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Method and system for distributed navigation and automated guidance

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  • US 7,149,625 B2
  • Filed: 05/29/2002
  • Issued: 12/12/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A distributed navigation system for providing navigation information to a navigable physical object, the system comprising:

  • (a) a navigation management component for managing the generation and transmission of navigation information to a navigable physical object;

    (b) a navigation guidance interface component for;

    (i) receiving a route definition pertaining to the navigable physical object; and

    (ii) transmitting navigation information generated by the distributed navigation system to the navigable physical object controller;

    (c) a guidance component for generating the navigation information for the navigable physical object;

    (d) a navigation services component for providing routing information to the distributed navigation system; and

    (e) a physical location sensor component for obtaining the physical location of the navigable physical object;

    wherein the components of the distributed navigation system or software components distributed on a plurality of networked computers in a distributed network external to the navigable physical object; and

    wherein the components of the distributed navigation system communicate among themselves through the distributed network using a computer network protocol.

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