NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH RADIO TRANSMITTER

• US 20080077323A1
• Filed: 07/24/2007
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Navigon AG (Garmin Limited)
• Original Assignee: Navigon AG (Garmin Limited)
• Inventors: Boysen, Lars
• Application Number:
  US11/782,531
• Publication Number:
  US 20080077323A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/211
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3608 using speech input, e.g. using speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3661 Guidance output on an external device, e.g. car radio

Abstract

The invention pertains to a portable navigation system (1) for a motor vehicle with a radio receiver (6), wherein the navigation system (1) comprises a device (3) for generating acoustic navigating instructions, wherein the navigation system (1) features a transmitting device (4) for generating radio signals (5), and wherein the acoustic navigating instructions can be transmitted to the radio receiver (6) by means of the transmitting device (4).

Claims

1. A portable navigation system (1) for a motor vehicle with a radio receiver (6), wherein the navigation system (1) comprises a device (3) for generating acoustic navigating instructions,

characterized in that

the navigation system (1) features a transmitting device (4) for generating radio signals (5), wherein the acoustic navigating instructions can be transmitted to the radio receiver (6) by means of the transmitting device (4).

2. The navigation system according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the navigation system (1) features additional audio sources (9, 10, 11).

3. The navigation system according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the navigation system (1) can be connected to additional audio sources (9, 10, 11).

4. The navigation system according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the navigation system (1) can be connected to a mobile telephone (11) or features an installed mobile telephone function (11).

5. The navigation system according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the navigation system (1) can be connected to an additional radio receiver (9) or features an additional radio receiver (9).

6. The navigation system according to claim 2,

characterized in that

the navigation system (1) is designed for automatically varying the volume of the additional audio sources (9, 10, 11).

7. The navigation system according to claim 2,

characterized in that

the navigation system (1) comprises a device for intermediately storing audio signals.

8. The navigation system according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the transmitting device (4) features its own housing and can be connected to the navigation system (1) in a wired or wireless fashion.

9. The navigation system according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the transmitting device (4) is designed for generating digital radio signals (5).

10. The navigation system according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the navigation system (1) comprises a battery power supply.