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Device, system and method of contact-based routing and guidance

  • US 9,222,797 B2
  • Filed: 04/17/2007
  • Issued: 12/29/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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