Method and apparatus for selecting a destination in a vehicle navigation system
First Claim
1. A method for selecting an entry stored in a data processing system, the system comprising a display, scrolling means having first and second controls, character position selection means, and selecting means, the method comprising the steps of:
- A) scrolling through a plurality of stored entries on the display, each entry comprising a plurality of alphanumeric symbols, the entries forming a first alphabetically and numerically organized list, the scrolling occurring in response to a first scrolling signal generated by the first control of the scrolling means;
B) selecting a character position in a first indicated entry in response to a position selection signal generated by the character position selection means;
C) jumping through the plurality of stored entries on the display, the jumping occurring in response to a second scrolling signal generated by the second control of the scrolling means, the second scrolling signal causing the display to jump to a subset of entries with the next or previous consecutive alphanumeric symbol in the character position as compared to a currently indicated entry; and
D) entering a desired indicated entry in response to a selection signal generated by the selecting means.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is described for selecting an entry stored in a data processing system, and specifically a destination in a vehicle navigation system. The system includes a display, a scrolling control having first and second controls, and a selecting control. Using the scrolling control, the user of the system scrolls through a plurality of stored destinations on the display. Each destination is made up of a plurality of alphanumeric symbols, the destinations forming an alphabetically and numerically organized list. The scrolling is accomplished by using the first control of the scrolling control. A character position selector is used to select a character position in a first indicated destination and the second control of the scrolling control is used to jump to subsets of destinations with the next or previous character position as compared to a currently indicated destination. The selecting control is then used to enter a desired destination.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for selecting an entry stored in a data processing system, the system comprising a display, scrolling means having first and second controls, character position selection means, and selecting means, the method comprising the steps of:
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A) scrolling through a plurality of stored entries on the display, each entry comprising a plurality of alphanumeric symbols, the entries forming a first alphabetically and numerically organized list, the scrolling occurring in response to a first scrolling signal generated by the first control of the scrolling means; B) selecting a character position in a first indicated entry in response to a position selection signal generated by the character position selection means; C) jumping through the plurality of stored entries on the display, the jumping occurring in response to a second scrolling signal generated by the second control of the scrolling means, the second scrolling signal causing the display to jump to a subset of entries with the next or previous consecutive alphanumeric symbol in the character position as compared to a currently indicated entry; and D) entering a desired indicated entry in response to a selection signal generated by the selecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for selecting an entry stored in a data processing system, comprising:
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a display; a memory coupled to the display for storing alphabetically and numerically organized lists of entries, each entry comprising a plurality of alphanumeric symbols; scrolling means coupled to the display for generating first and second scrolling signals; first control means coupled to the scrolling means for scrolling through the list of entries on the display in response to the first scrolling signal; character position selection means coupled to the display for generating a position selection signal; character position control means coupled to the character position selection means for selecting a character position in a first indicated entry in response to the position selection signal; second control means coupled to the scrolling means, the second control means for causing the display to jump from a currently indicated entry to a subset of entries with the next or previous consecutive alphanumeric symbol in the character position as compared to the currently indicated entry in response to the second scrolling signal; and selecting means coupled to the display for generating a selection signal for entering a desired indicated entry. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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