Turn-by-turn navigation

About: Turn-by-turn navigation is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2243 publications have been published within this topic receiving 52838 citations.

Active widgets for mobile navigation systems

Abstract: A method for communication includes running a navigation application on a mobile navigation device, so as to present to a user navigation instructions from a navigation server on the display of the mobile navigation device. A widget chosen by the user is activated to run on the mobile navigation device in conjunction with the navigation application. Responsively to activating the widget, an interactive user interface element is overlaid on the navigation instructions on the display, indicating an availability of a location-based service at a location specified by the navigation instructions. Upon receiving an input from the user via the interactive user interface element invoking the service, the service is provided to the user at the specified location via the mobile navigation device.

Method and system to control vehicle turn indicators

Abstract: Methods, systems and program products are provided for obtaining navigation data indicative of a present position of a vehicle and assessing lane restriction information in connection with a road lane corresponding to a present position of the vehicle as designated by the navigation data. The methods, systems and program products also activate a turn indicator of the vehicle based on the lane information and the navigation data. The methods, systems and program products collect navigation data indicative of a present position of a vehicle.

Points of avoidance in a personal navigation device

Abstract: A method of incorporating points of avoidance into navigation instructions generated by a personal navigation device includes storing a plurality of points of avoidance into a memory of the personal navigation device, each point of avoidance having corresponding position coordinates, receiving a request from a user of the personal navigation device to provide navigation instructions to a destination, creating a route that avoids the points of avoidance, and providing navigation instructions to guide the user on the created route.

Transportation navigation system and method

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To permit a user to use transportation safely by preventing an incident where the user rides past a transfer station and a destination station when moving with the use of transportation. SOLUTION: A transportation navigation system includes a transportation network database S1a, a route searching program S2a for setting a transportation route conforming to a route setting condition inputted into a portable terminal T, a user position detecting program S3a for detecting a user position by receiving a position detection signal from the GPS of the portable terminal T, a route collating program S3b for collating the user position and the set transportation route, and a guide information transmitting program S3c for transmitting a guide signal expressing an approaching transfer station or destination station on the set transportation route to the portable terminal T on the basis of the collation result by the route collating program S3b when the user position and the transfer station or destination station have a distance equal to or shorter than a given distance in between. COPYRIGHT: (C)2002,JPO

Travel route alteration based on user profile and business

Abstract: Methods and systems for an improved navigation environment are provided. The navigation system can route users to preferred locations based on user profile data and past experience with the present driver and other drivers. The system provides more cost-effective and time-sensitive routing by incorporating other information about destinations. Further, the navigation system provides enhanced guidance in foreign or unfamiliar locations by incorporating experience from other drivers and other data.