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Method and apparatus for selecting a destination in a vehicle navigation system
Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1996-02-14
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Granted: 1998-10-06
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Expires: 2016-02-14
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for selecting a destination in a vehicle navigation system are described. The vehicle navigation system includes a display and a selection control. A first destination is selected from a primary list of destinations in response to a selection signal generated by the selection control. The first destination is placed on a secondary list of destinations in response to its selection. The secondary list includes previously selected destinations from the primary list. For subsequent destination selections, the primary and secondary lists are presented on the display thereby facilitating selection of destinations from both the primary and secondary lists. A feature by which the system may search for a destination across categories is also described.
Inventors
- 👤 Haruhisa Tamai
- 👤 Hiroshi Nonaka
- 👤 Masayuki Sekine
Bibliographic Details
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US
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google_patents
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2026-11-02 22:35
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08G; G08G1/00; G08G1/09; G08G1/0962; G08G1/0968; G08G1/096877; G08G1/096894; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/26; G01C21/34; G01C21/36; G01C21/3605; G01C21/3611; G01C21/3617
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A method for selecting a destination in a vehicle navigation system, the system comprising a display and a selection control, the method comprising the steps of: selecting a first destination from a primary list of destinations in response to a selection signal generated by the selection control; without user intervention, placing the first destination on a secondary list of destinations in response to the selecting step, the secondary list comprising previously selected destinations from the primary list; and for subsequent destination selections, presenting the primary list and the secondary list on the display thereby facilitating selection of destinations from both the primary and secondary lists.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
105 words
A method for selecting a destination in a vehicle navigation system, the system comprising a display and a selection control, the method comprising the steps of: selecting a first destination from a primary list of destinations in response to a selection signal generated by the selection control; without user intervention, placing the first destination on a secondary list of destinations in response to the selecting step, the secondary list comprising previously selected destinations from the primary list; and for subsequent destination selections, presenting the primary list and the secondary list on the display thereby facilitating selection of destinations from both the primary and secondary lists.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the selecting, placing and presenting steps are performed for a plurality of geographical features.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the plurality of geographical features includes cities and streets, and wherein the selecting, placing and presenting steps are first performed for the cities.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the destinations comprise cities.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the destinations comprise streets.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the destinations comprise points of interest.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting step simultaneously displays a portion of the primary list of destinations and a portion of the secondary list of destinations.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the portion of the secondary list is displayed immediately adjacent the portion of the primary list, the portion of the primary list comprising destinations at the beginning of the primary list.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the secondary list comprises a maximum number of destinations most recently selected from the primary list, and wherein placing the first destination on the secondary list comprises replacing one of the previously selected destinations in the secondary list.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the secondary list is distinguishable from the primary list by at least one character attribute.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the at least one character attribute comprises font type.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the at least one character attribute comprises color.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
94 words
A vehicle navigation system comprising: a display; a selection control; means for selecting a first destination from a primary list of destinations in response to a selection signal generated by the selection control; means for, without user intervention, placing the first destination on a secondary list of destinations in response to the selection of the first destination, the secondary list comprising previously selected destinations from the primary list; and means for presenting the primary list and the secondary list on the display thereby facilitating selection of destinations from both the primary and secondary lists.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
94 words
A vehicle navigation system comprising: a display; a selection control; means for selecting a first destination from a primary list of destinations in response to a selection signal generated by the selection control; means for, without user intervention, placing the first destination on a secondary list of destinations in response to the selection of the first destination, the secondary list comprising previously selected destinations from the primary list; and means for presenting the primary list and the secondary list on the display thereby facilitating selection of destinations from both the primary and secondary lists.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
107 words
A vehicle navigation system comprising: a display; a selection control; and a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to the display and selection control, the CPU being operable to: select a first destination from a primary list of destinations in response to a selection signal generated by the selection control; without user intervention, place the first destination on a secondary list of destinations in response to the selection of the first destination, the secondary list comprising previously selected destinations from the primary list; and present the primary list and the secondary list on the display and thereby facilitate selection of destinations from both the primary and secondary lists.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
107 words
A vehicle navigation system comprising: a display; a selection control; and a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to the display and selection control, the CPU being operable to: select a first destination from a primary list of destinations in response to a selection signal generated by the selection control; without user intervention, place the first destination on a secondary list of destinations in response to the selection of the first destination, the secondary list comprising previously selected destinations from the primary list; and present the primary list and the secondary list on the display and thereby facilitate selection of destinations from both the primary and secondary lists.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
126 words
At least one computer readable medium containing program instructions for selecting a destination in a vehicle navigation system, the system comprising a display and a selection control, the at least one computer readable medium comprising: computer readable code for selecting a first destination from a primary list of destinations in response to a selection signal generated by the selection control; computer readable code for, without user intervention, placing the first destination on a secondary list of destinations in response to the selecting step, the secondary list comprising previously selected destinations from the primary list; and computer readable code for, for subsequent destination selections, presenting the primary list and the secondary list on the display thereby facilitating selection of destinations from both the primary and secondary lists.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
126 words
At least one computer readable medium containing program instructions for selecting a destination in a vehicle navigation system, the system comprising a display and a selection control, the at least one computer readable medium comprising: computer readable code for selecting a first destination from a primary list of destinations in response to a selection signal generated by the selection control; computer readable code for, without user intervention, placing the first destination on a secondary list of destinations in response to the selecting step, the secondary list comprising previously selected destinations from the primary list; and computer readable code for, for subsequent destination selections, presenting the primary list and the secondary list on the display thereby facilitating selection of destinations from both the primary and secondary lists.
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