公开(公告)号：US06381533B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-30

申请号：US09379133

申请日：1999-08-20

申请人： Aaron I. Crane ,  Joseph R. Roberts ,  Frank J. Kozak

发明人： Aaron I. Crane ,  Joseph R. Roberts ,  Frank J. Kozak

IPC分类号： G06F16500

CPC分类号： G08G1/096827 ,  G01C21/32 ,  G08G1/096872 ,  G08G1/096883 ,  G08G1/0969

摘要： A data collection system and method match the positions of one or more cellular phones, or other types of wireless phones, to data indicating the locations of roads in a geographic area to derive data about phones located in vehicles traveling along the roads. The data about phones located in vehicles traveling along the roads are used for updating or refining a geographic database, traffic monitoring and reporting, or for other purposes.

摘要翻译： 数据收集系统和方法将一个或多个蜂窝电话或其他类型的无线电话的位置与指示地理区域中的道路的位置的数据相匹配，以获得关于位于沿道路行驶的车辆中的电话的数据。 关于位于沿道路行驶的车辆中的电话的数据用于更新或改进地理数据库，交通监控和报告，或用于其他目的。

公开(公告)号：US08255155B1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-28

申请号：US11484265

申请日：2006-07-11

申请人： Aaron I. Crane ,  Timothy W. Gibson

发明人： Aaron I. Crane ,  Timothy W. Gibson

IPC分类号： G01C21/00 ,  G08G1/123 ,  G08G1/09

CPC分类号： G08G1/096775 ,  G01C21/3697 ,  G08G1/096716 ,  G08G1/096733

摘要： A technique of detecting a speed detection of a vehicle using a geographic database (200, 322, 326, 508, 510) of a navigation system (300, 502) has been provided, which obtains a current position of the vehicle (404) and at least one predefined characteristic (418) relating to the current position of the vehicle from the geographic database, sets (420(1)) a sensitivity level to detect a speed detection of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the at least one predefined characteristic.

摘要翻译： 已经提供了使用导航系统（300,502）的地理数据库（200,322,326,508,510）检测车辆的速度检测的技术，其获得车辆（404）的当前位置和 至少一个与地理数据库中的车辆当前位置有关的预定义特征（418）设定（420（1））灵敏度级别，至少部分地至少基于至少一个来检测车辆的速度检测 一个预定义的特征。

公开(公告)号：US07197500B1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-27

申请号：US10007910

申请日：2001-10-22

申请人： Vijaya S. Israni ,  Richard A. Ashby ,  Paul M. Bouzide ,  John C. Jasper ,  Robert P. Fernekes ,  Gregory M. Nyczak ,  Nicholas E. Smith ,  David S. Lampert ,  James A. Meek ,  Aaron I. Crane

发明人： Vijaya S. Israni ,  Richard A. Ashby ,  Paul M. Bouzide ,  John C. Jasper ,  Robert P. Fernekes ,  Gregory M. Nyczak ,  Nicholas E. Smith ,  David S. Lampert ,  James A. Meek ,  Aaron I. Crane

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G01C21/32 ,  Y10S707/92

摘要： An improved method and system for storage of data that represent geographic features in a region. The data are organized into parcels each of which contains data that represent those geographic features that are located within a separate one of a plurality of rectangular areas into the region is divided. The method identifies linearly extending features that extend across multiple rectangular areas so that data representing the linearly extending feature can be included in each parcel that contains data that represents a rectangular area in which the linearly extending feature extends at least in part.

摘要翻译： 用于存储表示区域中的地理特征的数据的改进的方法和系统。 数据被组织成包裹，每个包裹中的每一个包含表示那些位于多个矩形区域中的单独的一个区域内的区域的那些地理特征的数据。 该方法识别延伸跨越多个矩形​​区域的线性延伸特征，使得表示线性延伸特征的数据可以被包括在每个宗地中，其中包含表示线性延伸特征至少部分地延伸的矩形区域的数据。

公开(公告)号：US20100082246A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-01

申请号：US12240187

申请日：2008-09-29

申请人： Aaron I. Crane

发明人： Aaron I. Crane

IPC分类号： G01C21/30

CPC分类号： G01C21/3476

摘要： Systems, devices, features, and methods for routing to a fuel or gasoline station before returning a rental vehicle are disclosed. For example, one method comprises identifying a selected destination to be a rental service return location associated with a rental vehicle. An option to obtain gasoline before returning the rental vehicle to the rental service return location is offered. Upon selection of the option, a gasoline station along a route to the rental service return location is identified. Route guidance to the gasoline station is provided. Route guidance from the gasoline station to the rental service return location is also provided.

摘要翻译： 公开了在返回租赁车辆之前路由到燃料或加油站的系统，设备，特征和方法。 例如，一种方法包括将所选择的目的地识别为与租赁车辆相关联的租赁服务返回位置。 提供在将租赁车辆退回到出租服务返回地点之前获得汽油的选择。 在选择该选项时，识别沿着到出租服务返回位置的路线的加油站。 提供前往加油站的路线指引。 还提供从加油站到租赁服务返回地点的路线指导。

公开(公告)号：US08706404B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-22

申请号：US12240187

申请日：2008-09-29

申请人： Aaron I. Crane

发明人： Aaron I. Crane

IPC分类号： G05D1/00

CPC分类号： G01C21/3476

摘要： Systems, devices, features, and methods for routing to a fuel or gasoline station before returning a rental vehicle are disclosed. For example, one method comprises identifying a selected destination to be a rental service return location associated with a rental vehicle. An option to obtain gasoline before returning the rental vehicle to the rental service return location is offered. Upon selection of the option, a gasoline station along a route to the rental service return location is identified. Route guidance to the gasoline station is provided. Route guidance from the gasoline station to the rental service return location is also provided.

摘要翻译： 公开了在返回租赁车辆之前路由到燃料或加油站的系统，设备，特征和方法。 例如，一种方法包括将所选择的目的地识别为与租赁车辆相关联的租赁服务返回位置。 提供在将租赁车辆退回到出租服务返回地点之前获得汽油的选择。 在选择该选项时，识别沿着到出租服务返回位置的路线的加油站。 提供前往加油站的路线指引。 还提供从加油站到租赁服务返回地点的路线指导。

公开(公告)号：US5968109A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-19

申请号：US740295

申请日：1996-10-25

申请人： Vijaya S. Israni ,  Richard A. Ashby ,  Paul M. Bouzide ,  John C. Jasper ,  Robert P. Fernekes ,  Gregory M. Nyczak ,  Nicholas E. Smith ,  David S. Lampert ,  James A. Meek ,  Aaron I. Crane

发明人： Vijaya S. Israni ,  Richard A. Ashby ,  Paul M. Bouzide ,  John C. Jasper ,  Robert P. Fernekes ,  Gregory M. Nyczak ,  Nicholas E. Smith ,  David S. Lampert ,  James A. Meek ,  Aaron I. Crane

IPC分类号： G01C21/00 ,  G01C21/32 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G08G1/0968 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G09B29/10

CPC分类号： G08G1/096827 ,  G01C21/32 ,  G06F17/30241 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G09B29/106 ,  Y10S707/99943

摘要： An improved method and system for storage of geographic data on physical storage media. The geographic data are stored in a manner that facilitates and enhances use and access of the data by various navigation application functions in navigation systems that use the data. The geographic data includes a parcelization that separates the geographic data into parcels having less than or equal to a maximum parcel size but having at least a desired fill percentage. The parcelization method also provides for a division arrangement that facilitates addressing and identification of the parcels. According to a further aspect, the geographic data includes special nodal entities that are used to collapse complex intersections, such as roundabouts, cloverleaves, and divided highways, into simpler data representations. The special nodal entities are associated with road segment data entities and used in a route calculation program in place of regular node entities. Further, the geographic data include a normalized attribute array that includes reoccurring combinations of certain selected attributes of the geographic data. Indices to the array are included in place of data corresponding to the selected attributes. When a navigation application program requests data, an entry in the normalized attribute table pointed to by an index in the data is used to return the requested data in the particular combination of attributes from the normalized attribute array. The geographic data is compiled by a method that facilitates access to the data on a physical medium. According to the compilation method, data files to be stored on the medium are organized into parcels. The data records within the data files are identified by the parcel in which they are located. An arrangement of all the data files on the medium is determined and a parcel identification related to the medium is assigned to each parcel. Cross references between data records are updated to include the assigned parcel identifications and the parcels are stored on the medium.