Vehicle navigation system
First Claim
1. A vehicle route information display device comprising:
- a travel route information presenting section configured to present a user with a travel route of a host vehicle from a starting position to a destination position and point of interest data associated with the travel route;
a user input receiving section configured to receive a user selection input selecting a photographic image associated with the point of interest data to be viewed;
an image downloading section configured to wirelessly send a download request and wirelessly download the photographic image from an external server in response to the user selection input received by the user input receiving section; and
an image displaying section configured to selectively display the photographic image that was downloaded in response to a user display input received by the user input receiving section selecting display of the photographic image that was downloaded.
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Abstract
A vehicle navigation system includes a vehicle route information display device having a travel route information presenting section, a user input receiving section, an image downloading section and an image displaying section. The travel route information presenting section is configured to present a user with a travel route of a host vehicle from a starting position to a destination position and point of interest data associated with the travel route. The user input receiving section is configured to receive a user selection input selecting a photographic image associated with the point of interest data to be viewed. The image downloading section is configured to wirelessly download the photographic image from an external server in response to the user selection input. The image displaying section is configured to selectively display the photographic image in response to a user display input selecting display of the photographic image.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle route information display device comprising:
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a travel route information presenting section configured to present a user with a travel route of a host vehicle from a starting position to a destination position and point of interest data associated with the travel route; a user input receiving section configured to receive a user selection input selecting a photographic image associated with the point of interest data to be viewed; an image downloading section configured to wirelessly send a download request and wirelessly download the photographic image from an external server in response to the user selection input received by the user input receiving section; and an image displaying section configured to selectively display the photographic image that was downloaded in response to a user display input received by the user input receiving section selecting display of the photographic image that was downloaded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20)
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13. A route information providing system comprising:
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a travel route information sending section configured to wirelessly send a travel route of a host vehicle from a starting position to a destination position and point of interest data associated with the travel route to a vehicle route information display device mounted on the host vehicle; an image download request receiving section configured to wirelessly receive a download request from the vehicle route information display device selecting a photographic image associated with the point of interest data to be viewed; and an image sending section configured to wirelessly send the photographic image to the vehicle route information display device in response to the download request received by the user request receiving section. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
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a host vehicle having a vehicle route information display device including a travel route information presenting section configured to present a user with a travel route of the host vehicle from a starting position to a destination and point of interest data associated with the travel route, a user input receiving section configured to receive a user selection input selecting a photographic image associated with the point of interest data to be viewed, an image downloading section configured to wirelessly send a download request and wirelessly download the photographic image in response to the user selection input received by the user input receiving section, and an image displaying section configured to selectively display the photographic image that was downloaded in response to a user display input received by the user input receiving section selecting display of the photographic image that was downloaded; an external server including a travel route information sending section configured to wirelessly send the point of interest data to the vehicle route information display device, an image download request receiving section configured to wirelessly receive the download request from the vehicle route information display device, and an image sending section configured to wirelessly send the photographic image to the vehicle route information display device in response to the downloaded request received by the user request receiving section; and a plurality of roadside units configured to relay wireless communications between the vehicle route information display device and the external server when the host vehicle stays within a communication area of any one of the roadside units. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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