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https://drivepatents.com/patents/963775 · 21 Jan 2015
Techniques of displaying a map view (200) for navigation of a vehicle are described. The map view includes graphical representation of predictive traffic information (220-1, 220-2, 220-3) respectively at an estimated time of passing of a corresponding road...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/965581 · 31 Dec 2014
The invention relates to an automated guided vehicle (1), a system comprising a computer (10) and an automated guided vehicle (1), and a method for operating an automated guided vehicle (1). The automated guided vehicle (1) is to travel automatically along...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/965576 · 31 Dec 2014
A condition monitoring apparatus includes: a route-control means which sets a set-route and controls equipment so that the equipment moves according to the set-route; an information-collection means which repeatedly acquires information indicating a condit...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/966923 · 26 Nov 2014
A method for assisting a driver to locate a parking space includes identifying a user-selected destination with a navigation system of a first vehicle. While the driver of the first vehicle is being guided by the navigation system towards the selected dest...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/969336 · 1 Oct 2014
An improved vehicle navigation system and method provides a route plan or alternative route based at least in part on evolved state information (e.g., a second traffic state, occurring some time after a first traffic state) from which time-efficiencies may...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/970560 · 3 Sep 2014
A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for automatically determining or fine-tuning bus service schedules for bus stops along a route. One example method includes causing reception of GPS data from a plurality of buses or uses from ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/970954 · 27 Aug 2014
A route search method includes: a step in which a computer extracts, from map data, nodes and links included in a map area in which a departure point and a destination point are included; a step in which the computer calculates, for those links, link costs...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/972975 · 2 Jul 2014
A map management apparatus (2) includes: a storage unit that stores therein update history information (32) which stores therein a user of a terminal unit to which a version of an area of a map is available, the user being associated with the version of th...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/974331 · 28 May 2014
A device for generating intersection guidance information, which includes: a route setting unit configured to receive a route up to a destination; a candidate area detecting unit configured to search for a turning point on the searched route, and detect a ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/979796 · 15 Jan 2014
Provided is a system or the like capable of allowing a navigation-client to efficiently use a route search result by a navigation server, while accepting the existence of difference between map data used by each of the navigation server and the navigation-...