EP1643214A2
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Mobile navigation system and method for displaying information of such a system
Assignee: Bose Corp
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Filing: 2005-09-16
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2025-09-16
Abstract
Abstract A mobile navigation system includes a graphical display for presentation of map information. Map features are selected for presentation on a display. Characteristics for display are also selected. The characteristics for display include a scale for display that varies across the display. An image for display is generated from the selected features according to a selected scale.
Inventors
- 👤 Edwin W. Foo
- 👤 Thomas Edward Mcbrine
- 👤 John Michael Sakalowsky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:16
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/26; G01C21/34; G01C21/36; G01C21/3667; G01C21/367
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 44
Claim 1
Independent Claim
53 words
A method for display of information for a mobile navigation system comprising: selecting map features for presentation on a display; selecting characteristics for display, the characteristics for display including a scale for display that varies across the display; and generating an image for display from the selected features according to the selected characteristics.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein selecting at least some of the features is performed according to a level of detail of each feature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the map features include at least one of a road segment, a point of interest, a traffic signal, a geographic feature, and a political region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the characteristics for display include a level of detail.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the level of detail varies across the display.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the characteristics for display include a degree of highlighting that varies across the display.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the degree of highlighting includes a degree of image intensity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the degree of highlighting includes a degree of image color saturation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the selecting of the characteristics for display is repeated at different locations of the mobile navigation system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the mobile navigation system is associated with a vehicle, and the selecting of the characteristics for display is repeated as the vehicle travels over a road network.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 10 whe rein the method provides an increasing level of detail as the vehicle approaches a predetermined location in the road network.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the predetermined location in the road network includes a location of a planned maneuver for the vehicle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the selecting of the characteristics for display includes using factors that include at least one of a position of a vehicle, a path of a route for the vehicle, a location of a maneuver on the route, and a distribution of features.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the selecting of the characteristics for display includes selecting at least one of a greater level of detail and a larger scale for a region near the vehicle as compared to a region relatively farther away from the vehicle.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the selecting of the characteristics for display includes selecting at least one of a greater level of detail and a larger scale for a region near the path of the route as compared to a region relatively farther away from the path.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the selecting of the characteristics for display includes selecting at least one of a greater level of detail and a larger scale for a region near a maneuver on the route as compared to a region relatively farther away from the maneuver.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the selecting of the characteristics for display includes selecting at least one of a greater level of detail and a larger scale for a region with a relatively greater number of features as compared to a region with a relatively fewer number of features.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
74 words
A vehicle navigation system comprising: a display; a storage for holding map data; and a controller coupled to the display and to the storage and configured to select map features from the map data for presentation on a display, select characteristics of an image for presentation on the display, the characteristics including a scale for display that varies across the display, and generate the image from the selected features according to the selected characteristics.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 18 wherein selecting at least some of the features is performed according to a level of detail of each feature.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 18 wherein the map features include at least one of a road segment, a point of interest, a traffic signal, a geographic feature, and a political region.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
Software comprising instructions for causing a data processing system to carry out the steps of the method of any of claims 1 to 17.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
40 words
A method for display of information for a mobile navigation system comprising: selecting characteristics for display according to a distribution of features in a map database; and generating an image for display of a map according to the selected characteristics.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 22 wherein the characteristics for display are further selected according to a distribution of features of planned route.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 22 wherein selecting the characteristics for display is performed according to a spatial density of the features.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 24 wherein selecting the characteristics for display includes selecting a relatively larger scale for a higher density of features than for a lower density of features.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 24 wherein selecting the characteristics for display is performed according to a density of the map features along a route.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 22 wherein selecting the characteristics for display includes selecting a scale for display.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 27 wherein selecting the scale for display includes selecting a scale for display that varies across the image.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 22 wherein selecting the characteristics for dis play includes selecting detail for display.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 29 wherein selecting the detail for display includes selecting a level of detail for display that varies across the image.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
59 words
A mobile navigation system comprising: a display; a storage for holding a map database; and a controller coupled to the display and to the storage and configured to select characteristics for display according to a distribution of features in the map database, and generate an image for presentation of a map on the display according to the selected characteristics.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 31 wherein the selecting of the characteristics for display is further performed according to a distribution of features of a planned route.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 31 wherein selecting the characteristics for display is performed according to a spatial density of the features.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
24 words
Software comprising instructions for causing a data processing system to carry out the steps of the method of any of claims 22 to 30.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
99 words
A method for presenting information in a moving vehicle comprising: identifying a location of the vehicle and a travel route on a road network; selecting map features that are upcoming on the travel route according to the identified location of the vehicle, wherein the selected map features include at least one of a cross street to the travel route, a point of interest on the travel route, a traffic signal on the travel route, and a geographic feature in the proximity of the travel route.; and presenting a list of identifications of the selected map features in the vehicle.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 35 wherein selecting the map features includes selecting the map features associated with a portion of the travel route not yet traversed by the vehicle.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 35 wherein selecting the map features includes selecting features with a limited range along the portion of the travel route not yet traversed.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 37 wherein selecting the map features includes selecting features prior to a planned maneuver on the travel route.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 35 wherein presenting the list of identifications of the selected features includes presentation of associated ranges to the selected features.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 35 wherein presenting the list of identifications of the selected features includes presenting the identifications according to an order associated with distance along the travel route.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 35 wherein the travel route comprises a planned route.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 35 wherein the travel route comprises an expected route.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
80 words
A mobile navigation system comprising: a display; a storage for holding map data; and a controller coupled to the display and to the storage and configured to determine a location of the vehicle and a travel route on a road network, select map features from the map data that are upcoming on the travel route according to the identified location of the vehicle, and present a list of identifications of the selected map features in the vehicle on the display.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
25 words
Software comprising instructions for causing a data processing system to carry out the steps of the method of any of clai ms 35 to 42.
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