Distributed navigation system
US6978206B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99945
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Computer-assisted navigation is achieved with component-oriented programming and instructions that provide a distributed component programming navigation system. The computer-assisted navigation is achieved with a computing device having program memory. Operationally, the component-oriented application loaded in the memory provides a distributed navigation system comprising a User Interface component, a Service Manager component, a User Positioning category of components that provides a user position based on navigation sensor data, and a Mapping category of components that accesses a map database and places the user position on a road segment of the map database. The components within the component-oriented application are managed by the service manager component to perform distributed navigation services.
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