Patent ID: 9304013
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G01C,G09B

Claim Text:
1. A navigation system, comprising: a storage device having stored therein a plurality of location information objects, each location information object representing a location, and wherein the storage device further comprises a plurality of distance information objects stored therein, each distance information object representing a distance by road from a respective location information object, of the plurality of location information objects, to a freeway exit closest to said respective location information object, each distance information object being associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of location information objects; a computer operatively configured to interface with the storage device in order to access the storage device, wherein the computer is configured to calculate a total distance to a particular location information object, of the plurality of location information objects, based on a summing of a first distance and a second distance, wherein a display coupled to the computer and configured to present the total distance to a user of the navigation system.