Navigation device and method
First Claim
1. A navigation device comprising:
- an input interface configured to enable a user to select a destination, a store for building data, said building data being representative of the shape of buildings at each of a plurality of destinations, a processor, a display controllable by the processor, and a destination view generation module for generating, from building data stored in said store for said user selected destination, a three-dimensional representation of a building at said user selected destination, said processor being responsive to said destination view generation module to control said display to display said three-dimensional representation to said user.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
This invention relates to a navigation device (200) comprising: an input interface (220, 240) configured to enable a user to select a destination; a processor (210); and a display (240) controllable by the processor; characterised in that the navigation device (200) further comprises: a store (230) for building data, said building data being representative of the shape of buildings at each of a plurality of destinations, and a destination view generation module (490) for generating, from building data stored in said store (230) for said user selected destination, a three-dimensional representation of a building at said user selected destination, said processor (210) being responsive to said destination view generation module (490) to control said display (240) to display said three-dimensional representation to said user.
-
Citations
25 Claims
-
1. A navigation device comprising:
an input interface configured to enable a user to select a destination, a store for building data, said building data being representative of the shape of buildings at each of a plurality of destinations, a processor, a display controllable by the processor, and a destination view generation module for generating, from building data stored in said store for said user selected destination, a three-dimensional representation of a building at said user selected destination, said processor being responsive to said destination view generation module to control said display to display said three-dimensional representation to said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
22. A method of facilitating the identification of a destination, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a store of building data, said building data being representative of the shape of buildings at each of a plurality of destinations, selecting a destination, retrieving building data, from said store, for a building at the selected destination, generating, from said retrieved building data, a three dimensional representation of the building at said selected destination, and controlling a display to display said three dimensional representation of the building at said destination.
-
23. Computer software comprising one or more software modules operable, when executed in an execution environment, to cause a processor to:
-
select a destination in response to input from a user via a user interface; retrieve building data from a store of building data, wherein the building data stored in said store is representative of the shape of buildings at each of a plurality of destinations; and
the building data retrieved from said store relates to a building at the selected destination;generate, from said retrieved building data, a three dimensional representation of the building at said selected destination; and control a display to display said three dimensional representation of the building at said destination.
-
-
24. A computer readable data storage medium having computer software stored thereon, said computer software comprising one or more software modules operable, when executed in an execution environment, to cause a processor to:
-
select a destination in response to input from a user via a user interface; retrieve building data from a store of building data, wherein the building data stored in said store is representative of the shape of buildings at each of a plurality of destinations; and
the building data retrieved from said store relates to a building at the selected destination;generate, from said retrieved building data, a three dimensional representation of the building at said selected destination; and control a display to display said three dimensional representation of the building at said destination.
-
-
25. A portable navigation device (PND) comprising:
-
an antenna, a receiver operatively coupled to said antenna for receiving GPS data signals from a plurality of satellites, an input interface configured to enable a user to select a destination, a store for map data and building data, said building data being representative of the shape of buildings at each of a plurality of destinations, a processor operatively coupled to said interface, said receiver and said store, said processor being configured to; receive said GPS data signals from said receiver and to process said GPS data signals to determine a current position of said PND in a local environment, to generate from map data retrieved from said store a navigation map of the local environment in which said PND current position is located, and to calculate, from map data retrieved from said store, a route between said current position and said destination location; a destination view generation module for generating, from building data stored in said store for said user selected destination, a three-dimensional representation of a building at said user selected destination, said processor being responsive to said destination view generation module to control said display to display said three-dimensional representation to said user. a display operatively coupled to said processor, said display being controllable by said processor to display; the navigation map and a superimposed visual representation of said route, and the three-dimensional representation of the building at said user selected destination.
-
Specification