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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2002
Jeffrey Alan Millington, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Chandiran Palanisamy, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Rhonda Marie Paprocki, Macomb, MI (US);
Anthony Albert Slominski, Harrison Township, MI (US);
Magellan DIS, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus of utilizing waypoints for a vehicle is provided. A first waypoint relating to a first vehicle position is added to a second waypoint relating to a second vehicle position. The waypoints are saved as a route. Waypoint information relating to the waypoints and route information relating to the route may be manipulated. The method also includes displaying at least a portion of the route on a display screen and indicating a desired direction of vehicle travel from a current vehicle location to one of the waypoints. According to the present invention, the drive may be alerted when the vehicle has come within a particular distance of the waypoint or if the vehicle has veered from the route by a particular distance.