Method of generating a suggested navigation route using off-road trail data provided by user, and related navigation device
First Claim
1. A method of generating a suggested navigation route with a navigation device, the method comprising:
- storing in a memory of the navigation device a map database containing names and locations of roads in a road network;
storing in the memory of the navigation device off-road trail data containing locations of at least one off-road trail provided by a user of the navigation device, the user storing the off-road trail data in the memory by loading at least one file into the memory;
merging off-road segments of the at least one off-road trail provided by the user with the roads of the road network to create a combined map database containing off-road segments and road segments;
receiving, with the navigation device, a request from the user for generating navigation directions to a destination location input by the user;
generating the suggested navigation route using data stored in the combined map database, the suggested navigation route containing a combination of off-road segments and road segments, and the suggested navigation route being generated for guiding the user as the user operates a motor vehicle; and
providing navigation assistance to the user for guiding the user along the suggested navigation route while the user operates the motor vehicle.
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Abstract
A method of generating a suggested navigation route with a navigation device includes storing in a memory of the navigation device a map database containing names and locations of roads in a road network and off-road trail data containing locations of at least one off-road trail provided by a user of the navigation device, and merging off-road segments of the off-road trail with the roads of the road network to create a combined map database containing off-road segments and road segments. The method further includes receiving a request from the user for generating navigation directions to a destination location input by the user, generating the suggested navigation route using data stored in the combined map database, the suggested navigation route containing a combination of off-road segments and road segments, and providing navigation assistance to the user for guiding the user along the suggested navigation route.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of generating a suggested navigation route with a navigation device, the method comprising:
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storing in a memory of the navigation device a map database containing names and locations of roads in a road network; storing in the memory of the navigation device off-road trail data containing locations of at least one off-road trail provided by a user of the navigation device, the user storing the off-road trail data in the memory by loading at least one file into the memory; merging off-road segments of the at least one off-road trail provided by the user with the roads of the road network to create a combined map database containing off-road segments and road segments; receiving, with the navigation device, a request from the user for generating navigation directions to a destination location input by the user; generating the suggested navigation route using data stored in the combined map database, the suggested navigation route containing a combination of off-road segments and road segments, and the suggested navigation route being generated for guiding the user as the user operates a motor vehicle; and providing navigation assistance to the user for guiding the user along the suggested navigation route while the user operates the motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A navigation device for generating a suggested navigation route, the navigation device comprising:
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a memory for storing a map database containing names and locations of roads in a road network, and for storing off-road trail data containing locations of at least one off-road trail provided by a user of the navigation device, the user storing the off-road trail data in the memory by loading at least one file into the memory; a processor for merging off-road segments of the at least one off-road trail provided by the user with the roads of the road network to create a combined map database containing off-road segments and road segments; a user interface for receiving a request from the user for generating navigation directions to a destination location input by the user; and routing software for generating the suggested navigation route using data stored in the combined map database, the suggested navigation route containing a combination of off-road segments and road segments, and the suggested navigation route being generated for guiding the user as the user operates a motor vehicle, the routing software providing navigation assistance to the user for guiding the user along the suggested navigation route while the user operates the motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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