Data Presentation for Navigation System
First Claim
1. A navigation device comprising:
- a data storage device containing map data identifying geographically distributed objects and their locations, each object identified by a series of separate data-containing object fields,an input device to allow a user to provide input data indicative of a desired destination location,control means which executes instructions causing it to search for objects amongst the map data having at least one field at least partially matching the input data and generates a results table populated with entries which each correspond to at least one matching object,wherein each entry in the results table includes data from all or a predetermined selection of the object fields associated with each matching object, andwherein, the control means selectively merges together two or more separate entries in the results table which have substantially equivalent data within predetermined corresponding object fields into a single merged entry, andan output device which provides the user with the results table.
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Abstract
An in-car navigation system (1) which, in response to a user query, outputs a modified list of results aimed at making it easier for a user to locate the intended result. In one aspect, the navigation system selectively merges together different matching results. In another aspect, the system decides which fields from each matching entry should be displayed in the results list so that the displayed results may be easily differentiated from one another by the user. In a further aspect, the system provides a country- or region-specific address presentation format so that a user may be presented with a full address in a manner which is typical of the country or region in which the address is found.
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60 Claims
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1. A navigation device comprising:
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a data storage device containing map data identifying geographically distributed objects and their locations, each object identified by a series of separate data-containing object fields, an input device to allow a user to provide input data indicative of a desired destination location, control means which executes instructions causing it to search for objects amongst the map data having at least one field at least partially matching the input data and generates a results table populated with entries which each correspond to at least one matching object, wherein each entry in the results table includes data from all or a predetermined selection of the object fields associated with each matching object, and wherein, the control means selectively merges together two or more separate entries in the results table which have substantially equivalent data within predetermined corresponding object fields into a single merged entry, and an output device which provides the user with the results table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a navigation device comprising the steps of:
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i) providing a data storage device containing map data identifying geographically distributed objects and their locations, each object identified by a series of separate data containing object fields, ii) inputting data indicative of a desired destination location, iii) searching for objects amongst the map data having at least one field at least partially matching the input data, iv) generating a results table populated with entries which each corresponds to at least one matching object, each entry in the results table including data from all or a predetermined selection of the object fields associated with each matching object, and v) selectively merging together two or more separate entries in the results table which have substantially equivalent data within predetermined groupings of corresponding object fields into a single merged entry, and vi) outputting the results table. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A navigation device comprising:
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a data storage device containing map data identifying geographically distributed objects and their locations, each object identified by a series of separate text data-containing object fields, an input device to allow a user to provide input data indicative of a desired destination location, control means which executes instructions causing it to search for objects amongst the map data having at least one field at least partially matching the input data and generates a results table populated with entries which each correspond to at least one matching object, wherein each entry in the results table includes data from all or a predetermined selection of the object fields associated with a matching object, and wherein the control means also processes the objects in the results table to decide for each matching object which object fields to remove or hide to thereby minimise the amount of data in the results table while retaining sufficient data to allow the objects to be differentiated from one another, and an output device which provides the user with the results table subsequent to processing. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of operating a navigation device comprising the steps of:
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i) providing a data storage device containing map data identifying geographically distributed objects and their locations, each object identified by a series of separate text data containing object fields, ii) inputting data indicative of a desired destination location, iii) searching for objects amongst the map data having at least one field at least partially matching the input data, iv) generating a results table populated with entries which each correspond to at least one matching object, each entry in the results table including data from all or a predetermined selection of the object fields associated with each matching object, v) processing the objects in the results table to decide for each matching object which object fields to remove or hide to thereby minimise the amount of data in the results table while retaining sufficient data to allow the objects to be differentiated from one another, and vi) outputting the results table. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A navigation device comprising:
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a data storage device containing map data identifying geographically distributed objects and their locations, each object identified by a series of separate data-containing object fields, an input device to allow a user to select an object, and an output device which provides the selected object to the user by arranging its object fields in a predetermined format, wherein the format is selected from a plurality of formats dependent upon the geographical region or country in which the object is located. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method of operating a navigation device comprising the steps of:
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i) providing a data storage device containing map data identifying geographically distributed objects and their locations, each object identified by a series of separate datacontaining object fields, ii) selecting an object from the map data, and iii) outputting the selected object to the user by arranging its object fields in a predetermined format, wherein the format is selected from a plurality of formats dependent upon the country or geographical region in which the object is located. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60)
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