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US6691028:
Server-based navigation system and method of operating same
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Bullock, James Blake; Gilbert, AZ
Saavedra, Rafael A.; Chandler, AZ
Solomon, Jeffrey; Flitwick, United Kingdom
Luffman, Patrick; Clapham, United Kingdom
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Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL
Trafficmaster, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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| Published / Filed: |
2004-02-10
/ 2003-06-03
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| Application Number: |
US2003000453003
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| IPC Code: |
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G01C 21/34;
G08G 1/0968;
IPC-7:
G01C 21/34;
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G08G1/0968A1; G01C21/34; G01C21/36D1; G01C21/36G1; G01C21/36G9; G08G1/0968A1B; G08G1/0968B1; G08G1/0968C3;
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| U.S. Class: |
701/202;
701/209;
701/211;
340/995.12;
340/995.2;
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| Field of Search: |
701/202,209,210,211
340/995.12,995.13,995.19,995.2,996
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US2003000453003 |
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US2002000387271P |
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| Abstract: |
A navigation system (20) having a service center (24) and a navigation unit (22) and a method of transmitting data to reduce the complexity of the navigation unit (22) and minimize the transmitted data. The navigation unit (22) transmits (202) a current location (or starting point (102)) and a desired destination (or destination point (104)). The service center (24) receives (204) the starting point and the destination point and selects (206) a route (100) between the two points. The service center (24) then generates (210, 212, 214) and transmits (216) data associated with a plurality of points on the selected route (100). These points may include items such as preparation points (140, 142, 144, 146), warning points (130, 132, 134, 136), instruction points (120, 122, 124, 126) and confirmation points (150, 152, 154, 156, 160, 162, 164, 166). The navigation unit (22) receives the data associated with points and uses the data to prepare, warn, instruct and confirm that the user of the navigation unit (22) is correctly traversing to the desired destination point (104).
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Miller, Thomas V. ;
Mancini, Brian M. ;
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Chin, Gary;
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REFERENCE(S) TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
The present application claims priority from provisional application, Ser. No. 60/387,271, entitled "SERVER-BASED NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME", filed Jun. 7, 2002, which is commonly owned and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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What is claimed is:
1. A navigation system comprising:
- a navigation unit that is capable of transmitting a current location and a desired destination from a user; and
- a service center that is capable of receiving the current location and the desired destination and selecting a route between the current location and the desired destination, the service center being further capable of generating and transmitting data associated with a plurality of points on the selected route;
- wherein the data associated with the plurality of points is capable of being received by the navigation unit and used by the navigation unit to warn, instruct, and confirm that the user of the navigation unit is correctly traversing to the desired destination.
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