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Method of collecting information for a geographic database for use with a navigation system

  • US 7,421,341 B1
  • Filed: 06/30/2004
  • Issued: 09/02/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of collecting data for a geographic database for use with a navigation system comprising:

  • identifying a route between a first location and a second location;

    collecting data providing directions for traveling from said first location to said second location;

    creating pre-composed guidance instructions from said collected data, said pre-composed guidance instructions provide a plurality of guidance messages for traveling said route, wherein each of said guidance messages comprise a maneuver instruction together with a reference visible feature on said route;

    storing said pre-composed guidance instructions in said geographic database, wherein said pre-composed guidance instructions are associated with data that represents said first location and with data that represents said second location of said route; and

    providing said geographic database for use with navigation related features.

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