Method for inputting local names
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Abstract
A method is proposed for entering place names into a device for processing the place names, in particular into a navigation device in a vehicle, where in the case that a match of a place name is ambiguous, a graphical representation for distinguishing the respective places of the same name is displayed for selection of the particular place.
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- 15. A method for entering place names into a device for processing the place names, such as a navigation device in a vehicle, comprising entering a place name and comparing the entered place name to place names stored in a memory, wherein in a situation in which the place name entered is associated with at least two different places, at least one graphic characterizing the places is displayed for selection of one of the places.
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26. A navigation device for a vehicle, comprising a display unit (2), an operator control unit (6, 9, 10), a processing unit (4), and a memory unit (13, 14, 17);
- it being possible for a place name to be entered into the navigation device via the operator control unit (6) and to be compared by the processing unit (4) to place names stored in the memory unit (13, 14, 17), wherein for a case in which at least two places having the name entered are stored in the memory unit (13), graphics for identifying the places are stored in the memory unit (13, 14, 17) and are displayable on display unit (2) for selection via the operator control unit (6, 9, 10).
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