#TOMTOM INT BV [NL]

NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a route-planning device comprising a storage section storing map information, the map information including information identifying a plurality of potent…

DRIVE·Aug 17·1 min read

G01C21/34 TOMTOM INT BV [NL]

METHOD OF SHARING DATA BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of sharing data between devices, comprising determining an event at each of first and second devices, determining a time of the event at each of t…

DRIVE·May 11·1 min read

G01C21/362 TOMTOM INT BV [NL]

NAVIGATION DEVICE USING NORMALISED SPEED PROFILES

A navigation device and a method of operating a navigation device are disclosed. The navigation has a stored map comprising: a plurality of navigable segments representing segments of a navigable rout…

DRIVE·Jan 6·2 min read

G01C21/3492 TOMTOM INT BV [NL]

Non-uniform weighting factor as route algorithm input

The present invention provides a method of determining a route between two locations in a navigation device by calculating the cost of paths between the two locations using a cost function. The cost f…

DRIVE·Sep 16·1 min read

G01C21/3453 TOMTOM INT BV [NL]

Methods and systems for determining information relating to the operation of traffic control signals

Data indicative of the durations of multiple instances of different phases of a traffic control signal in a given time period is determined. The data is used to obtain data indicative of a distributio…

DRIVE·Jan 14·1 min read

G01C21/3492 TOMTOM INT BV [NL]

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TIME-DEPENDENT ROUTE CALCULATION

A method of determining a route using map data comprising a plurality of navigable paths, the map data divided into a plurality of regions. The method comprises using at least one processing apparatus…

DRIVE·Jun 25·2 min read

G01C21/3446 TOMTOM INT BV [NL]

A method of and a navigation device for time-dependent route planning

Claimed is a system and a computer-implemented method of planning a route to a destination, based upon a fixed, predefined time-independent cost associated with each different route segment in a map d…

DRIVE·Jun 18·1 min read

G01C21/26 TOMTOM INT BV [NL]

A Method of Processing Positioning Data

A server arranged to process GPS data to generate enhanced map data is disclosed, and comprises a plurality of navigable segments representing segments of a navigable route in an area covered by a map…

DRIVE·Mar 27·1 min read

G01C21/3492 TOMTOM INT BV [NL]

METHOD FOR COMPRESSING ROUTE SEARCH ACCELERATION DATA

A method of creating map data, including search acceleration data arranged to increase the speed at which a route can be planned across an electronic map, which comprises a plurality of navigable segm…

DRIVE·Mar 6·1 min read

G01C21/3446 TOMTOM INT BV [NL]

Mobile computing apparatus and method of reducing user workload in relation to operation of a mobile computing apparatus

A mobile computing apparatus (200) comprises a processing resource (202) arranged to support, when in use, an operational environment, the operational environment supporting receipt of textual content…

DRIVE·Jan 9·1 min read

G01C21/3629 TOMTOM INT BV [NL]

A navigation device and method for conveying speeding information

A method and device are disclosed for conveying information relationships. In an embodiment, the method includes inputting a travel destination on a navigation device; determining a travel route to th…

DRIVE·Jun 15·1 min read

G01C21/26 TOMTOM INT BV [NL]

A method of generating improved map data for use in navigation devices

An end-user can input a correction to a map error, directly on the device. The device is then able to use the correction without external processing of the correction. Hence, it is no longer necessary…

DRIVE·Jun 1·1 min read

G01C21/26 TOMTOM INT BV [NL]

Enhanced cigarette lighter adapter

A cigarette lighter adapter (CLA) is disclosed comprising a body and a barrel portion extending therefrom, said barrel portion including a first and second contacts respectively connectable within a v…

DRIVE·Jan 26·2 min read

H01Q1/2283 TOMTOM INT BV [NL]