MAP DATABASE HAVING VECTORS FOR DETERMINING DESTINATIONS, AND VECTOR DETERMINATION METHOD
First Claim
1. An automated method, comprising:
- projecting a plurality of known address points onto an address segment vector of a map database, to create projection points;
interpolating locations for addresses of the address points, to create corresponding interpolation points; and
segmenting the address segment vector into a plurality of address sub-segment vectors, upon a distance between a projection point and a corresponding interpolation point exceeding a threshold distance.
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Abstract
A method, database, memory computer readable medium and navigation device are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes projecting a plurality of known address points onto an address segment vector of a source map database, to create projection points; interpolating locations for addresses of the address points, to create corresponding interpolation points; and segmenting the address segment vector into a plurality of address sub-segment vectors, upon a distance between a projection point and a corresponding interpolation point exceeding a threshold distance. Embodiments include a memory including a digital map application database storing the address sub-segment vectors of the method, at least one of in place of and in addition to corresponding address segment vectors, upon an address segment vector being segmented; a navigation device including the memory; a digital map application database including a plurality of address segment vectors and a plurality of address sub-segment vectors and a computer readable medium including the digital map application database.
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44 Claims
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1. An automated method, comprising:
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projecting a plurality of known address points onto an address segment vector of a map database, to create projection points; interpolating locations for addresses of the address points, to create corresponding interpolation points; and segmenting the address segment vector into a plurality of address sub-segment vectors, upon a distance between a projection point and a corresponding interpolation point exceeding a threshold distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium, comprising:
a map database, the map database including a plurality of address segment vectors and a plurality of address sub-segment vectors, the plurality of the address sub-segment vectors being stored in the map database at least one of in place of and in addition to a corresponding address segment vector upon a distance between a projection point, corresponding to a known address point projected onto the address segment vector, and a corresponding interpolation point, corresponding to an interpolated location of an address of the address point, exceeding a threshold distance. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A map database, storable on a storage medium, comprising:
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a plurality of address segment vectors; and a plurality of address sub-segment vectors, the plurality of the address sub-segment vectors being stored in the map database at least one of in place of and in addition to a corresponding address segment vector upon a distance between a projection point, corresponding to a known address point projected onto the address segment vector, and a corresponding interpolation point, corresponding to an interpolated location of an address of the address point, exceeding a threshold distance. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A device, comprising:
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a memory storing a map database, the map database including a plurality of address segment vectors and a plurality of address sub-segment vectors, the plurality of the address sub-segment vectors being stored in the map database at least one of in place of and in addition to a corresponding address segment vector upon a distance between a projection point, corresponding to a known address point projected onto the address segment vector, and a corresponding interpolation point, corresponding to an interpolated location of an address of the address point, exceeding a threshold distance; and an output device to output a location of an input or selected address using the stored map database. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for providing a user with information corresponding to a desired location, comprising:
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a map database including a plurality of address segment vectors and a plurality of address sub-segment vectors, the plurality of the address sub-segment vectors being stored in the map database at least one of in place of and in addition to a corresponding address segment vector upon a distance between a projection point, corresponding to a known address point projected onto the address segment vector, and a corresponding interpolation point, corresponding to an interpolated location of an address of the address point, exceeding a threshold distance; and a processor, to retrieve, using an applications program, an interpolated location corresponding to an address segment vector or address sub-segment vector of the map database, in response to a query regarding the desired location. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A Geographical Information Systems (GIS) based applications program for providing a user with information corresponding to a desired place, comprising:
a map database including a plurality of address segment vectors and a plurality of address sub-segment vectors, the plurality of the address sub-segment vectors being stored in the map database at least one of in place of and in addition to a corresponding address segment vector upon a distance between a projection point, corresponding to a known address point projected onto the address segment vector, and a corresponding interpolation point, corresponding to an interpolated location of an address of the address point, exceeding a threshold distance.
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