Route calculation method
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsHeinrich Schmidt, Joerg Hoeveling, Ralf Hoffmann
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Abstract
A method for calculating a route from a starting location to a destination location is described; it is characterized in that the route is calculated after specifying at least one pass-through destination location by way of at least one pass-through destination point, which is situated in a circumscribed area of the at least one pass-through destination location specified by a specified criterion. In contrast with the route calculation method known from the related art, the specified pass-through destinations are not part of the trip route, but instead, except for a specified circumscribed area, they function as vaguely specified interpolation points for influencing the route calculation.
Claims9
A method for performing a route calculation from a starting location to a destination location, comprising:
- specifying at least one pass-through destination location;
- after specifying the at least one pass-through destination location, determining at
- least one pass-through destination point automatically for each of the at least one pass-through destination location, the at least one pass-through destination point being situated in a circumscribed area of the at least one pass-through destination location, determined by a specified criterion;
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- calculating the route via the at least one pass-through destination point.
A method for performing a route calculation from a starting location to a destination location, comprising:
- specifying at least one pass-through destination location;
- after specifying the at least one pass-through destination location, determining at least one pass-through destination point automatically for each of the at least one pass-through destination location, the at least one pass-through destination point being situated in a circumscribed area of the at least one pass-through destination location, determined by a specified criterion;
- calculating the route via the at least one pass-through destination point;
- setting the starting location as a starting point for the route calculation;
- setting a first pass-through destination location of the at least one pass-through destination location;
- calculating a first route segment from the starting point to the at least one pass-through destination point that is determined automatically and is situated in an interception range about the first pass-through destination location, determined according to the specified criterion;
- setting a first end point of the first route segment as a second starting point for a calculation of a second route segment;
- with respect to an additional pass-through destination location, setting a next pass-through destination location of the at least one pass-through destination location as a second pass-through destination location;
- calculating the second route segment from the second starting point to the at least one pass-through destination point that is determined automatically and is situated in the interception range about the second pass-through destination location, determined according to the specified criterion;
- setting a second end point of the second route segment as a third starting point for a calculation of a third route segment;
- with respect to no additional pass-through destination location, calculating the first route segment from the second starting point to the first pass-through destination location;
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- obtaining the route by arranging each calculated route segment in a sequence.
A method for performing a route calculation from a starting location to a destination location, comprising:
- specifying at least one pass-through destination location;
- after specifying the at least one pass-through destination location, determining at least one pass-through destination point automatically for each of the at least one pass-through destination location, the at least one pass-through destination point being situated in a circumscribed area of the at least one pass-through destination location, determined by a specified criterion;
- and
- calculating the route via the at least one pass-through destination point, wherein
- the specified criterion is a change in road class for reaching the at least one pass-through destination location.
A method for performing a route calculation from a starting location to a destination location, comprising:
- specifying at least one pass-through destination location;
- after specifying the at least one pass-through destination location, determining at least one pass-through destination point automatically for each of the at least one pass-through destination location, the at least one pass-through destination point being situated in a circumscribed area of the at least one pass-through destination location, determined by a specified criterion;
- and
- calculating the route via the at least one pass-through destination point, wherein
- the specified criterion is a change in road class for reaching the at least one pass-through destination location, within a specified distance from the at least one pass-through destination location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.