Tom Tom International B.v.

Tomtom Navigation B.v.

Stichting Mapcode Foundation

Tomtom Traffic B.v.

Tomtom Telematics B.v.

Pieter Geelen

Rory Jones

Kees Wesselius

Edwin Neef

Harold Goddijn

Marc Mattu

Alexander Ribbink

Erik Thomassen

Samuel Mark Broadbent

Sven-Erik Jurgens

Sven Jurgens

Jose F Santiago Nunez

Mareije Roosen

Stéphane Hareau

Sergei Kucheiko

Jacob Eisenberg

James Tebbutt

Geert Hilbrandie

Serhiy Tkachenko

William Deurwaarder

Michiel Mayer

Jasper-Michiel Van Hemert

Daan Reyer Van Dijk

David Stelpstra

David Martens

Harold Goddjn

Peter Frans Pauwels

Peter-Frans Pauwels

A navigation device that can access map data and avoidance data, the avoidance data including information for identifying undesirable locations, receive location information representing a geographical location and direction of travel in relation to the map data; and establish, based on the location information and map data, whether the geographical location and direction of travel approach a navigation decision point having a plurality of navigation choices, where each navigation choice corresponds to an onward route leaving the navigation decision point; determine, based on the map data and avoidance data, for at least one onward route leaving the navigation decision point, whether the onward route unavoidably includes an undesirable location; and provide result information to the output section based, at least in part, on the determination.

Navigation device and method

A navigation apparatus comprises a processing resource operably coupled to a receiver for location-related data and arranged to perform, when in use, location determination. The processing resource supports a parking location determination module he parking location determination module is arranged to determine when the location determined is substantially unchanged and to determine that the location determined constitutes a candidate parking location in response to the location determined remaining substantially unchanged relative to a predetermined period of time.

Navigation apparatus, server apparatus and method of collecting parking location information

An end-user can input a correction to a map error, directly on the device. The device is then able to use the correction without external processing of the correction. Hence, it is no longer necessary for an end-user to simply report errors to the map vendor over a web link, then wait for that map vendor to verify the error, update its maps and finally supply the end-user with updates&#x2014;a cycle that can take months and sometimes years to complete. Instead, the navigation device can use the correction immediately. End-users can also share corrections with other end-users and also with a shared remote server that aggregates, validates and distributes correction.

Method of creating map corrections for use in a navigation device

A vehicle request management system having a serverarranged to communicate with a plurality of vehicle requesting devicesand a plurality of vehicles, each being equipped with a devicehaving route planning and navigation functionality. Upon receipt of a vehicle request, the serverselects a suitable vehicleand determines the route that the vehicle should travel to the pick-up location and then onto the drop-off location. The serverreceives updates as to the position of the selected vehicleas it completes the request, and uses data associated with the calculated route and the position of the selected vehicleto provide enhanced functionality.

Vehicle request management system having a central server

Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method for assigning identifiers to geographic locations within digital map data, comprising selecting a region within the map data, dividing the region into a first plurality of cells each uniquely addressable by an identifier of a first length, selecting a portion of the region and dividing the portion into a second plurality of cells each uniquely addressable by an identifier of a second length, wherein the second length is shorter length than the first length and a geographic location within the portion of the region may be uniquely identified by an identifier of the first length and an identifier of the second length.

Method and apparatus for identifying geographic locations

A method of providing traffic information is described, together with a device for performing the same. The method comprises determining a location of a mobile device, receiving traffic information, and determining, with respect to a trip database storing information indicative of a personal road network of a user of the mobile device, whether traffic information associated with one or more road segments in the personal network within a predetermined distance of the current location has been received. One or more no-jam events are generated for respective road segments in the personal network for which it is determined that no traffic information has been received.

Methods and apparatus for providing travel information

A method of predicting a destination of a user of a mobile device is described, together with a device for performing the same. The method comprises determining a location of the mobile device, and executing a route search algorithm with respect to a trip data-base. The trip database stores information indicative of a personal road network of a user of the mobile device, one or more road segments in the personal road network being associated with a respective destination location, and cost information associated with road segments in the personal network, the cost information being based, at least in part, on traversal information in the trip database.

Method and apparatus for predicting a destination using a route search algorithm

This invention relates to a navigation device () comprising: a processor () that is configured to generate a navigation map of a local environment (); and a display () controllable by said processor () to display said navigation map and any markers () that relate to marked locations within said local environment (); characterized in that the navigation device () further comprises: an indicator generation module () for generating an indicator () for each of any marked locations outside of said local environment, said processor () being responsive to said indicator generation module () to control said display () to display any generated indicators () in said navigation map (). A method of generating a navigation map and a computer program are also disclosed.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a route-planning device () comprising a storage section () storing map information, the map information including information identifying a plurality of potential positions, each potential position corresponding to a position at which a location of a predetermined type might potentially be found; and a search route module () arranged to determine a search route visiting at least one of the potential positions, the determination of the search route using a predetermined efficiency measure based on likelihood of finding a location of the predetermined type.

A method, a device and a computer readable medium are disclosed for navigation. The method includes determining map information for display on an integrated input and display device of a navigation device, based upon a determined route of travel of the navigation device; and differentiating at least a portion of the map information within a threshold distance of the determined route of travel, from other map information, to thereby emphasize the determined route of travel. The navigation device includes a processor to determine map information for subsequent display, based upon a determined route of travel of the navigation device, the processor further being useable to control display of at least a portion of the map information, determined to be within a threshold distance of the determined route of travel, in a manner differentiated from display of other map information, to thereby emphasize the determined route of travel.

Navigation device and method for emphasizing a map route

A navigation apparatus comprises a processing resource operably coupled to a receiver for location-related data and arranged to perform, when in use, location determination. The processing resource supports a parking location determination module the parking location determination module is arranged to determine when the location determined is substantially unchanged and to determine that the location determined constitutes a candidate parking location in response to the location determined remaining substantially unchanged relative to a predetermined period of time.

A navigation device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a storage device to store map information and points of interest (POIs), the POIs including description information and location information; and a display to display stored POIs at a location of the map information, based upon the location information, POIs being selectively retrievable from a remote location for subsequent storage and display.

Personal GPS navigation device

A method and device are disclosed for navigation. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request for display of a location of a navigation device; determining at least one of a last known and a current GPS location of the navigation device; comparing the determined GPS location to stored map information and converting the determined GPS location into a text readable form; and displaying the text readable form of the determined GPS location on an integrated input and display of the navigation device. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a processor to receive a request for display of a location of a navigation device, to determine at least one of a last known and a current GPS location of the navigation device, to compare the determined GPS location to stored map information and to convert the determined GPS location into a text readable form; and an integrated input and display device to display the text readable form of the determined GPS location.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Pieter Geelen