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Navigation system for vehicles and waypoint entering and storage method

US6115669A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 9, 1996
Grant dateSep 5, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B29/106
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention is characterized in that the street and street number of a waypoint, or of a point nearest to the waypoint, is located and input by an input means whereby the desired street name and street number are entered and stored as the waypoint name. In case the street name of the waypoint, or of a point nearest to the waypoint, cannot be found, the name of facility nearest to the waypoint, or the longitude and latitude of the waypoint, is entered and stored as the waypoint name.

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