Off-board navigational system
CA 2556640 C · Owner: Vergin, William E. · Inventors: Vergin, William E.
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A vehicle navigation system and method that enables a user to request and receive route instruction information based on traffic between frequent destination locations. The user may select frequent destination locations between which the user frequently travels such as home and office. The user may select one of the frequent destination locations while located at the other frequent destination location and the system may query a call center to receive route instruction information based on current traffic information between the locations. Map and route information between the frequent destination locations may be stored in the vehicle navigation system and be retrieved to minimize or …
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- Filed August 21, 2006 and granted April 30, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 21, 2026.
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