Crossroad guide method in a navigation system
First Claim
1. A method for providing crossroad information using a navigation system mounted to a vehicle, comprising:
- searching a map database to extract information on a driving route to a destination if the destination is selected in the navigation system;
extracting information on crossroads present in the driving route;
providing a drive guide image to a display panel, the driving guide image including a map of an area around a current position of the vehicle, a traveling direction in the driving route and a number of remaining crossroads, wherein the number of remaining crossroads decreases each time the vehicle passes through the remaining crossroads; and
providing a turn symbol which indicates a target turning direction of the vehicle and representing the turn symbol at or around a road intersection of a turning point in the drive guide image, when the vehicle passes through a last remaining crossroad left before the turning point.
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Abstract
A method for providing crossroad information using a navigation system mounted to a vehicle includes searching a map database to extract information on a driving route to a destination, extracting information on crossroads present in the driving route, and providing a drive guide image to a display panel, the driving guide image including a map of an area around a current position of the vehicle, a traveling direction in the driving route and a number of remaining crossroads, wherein the number of remaining crossroads decreases each time the vehicle passes through the remaining crossroads. The method further includes providing a turn symbol which indicates a target turning direction of the vehicle and representing the turn symbol at or around a road intersection of a turning point in the drive guide image, when the vehicle passes through a last remaining crossroad left before the turning point.
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1. A method for providing crossroad information using a navigation system mounted to a vehicle, comprising:
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searching a map database to extract information on a driving route to a destination if the destination is selected in the navigation system; extracting information on crossroads present in the driving route; providing a drive guide image to a display panel, the driving guide image including a map of an area around a current position of the vehicle, a traveling direction in the driving route and a number of remaining crossroads, wherein the number of remaining crossroads decreases each time the vehicle passes through the remaining crossroads; and providing a turn symbol which indicates a target turning direction of the vehicle and representing the turn symbol at or around a road intersection of a turning point in the drive guide image, when the vehicle passes through a last remaining crossroad left before the turning point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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