Device and method for displaying information

• US 20060293846A1
• Filed: 05/30/2006
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Original Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Inventors: Lippert, Anette
• Application Number:
  US11/442,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20060293846A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/211
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3661 Guidance output on an external device, e.g. car radio
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence

Abstract

In the case of a device for displaying information concerning points-of-interest (POIs) which are marked on a map, an individual identification for the POIs is also contained in the map. By transmitting the individual identification, the information may be extracted from a central databank, can be transmitted to a mobile display device, and may be displayed on the mobile display device.

Claims

1. A system for displaying information, the system comprising:

a map on which points-of-interest are marked, an individual identification being provided for the points-of-interest marked on the map;

a central databank containing up-to-date information concerning the points-of-interest marked on the map, the up-to-date information being extractable via the individual identification for each point-of-interest;

a mobile communication unit having a display; and

wherein the individual identification is transmittable from the mobile communication unit for extracting the up-to-date information from the central databank, which extracted up-to-date information is transmittable to the mobile communication unit and displayable on the display of the mobile communication unit.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the individual identification is arranged in an immediate vicinity of the point-of-interest marked on the map.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the individual identification is a numeric code.

4. The system according to claim 2, wherein the individual identification is a numeric code.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile communication unit is a mobile telephone that transmits the individual identification to the central databank.

6. The system according to claim 2, wherein the mobile communication unit is a mobile telephone that transmits the individual identification to the central databank.

7. The system according to claim 3, wherein the mobile communication unit is a mobile telephone that transmits the individual identification to the central databank.

8. The system according to claim 5, wherein a display of the mobile telephone is used as the display.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the up-to-date information is stored in a navigation system.

15. The device according to claim 1, wherein the information is stored.

16. The device according to claim 15, wherein the information is stored in a navigation system.

10. A device for displaying information concerning points of interest marked on a map, wherein an individual identification for the points of interest is contained in the map, the information being extractable from a central databank by transmitting the individual identification, the information further being transmittable to a mobile display device for display thereon.

11. The device according to claim 10, wherein the individual identification is arranged in an immediate vicinity of the point-of-interest contained in the map.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the individual identification is a numeric code.

13. The device according to claim 10, wherein transmission of the individual identification is performed by a mobile telephone.

14. The device according to claim 13, wherein a display of the mobile telephone is used as the mobile display device.

17. The device according to claim 10, wherein the information is retrievable from a memory.

18. A method of retrieving and displaying information concerning points-of-interest, which points-of-interest are marked on a map, the method comprising the acts of:

transmitting an SMS having an identification assigned to a particular point-of-interest marked on the map as content to a central databank;

reading out of the central databank information about the point-of-interest associated with the identification;

transmitting the information read out of the central databank to a sender of the SMS; and

displaying in a display of a mobile communication unit of the sender the information read out of the central databank about the point-of-interest.