Method of operating a navigation system
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1. A computer-implemented method of operating a navigation system comprising:
- obtaining a request from a first user for a route to a first latitude and a first longitude for a large scale point of interest having multiple entrances, wherein the request includes user information indicative of a preferred meeting place type;
obtaining data from a geographic database associated with the navigation system indicating a plurality of meeting points having an association with the large scale point of interest, wherein the plurality of meeting points are created as meeting points in the geographic database based on a determination that multiple people can meet at the meeting points, and wherein associations and meeting place types for individual meeting points of the plurality of meeting points are stored in the geographic database;
selecting a selected meeting point location from the plurality of meeting points according to the preferred meeting place type in response to the request for the route to the first latitude and the first longitude for the large scale point of interest, wherein the selected meeting point is defined by a second latitude and a second longitude for a location within the large scale point of interest or proximate to the large scale point of interest;
calculating a route to the second latitude and the second longitude of the selected meeting point location in response to the request for the route to the first latitude and the first longitude for the large scale point of interest; and
sending the second latitude and the second longitude of the selected meeting point location to the navigation system.
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A method of operating a navigation system is disclosed. A request for a route to a large scale point of interest having multiple entrances is obtained. Data indicating a meeting point for the large scale point of interest is obtained from a geographic database associated with the navigation system. The meeting point defines a location within the large scale point of interest or proximate to the large scale point of interest. A route to the meeting point location is calculated and the meeting point location is sent to another user.
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1. A computer-implemented method of operating a navigation system comprising:
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obtaining a request from a first user for a route to a first latitude and a first longitude for a large scale point of interest having multiple entrances, wherein the request includes user information indicative of a preferred meeting place type; obtaining data from a geographic database associated with the navigation system indicating a plurality of meeting points having an association with the large scale point of interest, wherein the plurality of meeting points are created as meeting points in the geographic database based on a determination that multiple people can meet at the meeting points, and wherein associations and meeting place types for individual meeting points of the plurality of meeting points are stored in the geographic database; selecting a selected meeting point location from the plurality of meeting points according to the preferred meeting place type in response to the request for the route to the first latitude and the first longitude for the large scale point of interest, wherein the selected meeting point is defined by a second latitude and a second longitude for a location within the large scale point of interest or proximate to the large scale point of interest; calculating a route to the second latitude and the second longitude of the selected meeting point location in response to the request for the route to the first latitude and the first longitude for the large scale point of interest; and sending the second latitude and the second longitude of the selected meeting point location to the navigation system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A navigation system comprising:
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a processor, a geographic database in communication with the processor and configured to store a plurality of meeting points having an association with a large scale point of interest, and store a meeting point identification value for each of the plurality of meeting points that designate the plurality of meeting points as meeting points, wherein the meeting points are created in the geographic database based on a determination that multiple people can meet at the meeting points, and wherein associations and meeting place types for individual meeting points of the plurality of meeting points are stored in the geographic database, and a route calculation program executed on the processor, wherein the route calculation program is configured to; obtain a request from a user for a route to a first latitude and a first longitude for a large scale point of interest having multiple entrances, wherein the request includes user information indicative of a preferred meeting place type; obtain data from a geographic database associated with the navigation system indicating a plurality of meeting points having an association with the large scale point of interest, wherein the plurality of meeting points are created as meeting points in the geographic database based on a determination that multiple people can meet at the meeting points, and wherein associations and meeting place types for individual meeting points of the plurality of meeting points are stored in the geographic database; select a selected meeting point location from the plurality of meeting points according to the preferred meeting place type in response to the request for the route to the first latitude and the first longitude for the large scale point of interest, wherein the selected meeting point is defined by a second latitude and a second longitude for a location within the large scale point of interest or proximate to the large scale point of interest; calculate a route to the second latitude and the second longitude of the selected meeting point location in response to the request for the route to the first latitude and the first longitude for the large scale point of interest; and provide the second latitude and the second longitude of the selected meeting point location to the user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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