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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Sjoerd Aben, Alkmaar, NL;
Michel Alders, Amsterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Sjoerd Aben, Alkmaar, NL;
Michel Alders, Amsterdam, NL;
Assignee:
TOMTOM NAVIGATION B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G09B 29/00 (2006.01); G09B 29/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/36 (2013.01); G01C 21/3691 (2013.01); G09B 29/004 (2013.01); G09B 29/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a device including a module () which is operative in a low-power state of the device (). The module () is arranged to determine whether a traffic situation on a route has more than a predetermined affect on the route, and to cause the navigation device () to output a notification in response thereto which alerts the user of the device to the traffic situation despite the device being in the low-power state.