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Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, And Relative Location > Navigation > Employing Position Determining Equipment > For Use In A Map Data Base System > Including Route Searching Or Determining Device Including Route Searching Or Determining DeviceIncluding Route Searching Or Determining Device patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/30/06 - 20060271285 - Navigation device Processing for showing entrances to expressways proceeds as follows. A user specifies an expressway and selects a display of entrance list. Then, all the entrances of the specified expressway, located within an L1 (km)-radius circle of a present position are extracted. Driving routes to the respective entrances are computed, and ... 11/30/06 - 20060271284 - Navigation system and program A map image showing a current position and its surroundings, a route, and an arrow are displayed and superimposed on one another. The arrow has a base indicating the current position and a length indicating a predetermined distance along the route. The arrow has the transparency adjusted to be half ... 11/30/06 - 20060271283 - System and method for zone based initial route guidance within a telematics equipped mobile vehicle The present invention provides a method of operating a telematics enabled mobile vehicle communication system. The method includes receiving a navigation request from a user interface to a telematics unit, receiving a location signal defining an approximate geographic location of the telematics unit to the telematics unit, analyzing the navigation ... 11/23/06 - 20060265124 - Method, system and article of manufacture for identifying regularly traveled routes An in-vehicle navigation system includes a receiver for receiving real-time traffic information (RTTI), a database for storing routine trip information, and a processor for running a regular route application. The regular route application includes a learning mode program and an operational mode program. The learning mode program records information regarding ... 11/23/06 - 20060265123 - Method and system for detecting position of moving body using mobile terminal Provided is a method and system for quickly and exactly detecting a position of a moving body by transmitting position information stored in the mobile terminal to a Telemetics terminal of a vehicle using a radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. The mobile terminal includes an RFID reader for reading position ... 11/23/06 - 20060265122 - Method for planning route according to user's habits A method for planning a route according to user's habits is disclosed. First, an electronic map is provided by a navigation device. The electronic map includes a plurality of virtual paths, wherein each virtual path has its own corresponding weight. Next, when the navigation device shows that the user is ... 11/23/06 - 20060265121 - Navigation system for positioning by personal data A navigation system for positioning by personal data is provided, which employs a personal database to store more than one personal data. The personal data fields in the personal data at least comprise an address field and a GPS coordinate field corresponding to the address field. The GPS coordinate field ... 11/23/06 - 20060265120 - Method and system for automatic stabilization and pointing control of a device The present invention provides a method and system for an innovative design of the automatic stabilization and pointing control of a device based on the MEMS technology, which is small enough and has acceptable accuracy to be integrated into many application systems, such as, laser pointing systems, telescopic systems, imaging ... 11/23/06 - 20060265119 - Navigation method, system or service and computer program product A navigation method, system, service and computer program product may include providing enhanced travel instructions in response to receiving a destination and detailed travel directions from at least one waypoint to the destination being available. ... 11/16/06 - 20060259238 - Guiding a summary route in a navigation system A method for guiding a summary route in a navigation system includes determining a detailed travel route of a vehicle and reducing the detailed travel route to create a summary route of the detailed travel route. The summary route and the detailed travel route are displayed on a screen of ... 11/16/06 - 20060259237 - Navigation method and system for accurately estimating positions of street address numbers A navigation method and system determines a more accurate position of a street address number with use of building footprint information or latitude/longitude information of POI (point of interest), thereby accurately defining a position of a destination. When a user specifies a street address number as his destination, the navigation ... 11/09/06 - 20060253249 - High occupancy vehicle restriction aware navigation system A vehicle navigation system (100) is provided for storing high occupancy vehicle restriction values for sections of road. The system may include seat occupancy sensors (130) that indicate whether seats in the vehicle are occupied. The system may also include a processor (110) that determines the number of occupants in ... 11/02/06 - 20060247853 - Map display system and method Provided is a computer system and methods related to a map display. A method includes but is not limited to receiving a request for the map, the map illustrating one or more locations; determining a status associated with at least one of the one or more locations on the map, ... 11/02/06 - 20060247852 - System and method for providing safety-optimized navigation route planning A system and method is provided that facilitates the generation of a safety-optimized route between a starting location and a destination location. A vehicle navigation system configured in accordance with the invention accesses safety data indicative of the relative safety of potential route sections, processes the safety data for a ... 11/02/06 - 20060247851 - Mobile phone having a tv remote style user interface The present invention provides an improved mobile device user interface. Aspects of the present invention include associating at least a portion of destinations that are reachable via the devices user interface with a respective channel, and creating a channel table for indicating which destinations are assigned to which channels; and ... 10/26/06 - 20060241862 - Navigation device, navigation method, route data generation program, recording medium containing route data generation program, and server device in navigation system To provide with a navigation apparatus capable of efficient route guidance in which a date on which route guidance process is performed coincides with an available date and time, and in consideration with a stay length. The navigation apparatus in this implementation is provided with a GPS reception section, a ... 10/12/06 - 20060229807 - Point of interest spatial rating search The present invention is directed to a system and method for searching and retrieving location information associated with one or more points of interests, whereby the search criteria can be dependent upon the location of a point of interest with respect to the real-time position of the user, and any ... 10/05/06 - 20060224314 - On-vehicle information terminal, navigation system, on-vehicle information terminal control method and program product An on-vehicle information terminal includes a menu display control unit that displays at a display monitor a selection menu organized over a plurality of hierarchical levels, a selection unit that selects a specific menu item in each hierarchical level in the selection menu, a processing execution unit that executes processing ... 10/05/06 - 20060224313 - Device for searching sub-facility included in facility A searching device of the present invention searches a sub-facility included in a large compound facility based on information stored in the device. A large compound facility is first searched, and then a sub-facility included in the large compound is searched if a user specifies the sub-facility. The user may ... 10/05/06 - 20060224312 - Address input method and apparatus for navigation system A method and apparatus for use with a navigation system allows a user to easily and quickly input an address of a destination with use of a specially made database even when spelling of the address is not certain to the user. The navigation system is designed to help the ... 09/21/06 - 20060212218 - Using a corridor search to identify locations of interest along a travel route A corridor search process is used to identify locations of interest along a travel route. The corridor search process identifies locations of interest along a travel route by using a grid search process that first identifies shape points that correspond to the travel route. Each shape point is associated with ... 09/21/06 - 20060212217 - Method and system for enabling an off board navigation solution The present invention is directed to a method and system for providing off-board navigational information from a network server to a mobile communication device, such as a cellular phone. Specifically, upon receiving from the mobile communication device the real time location of the mobile communication device and a location or ... 09/14/06 - 20060206262 - Prevention of interference from movable radiation networks A radio interference avoidance system (1) has a processor in a detection system (11) which receives real time inputs from various sensors (12-16). The processor dynamically determines if a craft (for example, ship) movable network (19) is within an interference distance of a fixed network. It uses real time craft ... 09/14/06 - 20060206261 - Systems, methods, and media for route control of a vehicle Systems, methods and media for programming a vehicle ignition key with route information are disclosed. More particularly, hardware and software are disclosed for obtaining map data from a map data source; deriving route information from the map data; and transferring the route information to a vehicle ignition key. When the ... 09/07/06 - 20060200310 - Personal navigation system and route guiding method in the personal navigation system A Personal Navigation System (PNS) and a route guiding method in the PNS are provided. The PNS includes a mobile terminal for transmitting a route guiding request message including its current position information and destination information in response to a route guiding request from a user and a personal navigation ... 08/24/06 - 20060190167 - Navigation apparatus and method, and navigation program The navigation apparatus includes a route search section (22) for performing a search for a route from a starting point to a destination; a sound processing control section (23) for performing a guide using sound based on the route derived from the search; and a route outline generation section (25) ... 08/17/06 - 20060184321 - Navigation system, program thereof and map data thereof A navigation system for a vehicle determines a recommended route to a destination among a plurality of possible routes to the destination based on total profile values of the plurality of possible routes. The navigation system guides the vehicle to the destination along the recommended route. Here, navigation system determines ... 08/17/06 - 20060184320 - Stride-based route guiding apparatus and method Disclosed is a stride-based route guiding apparatus and method capable of providing a pedestrian with a stride-based route. The method includes detecting a stride of the pedestrian on the basis of a pace inherent to the pedestrian of interest and converting a remaining distance from a current position to a ... 08/17/06 - 20060184319 - Navigational aid for emergency vehicles A method for aiding emergency vehicle navigation includes a first step (100) of calculating a travel route for the emergency vehicle from a starting point to a destination point. A next step (102) includes establishing a location of any non-emergency vehicle in proximity to the emergency vehicle. A next step ... 08/17/06 - 20060184318 - Information processor, portable apparatus and information processing method [MEANS FOR SOLVING] A mount device 20 mounted to the head of a handicapped user 5 acquires information in the eye level of the user. A portable device 30 that the user 5 holds with his or her hand acquires information in the forward foot level of the user. Thus, ... 08/10/06 - 20060178822 - Apparatus and method for displaying route in personal navigation terminal Disclosed is a route guidance apparatus of a personal navigation terminal, which includes a road structure information storage unit for storing information related to road structures, a user preference information storage unit for storing at least one road structure preference representing a preference of a user for the road structures, ... 08/10/06 - 20060178821 - Navigation system for determining a route to a destination A pedestrian route navigation system (“PRNS”) in a vehicle capable of determining a route from a final parking position of the vehicle to a predetermined destination, comprising a final parking position unit and a pedestrian route calculation unit. The PRNS may include a display unit capable of outputting data concerning ... 08/10/06 - 20060178820 - System and method for guiding an agricultural vehicle through a recorded template of guide paths A system and method provide for precision guiding of agricultural vehicles along a series of adjacent paths to form rows for cultivating a field. In one aspect of the invention the vehicle is moved along a first path while receiving positioning information from a navigational system (e.g., RTK GPS). This ... 08/10/06 - 20060178819 - Efficient navigation routing system and method A routing system for efficiently determining a route between an origin and destination is provided. The routing system operates on route data that is organized into rectangular grids. The route data includes edges with their costs, and nodes that identify connecting edges. The route data is also organized according to ... 08/10/06 - 20060178818 - On-board navigation system with a route preview and guiding instructions The navigation system includes a route preview device, simultaneously displaying a map representation (21) of the route and guiding information (23). The information is superimposed on the map representation in connection with the point of the route to which the above apply. Rules for priority of display of guiding information ... 08/10/06 - 20060178817 - Navigation apparatus, server apparatus, navigation method, and navigation program A navigation device, which performs a route guidance based on a route searched by a server, includes: a communication controller that sends a request for searching the route to the server; a guidance-information receiving unit that receives information on the route from the server; and a guidance controller that performs ... 07/27/06 - 20060167625 - Method for finding path in a navigation system Disclosed is a method for finding a path in a navigation system. The method includes selecting a sectional path option for a specific section selected by a user from an entire section between a start point and an end point, and finding a path in the specific section according to ... 07/27/06 - 20060167624 - Method for mapping machine rooms and locating machines within machine rooms A system and method automatically maps computer center rooms and locates data center components within computer centers. Radio triangulation is used to determine the locations and, optionally, orientation, of machines within a computer center. ... 07/20/06 - 20060161342 - Navigation apparatus A navigation apparatus includes: a numerical conversion unit that converts information related to a specific suggestion to a numerical value; a suggestion unit that makes the specific suggestion to a user when the numerical value resulting from numerical conversion executed by the numerical conversion unit is greater than a threshold ... 07/20/06 - 20060161341 - Navigation service A group of two or more vehicles (21, 22, 23), each vehicle (21, 22, 23) comprising a communication unit (210, 220, 230) coupled with a navigation unit (211, 221, 231), wherein one vehicle of the group is classified as master vehicle (21) leading the group and the remaining vehicles of ... 07/13/06 - 20060155466 - Mobile terminal with navigation function The present invention provides a mobile terminal with navigation function which is able to display traveling directions on a photographed picture displayed on the display. The mobile terminal with navigation function of the present invention detects the present location of the cellular phone, detects the direction of the camera, sets ... 07/13/06 - 20060155465 - Method for route guidance on mobile terminal capable of interworking scheduling and navigation functions Disclosed is a mobile terminal capable of interworking a navigation function with a schedule management function. If a user previously registers schedule information including the origin, destination, appointment date/time and schedule alarm time, the mobile terminal will automatically generate an alarm when the schedule alarm time is reached on the ... 07/06/06 - 20060149465 - Method and apparatus for moving in minimum cost path using grid map A method of moving in a minimum cost path using a grid map, and an apparatus to perform the method, the method including calculating a move cost to a goal, from each of a plurality of cells comprises in a space in which a mobile home appliance moves, and planning ... 07/06/06 - 20060149464 - Method and system for determining the shortest elapsed time route A method and system that can determine the shortest elapsed time route in multiple routes and provide such information to users. The method comprises the steps of: a) acquiring average driving time of each of the plural route segments; b) accumulating the average driving time of each of the plural ... 07/06/06 - 20060149463 - Route guide information delivery method, route guidance method, information terminal and information delivery center Upon receiving a request from a vehicle-mounted device 100, a distribution center 200 executes a recommend route calculation and a guide calculation and transmits recommended route information and the data size of guide information to the vehicle-mounted device 100. The vehicle-mounted device 100 calculates the estimated download time based upon ... 06/29/06 - 20060142939 - System and method for navigation A navigation system performs route guidance with map information, which is suited for use in navigating a vehicle or other movable object. The system includes a user interface in which starting point and destination are input to a service provider. A service provider determines the route between the starting point ... 06/15/06 - 20060129314 - Navigation system A navigation system is provided. The navigation system includes a path analyzer, a weight generator, an algorithm pre-processor, a genetic algorithm processor, and a path selector. The path analyzer combines a plurality of inputted intermediate point information to analyze movement path information, and the weigh generator generates weight information according ... 06/08/06 - 20060122769 - Navigation system A navigation system for a vehicle includes a display for displaying a current position of the vehicle on an electronic map, a panel for detecting a reference point inputted by a user of the navigation system relative to a content of the display, a pointing operation detection means for detecting ... 06/01/06 - 20060116814 - Method and system for generating and presenting off-road travel routes A computer-implemented method for generating and presenting off-road travel routes based on terrain and obstruction analysis. The method includes a Threat Analyzer (100) for assessing threats that may impede progress, a Graph Builder (102) for constructing a graph representing an individual's environment, a Route Generator (104) for generating a route ... 04/27/06 - 20060089796 - Navigation control system A real-time path-directed controller for navigating an object along a desired path is disclosed. The controller comprises: a position sensor which contributes to the production of a conditioned object position signal to a controller summer; a heading conditioning module which contributes to the production of a conditioned heading signal to ... 04/13/06 - 20060080033 - Method and apparatus for map matching A navigation apparatus and a map matching method are provided which enable correct determination that a vehicle is traveling a downgrade or an upgrade link. Information on gradients of road links is incorporated and stored in a map database. An acceleration sensor detects an acceleration of the vehicle. A gradient ... 04/06/06 - 20060074551 - Navigation systems, methods, and programs Systems, methods, and programs determine whether it is possible to generate statistical values based on a number of pieces of travel history information and a degree of contingency of traffic information in the travel history information. Systems, methods, and programs display, if a predicted travel time is greater than a ... 04/06/06 - 20060074550 - System and method for distributing multimedia content via mobile wireless platforms A system and method for distributing multimedia content to a mobile wireless platform of the present invention. In an illustrative embodiment, the inventive system includes memory for receiving and storing said multimedia content; a controller for automatically transmitting said content; and a wireless platform for automatically receiving, storing and playing ... 03/30/06 - 20060069502 - Car navigation system The present invention provides a car navigation system and a car navigation device that can easily set a destination without complicated operation. The navigation device can load a memory card that records multiple image files taken by an image taking device with GPS function. All thumbnail image data in the ... 03/30/06 - 20060069501 - Travel route searching method of mobile object A travel route searching method of a mobile object whereby a travel route preferred by a user of a mobile object is searched using a road preferred by the user of the mobile object, a travel pattern at a crossroad and a road recommended by other user, and wherein the ... 03/30/06 - 20060069500 - Car navigation system A car navigation system changes from a normal guidance mode to a simplifying guidance mode when determining that part or all of sections in a guidance route is familiar or specific to an occupant. The simplifying guidance mode provides no audio guidance or simplified audio guidance with respect to route-related ... 03/16/06 - 20060058955 - Device for a motor vehicle, for the avoidance of an unintentional depletion of fuel reserves of the motor vehicle The invention concerns a device (1) for a motor vehicle, for avoiding an unintended complete depletion of the fuel reserves of the motor vehicle. The device is provided with a sensor (2) for determining the amount of fuel remaining in the vehicle. Further, it includes a navigation device (4), which ... 03/16/06 - 20060058954 - Constrained tracking of ground objects using regional measurements A method for constrained tracking of objects using regional measurement. In one embodiment the system includes a plurality of sensors deployed in a region, wherein the sensors detect a mobile target. A first processing section receives target data from the sensors and processes target localization information. A second processing section ... 03/09/06 - 20060052934 - Navigation apparatus A navigation apparatus outputs facility information needed by a user in a simple and easy-to-understand manner and includes a change processing unit. The change processing unit searches, responsive to a signal from a facility display change icon on a facility information display screen, facility information limited to those facilities that ... 03/02/06 - 20060047425 - Item search device An item search device of the present invention includes, for an improvement of the usability of the item search device by facilitating an item search for a user, an electronic map data storage function for storing map data including a facility name and an area name as an object of ... 03/02/06 - 20060047424 - Navigation device, data structure, and route search and display method A navigation device and route search and display method acquire a route search date and route search time and specify a search determination factor based on the route search date. The device and method acquire traffic information corresponding to the specified search determination factor and the route search time and ... 03/02/06 - 20060047423 - Navigation system and method for detecting deviation of mobile objects from route using same Disclosed is a navigation system that converts route guidance information into network data and determines the deviation of a mobile object from a route using a map-matching probability that shows a degree of match between a current location and network data. ... 03/02/06 - 20060047422 - Item search device An item search device comprises the following: a downtown information acquiring unit that acquires downtown information about downtowns; a search condition setting unit for setting search conditions for search for the downtowns; and a downtown search unit that searches desired downtowns from the downtown information based on the search conditions. ... 03/02/06 - 20060047421 - Computing point-to-point shortest paths from external memory Methods and systems are provided for computing shortest paths among a set of locations. A set of landmarks is dynamically selected by starting with two original landmarks and then improving the landmark selection based on distance to other landmarks. The landmarks are then used with A* search to find the ... 02/23/06 - 20060041377 - Method of estimating a position of a mobile object in a navigation system A method of estimating a position of a mobile object in a navigation system is provided that comprises the steps of: loading a mobile object position data backed up during stoppage of the mobile object, at an initial stage of travel as the mobile object restarts traveling; estimating a current ... 02/09/06 - 20060031009 - Navigation system with acoustic route information A navigation system (100) capable of providing acoustic route information summarizing a route to a predetermined destination. The navigation system (100) includes a route calculation module (110) that is capable of calculating a route to a trip destination. A route overview module (104) may also be included for creating a ... 02/02/06 - 20060025924 - Information distribution system, method, and program Information distribution systems, methods, and/or programs register a point which meets predetermined registration conditions as a register point; select a predetermined register point as a predicted arrival display point; calculate a predicted arrival time at the predicted arrival display point; and display the predicted arrival on a map screen. Systems, ... 12/29/05 - 20050288855 - Route searching method in navigation system In a navigation system mounted on a moving object, when the current position exists on a road with time-based regulation on map data, route search is retried ignoring the time-based regulation. It is further possible to conduct the route search ignoring only the time-based regulation on the road where the ... 12/22/05 - 20050283311 - Method, system and article of manufacture for identifying regularly traveled routes An in-vehicle navigation system includes a receiver for receiving real-time traffic information (RTTI), a database for storing routine trip information, and a processor for running a regular route application. The regular route application includes a learning mode program and an operational mode program. The learning mode program records information regarding ... 12/22/05 - 20050283310 - Algorithm for line tracking using a circular sector search window A method of identifying or tracking a line in an image comprises determining a start point that belongs to a line, and identifying a plurality of possible end points belonging to the line using a search window, and calculating values for a plurality of paths connecting the start point and ... 12/01/05 - 20050267680 - Navigation device and method of presenting information corresponding to travel course stage A CPU of a navigation device includes a clock unit, a continuous driving time measurement unit that measures continuous driving time from a traveling start time, a course stage prediction unit, and a presenting information controller. The course stage prediction unit selects based on the traveling start time, a first ... 12/01/05 - 20050267679 - Navigation apparatus and navigation system A navigation apparatus includes a position detecting device for detecting a current position of an automotive vehicle, an operation mode setting device for setting whether or not an electronic toll collection system is utilized on a toll road, and a communication device for performing communication with an in-vehicle apparatus provided ... 11/24/05 - 20050261827 - System and method for displaying information A system and method for displaying information is disclosed. The system and method can be used to provide navigation information to a user. In some cases, the system and method can include provisions to retain an indicia within a certain area. The system and method can also include provisions to ... 11/17/05 - 20050256638 - Navigation system performing route guidance for vehicle A preprocessing unit calculates a square sum SJ(tn) of jerk J, and a driving characteristic calculation unit determines whether the jerk square sum SJ(tn) is equal to or above a predetermined threshold value. The position/traveling direction determination unit determines the position and traveling direction of the vehicle. A troublesome driving ... 11/10/05 - 20050251334 - Electronic device having map display function and program for the same A vehicle navigation system 1 includes a control unit that performs control for displaying a map and marks indicating points of interest based on map data and points of interest data read from a map data input unit. The control unit performs control for displaying icons indicating points of interest ... 10/20/05 - 20050234639 - Information center for communications-type navigation device A communications-type car navigation system including a vehicle-mounted terminal and a server. When transferring, to the terminal, the result of a route searching which the server has performed, the server transfers the data that will satisfy the requirements of a route guiding method which the user wishes. Also, the server ... 10/20/05 - 20050234638 - Navigation apparatus, and data processing method and computer program used therewith A navigation apparatus displays navigation information generated based on map information. The apparatus includes a positional information acquiring section for acquiring positional information, a storage section storing two- dimensional map data, three-dimensional graphic data, and node-based altitude data of recorded altitude data of nodes which are set on a link ... 10/06/05 - 20050222761 - Bandwidth and memory conserving methods for a vehicle navigation system The present invention is directed specifically to methods for reducing the bandwidth requirements for broadcasting traffic information to a vehicle navigation system. The traffic information broadcast to the system using the bandwidth conserving methods of the present invention generally includes traffic flow information and traffic incident information. In one embodiment, ... 10/06/05 - 20050222760 - Display method and system for a vehicle navigation system Traffic information, including traffic flow information and traffic incident information, obtained through a traffic management system for providing and facilitating the exchange of traffic information between a remote location and a vehicle may be presented to a user on a user display in the vehicle. The traffic information may be ... 10/06/05 - 20050222759 - Method of providing return route for global positioning system device A method of providing a return route for a global positioning system (GPS) device is provided. When the starting point and the destination of the return route are exactly opposite to the original starting point and the destination, the GPS device plans and provides a reverse route without re-setting the ... 09/29/05 - 20050216190 - Navigation system, vehicle navigation apparatus, and method for obtaining navigation information A navigation system, a vehicle navigation apparatus therein, and a method for obtaining navigation information using the same are provided which can obtain navigation information quickly when a vehicle goes off-route by obtaining the navigation information required for route guidance of the vehicle through communications, thereby achieving reduction in communication ... 09/08/05 - 20050197767 - Smart answering machine Location technologies are combined with other information systems to provide augmented information for individuals such as a traveler in an automobile. ... 09/01/05 - 20050192742 - Navigation apparatus, route search method, and program There is provided a “navigation apparatus”, a “route search method”, and a “program” which provide routes meeting the actual requirements and preferences of respective drivers. The navigation apparatus 1 according to the present invention including a function of carrying out a route search to a set destination, and then providing ... 08/25/05 - 20050187707 - Navigation method and system for visiting multiple destinations by minimum number of stops A navigation method and apparatus finds a location and a route to a plurality of destinations with the minimum number of stops or the shortest overall distance. The navigation method includes the steps of: specifying a plurality of destinations in a navigation system; searching a one-stop location where two or ... 08/18/05 - 20050182561 - Navigation apparatus and method A navigation apparatus, capable of searching for a destination within an area having an informal name, includes an input unit for inputting an area name and a controller. The controller searches for one or more business places having a name which includes the input area name, generates at least one ... 08/11/05 - 20050177303 - Display method and apparatus for navigation system for performing cluster search of objects A method and apparatus for a navigation system conducts a data search for finding relative density of objects such as points of interest in a specified area and displays the result of the search in various manners. The display method includes the steps of: defining a size and shape of ... 08/04/05 - 20050171693 - Gps receiver with autopilot and integrated lightbar display A system for controlling a mobile machine is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises an integrated guidance system coupled with a steering component. The integrated guidance system comprises a position determining system for determining the geographic position of the mobile machine. A guidance system coupled with the position determining ... 08/04/05 - 20050171692 - Resource management system, for example, tracking and management system for trucks A resource management system for tracking the real-time location and status of a plurality of trucks during interaction with a plurality of batch plants and a plurality of jobsites to provide a system for managing the trucks and drivers; providing customer efficiency; and providing dispatch accountability. Vehicle-mounted sensors automatically communicate ... 07/28/05 - 20050165546 - Method and apparatus for steering movable object by using control algorithm that takes into account the difference between the nominal and optimum positions of navigation antenna A method of steering a vehicle along a predetermined, or real time path by using a steering control algorithm. The vehicle includes a navigation system and a navigation antenna. The navigation antenna is mounted on the vehicle at an optimum antenna position, whereas the steering control algorithm assumes a nominal ... 07/21/05 - 20050159888 - Vehicle mounted information guidance device In a vehicle mounted information guidance device which guides a vehicle along a route on a map displayed on a screen on the basis of the present position of the vehicle and a destination, when a user sets his desired retrieving location at a preparatory stage for setting the destination, ... 07/07/05 - 20050149260 - Method and system for communicating data in a vehicle system A method and system for communicating a location data from a portable device to an integrated navigation system in a vehicle is described. The method includes providing the portable device in communication with the integrated navigation system where the portable device has access to the location data, where the location ... 06/30/05 - 20050143913 - System, device and method for providing proximate addresses Systems, devices and methods are provided to display or otherwise provide addresses in proximity to the device, and to periodically update the addresses as the navigational aid device is transported along a road. The device is adapted to be transported on a road. The device includes a processor and a ... 06/30/05 - 20050143912 - Telematics terminal and method for transmitting route guidance information data fitted to a receiving terminal Disclosed are a telematics terminal and a method for transmitting route guidance information data fitted to a receiving terminal. The method includes the steps of initializing operational conditions of a mobile communication terminal by transmitting device information of the telematics terminal to the mobile communication terminal when a connection between ... 06/30/05 - 20050143911 - Navigation apparatus, navigation system and navigation method providing guidance for lane changes A navigation system includes an input device for inputting a destination, a current location detector for detecting current location of the vehicle, a camera for imaging an area to the rear of the vehicle, a route search program for searching for a route to the destination and a controller for ... 06/23/05 - 20050137792 - Navigation apparatus and navigation server The invention provides a navigation apparatus and a navigation server capable of providing information to the user enabling comparison between a route that the user is actually traveling and a different route. According to a car navigation apparatus 200, a route setup unit 230 sets up plural routes. An actual ... 06/23/05 - 20050137791 - System and method for abstracting and visualizing a route map A system and method for making computer-generated maps includes a different scale factor for each road in a route. The scale factors are used to optimize the route map against a target function that considers factors such as the number of false intersections in the route and the number of ... 06/16/05 - 20050131641 - System and method for estimating impedance time through a road network A method and apparatus are provided for estimating an impedance through a node at an intersection between roads in a roadway network. The impedance may be measured in time or distance, for example. Characteristic information describes at least one feature of the intersecting roads. One or more pieces of characteristic ... 06/16/05 - 20050131640 - Integrated guidance system An integrated guidance system is disclosed. The integrated guidance system includes a position determination system adapted for determining a current position. Additionally, the integrated guidance system further includes a lightbar device adapted for providing a visual representation of the deviation of the current position from a desired path to guide ... 06/16/05 - 20050131639 - Methods, systems, and media for providing a location-based service Methods, systems, and media for providing a location-based service are disclosed. Embodiments include hardware and/or software for receiving from a user at a current location differential information indicating a difference between the current location and a particular, different location, determining the current location, determining the particular location based on the ... 06/16/05 - 20050131638 - Route sequence viewing in navigation system A vehicle navigation system uses a simple graphic user interface (GUI) to display a route formed by a sequence of route segments. At any given time, the vehicle navigation system displays a single route segment, defined either as the distance between consecutive turn points or as a fixed distance. The ... 06/09/05 - 20050125148 - Prediction of vehicle operator destinations A method for predicting vehicle operator destinations including receiving vehicle position data for a vehicle. The vehicle position data for a current trip is compared to vehicle position data for a previous trip to predict a destination for the vehicle. A path to the destination is suggested. ... 06/09/05 - 20050125147 - Method for displaying a hierarchically structure list and associated display unit A method is provided for displaying at least one hierarchically structured list having at least two levels, and a display unit for such a method is also provided, in which the user is offered an optimum overview in the display of hierarchically structured lists having at least two levels. In ... 06/02/05 - 20050119826 - Telematics system using image data and method for directing a route by using the same Disclosed is a telematics system comprising a telematics terminal for storing complex intersection images and providing information related to a present position and a running direction by using the complex intersection images, and a telematics server for sharing ID codes of the complex intersection images stored in the telematics terminal ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |