METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EXPLOITING IDLE TIMES OF A NAVIGATION SYSTEM
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1. A method for controlling a navigation system including the steps of:
- inputting an indication of a destination location,monitoring the current location of the navigation system,outputting direction information for reaching the destination location from the current location along a route selected on a predefined map, characterized by the step ofoutputting predefined descriptive information relating to the current location during at least part of an idle time when no direction information is output.
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Abstract
A solution is proposed for exploiting the resources of a navigation system. For this purpose, any idle time of the navigation system (during which no direction information is output) is used to provide descriptive information about the current location of the vehicle. For example, the navigation system estimates a timeframe available before approaching a next turn (following a current location of the vehicle along a route towards a desired destination). The navigation system presents predefined descriptive messages associated with the current location are then output in succession according to the available timeframe.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a navigation system including the steps of:
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inputting an indication of a destination location, monitoring the current location of the navigation system, outputting direction information for reaching the destination location from the current location along a route selected on a predefined map, characterized by the step of outputting predefined descriptive information relating to the current location during at least part of an idle time when no direction information is output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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11. A computer program product in a computer-usable medium including a computer program, the computer program when executed on a navigation system causing the navigation system to perform a method including the steps of:
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inputting an indication of a destination location, monitoring the current location of the navigation system, outputting direction information for reaching the destination location from the current location along a route selected on a predefined map, and outputting predefined descriptive information relating to the current location during at least part of an idle time when no direction information is output.
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12. A navigation system including:
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means for inputting an indication of a destination location, means for monitoring the current location of the navigation system, means for outputting direction information for reaching the destination location from the current location along a route selected on a predefined map, and means for outputting predefined descriptive information relating to the current location during at least part of an idle time when no direction information is output.
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