Apparatus, system and method for clustering points of interest in a navigation system

US9464909B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE
• AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

• Henry Chen · Los Altos, US
• Peter Oel · Redwood City, US
• Chuhee LEE · Belmont, US
• Sagnik Dhar · Sunnyvale, US
• Hsien-Hsun Wu · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 22, 2014
• Grant date: Oct 11, 2016
• Expiry date: Dec 22, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01C21/3682
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A navigation system, apparatus and method utilizing a processor and a sensor, operatively coupled to the processor to determine a location of the navigation system. A navigation input module is configured to receive destination data specifying a destination and a plurality of point-of-interest (POI) data from a user, where the navigation input module is further configured to receive a POI search area value defining an area of search for the POI data from potential route segments. The processor may utilize the POI search area value to search a plurality of areas along the potential route segments to identify at least some of the plurality of POI data that are in closest proximity to the destination, and wherein the processor may be further configured to cluster the identified POI data for simultaneous presentation on a navigational map.