Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
701522000 | Using computer network (e.g., Internet, etc.) | 47 |
20120072111 | REAL-TIME NAVIGATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Some implementations of the invention provide real-time navigation data via a mobile device. Some embodiments of the invention provide portable devices that can indicate both relatively “static” information, such as map data, architectural features, casino layout information, etc., which may be updated from time to time. Accordingly, the term “static” as used herein does not necessarily mean unchanging or unchangeable. Some such embodiments provide portable devices that can simultaneously display static information and real-time video data. The video data may be provided by one or more cameras in a camera network. Information, such as offers, advertisements, etc., may be provided to a user according to the user's location. | 03-22-2012 |
20120221245 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAM - A position measuring unit measures a position. An area determining unit determines a means of movement. A position measurement result transmission determining unit determines, based on the means of movement determined by the area determining unit, whether or not to transmit the position measurement result of the position measuring unit to the information-providing apparatus. A transmitting unit transmits, in the case in which the position measurement result transmission determining unit determines to transmit the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus, the position measurement result to the information-providing apparatus. | 08-30-2012 |
20130090849 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM, TERMINAL APPARATUS, NAVIGATION SERVER, NAVIGATION APPARATUS, NAVIGATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A navigation device presenting guide information based on a photographed image of a boarding guide display item, such as a station name signboard, a roll sign, or a route map, that can be photographed in a station yard. The device acquires a photographed image of a boarding guide display item by controlling the photographing unit, identifies display content from the photographed image of the boarding guide display item of a transportation device acquired and specifying a route, station name, and traveling direction of a current position based on the identified display content and traffic network data stored in the storage unit, extracts station names present in the traveling direction from the traffic network data based on the route, station name, and traveling direction of the current position, and generates guide information including at least part of the extracted station names, and outputs at least part of the generated guide information. | 04-11-2013 |
20130245938 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH OBJECT INDICATING FUNCTION AND AN OBJECT INDICATING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses an electronic device with object guiding function and the method thereof. In one embodiment, the electronic device includes a view window area, via which a user may watch a view. The electronic device may determine whether an object is located in the view window area when the user inputs the position of the object, and may further show an object indicating message or an object guiding message according to the determination result. Therefore, the electronic device is able to provide the user with short distance guiding function. In another embodiment, the electronic device may also show information related to the object located in the view window area, such as information about every mountain range, constellation, user's friends, or specific landmark that is located in the view window area. | 09-19-2013 |
20130253824 | OBJECT GUIDING METHOD, MOBILE VIEWING SYSTEM AND AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM - An augmented reality system having a server and a mobile viewing is provided. The mobile viewing system registers that the mobile viewing system enters a building at the server. Several wireless access points are disposed in the building, and the mobile viewing system is connected to some of the wireless access points. The mobile viewing system receives a request message from the server and captures an image via an image capture module according to the request message. The server obtains a location of the mobile viewing system according to the connected wireless access points and the image captured, and generates an object guiding message or an object indicating message according to the location of the mobile viewing system. The mobile viewing system displays the object guiding message or the object indicating message on the viewing unit. | 09-26-2013 |
20130253825 | Position Information Sharing Method and Positioning Device and System - Embodiments of the present invention provide a position information sharing method and a positioning device and system. The position information sharing method includes sending a position query request to a first positioning device or a positioning server. The position query request carries a first positioning device identifier. Position information of the first positioning device is received. The position information is sent by the first positioning device or the positioning server according to the position query request. The position information of the first positioning device can be displayed. | 09-26-2013 |
20130282279 | ENABLING A FIRST MOBILE DEVICE TO NAVIGATE TO A LOCATION ASSOCIATED WITH A SECOND MOBILE DEVICE - A first mobile device is allowed to persistently lock onto a second mobile device, thereby allowing the first mobile device to not only constantly monitor the dynamic location of the second mobile device but also to adaptively navigate in real-time to the dynamic location associated with the second mobile device. The dynamic location may include a current location of the second mobile device or a final destination for travel of the second mobile device. | 10-24-2013 |
20130338916 | VALIDATING MAP DATA CORRECTIONS - A system for validating a correction to map data for a geographic location, the system comprising: a processing resource; and a navigation device; wherein the processing resource comprises: a user request generator that is configured to generate a user request for transmission to the navigation device; a transmitter for transmitting the generated user request to the navigation device; and a receiver for receiving a user response from said navigation device; and the navigation device comprises: a receiver for receiving the user request transmitted from the processing resource; a user request module configured to present said received user request to a user of the navigation device; a user response module for capturing a user response to said presented user request, and a transmitter for transmitting said captured user response to said processing resource. | 12-19-2013 |
20130338917 | VALIDATING MAP DATA CORRECTIONS - A system for validating a correction to map data for a geographic location, the system comprising: a processing resource; and a navigation device; wherein the processing resource comprises: a user request generator that is configured to generate a user request for transmission to the navigation device; a transmitter for transmitting the generated user request to the navigation device; and a receiver for receiving a user response from said navigation device; and the navigation device comprises: a receiver for receiving the user request transmitted from the processing resource; a user request module configured to present said received user request to a user of the navigation device; a user response module for capturing a user response to said presented user request, and a transmitter for transmitting said captured user response to said processing resource. | 12-19-2013 |
20140046590 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR TO-DO-LIST BASED NAVIGATION - A method, system, and device for to-do-list based navigation includes identifying a selection of tasks to be completed from the to-do-list. The selected tasks may be prioritized or ordered based on navigation data and context data associated with each of the selected tasks to develop a trip plan for completing the selected tasks. The context data may include attributes, such as constraint data, associated with one or more of the selected tasks. In some embodiments, a status update for the current task may be periodically or occasionally communicated to one or more mobile computing devices to inform a user of the mobile computing device of the status of completion of the current task. | 02-13-2014 |
20140074399 | Methods and Systems of Network-Based Indoor Location Estimation Using Multiple Wi-Fi Access Points - A computer-implemented method and system for determining navigation/positional data, implemented in a computing system programmed to perform the method. The method includes receiving a plurality of signal strength measurements and user ID data from a hand-held user device, determining user navigation/position data using the plurality of signal strength measurements from the hand-held user device, and transferring the user navigation/position data to the hand-held user device in response to a request signal associated with the user ID data. The user navigation/position data can include 2-D position, 3-D position, relative position, heading, orientation, speed, bearing, and the like. Benefits of this method and system include user hardware independence, reduced computational load on user hardware, and network-level tracking of aggregated traffic patterns. | 03-13-2014 |
20140172296 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATION - The present invention relates to a navigation device. The navigation device is arranged to dynamically generate multidimensional video signals based on location and directional information of the navigation device by processing at pre-generated 3D data set (3D Model or 3D point cloud). The navigation device is further arranged to superimpose navigation directions and/or environment information about surrounding objects onto the generated multidimensional view. | 06-19-2014 |
20140257693 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO AN OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE - An information system and method provides information to an operator of a motor vehicle. A destination location and a current position of the motor vehicle are established. A planned route is established as a function of the destination location and the current position, and at least one required parameter of the vehicle. | 09-11-2014 |
20140278083 | System & Method For Determining A Location Of An Unloaded Unit of Agricultural Product & Locating A Desired Unit Of Agricultural Product - A system and method for determining a location of an unloaded unit of agricultural product and locating a desired unit of agricultural product or identifying a candidate unit of agricultural product as a function of sensing system information indicating contact of the unit with the ground or other surface onto which the unit is unloaded, global positioning system or other location system information identifying the contact or related location, and heading information, which information can then be used to discern the unit from others at the location for desired loading. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288827 | GUIDING SERVER, GUIDING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING GUIDING PROGRAM - A guiding server according to this application includes an image storing unit, a retrieving unit, and a generating unit. The image storing unit stores a signboard image of a signboard. The retrieving unit retrieves, from the image storing unit, a signboard image of a signboard on a way to a destination based on location information and destination information of a user terminal. The generating unit generates guiding information including the signboard image based on the retrieved signboard image, the location information and the destination information and transmits the guiding information to the user terminal. | 09-25-2014 |
20140297178 | NAVIGATION METHOD, DEVICE FOR NAVIGATION AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a navigation method, a device for navigation and a navigation system in the field of communication technique. Said method comprises steps of performing a location processing to obtain a location of the first terminal, acquiring a location of a second terminal; and navigating the second terminal based on navigation information from the location of the second terminal to a target location. The target location is a predetermined location or a current location of the first terminal. A first terminal for navigation comprises a location module, an acquiring module and a navigation module. A server for navigation comprises an acquiring module and a transmitting module. Said system comprises the first terminal and the server. The present disclosure accomplished a location-based navigation service and incorporated the location service and the navigation function so as to enhance the location service function and sufficiently meet with the user's requirements. | 10-02-2014 |
20140343845 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING OR PROVIDING UPDATE INFORMATION FOR ROUTE TO THIRD PARTY AND APPARATUS FOR SAME - Provided is a method for providing update information for a route from a terminal to a destination to the terminal, wherein the destination is designated as location of the third party being moving, which is performed by a server and comprising: receiving location information of the terminal from the terminal; determining whether the location of the third party has been changed; generating update information for the route based on the received location information and the changed location of the third party upon determining that the location of the third party has been changed; and notifying the terminal of the update information according to types of the update information, wherein the location information of the terminal is received when the terminal deviates from or detours around the route, when the terminal enters a specific segment on the route set by the server, or when the terminal moves by a predetermined distance. | 11-20-2014 |
20150039225 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF LOCATION-ORIENTED INFORMATION - An augmented reality guiding system for delivery of location-oriented information, including a location server, a database coupled to the location server, and at least one mobile locating device. The database is configured to store target information relating to target points of interest. Each mobile locating device has a positioning module, an imaging module, a spatial orientation detection module, a display module, and at least one wireless communication module. Each mobile locating device is configured to receive target information relating to at least one target points of interest from the location server, and display the target information by visually augmenting at least one image on the display module. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046087 | NAVI-SERVER, NAVI-CLIENT, AND NAVI-SYSTEM - Provided is a navi-system or the like capable of improving accuracy of road traffic information that is created based on probe information. A navi-client | 02-12-2015 |
20150066364 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A navigation system includes a plurality of vehicles and a server device that is communication connectable with the plurality of vehicles. The plurality of vehicles includes a control device that transmits information to the server device regarding a current position during traveling and route information or destination information and a head-up display. The server device includes a server control device that transmits vehicle information on other vehicle to the each vehicles, the other vehicle being present within a predetermined range from the current position of the each vehicles and having at least a part of the route information common with the each vehicles or having same destination information with the each vehicles. The control device of vehicle performs a marking-display to an external other vehicles on the head-up display on the basis of the vehicle information transmitted from the server device. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066365 | SOURCE SWITCHING FOR DEVICES SUPPORTING DYNAMIC DIRECTION INFORMATION - With the addition of directional information in the environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object(s) of interest by pointing at the objects. Sometimes either the device user and/or the publishers of content cannot complete a content exchange due to connectivity to data or services becoming lost. A device provisioned for pointing or direction based services losing connectivity to a first network while engaging pointing based services. In response, one or more other sources for the pointing based services are identified on a second network or device to which the device can connect and the device automatically connects to the second network or device to receive the pointing based services, or data for use with the pointing based services (e.g., GPS information, point of interest data, direction data, etc.), from the one or more other sources. | 03-05-2015 |
20150100236 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A navigation system for enabling a user to navigate via his computerized device without having to insert the address of the destination is disclosed herein. Such a system may be used by tourists, for example, who have difficulties to insert the details of the destination. Such a navigation system address enables the tourists to specify the destination address by activating a gadget (such as a button, for example) on the web site. | 04-09-2015 |
20150106013 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, SERVER, NAVIGATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - When a navigation device receives an input of speech from a user, it transmits data of inputted speech to a server and receives a speech recognition result. If a guide route includes a communication impossible area, the navigation device obtains terminal-use speech recognition data necessary for the navigation device to perform speech recognition from the server before reaching the communication impossible area. Thus, even if the speech is inputted by the user while traveling the communication impossible area, the navigation device can perform the speech recognition by itself by using the terminal-use speech recognition data. | 04-16-2015 |
20150112589 | Method And Terminal For Acquiring Road Condition Information - A method and a terminal for acquiring road condition information are provided, wherein, the method includes: forming an Ad Hoc network with other terminals; acquiring own position information through positioning; exchanging position information with other terminals in a network through the Ad Hoc network; and acquiring the road condition information according to the exchanged position information. The present method realizes a technical effect of acquiring the road condition information without an operator. | 04-23-2015 |
20150112590 | Method for Communicating within an Ad Hoc-Type Motor Vehicle Communication System - A method for communicating based on an ad hoc-type motor vehicle communication system, in which transportation users communicate with one another and/or transportation users and the transportation infrastructure communicate, includes determining the valid directions of travel independently based on messages transmitted by transportation users and determining travel in the wrong direction based on these messages. Corresponding further messages may be transmitted in response to the hazardous situation. A transportation infrastructure device and to a transportation user device may implement the method. | 04-23-2015 |
20150120189 | ANTENNA STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREOF FOR DETERMINING LOCATIONS TO IMPROVE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna structure of a base station including an antenna element for communicating with a communication device via radio frequency signals and a circuit coupled to the antenna element. The circuit detects a location of the communication device. The circuit determines from the location of the communication device a first set of coordinates corresponding to an alternate location where an improved quality of communications can be provided to the communication device, and transmits the first set of coordinates to the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-30-2015 |
20150120190 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE - In a method for operating a vehicle, a location assigned to a driving route of the vehicle is transmitted from the vehicle to an external server, and the server checks whether a zone is assigned to the transmitted location for which navigation data exist for at least partially automated vehicle driving within the zone. The navigation data are transmitted from the server to the vehicle when such a zone is assigned to the transmitted location. | 04-30-2015 |
20150149087 | DETERMINING TRANSPORTATION STATUS USING NETWORK CONNECTIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for determining travel information. One of the methods includes obtaining flight information for each of a plurality of users, the flight having a flight identifier and associated with a particular scheduled departure time and departure location; based on the scheduled departure time, obtaining location information for user devices associated with each user of the plurality of users; determining that the respective user devices associated with a first group of users of the plurality of users, has a location associated with the departure location; determining that the respective mobile devices associated with users of the first group are no longer in communication a mobile network; and using the respective times at which the user devices are determined to no longer be in communication with the mobile network along with the scheduled departure time to determine a departure time. | 05-28-2015 |
20150316384 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING VEHICLE POSITION DATA - A position detection and transmission device for a vehicle includes a position detection unit that detects a position of the vehicle, a control unit that receives position data from the position detection unit, and a transmission unit, coupled to the control unit, that transmits the position data processed by the control unit to a receiving unit. The control unit determines a difference between an initial position value and each one of the subsequent position values, respectively, and provides the initial position value and the respective difference between the initial position value and each one of the subsequent position values to the transmission unit for transmission to the receiving unit. | 11-05-2015 |
20150328986 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE - A processing unit, a computer program product, and a method for operating a vehicle having a processing unit, including at least one vehicle component, the processing unit of the vehicle sending a query to an external processing unit, the query containing a destination region for the vehicle and information about the vehicle component, the processing unit receiving from the external processing unit information with regard to a restriction in a functionality of the component in the destination region, the processing unit taking the information into account in operating the vehicle, and/or outputting it to a driver. In addition, also described is a method for operating a processing unit, in which the processing unit receives a query from a processing unit of a vehicle, the query including a destination region for the vehicle and information about the vehicle component, and the processing unit checks whether a restriction of a functionality of the component exists in the destination region, and the processing unit transmits information about the existence of a restriction to the processing unit of the vehicle. | 11-19-2015 |
20150330795 | Method to Dynamically Adjust Assistance Data for Improved Indoor Positioning Performance - Methods and systems are presented for updating assistance data in an indoor navigation system. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving ranging measurements from a reference positioning terminal, computing an estimated location of the reference positioning terminal based on the received ranging measurements, receiving information associated with a high-confidence location of the reference positioning terminal, determining that a difference between the estimated location and the high-confidence location of the reference positioning terminal is greater than a predetermined threshold, and sending an assistance data update to a server associated with the indoor navigation system, the assistance data update including an update to assistance data based on the received ranging measurements of the reference positioning terminal. | 11-19-2015 |
20150330796 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VOICE BASED PERSONALIZED INTERACTIVE EVACUATION GUIDANCE - Systems and methods of voice based personalized interactive evacuation guidance are provided. Some methods include receiving a notification about an occurrence of a predetermined event in a monitored region, responsive to receiving the notification, pairing with a fixed device in the monitored region, responsive to pairing with the fixed device, transmitting location identifying information to a remote wireless system, and receiving, from the remote wireless system, information identifying an optimal route from a current location. Some methods include receiving user input requesting an optimal route from location A to location B in a monitored region, transmitting the user input to the remote wireless system, and receiving, from the remote wireless system, information identifying the optimal route. | 11-19-2015 |
20150339923 | VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A vehicle request management system having a server ( | 11-26-2015 |
20150356872 | DRIVING SUPPORT - A method of calculating a commonly driven velocity recommendation, comprising: gathering a plurality of data messages from a plurality of client devices located in a plurality of different vehicles, each data message comprises a current location value, a current bearing value, and a current velocity value estimated for a hosting vehicle; clustering the plurality of data messages in a plurality of clusters by matching the respective location values and bearing values; calculating a commonly driven velocity per cluster of the plurality of clusters by combining data from respective cluster members; and retrieving the commonly driven velocity in response to an indication of a current location and a current bearing thereof which matches location and bearing of members of the respective cluster. | 12-10-2015 |
20150365796 | A METHOD OF GENERATING AN ALERT MESSAGE - There is provided a method of generating an alert message in a monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of mobile devices registered at a server, the system comprising the server and the plurality of mobile devices registered at the server, the plurality of mobile devices including a first mobile device, the method comprising the steps of: (i) each mobile device acquiring location data; (ii) each mobile device sending the acquired location data to the server via a telecommunications network; (iii) the server storing a time series of location data for each device; (iv) the server extrapolating a location of the first mobile device, and (v) the server generating the alert message which identifies the first mobile device in response to an extrapolated position of the first mobile device satisfying a condition. | 12-17-2015 |
20150369624 | INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE WITH USER DESIGNATED DELIVERY - Directions are provided over a network to a mobile terminal. Destination entries are stored in a memory. A server receives a voice-based request for directions to a target destination from the mobile terminal. A current location of the mobile terminal is determined. A processor compares the destination entries with the target destination to determine a matching entry. Directional instructions to the matching entry are obtained for the target destination based on the current location of the mobile terminal. The obtained directional instructions are transmitted to the mobile terminal for display on the mobile terminal. | 12-24-2015 |
20160003632 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - Provided are a navigation system, an information providing method and a mobile communication terminal wherein the merits of wide-area information delivery using broadcast waves are sufficiently utilized and further delivery data are selected or discarded at each of a plurality of terminals according to the position or traveling path thereof, whereby information in accordance with the position of each mobile communication terminal can be provided. A broadcast station of a navigation system digital-broadcasts, to a plurality of mobile communication terminals, a plurality of data files including a plurality of types of content files and at least one guide file. Each mobile communication terminal uses associated information of the guide file to determine and use a content file corresponding to the current position or to a guide path that leads to the destination. | 01-07-2016 |
20160010997 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH LOCATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF | 01-14-2016 |
20160033287 | CONSOLIDATING AND TRANSFORMING OBJECT-DESCRIPTIVE INPUT DATA TO DISTRIBUTED RENDERED LOCATION DATA - Systems and methods are provided for consolidating and transforming object-descriptive input data to distributed rendered location data. The systems and methods are configured to receive object-descriptive input data from a plurality of input devices, consolidate the object-descriptive input data and correlate it with a plurality of physical objects, determine first and second subsets of the plurality of physical objects based on a proximity of each of the physical objects to each of a plurality of user devices, construct user device-specific graphical maps each indicating a route to each object in a subset, and instruct each user device to display a graphical map constructed therefor. | 02-04-2016 |
20160033289 | METHOD AND APPARATUS CALCULATING ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL FROM MULTIPLE DEVICES AND SERVICES - An approach is provided for calculating a final estimated time of arrival to at least one destination location based, at least in part, on multiple estimated time of arrival provided by one or more devices and/or services for one or more routing segments. The approach involves determining at least one route, wherein the at least one route includes a plurality of segments navigated using a plurality of devices or services. The approach also involves receiving at least one individual estimated time of arrival from at least one of the plurality of devices or services, wherein the at least one individual estimated time of arrival is for at least one of the plurality of segments associated with the at least one of the plurality of devices or services, and wherein the at least one individual estimated time of arrival is calculated independently by the at least one of the plurality of devices or services. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, a calculation of a total estimated time of arrival based, at least in part, on the at least one individual estimated time of arrival. | 02-04-2016 |
20160040997 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION PLAYBACK METHOD - An automotive vehicle navigation method includes obtaining electronic textual navigation information and converting the textual navigation information into audio data. The audio data is stored within the vehicle and is played back within the vehicle in sequential increments that correspond to respective legs of a trip being made by the vehicle. | 02-11-2016 |
20160084660 | TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a transportation system in an environment comprising several people conveyors as well as a navigation system installed on mobile devices held by the passengers of the transportation system, which transportation system comprises at least one wireless transmission device in connection with at least one of the passenger conveyors, wherein the navigation system comprises a calibration routine for generating a reference position of the mobile device in the environment, and the calibration routine can be initiated, if the distance of the mobile device to the wireless transmission device goes below a threshold value, in which calibration routine the wireless transmission device transfers position and/or identification data to the mobile device, whereupon the navigation system on the mobile device adopts the reference position of the related passenger conveyor. | 03-24-2016 |
20160131491 | Interactively Scheduling an Itinerary - An itinerary can be scheduled interactively by assisting a user in identifying which destinations or attractions can be visited during a vacation based on a specified location where the user intends to be during the vacation. A database of information about each possible destination or attraction as well as about available transportation between such destinations and attractions can be maintained. This information can identify many different criteria that can be used to determine whether it would be desirable or feasible for the user to visit the destination or attraction based on an intended location of the user. The information can be compiled based on input from locals or other experts that are familiar with the destinations or attractions. Once an itinerary is scheduled, reservation requests can be automatically generated for any destination and/or mode of transportation that was selected for inclusion in the itinerary. | 05-12-2016 |
20160169688 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY | 06-16-2016 |
20160178379 | LOCATING SERVICES | 06-23-2016 |
20160187149 | DRIVE ASSIST SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Drive assist systems, methods, and programs acquire a stored guide location where guidance associated with a guide event as a guide target will be provided, acquire event information indicating whether the guide event was detected from a vehicle that can selectively provide or not provide guidance associated with the guide event and which is set to provide guidance, and which detected the guide event at the guide location. The systems, methods, and programs determine whether to stop providing guidance for the guide event at the guide location based on the event information, correct stored information to stop providing guidance for the guide event at the guide location when it is determined to stop providing guidance, and acquire and transmit to the vehicle information indicating the guide location for which provision of guidance associated with the guide event has not been stopped and the guide event from the storage medium. | 06-30-2016 |
20160191637 | EXECUTING REQUESTS FOR SERVICES USING SHARED LOCATION DATA - Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive, from a first user device associated with a first user, location data representing a current physical location of the first user. A request for the current physical location of the first user is received from a second user device associated with the second user. In response to the received selection, the current physical location of the first user based upon the shared location data is transmitted to the second user device. A selection of a third party service is received from the second user device. The current physical location of the first user is transmitted to a server associated with the third party service within a request for the third party service to send the a service or product to the current physical location of the first user. | 06-30-2016 |