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20100175206 | VALVE COUPLING - The invention relates to a valve coupling ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100269279 | BRUSH HEAD FOR A TOOTHBRUSH - The invention relates to a brush head for a toothbrush. The brush head has a brush disc ( | 10-28-2010 |
20110315572 | Toothbrush Charging Station With Brush Storage Device - A storage device for tooth cleaning attachments of a tooth cleaning device is proviced. The storage device includes a storage body for storing the tooth cleaning attachments. The storage body has a storage base with at least one storage depression for receiving a tooth cleaning attachment in flat-lying alignment. | 12-29-2011 |
20130125326 | Personal Hygiene Implement For Personal Use - A personal hygiene device is disclosed. The device includes a toothbrush; and a display for displaying interactive representations, which are controllable from the display by means of a control device. The control device includes a game controller for controlling a video game on the display and an information controller for making information available on the display, such that a switching device operable by a switching key located on at least the toothbrush or the display is provided for switching between the game presentation generated by the game controller and the information presentation generated by the information controller. | 05-23-2013 |
20130125327 | Body Care Appliance For Personal Needs - A body care appliance is disclosed. The body care appliance includes a toothbrush having a first display; a base station for storing and/or charging the toothbrush; and a second display for displaying interactive representations, which are interactively controllable by means of a control unit from the toothbrush. The second display forms a module that is designed separately from the base station and the toothbrush and is separately positionable; the second display having a communication interface for communication with the base station and/or with the toothbrush. | 05-23-2013 |
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20110040438 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING A PROPULSION-RELATED OPERATING PARAMETER - A method is provided for estimating a propulsion-related operating parameter of a vehicle for a road segment, and for determining routes based on the estimate. The method may be employed, for example, in a vehicle navigation system. In one example method, at least one operating parameter of the vehicle is estimated for the road segment based on information corresponding to the road segment. The propulsion-related operating parameter is estimated for the road segment using the at least one estimated operating parameter and at least one vehicle specific parameter. The at least one vehicle specific parameter is determined by acquiring driving data to determine a plurality of vehicle operating parameters while the vehicle is in operation. At least two of the determined vehicle operating parameters are used in a predetermined relationship that includes the at least one vehicle specific parameter. The at least one vehicle specific parameter is then determined from the driving data for the at least two vehicle operating parameters and the relationship. | 02-17-2011 |
20110090071 | VEHICLE DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM - A driver assist system is provided that generates a video signal representing a vehicle environment outside a vehicle. At least one feature is extracted from the video signal. A reference is selected from a plurality of reference features stored as location attributes in a map database. The extracted feature is compared to at least one reference feature. An object in the vehicle environment is identified based on the comparison of the extracted feature and the reference feature. An indication is provided to a driver of the vehicle on the basis of the identified object. In one example, the system includes a video capturing device, an indicating device, a vehicle-based processing resource and access to a map database server. Processing tasks may be distributed among the vehicle-based processing resource and an external processing resource. | 04-21-2011 |
20120215806 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM DATA BASE SYSTEM - A system for performing a similarity search in a navigation device data base uses a metric index structure. The index structure includes a plurality of nodes. When a query object is received, a node of the index structure which is associated with at least one object is accessed. A distance between the query object and the at least one object is determined in accordance with a distance metric. Based on the determined distance, another node of the index structure is selectively accessed. | 08-23-2012 |
20120274633 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A HEIGHT COORDINATE - A navigation system has a database which stores index data for, respectively, a tile of a tiling. The index data includes, for each one of plural cells of a grid which is superimposed on the tile, respectively an identifier for each triangular face of a triangulated irregular network which at least partially overlaps with the respective cell. The plural cells of the grid are defined so as to cover the respective tile. A processing device of the navigation system is configured to use the index data to determine a triangular face on which a map feature having given lateral coordinates is located, in order to determine a height coordinate of the map feature. | 11-01-2012 |
20120274637 | SYSTEM FOR OUTPUTTING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATION OF A TERRAIN - A database for a navigation system has digital elevation model data defining a three-dimensional surface. The database stores, for plural tiles of a tiling, a first array including three-dimensional coordinates of vertices of plural triangulated irregular networks, TINS, for the respective tile, and a plurality of second arrays. Each second array respectively defines triangular faces of a TIN and includes a plurality of vertex indices of the vertices to define triangular faces of the respective TIN. A method of outputting a three-dimensional representation of a terrain and a method of generating the database are also described. | 11-01-2012 |
20130194260 | SYSTEM FOR VISUALIZING THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS OR TERRAIN - A system for visualization of 3D objects and/or 3D terrain includes a processor, a display in communication with the processor, and a range metering device in communication with the processor. The system visualizes the 3D objects and/or the 3D terrain based upon their respective distances from the mobile device and based upon a respective parameter measuring the detail of the 3D object and/or the 3D terrain. | 08-01-2013 |
20140081922 | NAVIGATION DEVICE DATABASE UPDATE SYSTEM - A difference file which indicates a difference between a second relational database and a first relational database may be transferred to a navigation device. The navigation device may store a first compressed database version of the first relational database. The navigation device may restore database pages of the second relational database based on the first compressed database version and the difference file. The restoration may be performed on per-page level. The restoration may involve reading and uncompressing a database page from the first compressed database version, and modifying the uncompressed database page in accordance with the difference file. The modified database page, which may correspond to a restored page of the second relational database, may be compressed and appended to a target database. | 03-20-2014 |
20140125655 | MAP VIEWER AND METHOD - Techniques for displaying a 3d map view of a 3d geographical map are provided. A database stores data which defines the 3d geographical map in a layered hierarchy comprising data layers which can be individually rendered for the 3d map view. The database comprises a data layer of a digital terrain model which is modelling a terrain surface and a data layer of a 3d road network comprising 3d road elements. A processor is configured for selecting specific data layers of the database in response to a resolution setting of the 3d map view and to render the 3d map view using the selected specific data layer. | 05-08-2014 |
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20100057339 | CALCULATION OF ENERGY OPTIMIZED ROUTE - Methods are provided for determining an energy optimized route for a vehicle. In one example, the method includes providing a plurality of cost factors, each cost factor influencing the energy consumption of the vehicle. At least one cost factor is selected from among the cost factors. A composite cost factor is determined using the selected at least one cost factor. An energy optimized route is then determined based on the composite cost factor. Systems are also provided for determining an energy optimized route for a vehicle. An example system includes a set of cost factors, each cost factor influencing the energy consumption of the vehicle. A classification unit is included for selecting cost factors for the route and for including the selected cost factors in a composite cost factor for the route. A calculator is also included for calculating the energy optimized route based on the composite cost factor. | 03-04-2010 |
20100076671 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR NAVIGATION MAP DATA AND NAVIGATION MAP DATA - Methods and systems for providing a traffic pattern for a road segment of navigation map data on the basis of time series traffic data is provided. Reference time series are determined for the road segment to use to approximate the time series traffic data. A weighted combination of the reference time series is determined by determining weighted coefficients that determine how much a predetermined reference time series contributes to the combination of the reference time series for approximating the time series traffic data. The time series traffic data is then approximated using the weighted combination of the reference time series. The determined weighting coefficients are then linked to the road segment of the navigation map data. | 03-25-2010 |
20100082227 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TRAFFIC DENSITY INFORMATION - The present invention relates to displaying traffic density information, from historical traffic density information after determining for which moment in time the traffic density information should be displayed and displaying the traffic density information on a display. | 04-01-2010 |
20110196817 | MOTOR VEHICLE ACCELERATION DETERMINING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for analyzing acceleration as a road segment characteristic in a vehicle are provided for determining information about a route including for example, the estimated fuel consumption of the route. An example of a system includes a data storage medium for storing map data having road segments, a bus interface to a data bus for receiving measured values of a velocity or an acceleration from a velocity or acceleration sensor, a position data receiver configured to receive position data for determining a current position, and a system controller. The system controller is configured to identify a road segment associated with the current position. The system controller retrieves parameters of a probability distribution of acceleration associated with the identified road segment from the data storage medium. Updated parameters of the probability distribution of acceleration are determined from the measured values of the velocity or acceleration. | 08-11-2011 |
20120029800 | PROVIDING COST INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH INTERSECTIONS - A method and device for providing cost information associated with intersections of a road network are provided. Driving data indicative of at least one condition of a vehicle upon passage of the vehicle through a plurality of intersections are retrieved. For each intersection of the plurality of intersections, a set of feature values associated with the respective intersections is determined based on map data. Parameters of an intersection cost module are adjusted. The intersection cost module is configured to provide a cost value in response to a set of feature values associated with an intersection. The parameters of the intersection cost module are adjusted based on the received driving data and the sets of feature values determined for the plurality of intersections. The intersection cost module may also be used for route searches. | 02-02-2012 |
20120114178 | VISION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ANALYZING AN IMAGE - A vision system comprises a camera that captures an image and a processor coupled to process the received image to determine at least one feature descriptor for the image. The processor includes an interface to access annotated map data that includes geo-referenced feature descriptors. The processor is configured to perform a matching procedure between the at least one feature descriptor determined for the at least one image and the retrieved geo-referenced feature descriptors. | 05-10-2012 |
20120232787 | SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING ROUTES - A navigation system determines one or more routes for a user from one location to another. The navigation system uses model data or information about weather, date, or time to determine an optimal route for a user. The navigation system may consider user preferences and dangerous or awkward conditions or criteria, and may perform a cost value analysis in determining the optimal route for a user. | 09-13-2012 |
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20130002658 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD - In a database usable for a navigation device, object data units comprising information for a three-dimensional displaying of objects like buildings are provided. At least one of the object data units comprises an adjustable height parameter for adjusting a height of the corresponding object when displayed. | 01-03-2013 |
20130013557 | METHOD OF UPDATING A DATABASE OF A NAVIGATION DEVICE AND NAVIGATION DEVICE - To update a database of a navigation device which stores at least a base version of a digital map, versions of the digital map which are available locally in the database or remotely from the navigation device are identified. To execute the navigation task, a version of the digital map is selected for execution of the navigation task. Data from a sub-set of storage blocks in which the selected version is stored is required to execute the navigation task. Depending on whether all storage blocks of the sub-set are already stored locally in the database, data stored in storage blocks of the sub-set which are not yet stored locally in the database are downloaded via a wireless interface. The downloaded data are stored in the database without modifying the base version of the digital map. | 01-10-2013 |
20130124544 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH PRE-PARSED AND UNPARSED NAVIGATION DATA - A navigation system includes a database that stores navigation data used for providing the navigation information to the user, the navigation data being stored in data sets. An application is configured to process the navigation data in order to generate the navigation information. A parsing unit parses the data sets in such a way that a data structure of the data sets is identified and that the data sets can be executed by the application, wherein the navigation data contain first data sets which have been parsed by the parsing unit and which are stored in the database as pre-parsed data sets, each of the first data sets containing an indication that the data set is a pre-parsed data set, the navigation data further containing second data sets which have not been parsed and which are stored in the database as unparsed data sets. Each of the second data sets contains an indication that the data set is an unparsed data set. A control unit selects a data set needed to generate the navigation information and detects the indication of the data set, wherein the control unit, based on the indication of the data set, is configured to direct the selected data set to the parsing unit when identifying the selected data set as a second data set, or to a working memory of the navigation system from where the application accesses the selected data set, when identifying the selected data set as a second data set. | 05-16-2013 |
20140108360 | COMPRESSED NAVIGATION MAP DATA - A method for generating a compressed navigation map database from uncompressed navigation map data, wherein the uncompressed navigation map data contains different building blocks of navigation data, each building block addressing a functional aspect of the navigation data, each block containing strings of data. The method includes determining, for each block of the uncompressed navigation map data, most frequent substrings of the block; storing, for each block, the determined most frequent substrings of the block in a seed block; replacing, for each block, in the strings the determined most frequent substrings stored in the seed block by a reference to the seed block thereby generating a compressed block for each block; and storing, for each block, the compressed block and the seed block in order to generate the compressed navigation map database. | 04-17-2014 |
20140244694 | NAVIGATION DEVICE HAVING NEXT VALID CHARACTER SEARCH TREE - A navigation device comprises a search tree which indicates next valid characters. The search tree has a plurality of nodes. The nodes are respectively associated with a character. At least some of the nodes respectively include a predetermined indicator to indicate that there is an alternate spelling for a character with which the respective node is associated. A processor is configured to receive a character input and to identify at least one next valid character using the search tree. The processor is configured to identify the at least one next valid character in dependence on whether the predetermined indicator in the search tree indicates that another character has an alternate spelling, the alternate spelling of the other character being the character input. | 08-28-2014 |