Method for navigation of a vehicle

• US 20050090970A1
• Filed: 09/06/2002
• Published: 04/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Barkowski, Andre
• Granted Patent: US 7,945,380 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3623 using a camera or code reader, e.g. for optical or magnetic codes
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0969 having a display in the form of a map

Abstract

Method for navigating a vehicle in a road system is provided, in which method data is read from a data-storage medium and automatically transferred to a memory of a navigation device after the data medium is inserted into a data-media drive associated with the navigation device. The transferred data remains available for vehicle navigation even after the data medium is removed from the data-media drive.

Claims

1-11. -11. (canceled)

12. A method for performing a vehicle navigation along a road system using a navigation device, comprising:

inserting a first data medium containing navigation data into a data-reading arrangement associated with a navigation device;

automatically transferring the navigation data to a memory of the navigation device after the first data medium is inserted; and

outputting navigation instructions to a user of the navigation device based on the navigation data transferred to the memory of the navigation device.

13. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the data-reading arrangement is a data-media drive connected to the navigation device.

14. The method as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

replacing, following the automatic transfer of the navigation data to the memory of the navigation device, the first data medium in the data-media drive with a second data medium, wherein the transferred navigation data remains stored in the memory of the navigation device.

15. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein data regarding a first map area is stored on the first data medium, and data regarding a second map area is stored on the second data medium, and wherein the navigation device calculates a trip route through the first and second map areas.

16. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein at least one of audio and video data is stored on the second data medium, and wherein the at least one of audio and video data is output by a playback device connected to the data media drive.

17. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the memory of the navigation device for storing the navigation data is a non-volatile memory.

18. The method as recited in claim 15, wherein selective portions of the navigation data are stored in the memory as a function of at least one of:

a selected function of the navigation device;

a user profile;

a present vehicle position; and

a calculated trip route.

19. The method as recited in claim 18, wherein data for a selected area surrounding the calculated trip route is stored in the navigation device.

20. The method as recited in claim 16, further comprising:

outputting a prompt to a user to insert a data medium when the navigation device requires additional data.

21. The method as recited in claim 15, further comprising:

changing a data format of the navigation data during the automatic transfer of the navigation data to the memory.

22. A navigation device for performing an automated vehicle navigation along a road system, comprising:

a data-reading arrangement associated with a navigation device, the data-reading arrangement being configured to read data from at least a first data medium containing navigation data;

a memory arrangement;

an arrangement for automatically transferring the navigation data to the memory arrangement after the first data medium is inserted into the data-reading arrangement; and

at least one of audio and video output arrangement for outputting navigation instructions to a user of the navigation device based on the navigation data transferred to the memory.

23. The navigation device as recited in claim 22, further comprising:

a playback device associated with the data-reading arrangement, wherein the data-reading arrangement is configured to read at least one of audio and video data from a second data medium, and wherein the playback device outputs the at least one of audio and video data.

24. The navigation device as recited in claim 22, wherein selective portions of the navigation data are stored in the memory arrangement as a function of at least one of:

a selected function of the navigation device;

a user profile;

a present vehicle position; and

a calculated trip route.

25. The navigation device as recited in claim 24, wherein the arrangement for automatically transferring the navigation data to the memory arrangement includes an arrangement for changing a data format of the navigation data during the automatic transfer of the navigation data.