Navigation device and method for displaying traffic information

• US 20080177471A1
• Filed: 10/10/2007
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Geert Hilbrandie, Rob Schuurbiers, Sjoard Aben, William Deurwaarder
• Original Assignee: Geert Hilbrandie, Rob Schuurbiers, Sjoard Aben, William Deurwaarder
• Inventors: Aben, Sjoard, Deurwaarder, William, Hilbrandie, Geert, Schuurbiers, Rob
• Application Number:
  US11/907,250
• Publication Number:
  US 20080177471A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/210
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3655 Timing of guidance instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096791 where the origin of the information is another vehicle

Abstract

A method of displaying navigation information and A navigation device comprising a receiver to receive traffic information, whereas the device is programmed with a map database and software that enables to display a current position of the device on a road navigation map, the device is further programmed to be able to display a status bar providing information about a planned route, whereas

• • the user can plan a first route by inputting a first position and inputting a second position and store said first position and said second position,
  • the user can initiate a displaying of received traffic information assigned to said first route between said stored first position and said stored second position independent from the current position, and
  • after displaying of received traffic information assigned to said first route between said stored first position and said stored second position a second route is calculated between the current position and a destination.

Claims

1. A navigation device comprising a receiver to receive traffic information, whereas the device is programmed with a map database and software that enables to display a current position of the device on a road navigation map, the device is further programmed to be able to display a status bar providing information about a planned route, whereas

the user can plan a first route by inputting a first position and inputting a second position and store said first position and said second position,

the user can initiate a displaying of received traffic information assigned to said first route between said stored first position and said stored second position independent from the current position, and

after displaying of received traffic information assigned to said first route between said stored first position and said stored second position a second route is calculated between the current position and a destination.

2. Device according to claim 1, whereas said stored first position or said stored second position is used as said destination for calculating said second route.

3. Device according to claim 1, whereas the user can input a direction of said first route between said stored first position and said stored second position.

4. Device according to claim 1, whereas said second route is calculated if a speed of said device exceeds a predetermined value.

5. Device according to claim 1, whereas said second route is calculated if a timer exceeds a predetermined value.

6. Device according to claim 1, whereas the first route is calculated.

7. Device according to claim 1, whereas said initiating overwrites a previous destination.

8. Device according to claim 1, whereas a previous calculated route is maintained when displaying of said received traffic information assigned to said first route and afterwards the previous calculated route is the second route.

9. Device according to claim 1, whereas on start up the device traffic information assigned to at least one of a first area around said first stored position and a second area around said second stored position are received.

10. A method of displaying navigation information, the method being deployed in a navigation device programmed with a map database and software that enables to display a current position of the device on a road navigation map, whereas

the user can plan a first route by inputting a first position and inputting a second position and store said first position and said second position,

the user can initiate a displaying of received traffic information assigned to said first route between said stored first position and said stored second position independent from the current position, and

after displaying of received traffic information assigned to said first route between said stored first position and said stored second position a second route is calculated between the current position and a destination.