METHOD FOR SIMULATING NAVIGATION ROUTE, NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20110022295A1
• Filed: 07/26/2010
• Published: 01/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Yu-Cheng
• Application Number:
  US12/843,861
• Publication Number:
  US 20110022295A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3635 Guidance using 3D or perspective road maps
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3676 Overview of the route on the road map
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096827 where the route is computed onboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/09685 where the complete route is computed only once and not updated
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096866 where the complete route is shown to the driver

Abstract

A method for simulating a navigation route, a navigation apparatus, and a recording medium are provided. In the method, a navigation route is planned and displayed on an electronic map. When a route simulation mode is entered, an effect of a navigation icon moving along the navigation route starting from a certain spot in the navigation route is generated. When moving on a straight path of the navigation route, the navigation icon is moved in a first speed. When moving on a turning point of the navigation route, the navigation icon is moved in a second speed, in which the second speed is smaller than the first speed.

Claims

1. A method for simulating a navigation route, suitable for a mobile device having a screen, the method comprising:

planning a navigation route and displaying the navigation route on an electronic map;

entering a route simulation mode;

generating an effect of moving a navigation icon along the navigation route from a spot in the navigation route;

moving the navigation icon in a first speed when the navigation icon is moved on a straight path of the navigation route; and

moving the navigation icon in a second speed when the navigation icon is moved on a turning point of the navigation route, wherein the second speed is less than the first speed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the navigation route on the electronic map further comprises:

displaying a thumbnail of the navigation route on the electronic map.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of generating the effect of moving the navigation icon along the navigation route from the spot of the navigation route comprises:

according to the navigation route, panning the electronic map while keeping a location of the navigation icon on the screen unchanged, to generate the effect of moving the navigation icon along the navigation route.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving information of a jammed section of the navigation route and displaying the jammed section on the electronic map; and

moving the navigation icon in a third speed when the navigation icon is moved on the jammed section of the navigation route, wherein the third speed is less than the first speed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the navigation route on the electronic map comprises:

displaying the electronic map in a form of a three-dimensional bird eye view or a two-dimensional plan, and displaying the navigation route on the electronic map.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation icon is displayed in a form of floating above the navigation route.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of moving the navigation icon in the second speed when the navigation icon is moved on the turning point of the navigation route further comprises:

tilting the electronic map to the right by a tilting angle when the navigation icon is moved on a left-turning point of the navigation route; and

tilting the electronic map to the left by the tilting angle when the navigation icon is moved on a right-turning point of the navigation route.

8. A recording medium, recording program instructions for:

planning a navigation route and displaying the navigation route on an electronic map;

entering a route simulation mode;

generating an effect of moving a navigation icon along the navigation route from a spot in the navigation route;

moving the navigation icon in a first speed when the navigation icon is moved on a straight path of the navigation route; and

moving the navigation icon in a second speed when the navigation icon is moved on a turning point of the navigation route, wherein the second speed is less than the first speed.

9. A navigation apparatus, comprising:

a display unit, for displaying an electronic map;

an input unit, for receiving an operation of a user; and

a processing unit, coupled to the display unit and the input unit, for planning a navigation route, displaying the navigation route on the electronic map, and entering a route simulation mode to generate an effect of moving a navigation icon along the navigation route from a spot of the navigation route when the input unit receives the operation, wherein

when the navigation icon is moved on a straight path of the navigation route, the navigation icon is moved in a first speed; and

when the navigation icon is moved on a turning point of the navigation route, the navigation icon is moved in a second speed, wherein the second speed is less than the first speed.

10. The navigation apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processing unit further comprises displaying a thumbnail of the navigation route on the electronic map.

11. The navigation apparatus of claim 10, wherein when the input unit receives an operation of a user for the thumbnail, the processing unit activates the route simulation mode to display and move the navigation icon.

12. The navigation apparatus of claim 10, wherein in the process of the processing unit moving the navigation icon along the navigation route, when the input unit receives the operation of the user for the thumbnail displayed on the display unit, the processing unit closes the route simulation mode to resume the originally displayed navigation route.

13. The navigation apparatus of claim 9, wherein when the navigation icon arrives at an end point of the navigation route, the processing unit further comprises closing the route simulation mode to resume the originally displayed navigation route.

14. The navigation apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processing unit comprises panning the electronic map while keeping a location of the navigation icon on the screen unchanged according to the navigation route, to generate the effect of moving the navigation icon along the navigation route.

15. The navigation apparatus of claim 9, further comprising:

a communication unit, for receiving information of a jammed section of the navigation route, which is then displayed on the electronic map by the processing unit.

16. The navigation apparatus of claim 15, wherein the processing unit further comprises moving the navigation icon in a third speed when the navigation icon is moved on the jammed section of the navigation route, wherein the third speed is less than the first speed.

17. The navigation apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processing unit comprises displaying the electronic map in a form of a three-dimensional bird eye view or a two-dimensional plan, and displaying the navigation route on the electronic map.

18. The navigation apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processing unit comprises displaying the navigation icon in a form of floating above of the navigation route.

20. The navigation apparatus of claim 9, wherein the spot where the route simulation mode starts is a start point of the navigation route or a current location of the mobile device.

19. The navigation apparatus of claim 30, wherein the processing unit further comprises tilting the electronic map to the right by a tilting angle when the navigation icon is moved on a left-turning point of the navigation route and tilting the electronic map to the left by the tilting angle when the navigation icon is moved on a right-turning point of the navigation route.