Identification of location of a target address using position information transmitted by position identifying transmitter in vicinity of target address

摘要

Methods and apparatus are provided for navigating a vehicle to a target address using position information transmitted by a position identifying transmitter in a vicinity of the target address. A location of a target address is determined by receiving position information for the target address, upon entry of a searching vehicle in search of a target address into a vicinity of the target address, wherein the received position information for the target address is based upon position information transmitted by a position identifying transmitter located in the vicinity of the target address; and generating a navigation route to direct the searching vehicle to the target address using the received position information.

主权项

1. A method for determining a location of a target address, comprising:
distributing one or more stationary position identifying transmitters in a vicinity of the target address, wherein the target address is a fixed location; upon entry of a searching vehicle in search of said target address into said vicinity of said target address, receiving position information for said target address, wherein said received position information for said target address is based upon position information transmitted by said one or more stationary position identifying transmitters located in said vicinity of the target address; and providing said received position information to a navigation system to obtain a navigation route to direct said searching vehicle to said target address using the received position information, wherein said transmitted position information for said target address is received by said searching vehicle indirectly from one or more nearby vehicles that individually obtain address information from said one or more stationary position identifying transmitters that the nearby vehicles come in proximity to and relay the obtained address information to passing vehicles to form a relay network, and wherein a vehicle that has obtained position information for said target address deposits said obtained position information into an address depot from which the deposited position information can be obtained by said searching vehicle.