Method For Displaying Map Information
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Abstract
A method for displaying map information for a navigation system in which the map information includes areas representing a top view of a map detail, and lines representing a grid of traffic routes. In order to improve the display of the area information using additional background information, the display of the areas in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional view is at least partially generated on the basis of aerial and/or satellite images and the resolution of the aerial and/or satellite images is varied as a function of the density of the displayed grid of traffic routes.
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16 Claims
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9. A method for displaying map information for a navigation system in which the map information includes areas representing a top view of a map detail, and lines representing a grid of traffic routes, the method comprising:
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generating a display of the areas in one of a two-dimensional and three-dimensional view at least partially based on at least one of aerial and satellite images; and varying a resolution of at least one of the aerial and satellite images as a function of a density of the displayed grid of traffic routes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A navigation system comprising:
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a memory device for storing map information; a processor for processing the map information; and a display device for displaying the processed map information, wherein the memory device, processor and display device cooperate to perform a method for displaying the map information in which the map information includes areas representing a top view of a map detail, and lines representing a grid of traffic routes, the method including; generating a display of the areas in one of a two-dimensional and three-dimensional view at least partially based on at least one of aerial and satellite images, and varying a resolution of at least one of the aerial and satellite images as a function of a density of the displayed grid of traffic routes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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