Vehicle navigation system

• US 20050027439A1
• Filed: 06/30/2004
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Schoepp, Harald
• Granted Patent: US 7,333,888 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens

Abstract

A vehicle navigation system transmits navigation information to a vehicle display in form of video data in a standard video format. The video data may be displayed as a still or a moving image. The vehicle navigation system includes a decoder for decoding and displaying video data and a display that may be interfaced to a vehicle entertainment system. The video data may include map data, user information, directional instructions, video information (still or moving images) or information relating to a destination or point of interest.

Claims

1. A method for providing navigation information on a vehicle display, the method comprising:

generating navigation information;

transmitting the navigation information to the vehicle display, the navigation information being transmitted in a standard video format; and

displaying the navigation information on the vehicle display.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

decoding the navigation information received at the vehicle display prior to displaying the navigation information on the vehicle display.

3. The method of claim 1 where the act of generating the navigation information comprises:

encoding the navigation information for transmission to the vehicle display and generating encoded navigation information in a standard video format.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing predetermined encoded navigation information in a memory in a standard video format; and

retrieving the encoded navigation information from the memory.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

transmitting the retrieved encoded navigation to the vehicle display.

6. The method of claim 4 where the memory comprises a record carrier.

7. The method of claim 6 where the record carrier comprises a DVD, a CD-ROM, or a Flash-memory system.

8. The method of claim 1 where the navigation information comprises encoded navigation information.

9. The method of claim 8 where the act of generating the navigation information comprises:

retrieving encoded navigation information from the received navigation information.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising receiving the encoded navigation information from a service provider.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising transmitting the encoded navigation information through a wireless communication link.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising transmitting the encoded navigation information on the wireless communication link in a standard mobile communication format.

13. The method of claim 12 where the standard mobile communication format comprises a UMTS standard.

14. The method of claim 1 where the navigation information comprises encoded navigation information that is transmitted to the vehicle display through a vehicle communication network.

15. The method of claim 14 where the vehicle communication network is configured to a MOST standard.

16. The method of claim 14 where the vehicle communication network is configured to an IEEE 1394 standard.

17. The method of claim 1 where the standard video format comprises one of a MPEG-x, H.26x and JPEG video data format.

18. The method of claim 17 where the standard video format comprises a plurality of different standard video formats.

19. A vehicle navigation system for generating navigation information, comprising:

a display configured to display the navigation information; and

a navigation processor configured to receive the navigation information and transmit the navigation information to the display in a standard video format.

20. The vehicle navigation system of claim 19 further comprising:

an encoder configured to encode the navigation information, the encoder converting navigation information into a standard video format.

21. The vehicle navigation system of claim 20 where the encoder is configured to encode the navigation information into at least one of a plurality of standard video formats.

22. The vehicle navigation system of claim 19 further comprising:

a receiver configured to receive encoded navigation information in a standard video format.

23. The vehicle navigation system of claim 22 further comprising a wireless communication link coupled to the receiver.

24. The vehicle navigation system of claim 19 further comprising:

a memory for storing predetermined encoded navigation information, the encoded navigation information including video data arranged in a standard video format.

25. The vehicle navigation system of claim 24 where the memory comprises a record carrier.

26. The vehicle navigation system of claim 25 where the record carrier comprise a DVD, a CD-ROM, or a Flash-memory system.

27. The vehicle navigation system of claim 24 further comprising:

a navigation processor for retrieving encoded navigation information based on the received navigation information.

28. The vehicle navigation system of claim 24 further comprising:

a navigation processor that retrieves encoded navigation information based on the stored navigation information.

29. The vehicle navigation system of claim 24 further comprising a decoder configured to convert the navigation information into original form.

30. The vehicle navigation system of claim 19 further comprising a communication network that conveys encoded navigation information to the display.

31. The vehicle navigation system of claim 30 where the communication network is configured to a MOST standard.

32. The vehicle navigation system of claim 30 where the communication network is configured to an IEEE 1394 standard.

33. The vehicle navigation system of claim 19 where the standardized video format comprises a MPEG-x, an H.26x or a JPEG standard video format.