Points of avoidance in a personal navigation device
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1. A method of incorporating points of avoidance into navigation instructions generated by a personal navigation device, the method comprising:
- storing a plurality of points of avoidance into a memory of the personal navigation device, each point of avoidance having corresponding position coordinates, wherein the points of avoidance correspond to locations having a property selected from the group consisting of vehicle height restrictions, vehicle weight restrictions, time of day, day of week, a category of points of avoidance selected by the user, current traffic status, and required fees;
receiving a request from a user of the personal navigation device to provide navigation instructions to a destination;
creating a route that avoids the points of avoidance; and
providing navigation instructions to guide the user on the created route.
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Abstract
A method of incorporating points of avoidance into navigation instructions generated by a personal navigation device includes storing a plurality of points of avoidance into a memory of the personal navigation device, each point of avoidance having corresponding position coordinates, receiving a request from a user of the personal navigation device to provide navigation instructions to a destination, creating a route that avoids the points of avoidance, and providing navigation instructions to guide the user on the created route.
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1. A method of incorporating points of avoidance into navigation instructions generated by a personal navigation device, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of points of avoidance into a memory of the personal navigation device, each point of avoidance having corresponding position coordinates, wherein the points of avoidance correspond to locations having a property selected from the group consisting of vehicle height restrictions, vehicle weight restrictions, time of day, day of week, a category of points of avoidance selected by the user, current traffic status, and required fees; receiving a request from a user of the personal navigation device to provide navigation instructions to a destination; creating a route that avoids the points of avoidance; and providing navigation instructions to guide the user on the created route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A personal navigation device for avoiding points of avoidance in navigation instructions generated by the personal navigation device, comprising:
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a memory for storing a plurality of points of avoidance, each point of avoidance having corresponding position coordinates, wherein the points of avoidance correspond to locations having a property selected from the group consisting of vehicle height restrictions, vehicle weight restrictions, time of day, day of week, a category of points of avoidance selected by the user, current traffic status, and required fees; a user interface for receiving a request from a user of the personal navigation device to provide navigation instructions to a destination; routing software for creating a route that avoids the points of avoidance and providing navigation instructions to guide the user on the created route; and a processor for controlling operation of the personal navigation device and controlling execution of the routing software. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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