Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of creating map alterations for use in a navigation device
- Patent Title (中): 创建导航设备中使用的地图更改的方法
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Application No.: US11889711Application Date: 2007-08-15
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Publication No.: US08972188B2Publication Date: 2015-03-03
- Inventor: Pieter Geelen , Harold Goddjn
- Applicant: Pieter Geelen , Harold Goddjn
- Applicant Address: NL Amsterdam
- Assignee: TomTom International B.V.
- Current Assignee: TomTom International B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Amsterdam
- Priority: GB0616211.9 20060815
- Main IPC: G01C21/00
- IPC: G01C21/00 ; G01C21/32 ; G06Q50/00

Abstract:
An end-user can input a correction to a map error, directly on the device. The device is then able to use the correction without external processing of the correction. Hence, it is no longer necessary for an end-user to simply report errors to the map vendor over a web link, then wait for that map vendor to verify the error, update its maps and finally supply the end-user with updates—a cycle that can take months and sometimes years to complete. Instead, the navigation device can use the correction immediately. End-users can also share corrections with other end-users and also with a shared remote server that aggregates, validates and distributes correction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080059055A1 Method of generating improved map data for use in navigation devices Public/Granted day:2008-03-06
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