ROUTE DETERMINING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WITH NAVIGATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of determining an optimal route from a current position of a vehicle to a destination for a navigation system of the vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- connecting the navigation system and a remote information system;
requesting information related to one or more possible routes from the remote information system; and
determining an optimal route to the destination from the one or more possible routes, where the optimal route is selected based on received information from the remote information system.
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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.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of determining an optimal route from a current position of a vehicle to a destination for a navigation system of the vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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connecting the navigation system and a remote information system; requesting information related to one or more possible routes from the remote information system; and determining an optimal route to the destination from the one or more possible routes, where the optimal route is selected based on received information from the remote information system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for calculating an optimum route from a current position of a vehicle to a selected destination, the system comprising:
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a navigation system located in the vehicle; a remote information system containing information related to one or more routes to the selected destination; and a data communication network providing a communication link between the navigation system and the remote information system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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