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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean K. Ohler, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Richard Robinson, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Brian Walton, Oak Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
Navigation Technologies Corp., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/128 ; G01C 2/130 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/128 ; G01C 2/130 ;
Abstract
A feature provided by a navigation system or a navigation services provider provides navigation-related services for plural users who have related needs. In one embodiment, a first user specifies a type of place at which to meet a second user who is at a location some distance away from the first user. The navigation feature identifies one or more places of the specified type that are convenient for both users to travel to. The navigation feature may also provide the users with instructions for traveling to a selected place.