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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
May. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Tomtom Navigation B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Johannes Robert Fischer, Wandlitz, DE;
Felix Godafoss König, Berlin, DE;
Pawel Karol Pszona, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
TomTom Navigation B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3469 (2013.01); G01C 21/3655 (2013.01); G01C 21/3676 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for determining and displaying an area comprising a plurality of locations that can be reached by a person or vehicle from a departure node or current position while still reaching a destination node or home location given the initial value at the departure node or current position of a parameter that constrains the distance travelable by the person or vehicle. The method may be implemented on a mobile device such as a portable navigation device and/or on a server or computer, or may be provided as a computer program product.