Navigation device
First Claim
1. A navigation device comprising:
- at least one component providing a signal representing a parameter utilized in providing navigational guidance;
a motherboard for receiving the signal, said motherboard being designed in accordance with specifications of said component, said motherboard comprising;
a vehicle interface matched with a vehicle in which said navigation device is mounted, said vehicle interface providing communication with an engine control unit which controls an engine in the vehicle, said vehicle interface receiving signals from sensors including a vehicle speed sensor;
a current position detection processing unit, said current position detection processing unit receiving signals from current position detection means;
a standardized sub-board comprising;
component identification means for judging the type of said motherboard, and for generating control signals for the motherboard in accordance with the judged type of motherboard; and
a CPU for overall control of the entire navigation device and for execution of a vehicle navigation program;
a working memory, a program memory containing the vehicle navigation program, an ASIC, and a voice LSI; and
connection means for connecting said motherboard and sub-board.
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Abstract
The navigation device of the invention includes a main processing unit provided with a CPU and storage means; a sub-processing unit connected to the main processing unit; connectors for connecting the main processing unit and the sub-processing unit; and functional components connected to the sub-processing unit. In this case, even when the specifications of the various functional component (s) connected to the sub-processing unit are different, by designing and manufacturing the sub-processing unit in conformance with each component, the main processing unit can be designed and manufactured as a general-purpose (standardized) product. Therefore, not only is the mountability of the navigation device improved, but also the cost thereof is reduced.
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9 Claims
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1. A navigation device comprising:
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at least one component providing a signal representing a parameter utilized in providing navigational guidance;
a motherboard for receiving the signal, said motherboard being designed in accordance with specifications of said component, said motherboard comprising;
a vehicle interface matched with a vehicle in which said navigation device is mounted, said vehicle interface providing communication with an engine control unit which controls an engine in the vehicle, said vehicle interface receiving signals from sensors including a vehicle speed sensor;
a current position detection processing unit, said current position detection processing unit receiving signals from current position detection means;
a standardized sub-board comprising;
component identification means for judging the type of said motherboard, and for generating control signals for the motherboard in accordance with the judged type of motherboard; and
a CPU for overall control of the entire navigation device and for execution of a vehicle navigation program;
a working memory, a program memory containing the vehicle navigation program, an ASIC, and a voice LSI; and
connection means for connecting said motherboard and sub-board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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