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Navigation system for a vehicle
Assignee: Aumovio Germany GmbH
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Filing: 1996-10-18
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Granted: 1998-06-16
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Expires: 2016-10-18
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a navigation system for a vehicle with a navigation unit (1) in which navigation information is generated and which comprises at least one motional element (10, 11) which call be moved and/or vibrated and a control unit (8) which receives the navigation information at its input side and whose output signal controls the movement and/or vibration of the motional element (10, 11) as control information.
Inventors
- 👤 Jauke Van Roekel
- 👤 Lutz Hofmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:02
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/26; G01C21/34; G01C21/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A navigation system for a vehicle, said system comprising: generating means for generating navigational information; a control unit, coupled to said generating means, for receiving said navigation information; at least one motional element, coupled to said control unit, said motional element being at least one of movable and vibrational; wherein said control unit, in order to advise the vehicle's driver of an upcoming location, varies the amplitude of said movement or vibration of said at least one movable element as a function of the vehicle's distance from said upcoming location.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A navigation system for a vehicle, said system comprising: generating means for generating navigational information; a control unit, coupled to said generating means, for receiving said navigation information; at least one motional element, coupled to said control unit, said motional element being at least one of movable and vibrational; wherein said control unit, in order to advise the vehicle's driver of an upcoming location, varies the amplitude of said movement or vibration of said at least one movable element as a function of the vehicle's distance from said upcoming location.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
95 words
A navigation system for a vehicle, said system comprising: generating means for generating navigational information; a control unit, coupled to said generating means, for receiving said navigation information; at least one motional element, coupled to said control unit, said motional element being at least one of movable and vibrational; wherein said control unit, in order to advise the vehicle's driver of an upcoming turn, varies the frequency of said movement or vibration of said at least one movable element as a function of the angle at which the vehicle should turn at said upcoming turn.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
95 words
A navigation system for a vehicle, said system comprising: generating means for generating navigational information; a control unit, coupled to said generating means, for receiving said navigation information; at least one motional element, coupled to said control unit, said motional element being at least one of movable and vibrational; wherein said control unit, in order to advise the vehicle's driver of an upcoming turn, varies the frequency of said movement or vibration of said at least one movable element as a function of the angle at which the vehicle should turn at said upcoming turn.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
100 words
A navigation system for a vehicle, said system comprising: generating means for generating navigational information; a control unit, coupled to said generating means, for receiving said navigation information; at least one motional element, coupled to said control unit, said motional element being at least one of movable and vibrational; wherein said control unit, in order to advise the vehicle's driver to take an action at a particular upcoming location out of a plurality of upcoming locations, modulates the at least one movable element proportionally to the location of said particular upcoming location vis a vis the plurality of upcoming locations.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
100 words
A navigation system for a vehicle, said system comprising: generating means for generating navigational information; a control unit, coupled to said generating means, for receiving said navigation information; at least one motional element, coupled to said control unit, said motional element being at least one of movable and vibrational; wherein said control unit, in order to advise the vehicle's driver to take an action at a particular upcoming location out of a plurality of upcoming locations, modulates the at least one movable element proportionally to the location of said particular upcoming location vis a vis the plurality of upcoming locations.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The navigation system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the at least one movable element modulates an integer number of times corresponding to the location of said particular location out of said plurality of upcoming locations.
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