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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2010
Sung-bum Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Dae-kwang Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Hong-seok Shin, Yongin-si, KR;
Jeong-seok Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Kyung-woo Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Ki-uk Song, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung-Bum Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Dae-Kwang Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Hong-Seok Shin, Yongin-si, KR;
Jeong-Seok Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Kyung-Woo Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Ki-Uk Song, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing a navigation service in a mobile terminal is provided. Map information and an IDentification (ID) of an information spot, which is connected to a map server, are received from the information spot. A current position is determined. The map information and the current position are displayed A destination input by a user is received. An optimal path from the current position to the destination is calculated and displayed by using the map information. When the mobile terminal receives an ID of a general spot from the general spot, a current position of the mobile terminal is re-determined. When the re-determined current position is on the optimal path, the optimal path is updated and the updated optimal path from the re-determined current position to the destination is displayed.