NAVIGATION SYSTEM INCLUDING AUXILIARY DISPLAY

• US 20080071473A1
• Filed: 09/18/2007
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Reigncom Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Reigncom Company Limited
• Inventors: Choi, Moonkyu
• Application Number:
  US11/856,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20080071473A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/211
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/265 constructional aspects of navigation devices, e.g. housings, mountings, displays G01C21/3688 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3632 Guidance using simplified or iconic instructions, e.g. using arrows G01C21/365 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635

Abstract

The present invention is related to a vehicle navigation system including a main display providing navigation information comprising at least one of a vehicle location, a vehicle speed, a vehicle direction and a driving route for guiding a driver to a desired destination. The navigation system further includes an auxiliary display disposed at a side of the main display displaying a portion of the navigation information, and at least one input means formed on the auxiliary display for receiving a user input to control the vehicle navigation system.

Claims

1. A vehicle navigation system, comprising:

a main display providing navigation information comprising at least one of a vehicle location, a vehicle speed, a vehicle direction and a driving route for guiding a driver to a desired destination;

an auxiliary display disposed at a side of the main display displaying a portion of the navigation information; and

at least one input means formed on the auxiliary display for receiving a user input to control the vehicle navigation system.

2. The vehicle navigation system of claim 1, further comprising a viewing angle adjusting means formed between the main display and the auxiliary display for adjusting an angle of the auxiliary display with respect to the main display.

3. The vehicle navigation system of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary display comprises a driving direction indicator for indicating a direction to the driver.

4. The vehicle navigation system of claim 3, wherein the driving direction indicator indicates at least one of:

a left-turn direction;

a right-turn direction;

a go-straight direction; and

a U-turn direction.

5. The vehicle navigation system of claim 3, wherein the auxiliary display displays a remaining distance to a point at which the driving route changes according to the driving direction indicator.

6. The vehicle navigation system of claim 1, wherein the at least one input means comprises inputting means disposed along a circumference of the auxiliary display.

7. The vehicle navigation system of claim 6, wherein at least one of an upward direction, a downward direction, a left direction and a right direction can be inputted into the vehicle navigation system using the inputting means.

8. The vehicle navigation system of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary display displays a pictogram for visually displaying a menu when the navigation system is in a menu selection mode.

9. The vehicle navigation system of claim 1, wherein the main display displays non-navigation-related information when non-navigation functions are activated in the navigation system during a navigation mode.

10. The vehicle navigation system of claim 9, wherein the auxiliary display displays the portion of the navigation information when the non-navigation functions are activated in the navigation system during the navigation mode.

11. The vehicle navigation system of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary display comprises means for detachably attaching to the main display.

12. The vehicle navigation system of claim 11, wherein the main display comprises a receptacle for accommodating the attaching means of the auxiliary display.

13. The vehicle navigation system of claim 11, wherein the auxiliary display comprises a wireless communication interface for wirelessly communicating with the main display when detached.

14. The vehicle navigation system of claim 11, wherein the auxiliary display comprises a storage for storing data.

15. A vehicle navigation system, comprising:

a vehicle information generator generating vehicle information comprising at least one of a vehicle location, a vehicle speed and a vehicle direction based on current location information of the vehicle;

a route information generator generating route information from an origin to a destination based on map data;

a navigation information generator generating navigation information for a route guide from the origin to the destination based on the vehicle information and the route information;

a main display for displaying the navigation information;

a concise navigation information generator generating concise navigation information comprising at least one of a left-turn direction, a right-turn direction, a go-straight direction and a U-turn direction based on the navigation information; and

an auxiliary display for displaying the concise navigation information separate from the main display.

16. The vehicle navigation system of claim 15, wherein the auxiliary display comprises inputting means disposed along a circumference of the auxiliary display.

17. The vehicle navigation system of claim 16, wherein at least one of an upward direction, a downward direction, a left direction and a right direction can be inputted into the vehicle navigation system using the inputting means.

18. The vehicle navigation system of claim 15, further comprising a viewing angle adjusting means formed between the main display and the auxiliary display for adjusting an angle of the auxiliary display with respect to the main display.