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