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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2006
Steven P. Devries, Schererville, IN (US);
James M. Herbst, Chicago, IL (US);
Karen A. Hopkins, Chicago, IL (US);
Suzanne M. Mcgrath, Chicago, IL (US);
Ellen M. Bauer, Chicago, IL (US);
James R. Bennett, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason M. Borak, Algonquin, IL (US);
Steven P. Devries, Schererville, IN (US);
James M. Herbst, Chicago, IL (US);
Karen A. Hopkins, Chicago, IL (US);
Suzanne M. McGrath, Chicago, IL (US);
Ellen M. Bauer, Chicago, IL (US);
James R. Bennett, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason M. Borak, Algonquin, IL (US);
Navteq North America, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a navigation system is disclosed. An ordered plurality of interconnected segments providing a route from an origin to a destination is obtained. A guidance message for each of the segments is formed. The step of forming the guidance message comprises determining whether to reference a previous segment and adding a reference to a current segment.