Navigation system with sign assistance
First Claim
1. A method of operation for a navigation system, the method comprising the steps of:
- accessing a database that contains information about roadside signs and locations of said roadside signs;
determining at least one roadside sign in the vicinity of a vehicle in which a user of said navigation system is located; and
providing the user of said navigation system with the information about the roadside sign determined to be in the vicinity of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A feature provided by a navigation system or other device whereby additional information about roadside signs can be provided to a driver of a vehicle while traveling along a road. The additional information may be provided automatically or in response to a request from the driver. The additional information may include a translation of the sign text into a selected language, supplementary information about the subject matter of the sign, commercial information about the subject matter of the sign, or other kinds of information. In one embodiment, the additional information is contained in a database that includes data identifying locations of roadside signs and additional information about the roadside signs. Programming in the navigation system or other device determines the location of the vehicle, uses the database to identify one or more roadside signs close to the location of the vehicle, and provides the driver with the additional information about the one or more roadside signs via a user interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operation for a navigation system, the method comprising the steps of:
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accessing a database that contains information about roadside signs and locations of said roadside signs;
determining at least one roadside sign in the vicinity of a vehicle in which a user of said navigation system is located; and
providing the user of said navigation system with the information about the roadside sign determined to be in the vicinity of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of obtaining additional information about roadside signs while traveling in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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as the vehicle is traveling along a road, receiving a wireless transmission relating to a roadside sign, wherein said wireless transmission includes additional information about said roadside sign; and
presenting said additional information to a driver of said vehicle.
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18. A navigation system comprising:
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a database that includes data identifying locations of roadside signs and associated information about said roadside signs;
programming that determines a location of a vehicle;
programming that uses said database to identify at least one roadside sign close to said location of said vehicle; and
a user interface that provides to a user of said navigation system said associated information from said database about the at least one roadside sign. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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