier and/or icon sent with at least one communication and displayable to the recipient of the communication. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160054143 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE - In an approach to providing navigation assistance, one or more computer processors receive a request for navigation assistance to a destination from a first user. The one or more computer processors dispatch a navigation assistance UAV to the first user. The one or more computer processors determine a route for the first user to follow to the destination. The one or more computer processors provide navigation assistance for the route to the first user using the navigation assistance UAV. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160097653 | Encoded Representation of Route Data - For a route server that generates route data for a route between a starting location and a destination location on a map, a method of compressing the route data that includes a maneuvering instruction for each of a plurality of junctures from the starting location to the destination location of the route is described. For a maneuvering instruction for each juncture of the route, the method determines whether the maneuvering instruction for the juncture is needed at a route client that is to receive the route data. When the maneuvering instruction for a particular juncture is determined not to be needed at the route client, the method modifies the route data by removing the maneuvering instruction for the particular juncture from the route data. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160109242 | STRUCTURE NAVIGATION - A system and method of navigating through a structure includes receiving data representing a map of a structure ( | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160109255 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is a display control device allowing the direction of a map information shown on a display to be correctly recognized. A display control unit displays on a display of a mobile terminal map information reproducing a scenery, thus making it possible to display on top of the map information a coordinate position display section corresponding to the current location of the mobile terminal. Here, there are provided a map information display determination section for displaying on the display the map information in a fixed orientation; and an angular difference display determination section for displaying on the display an angular difference between an angle of direction in which the mobile terminal is pointed and an angle of direction of the map information shown on the display. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160153801 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160161261 | TERMINAL, VEHICLE COMMUNICATING WITH TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A vehicle that communicates with an external terminal, the vehicle comprising: a location obtaining unit configured to receive satellite signals from a plurality of satellites and obtain current location information indicating a current location of the vehicle based on the received satellite signals; a detecting unit configured to detect driving information of the vehicle; a control unit configured to measure a time delay for information transmission and reception with the terminal, correct the current location information based on the measured time delay and the detected driving information, control transmission of the corrected current location information, and control an output of navigation information received from the terminal; a communication unit configured to transmit the corrected current location information to the terminal and receive the navigation information transmitted from the terminal; and an output unit configured to output the received navigation information. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160171650 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING A VERTICAL PROFILE FOR AN AIRCRAFT PROCEDURE WITH NONUNIFORM SCALING | 06-16-2016 |
