Navigation system utilizing portable and adjustable heads up display
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1. A navigation system with heads up display, comprising:
- a navigation system computer for providing navigation instructions, a heads up display unit for receiving and outputting navigation instructions from said computer, said heads up display being in operative connection with said computer for receiving instructions from said computer and outputting said instructions in the form of a visual image, said heads up display unit comprising a housing rotatably mounted on a base, said housing holding an image generator device, wherein a user may place said base on a vehicle dashboard and rotatably adjust said housing to view the reflection of an image generated by said display device from the vehicle windshield or view the display directly.
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Abstract
A navigation system with a portable heads up display (HUD). The HUD comprises a housing rotably mounted on a stand. The housing holds a device for generating an image that can be projected onto a vehicle windshield, for example a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) module. Preferably, the navigation system is a NavMate® Navigation System from Visteon Technologies LLC, and the HUD is operatively connected to the navigation system by a high speed serial interface, for example an RS232 interface. An exemplary HUD includes a microcontroller, frame buffer, and a graphic display module. A preferred image generator is a Futaba GP1045A02A graphic display module.
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1. A navigation system with heads up display, comprising:
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a navigation system computer for providing navigation instructions, a heads up display unit for receiving and outputting navigation instructions from said computer, said heads up display being in operative connection with said computer for receiving instructions from said computer and outputting said instructions in the form of a visual image, said heads up display unit comprising a housing rotatably mounted on a base, said housing holding an image generator device, wherein a user may place said base on a vehicle dashboard and rotatably adjust said housing to view the reflection of an image generated by said display device from the vehicle windshield or view the display directly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. A vehicle heads up display unit, comprising an image generator device, and a serial interface, wherein said display unit may be utilized to display images transmitted thereto via serial interface.
- 25. A method of providing navigation instructions to a heads up video display, comprising providing navigation instructions via a serial interface to a heads up display unit.
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