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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 > Route Correction, Modification, Or Verification

Route Correction, Modification, Or Verification

Route Correction, Modification, Or Verification 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.

11/23/06 - 20060265125 - Method and system for selecting route guidance data for off-board navigation
A method of navigating a vehicle includes determining a route. At least one probable off-route condition is determined based on the route. Digital map information is transmitted based on the determination of the at least one probable off-route condition from a call center to a vehicle telematics unit via a ...

11/09/06 - 20060253250 - Satellite navigation device having real-time route-programming capability
A satellite navigation device having the real-time route-programming capability, comprising: a satellite positioning data receiver for receiving the satellite positioning signals and converting them into satellite positioning information; a traffic message receiver for receiving the traffic message signal; a microprocessor for digitizing the traffic message signal and converting it into ...

11/02/06 - 20060247854 - Navigation device and method for determining orientation of vehicle
A vehicle includes an acceleration sensor that generates an output of an acceleration in a direction of the acceleration sensor. The output of the acceleration includes information on an orientation of the acceleration sensor relative to the vehicle. A method for determining an orientation of the vehicle includes (i) detecting ...

10/19/06 - 20060235612 - Method and system for detecting the presence of a disruptive object and activation module for this system
a step (74) of instructing the activation of an image processing step, triggered automatically as a function of the enumeration. ...

10/12/06 - 20060229808 - Route guidance device for vehicle
A control circuit in a navigation device mounted in a vehicle detects a current position of the vehicle using a position detector when a target point is specified. The control circuit then determines whether information on a parking space corresponding to the specified target point is inputted or not. When ...

09/28/06 - 20060217884 - Method and device for transmitting a run trace in probe car system
An object of the invention is to provide a method of transmitting traveling path data that is capable of transmitting a traveling path accurately with a small data amount in a probe car system. An FCD in-vehicle device in the invention resamples a travel path traveled while measuring its position ...

09/07/06 - 20060200311 - Enhanced imagery, such as for lead generation for service providers who provide services associated with real estate
Providing access to a map via a communication network may include providing multiple images including satellite images, aerial photographs, rasterized maps, or any combination of satellite images, aerial photographs, and rasterized maps. The images may be configured to allow the user to zoom in from a large geographical area on ...

08/10/06 - 20060178823 - System and method for propagating agricultural vehicle guidance paths that have varying curvature along their length
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 ...

08/03/06 - 20060173614 - Navigation method, processing method for navigation system, map data management device, map data management program, and computer program
A navigation method for providing navigation by using map data includes: displaying a menu with which a user specifies an area of a map over which map data are to be updated, the menu containing a map-based option for area specification and a route-based option for area specification; obtaining update ...

07/27/06 - 20060167626 - Navigation system and program for controlling the same
A navigation system includes a congestion information acquisition function, a congestion determination function, a speed determination function, a calculation function, and a display function for navigating a vehicle. The navigation system uses these functions for determination of traffic congestion on a road and for calculation of an alternative route to ...

06/29/06 - 20060142940 - Method for determining deviation of a mobile object in a navigation system from a travel route
A travel route stray discriminating method of a mobile object in navigation system is disclosed in which discrimination of travel route deviation is temporarily withheld even if the mobile object has deviated from the travel route on a busy road such as a cross-road, and a warning that the mobile ...

06/22/06 - 20060136128 - Method for accelerating reprocessing of a navigation route
A method for accelerating reprocessing of a navigation route to update the navigation route includes the procedures of (1) activating reprocessing, (2) comparing route nodes, (3) integrating the navigation routes, (4) updating the navigation route. The method does not have to repeat the entire navigation process occurred to the conventional ...

06/15/06 - 20060129315 - Navigation apparatus and program of the same
A navigation apparatus of a vehicle includes: storage means for storing information about the vehicle and a road area; and guide route calculating means for calculating a guide route on the basis of the information stored in the storage means. The navigation apparatus determines whether to avoid an entry of ...

06/08/06 - 20060122771 - Data architecture of map data, data architecture of update instruction data, map information processing apparatus, and map information providing apparatus
In a road data frame for displaying road maps, each node/link data record describing a link corresponding to a road part includes link identification information identifying an original link, and auxiliary link identification information used for identifying a plurality of alternative links which substitute for any of the original links ...

06/08/06 - 20060122770 - Navigation device having route guidance to parking spot close to border
A navigation device mounted on an automotive vehicle includes geographical map data, a position detector such as a global navigation system and a device for calculating a driving route from a starting point or a present position to a destination. When the vehicle is going to cross a border such ...

06/01/06 - 20060116816 - Systems and methods for providing navigation guidance in pseudo-navigation/automatic direction indicator modes
Methods and systems for providing navigation guidance in pseudo-navigation/automatic direction indicator modes. Each system includes at least one client integrated with a mobile communication device (e.g. PDA, cellular telephone, etc.) and configured to send a request for information of a nominal route to a server. The server calculates the nominal ...

06/01/06 - 20060116815 - In-vehicle navigation device
When a vehicle deviates from an initial route, a deviation route is memorized. Thereafter, when the vehicle comes back to the initial route, a cost is compared between the deviation route and a non-traveled route included in the initial route. When the cost of the deviation route is larger, the ...

05/25/06 - 20060111837 - Automobile navigation system and road map delivery system
A navigation system in a vehicle stores position history information including position information related to a detection position detected by a position detector and position information related to a map matching position. The map matching position is obtained by matching the detection position with a point of a road in ...

05/25/06 - 20060111836 - Navigation guidance cancellation apparatus and methods of canceling navigation guidance
Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling navigation guidance in a vehicle. The method includes: a) determining a re-route instruction based on a non-executed guidance instruction; b) presenting the re-route instruction; c) determining a non-execution of a re-route instruction; d) repeating steps a) through c) for a pre-determined number of ...

05/11/06 - 20060100778 - Navigation device and method using multi-route
A navigation device is provided. The device includes a driving state tracker for tracking a mobile driving state using a current mobile position and RGI (Route Guidance Information) data including driving information on multi-routes from the current mobile position to a destination, and outputting deviation information and the current mobile ...

02/02/06 - 20060025925 - Traffic information prediction device
There is provided a prediction calculation system capable of allowing a numerical traffic information to be predicted in such a manner that day factors and the like are reflected thereon. Even if a day whose combination of the day factors is the same as that of a prediction-target day, i.e., ...

01/19/06 - 20060015249 - Transmission of special routes to a navigation device
A vehicle navigation system includes an adaptive routing module (210) that allows a user to provide inputs that influence routes that are calculated to predetermined destinations. A route calculation module (204) executed by a navigation server (102) is operable to calculate a first route from the trip origin to the ...

01/12/06 - 20060009908 - Navigation apparatus and method
A navigation apparatus and method that store route information, the stored route information including, for each of a plurality of routes starting at a first point and ending at a second point, a required travel time and a traffic condition. The apparatus and method determine whether a guidance route includes ...

12/29/05 - 20050288856 - Methods for filtering and providing traffic information
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. In one embodiment, the navigation ...

12/08/05 - 20050273255 - Method and system for programmable mobile vehicle hotspots
The present invention provides a method of operating a telematics device within a mobile vehicle communication system. The method includes generating at least one personal route profile, comparing predetermined GPS hotspots to the personal route profiles, detecting real-time traffic updates associated with the predetermined GPS hotspots, identifying GPS hotspots corresponding ...

12/01/05 - 20050267681 - Route guiding device
In an off-road region such as river banks or mountainous region where no roads are present, route guiding is provided in a vehicle based on an off-road route computed without using map data. An objective point, passing points, and a departing point are designated and then connected therebetween using line ...

11/24/05 - 20050261829 - System and method for off route processing
A system and method for off route processing is disclosed. The system and method can be used to provide information when an off route condition occurs. The system and method can include provisions to make modifications in the way navigation information is displayed. The system and method can also provide ...

11/24/05 - 20050261828 - Device and method for energy-minimizing human ground routing
There are certain tasks that require humans to proceed on foot over intervening terrain (that may include “improved” segments such as paved roads and bridges) from some starting point A to some objective or destination point B, and perhaps thence to additional points C and D. Exemplars of civilian endeavors ...

11/17/05 - 20050256639 - Method and system for dynamically navigating a vehicle to its destination
A method for dynamically navigating a vehicle to its destination, whereby a vehicle-mounted device wirelessly requests route-related data for a driving destination from a traffic center, whereupon the traffic center calculates and stores a route to the driving destination for the vehicle and wirelessly transmits route-related data to the vehicle-mounted ...

10/27/05 - 20050240343 - Portable wireless device utilization for telematics purposes
A method, system, computer program product, and device for providing telematic services to a vehicle utilizing an external portable wireless device such as, for example, a wireless mobile phone, is provided. In one embodiment, the telematics device collects vehicle data from the vehicle and, responsive to a determination that a ...

10/20/05 - 20050234640 - Navigation apparatus, method, and program
Systems, methods, and programs for navigation guide to a destination along a searched route and receive road information and traffic information including traffic congestion information. If according to the received traffic congestion information, traffic congestion is detected on the guidance route, the systems, methods, and programs search a detour route ...

10/06/05 - 20050222765 - Electronic guide system, contents server for electronic guide system, portable electronic guide device, and information processing method for electronic guide system
Tour guide contents utilized by a user at a travel destination consist of guide information including POI information, map data and the like, and user information including memoranda written by the user. The user can access a contents server from a user terminal, and is able to customize at the ...

10/06/05 - 20050222764 - Route calculation method for a vehicle navigation system
Traffic information, including flow information and 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 used in route calculation by a navigation device. The navigation device may recalculate a route based on anticipated ...

10/06/05 - 20050222763 - Vehicle navigation system and methods for incorporating user preferences into same
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 - 20050222762 - Method and system for automated incident traffic reporting and dynamic routing
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program are provided for dynamically routing traffic routs based on traffic reports. Utilizing current in-car navigation systems, a new implementation of that system can be developed where alternate routes can be plotted around varying traffic events. By receiving radio or Radio Frequency (RF) ...

08/25/05 - 20050187708 - Apparatus and method for processing traffic information
In the present invention, traffic information broadcast by a traffic information center is received, indexes are created, and the index and travel speed information on a mobile object are stored. A matching table is created to match first map data for use in broadcasting the traffic information and second map ...

07/28/05 - 20050165547 - Navigation system, route searching method, and map information guide method
A route searching section 33 determines whether the area of the current position is an urban area or a suburban area, sets a predetermined area S or a predetermined time Δt responsive to the determination result, and determines the presence or absence of restriction on each time restriction road depending ...

07/21/05 - 20050159889 - Adaptive route guidance
The disclosed embodiments may relate to a system including a vehicle (32) having a navigation system (10). The navigation system (10) having a processor (12), a positioning system (22), a memory (16), and a program (18). The positioning system (22) is coupled to the processor (12) and determines position data ...

07/07/05 - 20050149261 - Apparatus and method for detecting vehicle location in navigation system
When a vehicle location is estimated using only detection signals from a sensor unit installed on a vehicle since the value of dilution of precision (DOP) of a navigation message received by a GPS receiver is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold in a navigation system, the vehicle ...

06/23/05 - 20050137793 - Navigation system, method and device with detour algorithm
Systems, devices and methods are provided for an improved navigational route planning device which provides more understandable, accurate and timely route calculation capabilities. The navigational aid device with route calculation capabilities includes a processor connected to a memory. The memory includes cartographic data and a desired destination, the cartographic data ...

06/16/05 - 20050131643 - Method and system for communicating navigation information
A method for communicating navigation information includes receiving destination information from a user. The destination information comprises a desired destination of the user. The method includes determining a first route to the destination and communicating the first route to the user. The method includes monitoring position information of a plurality ...

06/16/05 - 20050131642 - Relative position information correction device, relative position information correction method, relative osition information correction program, shape vector generation device, shape vector generation method, and shape vector generation program
The relative location data correction apparatus of the invention includes: a transmission apparatus (100a), for transmitting to a reception apparatus (200a) event information, such as that for a traffic accident or traffic congestion, that is prepared based on a digital map database (101); and the reception apparatus (200a), for employing ...

06/09/05 - 20050125149 - Navigation system
A navigation system has a navigation apparatus mounted on a vehicle, and a computer apparatus which is connected with the navigation apparatus to enable to communicates with the navigation apparatus. When the navigation apparatus receives route search information including recommended-route information from the computer apparatus, the navigation apparatus transmits a ...



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