ROUTE GUIDANCE AT INTERSECTIONS
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1. A method of providing route guidance along a planned route by means of a navigation system, the method comprising:
- upon determining that the planned route comprises at least one intersection, retrieving from a database predetermined attributes for a transition between an incoming road segment leading towards the at least one intersection and an outgoing road segment leading away from the at least one intersection, the attributes specifying at least a curved path modelling a geometrical form of the transition; and
controlling a display to display the curved path in a map view for route guidance along the planned route.
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Abstract
Various embodiments relate to techniques of providing route guidance along a planned route leading through at least one intersection. Predetermined attributes for a respective transition through the at least one intersection are retrieved from a database, the attributes specifying at least a curved path modelling a geometrical form of the transition. The curved path is displayed in a map view for route guidance along a planned route.
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1. A method of providing route guidance along a planned route by means of a navigation system, the method comprising:
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upon determining that the planned route comprises at least one intersection, retrieving from a database predetermined attributes for a transition between an incoming road segment leading towards the at least one intersection and an outgoing road segment leading away from the at least one intersection, the attributes specifying at least a curved path modelling a geometrical form of the transition; and controlling a display to display the curved path in a map view for route guidance along the planned route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15)
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14. A navigation system for providing route guidance along a planned route,
the navigation system comprising: -
a database configured for storing map data comprising road segments of a road network graph and further configured for storing predetermined attributes for transitions of intersections of the road segments; at least one processor which is configured for, upon determining that the planned route comprises at least one intersection, retrieving from the database predetermined attributes for a transition between an incoming road segment leading toward the at least one intersection and an outgoing road segment leading away from the at least one intersection, the attributes specifying at least a curved path modelling a geometrical form of the transition; and a display configured for selectively displaying the curved path in a map view for route guidance along the planned route.
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16. A navigation system for providing route guidance along a planned route, the navigation system comprising:
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a database configured to store map data comprising road segments of a road network and further configured to store predetermined attributes for transitions of intersections of the road segments; at least one processor configured to retrieve from the database predetermined attributes for a transition of an intersection along the planned route, wherein the attributes comprise at least one attribute for a transition between an incoming road segment leading toward the intersection and an outgoing road segment leading away from the intersection, and wherein the attributes specify at least a curved path modelling a geometrical form of the transition; and a display configured to display the curved path for route guidance. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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