Device, system and method of contact-based routing and guidance
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1. A navigation apparatus comprising:
- a personal contacts database comprising for each personal contact;
a location information,a description, anda route guidance criteria;
a map database comprising road segments, maneuvers between road segments and road and maneuver-based route guidance information;
a routing generator, operably connected to the personal contacts database and the map database, configured to;
receive an origin and destination for a desired route from a user, andgenerate a route comprised of road segments and maneuvers between road segments;
a route guidance generator, operably connected to the personal contacts database, the map database and the routing generator, configured to;
select road and maneuver-based route guidance from the map database for the road segments and maneuvers that comprise the generated route,generate road and maneuver-based route guidance for the generated route, andselect personal contacts from the personal contacts database which meet the route guidance criteria for the generated route and at least one of;
replace, augment, enhance and confirm the road and maneuver-based route guidance; and
a map generator, operably connected to the personal contacts database, the map database, the routing generator, and the route guidance generator, configured to generate a map display comprising;
a depiction of roads in the vicinity of the route,the generated route highlighted on the map display, andan indication of the selected personal contacts.
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Abstract
Device, system and method of contact-based routing and guidance; for example, an apparatus including a route guidance information generator adapted to receive a plurality of personal contacts associated respectively with at least one of: a plurality of road-based addresses, or a plurality of latitude and longitude data items; and to generate route guidance information including a reference to at least one of said personal contacts.
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1. A navigation apparatus comprising:
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a personal contacts database comprising for each personal contact; a location information, a description, and a route guidance criteria; a map database comprising road segments, maneuvers between road segments and road and maneuver-based route guidance information; a routing generator, operably connected to the personal contacts database and the map database, configured to; receive an origin and destination for a desired route from a user, and generate a route comprised of road segments and maneuvers between road segments; a route guidance generator, operably connected to the personal contacts database, the map database and the routing generator, configured to; select road and maneuver-based route guidance from the map database for the road segments and maneuvers that comprise the generated route, generate road and maneuver-based route guidance for the generated route, and select personal contacts from the personal contacts database which meet the route guidance criteria for the generated route and at least one of; replace, augment, enhance and confirm the road and maneuver-based route guidance; and a map generator, operably connected to the personal contacts database, the map database, the routing generator, and the route guidance generator, configured to generate a map display comprising; a depiction of roads in the vicinity of the route, the generated route highlighted on the map display, and an indication of the selected personal contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A navigation method comprising:
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providing in a content platform of a navigation system; a personal contacts database comprising for each personal contact; a location information, a description, and a route guidance criteria; and a map database comprising road segments, maneuvers between road segments and road and maneuver-based route guidance information; providing in an application platform of the navigation system, operably connected to the content platform; a routing generator, configured to; receive an origin and destination for a desired route from a user, and generate a route comprised of road segments and maneuvers between road segments; a route guidance generator, configured to; select road and maneuver-based route guidance from the map database for the road segments and maneuvers that comprise the generated route, generate road and maneuver-based route guidance for the generated route, and select personal contacts from the personal contacts database which meet the route guidance criteria for the generated route and at least one of; replace, augment, enhance and confirm the road and maneuver-based route guidance; and providing in a mapping platform of the navigation system, operably connected to the content platform and the operation platform, a map generator, configured to generate a map display comprising; a depiction of roads in the vicinity of the route, the generated route highlighted on the map display, and an indication of the selected personal contacts. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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