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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2010
Applicant:
Bart Van Doorselaer, Merelbeke, BE;
Inventor:
Bart Van Doorselaer, Merelbeke, BE;
Assignee:
TomTom Belgium N.V., Ghent, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of identifying a temporarily located road feature that engenders vehicular speed behavior change comprises a navigation apparatus monitoring speed thereof or a parameter associated therewith. The method also comprises the navigation apparatus generating a message in response to detection of a profile associated with speed of the navigation apparatus and that corresponds to a predetermined speed change profile associated with the presence of the temporarily located road feature.