Method For Operating A Device
First Claim
1. A method for operating a device for determining a route for means of locomotion, particularly a navigation device for a motor vehicle, wherein said device comprises a processor, position signal receiving means, particularly for GPS-signals, a road network database that also contains route-specific information in the form of route attributes, a position determining unit for determining a position from the received position signals, display means for displaying the determined route, display control means for controlling the display means and input means for selecting between a first and a second operating mode of the display means, and wherein said method comprises the following steps:
- a) determining the position with consideration of received position signals and determining the operating mode by querying the input means, as well as independently activating the determined operating mode;
b) independently changing the scale for the display of the route on the display means with the aid of the display control means, namely with consideration of the frequency of changes in position, if the first operating mode is selected; and
/orc) independently changing the scale for the display of the route on the display means by means of the display control means based on the determined position and with consideration of the route attributes, if the second operating mode is selected.
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Abstract
A method for operating a navigation device provides a driver with the option of being presented with an overview of the route lying ahead in addition to a detailed illustration of the current position along the route section, namely without any complicated interactions with the navigation device. This navigation device independently changes the scale of the display of the route on the display means in dependence on a manually selected operating mode. The advantage of this method can be seen in a semi-automated solution that always enables the driver to decide exactly which information should be displayed by his navigation device at which time.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a device for determining a route for means of locomotion, particularly a navigation device for a motor vehicle, wherein said device comprises a processor, position signal receiving means, particularly for GPS-signals, a road network database that also contains route-specific information in the form of route attributes, a position determining unit for determining a position from the received position signals, display means for displaying the determined route, display control means for controlling the display means and input means for selecting between a first and a second operating mode of the display means, and wherein said method comprises the following steps:
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a) determining the position with consideration of received position signals and determining the operating mode by querying the input means, as well as independently activating the determined operating mode; b) independently changing the scale for the display of the route on the display means with the aid of the display control means, namely with consideration of the frequency of changes in position, if the first operating mode is selected; and
/orc) independently changing the scale for the display of the route on the display means by means of the display control means based on the determined position and with consideration of the route attributes, if the second operating mode is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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