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NAVIGATION DEVICE & METHOD

  • US 20130211705A1
  • Filed: 06/17/2010
  • Published: 08/15/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A route-planning device comprising:

  • a storage section storing map information, the map information including information identifying a plurality of potential positions, each potential position corresponding to a position at which a location of a predetermined type might potentially be found;

    a search route module arranged to determine one or more search routes, each search route visiting at least one of the potential positions, the determination of each search route using a predetermined efficiency measure based on likelihood of finding a location of the predetermined type and design a search route from the one or more determined search routes to a destination, wherein the designed search route is a route having a highest probability of potential positions of the predetermined type of the one or more determined search routes and provide the designed search route to a user.

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