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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Joseph J. Berry, Northville, MI (US);
Mark Scalf, Warren, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph J. Berry, Northville, MI (US);
Mark Scalf, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A route between locations includes a detailed set of directions to get from a present location to a destination. A route summary is provided, showing a subset of the roads needed to be traveled to go from the present location to the destination. The route summary is determined at least in part based on a set of rules for evaluating the roads in the route for inclusion in the route summary.