Technique for effective navigation based on user preferences
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Abstract
In a navigation device in accordance with the invention, user profiles may be stored and used to navigate a user who may be driving in a vehicle, on foot, or in other mode of transportation. Each user profile corresponds to one of the user'"'"'s personae. For example, the user business profile corresponding to the user'"'"'s business persona may be different from the user personal profile corresponding to the user'"'"'s personal persona. For instance, the user business profile may include fine-dining type restaurants for business meetings while the user personal profile may instead include fast-food type restaurants for personal dining. The inventive navigation device provides the user with a navigated route, together with information concerning the favorite facilities and events surrounding the navigated route, which satisfy the preferences in a selected user profile. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, blockages may also be established using the device to avoid selected areas, e.g., high crime areas, in the navigated route, or to block transmission of selected information concerning, e.g., uninteresting facilities and events, to the inventive navigation device.
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97 Claims
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54. A method for use in a navigation apparatus which includes a display, the method comprising:
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receiving user preference information;
sensing a location of the navigation apparatus;
searching a database based at least on the user preference information and the sensed location to suggest selected facilities;
showing, on the display, a map covering the sensed location and a vicinity thereof; and
indicating, on the map, one or more of the selected facilities. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A method for use in a navigation system in a vehicle which includes a display, the method comprising:
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storing user preference data;
determining vehicle location information;
suggesting selected facilities based at least on the user preference data and the vehicle location information;
receiving from a user a request for planning a route; and
indicating, on the display, a planned route and one or more of the selected facilities in relation to the planned route. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. An apparatus for navigation comprising:
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an interface for receiving user preference information;
a device for sensing a location of the navigation apparatus;
a processor for searching a database based at least on the user preference information and the sensed location to suggest selected facilities; and
a display for showing thereon a map covering the sensed location and a vicinity thereof, one or more of the selected facilities being indicated on the map. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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88. A system for use in a navigation system in a vehicle which includes a display, the system comprising:
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a memory for storing user preference data;
a device for determining vehicle location information;
a processor for suggesting selected facilities based at least on the user preference data and the vehicle location information;
an interface for receiving from a user a request for planning a route; and
a display for indicating thereon a planned route and one or more of the selected facilities in relation to the planned route. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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