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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84 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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storing data concerning points of interest preferred by a user;
allowing user input of at least one geographic area to be avoided;
receiving a request for a route to a destination;
collecting information concerning at least one condition affecting travel to the destination;
planning the route, which takes into account the at least one condition and the at least one geographic area to be avoided; and
providing, on the display, the planned route, and one or more indicators indicating locations of one or more of the preferred points of interest in relation to the planned route. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. An apparatus for navigation comprising:
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a memory for storing data concerning points of interest preferred by a user;
a mechanism for allowing user input of at least one geographic area to be avoided;
an interface for receiving a request for a route to a destination;
a device for collecting information concerning at least one condition affecting travel to the destination;
a processor configured to plan the route, taking into account the at least one condition and the at least one geographic area to be avoided; and
a display for providing thereon the planned route, and one or more indicators indicating locations of one or more of the preferred points of interest in relation to the planned route. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. Software including machine readable instructions stored in a tangible medium for performing a process comprising:
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storing data concerning points of interest preferred by a user;
allowing user input of at least one geographic area to be avoided;
receiving a request for a route to a destination;
collecting information concerning at least one condition affecting travel to the destination;
planning the route, which takes into account the at least one condition and the at least one geographic area to be avoided; and
providing, on the display, the planned route, and one or more indicators indicating locations of one or more of the preferred points of interest in relation to the planned route.
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