Title:
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED NAVIGATION AND AUTOMATED GUIDANCE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002097368
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention provides for distributed navigation and route guidance using networked computing devices. A computing device may host one or more navigation functional components (103, 105, 106, 107, 108, and 109). The location of a navigable object (101) is sensed and communicated to associated navigation components in a communication network. The navigation component (103, 105, 106, 107, 108, and 109) collectively provide guidance information to a navigable object controller (102) A navigable object controller (102) interacts with the distributed navigation system through an interface (105), which provides the appropriate presentation of guidance information and functions for the particular type of navigable object controller (e.g. human-machine interface, or system to system). The present invention provides the structures and methods for a flexible navigation and guidance system supporting a variety of network capabilities and computing devices using the same software implementation.
Inventors:
MATHEWS MICHAEL B
LOMHOLT POUL THOMAS
LITTLEWOOD WILLIAM AVERY
LOMHOLT POUL THOMAS
LITTLEWOOD WILLIAM AVERY
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/017282
Publication Date:
December 04, 2003
Filing Date:
May 30, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
INFOMOVE INC (US)
International Classes:
G01C21/26; (IPC1-7): G01C21/00; G01C21/26; G01C21/28; G01C21/36; G06F17/00; G06F19/00
Foreign References:
| US6292745B1 | 2001-09-18 | |||
| US6317684B1 | 2001-11-13 | |||
| US6370539B1 | 2002-04-09 | |||
| US6249742B1 | 2001-06-19 | |||
| US6359571B1 | 2002-03-19 |
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