Method for outputting traffic information in a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for outputting traffic information in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- receiving and thereafter buffering traffic messages together with the respective position of the route section or point to which the traffic message relates;
determining whether or not the position of the route section to which the traffic message relates lies in a selected area;
storing only those traffic messages that relate to the selected area together with the respective position of the route section or to a point to which the traffic message relates;
comparing positions of the traffic messages with a respective position of the motor vehicle in which the traffic information is to be output in order to determine distances between the respective positions in the traffic messages and the position of the motor vehicle;
sorting the traffic messages in accordance with distances determined;
outputting the traffic messages starting with the smallest distance;
detecting whether the traffic message is significant for a current direction of travel or for an opposite direction of travel; and
outputting only traffic messages that are relevant to the current direction of travel.
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Abstract
Traffic messages are received together with the respective position of the point relating to the message. Only those traffic messages that relate to a selected area together with the respective position of a point related to the traffic message are stored. The positions of the traffic messages are compared with a respective position of the motor vehicle in order to determine distances between the respective positions in the traffic messages and the position of the motor vehicle. The traffic messages are sorted in accordance with distances determined and the traffic messages starting with the smallest distance are outputted. Whether the traffic message is significant for a current direction of travel or for an opposite direction of travel is detected, and only traffic messages that are relevant to the current direction of travel are outputted.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for outputting traffic information in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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receiving and thereafter buffering traffic messages together with the respective position of the route section or point to which the traffic message relates; determining whether or not the position of the route section to which the traffic message relates lies in a selected area; storing only those traffic messages that relate to the selected area together with the respective position of the route section or to a point to which the traffic message relates; comparing positions of the traffic messages with a respective position of the motor vehicle in which the traffic information is to be output in order to determine distances between the respective positions in the traffic messages and the position of the motor vehicle; sorting the traffic messages in accordance with distances determined; outputting the traffic messages starting with the smallest distance; detecting whether the traffic message is significant for a current direction of travel or for an opposite direction of travel; and outputting only traffic messages that are relevant to the current direction of travel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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