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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Ihung S. Tu, Anaheim, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ihung S. Tu, Anaheim, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alpine Electronics, Inc, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F017/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A computer-implemented data sorting method for sorting data at high speed with small memory capacity. The sorting method sorts an array of data where sorted data is constituted by a combination of a plurality of blocks where each block is produced separately from one another during the sorting process. In another aspect, a navigation method and system utilizes the data sorting method for quickly sorting and displaying requested information such as POIs sorted by distance with use of a small memory.