Display method and system for a vehicle navigation system
First Claim
1. In a navigation system having a user display for assisting a person in a vehicle traveling from a first location to a second location, a method for providing traffic-related information to the person comprising:
- receiving the first location for the vehicle;
receiving the second location for the vehicle;
acquiring traffic-related information from an information supplier;
using the traffic-related information to determine a travel route for the vehicle from the first location to the second location;
wherein acquiring traffic-related information further comprises acquiring traffic flow information and traffic incident information associated with a coverage area including the first location and the second location;
determining a moving direction of the vehicle within the coverage area based on the travel route;
selecting a portion of the traffic-related information that is associated with the moving direction of the vehicle; and
displaying the travel route to the person via the user display along with the traffic flow information and traffic incident information associated with one or more roadways and freeways included in the selected portion of the traffic-related information.
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Abstract
Traffic information, including traffic flow information and traffic incident information, obtained through a traffic management system for providing and facilitating the exchange of traffic information between a remote location and a vehicle may be presented to a user on a user display in the vehicle. The traffic information may be presented to the user in several circumstances, either as cued by the user, or automatically presented by the traffic management system. The user display may also automatically display traffic flow and traffic incident information for the direction that the user is traveling or along a route calculated by the navigation device. Further, a window displaying information about an upcoming traffic incident such as distance to the incident and incident details may automatically appear in the user display. Alternately, the user may select a roadway, freeway, or area for which traffic information is desired.
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20 Claims
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1. In a navigation system having a user display for assisting a person in a vehicle traveling from a first location to a second location, a method for providing traffic-related information to the person comprising:
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receiving the first location for the vehicle; receiving the second location for the vehicle; acquiring traffic-related information from an information supplier; using the traffic-related information to determine a travel route for the vehicle from the first location to the second location; wherein acquiring traffic-related information further comprises acquiring traffic flow information and traffic incident information associated with a coverage area including the first location and the second location; determining a moving direction of the vehicle within the coverage area based on the travel route; selecting a portion of the traffic-related information that is associated with the moving direction of the vehicle; and displaying the travel route to the person via the user display along with the traffic flow information and traffic incident information associated with one or more roadways and freeways included in the selected portion of the traffic-related information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a navigation system having an output screen provided in a vehicle traveling from a first location to a second location, a method for providing traffic-related information comprising:
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displaying a travel route for the vehicle from the first location to the second location in the output screen; acquiring traffic-related information from an information supplier, the traffic-related information gathered from a coverage area that includes the travel route; identifying one or more traffic incidents along the travel route based on the acquired traffic-related information; providing a window in the output screen for displaying traffic incident details based on the identified traffic incidents; and automatically displaying the traffic incident details in the window when the acquired traffic-related information includes one or more traffic incidents associated with one or more roads on the travel route. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A navigation system for assisting a person in a vehicle traveling from a first location to a second location, comprising:
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a processor for controlling the operation of the navigation system; a position detection device in communication with the processor for determining the position of the vehicle; a navigation memory device in communication with the processor for storing a road map database, the road map database comprising data associated with one or more roadways and freeways along a travel route between the first location and the second location; a receiver in communication with the processor for receiving traffic-related information from a remote location, the traffic-related information comprising traffic flow information and traffic incident information associated with a coverage area including the first location and the second location; an output device in communication with the processor for displaying guidance information to the person in the vehicle; wherein the processor displays the travel route between the first location and the second location to the person via the output device along with the traffic flow information and traffic incident information associated with roadways and freeways that the vehicle will travel along between the first location and the second location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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