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Method of and device for selection or entry of a destination in a motor vehicle system

  • US 5,059,965 A
  • Filed: 09/01/1989
  • Issued: 10/22/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of selection or entry of a destination in a motor vehicle navigation system including manual input means having horizontal and vertical components, an optical display, a speech output, and computer means, said method comprising the steps of selecting a letter position with the horizontal component;

  • running through a letter alphabet with the vertical component until a letter corresponding to a letter determining a destination name appears at the selected letter position;

    indicating the selecting and running steps on the optical display;

    effecting acoustic acknowledgement of the letter to be entered; and

    effecting one of selection of the destination and entry of the destination by computer means by effecting the horizontal and vertical components; and

    determining a subset of letters that can follow a predetermined letter and running only through said subset of letters in a letter position immediately following a position of the predetermined letter.

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