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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2010
Woo-hyun Paik, Gwacheon, KR;
Han-sung Lee, Seoul, KR;
Kyoung-hwa Kim, Yongin, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A navigation method and apparatus of a mobile terminal capture an image of a road on which a driver is driving a vehicle if the road is a new road which has not been updated on map data, automatically generates guidance information of the captured road, and provide a user preference route in searching a route from a current location to a destination to thereby enhance user satisfaction. The navigation apparatus of a mobile terminal includes a storage unit configured to store map data, a display unit configured to display a route from a current location to a destination on the map data, and a controller configured to store locus information of a vehicle in real time when the vehicle gets off of the route and gives a weight value to a link corresponding to the locus information.