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https://drivepatents.com/patents/1100688 · 30 Oct 2002
Method in which the processing time (t) for a request originating from the onboard system that is sent to the server is estimated. Based on the estimated time the position of the vehicle P(T0+t) after the time will have elapsed is estimated. The response c...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1100885 · 23 Oct 2002
A system and method for providing geographic data to end users' computing platforms. A server maintains downloadable geographic data that are organized into pre-computed parcels that correspond to pre-determined sub-areas into which the entire geographic r...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1102672 · 7 Aug 2002
The invention provides a movable body progress direction navigating apparatus capable of correct navigation without requiring a large storage capacity. A movable body progress direction navigating apparatus for navigating a movable body in a predetermined ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1103223 · 10 Jul 2002
The invention relates to a method of evaluating a measured behaviour against a predicted behaviour, where the measured behaviour is supported by a set of first data and the predicted behaviour is predicted from a set of second data. The evaluation is prima...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1105021 · 2 May 2002
A route selection data storage unit 7 stores route selection data which are created from original data describing a detailed road system. When a plurality of crossings and a plurality of roads which are expressed on the road system in the original data sat...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1104790 · 2 May 2002
In a navigation apparatus (Anavi1), a CPU (1) searches for a plurality of routes from a starting point to a destination. Those route share the same starting point and the destination, but vary in course on the way. Then for route selection, the CPU (1) ref...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1104765 · 2 May 2002
A method for representing a route along a road network in a geographic region is disclosed. A database includes data representations of intersections of roads in the geographic region. Associated with the data representation for each intersection of roads ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1105169 · 24 Apr 2002
A route search apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a storage device that stores link positional information of individual links and link connection information between the links, a minimum unit of road on a map being referred to as a li...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1105845 · 27 Mar 2002
A route search apparatus includes: a storage device (8) that stores link positional information and link connection information, a minimum unit of road on a map being referred to as a link; a point setting device (2, 3) through which a point of departure, ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1105932 · 20 Mar 2002
A terminal apparatus (106) has a simple map installed therein. When a map is desired, it is checked whether or not a map of a desired place exists in the simple map. If it exists, the map of the desired place is loaded from the simple map, or if it does no...