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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF REPETITIVE DATA SENT BY A SERVER TO A CLIENT FOR VEHICLE NAVIGATION

  • US 20110093189A1
  • Filed: 02/12/2010
  • Published: 04/21/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle navigation method comprising:

  • initiating a trip request, including trip request information;

    determining vehicle coordinates;

    sending vehicle coordinates and the entered trip request information to a server over a network;

    generating a trip plan according to navigation information stored in a memory associated with the server, the vehicle coordinates, and the trip request information, wherein the generated trip plan includes a table of locations in a text format;

    sending the generated trip plan table to the vehicle over the network;

    after sending the generated trip plan table, converting the locations in the text format to navigation prompts in an audio format;

    comparing present vehicle coordinates to the trip plan table; and

    if, according to the comparison, the vehicle coordinates are within a threshold value from a location in the table, presenting the navigation prompt associated with the location in the table that is within the threshold value of the vehicle'"'"'s location.

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