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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2010
Pieter Geelen, Amsterdam, NL;
Jacob Eisenberg, Salenstein-Mannebach, CH;
Pieter Geelen, Amsterdam, NL;
Jacob Eisenberg, Salenstein-Mannebach, CH;
TomTom International B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a route-planning device () comprising a storage section () storing map information, the map information including information identifying a plurality of potential positions, each potential position corresponding to a position at which a location of a predetermined type might potentially be found; and a search route module () arranged to determine a search route visiting at least one of the potential positions, the determination of the search route using a predetermined efficiency measure based on likelihood of finding a location of the predetermined type.