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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2001
Jeffrey M. Stefan, Clawson, MI (US);
Daniel N. Aloi, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Richard J. Kacel, Waterford, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system, a method, and a computer usable medium that includes a program, for generating navigation instructions for a vehicle. This may be done by determining whether a first proximity area associated with a first maneuver point overlaps with a second maneuver proximity area associated with a second maneuver point and determining whether a first vehicle location is within the first proximity area. It may also be done by determining a first distance between the first vehicle location and a zero point associated with the first maneuver point and determining a second distance between a second vehicle location and the zero point associated with the first maneuver point. It may also be one by truncating the first proximity area based on a comparison of the first distance and the second distance.