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Route planning apparatus and method for navigation system

  • US 20100268449A1
  • Filed: 04/17/2009
  • Published: 10/21/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A navigation system for route planning and route guidance, comprising:

  • a display unit;

    an information receiver adapted to receive information about current location of a vehicle;

    at least one database to store and provide maps, road networks, geographical features, and point-of-interest (POI) information; and

    a route planning processor for calculating and determining a route between a destination and a current vehicle position,wherein when a point is set up on a map unit after the route is generated by the route planning processor, the point is recognized as a waypoint on the route, and an optimized new route including the waypoint is generated by the route planning processor.

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