Method for displaying map data for use in an automobile traffic guidance system

• US 5,978,734 A
• Filed: 07/31/1997
• Issued: 11/02/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, In-Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Louis-Jacques, Jacques H.
• Application Number:
  US08/904,331
• Time in Patent Office: 824 Days
• Field of Search: 701/207, 701/208, 701/209, 701/202, 701/211, 701/201, 345/352, 345/348, 345/349, 345/354, 340/990, 340/995, 340/988, 73/178 R
• US Class Current: 701/211
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0969 having a display in the form of a map

Abstract

A method of displaying map data for use in an automobile traffic guidance system classifies map data into categories for user selected display. The classified map data is stored in registers which are selectively driven according to user selected menus of map data. Only selected map data is displayed to the user on an LCD unit by providing a corresponding data signal, clock signal and strobe signal to an LCD driver.

Claims

1. A method for displaying map data for use in an automotive traffic guidance system comprising the steps of:

classifying map data stored in a recording medium according to a plurality of menus;

setting each of the plurality of menus to a corresponding one of a plurality of registers; and

selectively generating only the map data corresponding to a user'"'"'s selection of at least one of said plurality of menus by selecting at least one of said plurality of registers corresponding to the user'"'"'s selection of at least one of said plurality of menus.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

determining the user'"'"'s departure position and destination;

displaying the user'"'"'s departure position and destination; and

displaying the plurality of map data menus for user selection.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said step of determining the user'"'"'s departure position and destination further comprises the steps of:

sequentially displaying departure position and destination information in response to the user'"'"'s actuation of an UP/DOWN key on a key input section; and

receiving user confirmation of selected departure position and destination information.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of selectively generating further comprises the steps of:

receiving map data corresponding to the at least one selected register; and

displaying the received map data on a liquid crystal display.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is a CD-ROM.

6. A method for displaying map data for use in an automobile traffic guidance system comprising the steps of:

determining the operational state of a select key of a key input section;

determining the selection of a display mode;

displaying a departure position and destination of the automobile on an LCD unit in response to an ON state of the select key and a selected display mode;

reading map data of the destination from a recording medium in response to a user selection through an up/down key and an input key; and

supplying a data signal, a clock signal and a strobe signal corresponding to the map data to an LCD driver to display the same on the LCD unit;

the method further comprising the steps of;

determining the operative state of a menu select key;

determining if another display mode is selected;

displaying a plurality of menus on the LCD unit in response to an ON state determination of the menu select key and the selection of another display mode;

selecting a desired menu through the up/down key and the input key;

selecting a register set corresponding to the selected menu from a plurality of registers; and

displaying only selected map data on an LCD.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said step of displaying only selected map data further comprises the steps of:

receiving only selected map data by driving the selected register; and

supplying the data signal, the clock signal and the strobe signal corresponding to the selected map data to the LCD driver for display on the LCD.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the recording medium is a CD-ROM.