Navigation system, method and device for labeling thoroughfares
AssigneeGarmin Ltd.
InventorsMichael Childs, Shane R. Runquist
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Abstract
A name of a thoroughfare is identified from at least one name for the thoroughfare in reference to a set of criteria. In one example, the set of criteria includes whether or not the thoroughfare is an interstate, whether or not a name is shielded, has a suffix, and/or has an identified prefix. Interstate thoroughfares are often identified by a shielded name of the interstate thoroughfare, and non-interstate thoroughfares are often identified by a non-shielded name of the non-interstate thoroughfare. The identified name includes a name which is most recognized or well-known for navigating.
Claims36
An electronic navigational aid device to identify a name of a thoroughfare comprising:
- a memory having one or more names of a thoroughfare;
- and
- a processor to communicate with the memory, the processor is to identify a well-known name of the thoroughfare from among the one or more names based on a set of criteria, the set of criteria includes the one or more names of the thoroughfare and a shield type associated with each of the one or more names of the thoroughfare.
An electronic navigational aid device to communicate navigation information comprising:
- a processor;
- an output device to communicate with the processor;
- and
- a memory to communicate with the processor and the output device, the memory having cartographic data for a plurality of thoroughfares, and a plurality of thoroughfare label data stored therein, the plurality of thoroughfare label data including data indicative of a well-known name for a thoroughfare associated with the cartographic data;
- wherein the processor is to identify a well-known name of the thoroughfare in reference to one or more names of a thoroughfare and a shield type of each of the one or more names of the thoroughfare.
A method of identifying a name of a thoroughfare, comprising:
- obtaining one or more names of the thoroughfare, the one or more names of the thoroughfare including a shield type;
- and
- selecting a better-known name as a label name for the thoroughfare in reference to the shield type of each of the one or more names of the thoroughfare, including selecting a shield name as the label name if the shield type indicates that the thoroughfare is an interstate and the shield name has no suffix.
A navigation system for selecting a well-known name of a thoroughfare, comprising:
- a server having a processor and a memory, the memory having navigation data, the navigation data including data indicative of a name of the thoroughfare and a shield type of the name of the thoroughfare;
- wherein the server includes executable instructions stored thereon, the processor operable on the executable instructions to:
- identify a well-known name of the thoroughfare in reference to the name of the thoroughfare and the shield type of the name of the thoroughfare.
A method of identifying a name of a thoroughfare, comprising:
- obtaining one or more names of the thoroughfare, the one or more names of the thoroughfare including a shield type, including obtaining a next name from the one or more names of the thoroughfare, wherein the method is iteratively performed until a label name is selected in reference to the shield type and the number of alternative names;
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- selecting a better-known name as a label name for the thoroughfare in reference to the shield type of each of the one or more names of the thoroughfare.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.