Navigation assistance method and system
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1. A navigation method comprising:
- inputting, into a computer system, information pertaining to a contemplated water trip;
accessing a database storing waterway data;
automatically deriving at least one recommended over-water route in response to the input information and in accordance with waterway data in said database, the deriving of said route comprising including only route segments extending through operatively navigable areas;
communicating said recommended over-water route via said computer system; and
operating a water-traveling vessel to follow said recommended over-water route.
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Abstract
In a navigation assistance system, information is received from a user pertaining to a water trip contemplated by the user. The system includes a database storing waterway data. The database is accessed in response to the information from the user. At least one recommended over-water route is derived in response to the user information and in accordance with waterway data in the database, the recommended route being communicated to the user. The deriving of the route preferably comprises including only route segments extending through operatively navigable areas.
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1. A navigation method comprising:
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inputting, into a computer system, information pertaining to a contemplated water trip; accessing a database storing waterway data; automatically deriving at least one recommended over-water route in response to the input information and in accordance with waterway data in said database, the deriving of said route comprising including only route segments extending through operatively navigable areas; communicating said recommended over-water route via said computer system; and operating a water-traveling vessel to follow said recommended over-water route. - 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 navigation assistance system comprising:
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a database or memory storing waterway data including depth information; and a computer for receiving information pertaining to a water trip contemplated by a user, said computer being connected to said database or memory for accessing waterway data stored therein, said computer being programmed with software for deriving at least one recommended over-water route in response to the received information and in accordance with waterway data in said database or memory, the software comprising programming for including only route segments extending through operatively navigable areas, said computer communicating said route to the user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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