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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2009
Applicant:
Lee Bauer, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Inventor:
Lee Bauer, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Assignee:
Harman International Industries, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G08G 1/0968 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/096816 (2013.01); G06F 17/30241 (2013.01); G01C 21/362 (2013.01); G08G 1/096844 (2013.01); G08G 1/096838 (2013.01); G08G 1/096894 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for determining an optimum route to a destination by a navigation system of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a navigation system, a remote information system, and a data communication network linking the navigation system and the remote information system. A method is also disclosed that includes the steps of establishing a communication connection between the navigation system and the remote information system, and determining the optimum route to the destination where the optimum route is determined based on requested information received from the remote information system.