Navigation system for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A navigation system for a vehicle, comprising:
- an evaluation unit for capturing and conditioning vehicle data and/or topographical data, a transmission unit, which is coupled to the evaluation unit, for sending the data captured by the evaluation unit or derived therefrom to navigation systems in other vehicles, a reception unit for receiving vehicle data and/or topographical data or data derived therefrom from navigation systems in other vehicles, a processing unit which is coupled to the reception unit for the purpose of logically combining and conditioning the data provided by the navigation systems in other vehicles, and an output unit for outputting the logically combined and conditioned data, which is coupled to the processing unit.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a navigation system for a vehicle which allows route planning depending on the current traffic volume. For this purpose, the navigation system is provided with an evaluation unit for detecting one of a vehicle and topographical data, for example the average speed of the vehicle. This infoimation is transmitted to other systems in a network. A receiving unit can be used to receive current traffic jam information from other navigation systems, thereby allowing for an automatic and precise route planning which takes into consideration traffic jams and does not require stationary traffic jam detectors. The inventive navigation system is especially suitable for use in developing countries.
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11 Claims
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1. A navigation system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an evaluation unit for capturing and conditioning vehicle data and/or topographical data, a transmission unit, which is coupled to the evaluation unit, for sending the data captured by the evaluation unit or derived therefrom to navigation systems in other vehicles, a reception unit for receiving vehicle data and/or topographical data or data derived therefrom from navigation systems in other vehicles, a processing unit which is coupled to the reception unit for the purpose of logically combining and conditioning the data provided by the navigation systems in other vehicles, and an output unit for outputting the logically combined and conditioned data, which is coupled to the processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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