Method of creating map alterations for use in a navigation device
First Claim
1. A method of creating map alterations on a navigation device, the method comprising the steps of:
- loading a map onto said device;
providing menu driven selection of possible alterations;
receiving input comprising at least one of said alterations; and
generating a map correction comprising said at least one of said alterations, said map correction being generated as and when needed by means of a touch-sensitive screen of said navigation device on which said menu is displayed,wherein said correction does not permanently affect the map data stored on the device, and the method includes the further step of automatically removing said correction in the event that a newly released map subsequently loaded onto said device effects a fix related to said correction.
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Abstract
An end-user can input a correction to a map error, directly on the device. The device is then able to use the correction without external processing of the correction. Hence, it is no longer necessary for an end-user to simply report errors to the map vendor over a web link, then wait for that map vendor to verify the error, update its maps and finally supply the end-user with updates—a cycle that can take months and sometimes years to complete. Instead, the navigation device can use the correction immediately. End-users can also share corrections with other end-users and also with a shared remote server that aggregates, validates and distributes correction.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of creating map alterations on a navigation device, the method comprising the steps of:
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loading a map onto said device; providing menu driven selection of possible alterations; receiving input comprising at least one of said alterations; and generating a map correction comprising said at least one of said alterations, said map correction being generated as and when needed by means of a touch-sensitive screen of said navigation device on which said menu is displayed, wherein said correction does not permanently affect the map data stored on the device, and the method includes the further step of automatically removing said correction in the event that a newly released map subsequently loaded onto said device effects a fix related to said correction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of creating map alterations on a navigation device, the method comprising:
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loading a map onto said device; providing menu driven selection of a plurality pre-configured map alterations; receiving input including at least one map alteration of said plurality of map alterations; generating a map correction based on said at least one map alteration, said map correction generated by use of a touch-sensitive screen associated with said navigation device; storing said generated map correction separate from said map such that said correction does not permanently affect the map data stored on the device; storing said generated map correction in a map-independent form; and removing said correction if a newly released map subsequently loaded onto said device effects a fix related to said correction. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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