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Navigation and positioning system and method for a vehicle

US5911774A · kind A · utility

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29Claims
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Filing dateMay 30, 1997
Grant dateJun 15, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C21/26
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A navigation system detects a position of a vehicle, determines an area (i.e., a State) associated with the position of the vehicle, selects and loads a program corresponding to the area for controlling the provision of one or more navigation functions, and navigates the vehicle according to the loaded program. The program is based on a rule as to a navigation that is function enforced in the area in which the vehicle is located.

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