System for processing digital map data
First Claim
1. A method for determining a route between two points, comprising:
- a) dividing a region into at least two zones;
b) automatically determining at least one cost value for at least one direction of travel of a zone from digital map data of the zone and a predetermined cost criterion;
c) automatically determining a sequence of zones connecting the two points, where each zone of the sequence of zones is adjacent to another zone of the sequence of zones such that the overall cost value of the sequence of zones is optimized; and
d) determining a route of travel between the two points based on the sequence of zones.
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Abstract
A method for processing digital map data for route determination is provided that includes dividing a region into a plurality of zones, and for the zones, automatically determining at least one cost value for at least one direction of travel of the zone based on the digital map data of the zone and a predetermined cost criterion. A method for determining a route between two points is provided that includes dividing a region into a plurality of zones, for the zones, automatically determining at least one cost value for at least one direction of travel of the zone based on the digital map data of the zone and a predetermined cost criterion, and automatically determining at least one sequence of zones connecting the two points, where each zone of the sequence may be adjacent to another zone of the sequence, such that the sum of the cost values of the zones of the sequence may be optimized.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for determining a route between two points, comprising:
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a) dividing a region into at least two zones; b) automatically determining at least one cost value for at least one direction of travel of a zone from digital map data of the zone and a predetermined cost criterion; c) automatically determining a sequence of zones connecting the two points, where each zone of the sequence of zones is adjacent to another zone of the sequence of zones such that the overall cost value of the sequence of zones is optimized; and d) determining a route of travel between the two points based on the sequence of zones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for processing digital map data to determine a route of travel, comprising:
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dividing a region represented by digital map data into a plurality of zones; determining one or more cost values corresponding to at least one direction of travel within each of the plurality of zones; analyzing the cost values to determine a sequence of zones within the plurality of zones connecting two points; and identifying a route of travel between the two points based on the sequence of zones. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for assisting navigation, comprising:
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dividing a region into a plurality of zones; automatically determining one or more cost values for a direction of travel within each of the plurality of zones from digital map data of the zone and a predetermined cost criterion; analyzing the cost values to automatically determine a sequence of zones within the plurality of zones connecting two points, where each zone of the sequence of zones is adjacent to another zone of the sequence of zones such that the overall cost value of the sequence of zones is optimized; determining a route between the two points based on the sequence of zones; and providing acoustic and or video output of route information. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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