Method for obtaining information for a geographic database
AssigneeNavigation Technologies Corp.
InventorsWilliam W. Chenault, Lawrence M. Kaplan
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Abstract
A system and method for collecting address data for a geographic database are disclosed. Data are collected using a plurality of end users' navigation systems. The data indicate a location at which a trip by a vehicle in which a navigation system is located ended and a desired destination entered into the navigation system by an end user prior thereto. These data are received in a data collection facility that statistically analyzes the data and uses the data to update a geographic database.
Claims20
A method of collecting data for a geographic database using a plurality of vehicles that travel on roads in a geographic area, the method comprising:
- with each of the plurality of vehicles,
- driving the vehicle to a destination;
- stopping the vehicle at the destination;
- using a positioning system to determine a position of the vehicle when the vehicle stops at the destination;
- forwarding data for updating a geographic database, wherein the data indicate an association between the position determined by the positioning system and an address associated with the destination;
- and
- updating the geographic database to include information based on the data forwarded from each of said plurality of vehicles.
A method of collecting data for a geographic database using a vehicle that travels on roads in a geographic area, the method comprising:
- stopping the vehicle at a plurality of the destinations, wherein each of said destinations is associated with a corresponding street address;
- using a positioning system to determine a position of the vehicle when the vehicle stops at each of the destinations;
- forwarding data for updating a geographic database, wherein the data indicate an association between each of the positions determined by the positioning system and the corresponding street address associated therewith;
- and
- updating a geographic database to include information based on the data forwarded from said vehicle.
A method of collecting data for a geographic database using a plurality of vehicles that travel on roads in a geographic area, the method comprising:
- with each of the plurality of vehicles,
- driving the vehicle to a destination;
- stopping the vehicle at the destination;
- using a positioning system to determine a position of the vehicle when the vehicle stops at the destination;
- forwarding data for updating a geographic database, wherein the data indicate an association between the position determined by the positioning system and a name associated with the destination;
- and
- updating a geographic database to include information based on the data forwarded from each of said plurality of vehicles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.