METHOD FOR THE INPUT OF A DESTINATION AND NAVIGATION DEVICE
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
In a method for the input of a destination, first of all a category selection is made, destinations corresponding to the category selection subsequently being offered for selection, at least a portion of the destinations being assigned to at least one subordinate category that, in each instance, has a superordinate category, characterized in that a category selection is made such that in each case, a superordinate category is displayed for the category selection or the superordinate category is replaced by one or the plurality of categories subordinate to it, and in each instance, a replacement is made when the number of subordinate categories with respect to a superordinate category is less than a predefined first threshold value.
-
Citations
16 Claims
-
1-8. -8. (canceled)
-
9. A method for inputting a destination, comprising:
-
making a category selection; subsequently offering for selection destinations corresponding to the category selection; assigning at least a portion of the destinations to at least one subordinate category that, in each instance, is assigned to a category superordinate to it; wherein a category selection is made such that in each case, at least one of (a) a superordinate category is displayed for the category selection and (b) the superordinate category is replaced by at least one category subordinate to it, and in each instance, a replacement is made when a number of subordinate categories with respect to a superordinate category is less than a predefined first threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. A navigation device, comprising:
-
an input unit; an output unit; and an arithmetic logic unit for executing a computer program to implement a method for inputting a destination, the method including; making a category selection; subsequently offering for selection destinations corresponding to the category selection; assigning at least a portion of the destinations to at least one subordinate category that, in each instance, is assigned to a category superordinate to it; wherein a category selection is made such that in each case, at least one of (a) a superordinate category is displayed for the category selection and (b) the superordinate category is replaced by at least one category subordinate to it, and in each instance, a replacement is made when a number of subordinate categories with respect to a superordinate category is less than a predefined first threshold value.
-
Specification