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Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2007
Applicants:

Martin Kosakowski, Bochum, DE;

Roland Schink, Recklinghausen, DE;

Ernst Zielinski, Bochum, DE;

Inventors:

Martin Kosakowski, Bochum, DE;

Roland Schink, Recklinghausen, DE;

Ernst Zielinski, Bochum, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G01S 19/34 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3641 (2013.01); G01C 21/367 (2013.01); G01S 19/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatuses and methods for managing route navigation via mobile devices. A route is calculated between a starting point and a destination point. The route is divided into multiple segments based on the complexity of the calculated route, and navigation features are controlled as a function of the segment that corresponds to the user's current location. The user may opt to identify one or more segments, or one or more route portions independent of whether or not segmentation has occurred, in order to specify a portion(s) of the route where navigation support is not needed.


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