UPDATE UNIT AND METHOD FOR UPDATING A DIGITAL MAP
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Abstract
An update device for updating a digital map for a vehicle is specified which has a multiplicity of sensors which measure the current traffic situation, the movement of the vehicle or else the road conditions. These measured values are transferred to a control center which evaluates them and then sends appropriate update data for updating the digital map to other vehicles.
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32 Claims
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17. An update device for updating a digital map for a vehicle, said update device comprising:
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a capture unit in the vehicle for capturing measured values; a communication unit for transmitting measurement data, which are based on the measured values, to a control center and for receiving update data from the control center; an update unit for updating the digital map on the basis of the update data; wherein the update data are based on the measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for updating a digital map in a vehicle, said method comprising the following steps:
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capturing measured values by a capture unit in the vehicle; transmitting measurement data which are based on the measured values from the vehicle to a control center; producing update data on the basis of the measurement data in the control center; transmitting the update data, which are based on the measurement data, from the control center to an update device; and updating the digital map on the basis of the update data. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A computer program product which, when executed on a processor, instructs the processor to perform the following steps:
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capture measured values by a capture unit in a vehicle; transmit measurement data which are based on the measured values from the vehicle to a control center; update a digital map in the vehicle on the basis of update data which have been produced on the basis of the measurement data in the control center.
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32. A computer-readable medium which stores a computer program product which, when executed on a processor, instructs the processor to perform the following steps:
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capture measured values by a capture unit in a vehicle; transmit measurement data which are based on the measured values from the vehicle to a control center; update a digital map in the vehicle on the basis of update data which have been produced on the basis of the measurement data in the control center.
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