The present invention relates to a navigation device (100) comprising a data base system (110) comprising data which contain road map information used for generating a road map for the navigation device, a processing unit (140) for processing the data cont...

A database stores the road map data including node data and link data. A searching device calculates the link costs for links that correspond to individual route options, by considering the traffic rules and the difficulty level in turning at intersections...

Navigation system (1) for calculation and output of journey routes from at least a start point to a target point. The system has a navigation unit (5) that is suitable for calculation of a cost-optimized route by evaluation of time dependent tolls taking i...

The arrangement determines a route in dependency on a storage (7) and a sensor (8). The storage stores characteristics of the vehicle that describe the suitability of the vehicle for the certain routes. The sensor provides information of current changes of...

A destination navigation method including the steps of: locating a present position and a destination; searching routes for connecting the present position to the destination; and giving a driving guidance to the destination along a routing line to destina...

A bypass setting for a section connecting arbitrary guide points is received by a bypass setting receiving section 6 and a route to a destination is re-searched by a route searching means 3 in accordance with the set result.

A drive plan producing device (20) includes a contents database (100) for storing associated data including geographical point names for a plurality of contents, a base contents determining unit (22) for determining base contents used in a drive plan produ...

The method involves determining a driving route from a starting or current position to a destination using route information while not including a section of road with at least one defined property, which can be associated with the section by the user. A p...