Navigation system

• US 20090037092A1
• Filed: 08/02/2007
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Chang, Jackie, Finn, Brian Michael, Lathrop, Brian
• Granted Patent: US 8,874,364 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 11/02 Picture taking arrangements specially adapted for photogrammetry or photographic surveying, e.g. controlling overlapping of pictures
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages

Abstract

In a navigation system, e.g., for a motor vehicle, for determining the route from a location of the navigation system to a destination point, the navigation system includes a display device for displaying the route in a map display or a map-type display, and/or a direction indication that corresponds to the route, and it is possible to simultaneously display a canonically oriented graphic or image of a prominent route point with the aid of the display device.

Claims

1. A navigation system for determining a route from a location of the navigation system to a destination point, comprising:

a display device configured to display at least one of (a) the route in at least one of (i) a map display and (ii) a map-type display and (b) a direction indication that corresponds to the route, the display device configured to simultaneously display a canonically oriented image of a prominent route point.

2. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the image includes geographic information.

3. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the navigation system is configured to store image data of the image together with a geocode in a data file.

4. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the navigation system is configured to store image data of the image together with a geocode in a data file in EXIF format.

5. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a navigation system configured to determine a route from a location of the navigation system to a destination point, the navigation system including;

a display device configured to display at least one of (a) the route in at least one of (i) a map display and (ii) a map-type display and (b) a direction indication that corresponds to the route, the display device configured to simultaneously display a canonically oriented image of a prominent route point.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the image includes geographic information.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the navigation system is configured to store image data of the image together with a geocode in a data file.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the navigation system is configured to store image data of the image together with a geocode in a data file in EXIF format.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 5, further comprising:

a camera configured to record an image of an environment of the motor vehicle; and

a device configured to create a data file including the image and a geocode that corresponds to the location of the motor vehicle.

10. A method for operating a navigation system, comprising:

inputting a destination point;

determining a route from a location of the navigation system to the input destination point;

displaying at least one of (a) the route in at least one of (i) a map display and (ii) a map-type display and (b) a direction indication that corresponds to the route; and

simultaneous displaying a canonically oriented image of a prominent route point.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the image includes geographic information.