Point-of interest display system
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1. A control system for mounting to a vehicle comprising:
- a first input configured to receive data representing a current position of the vehicle;
a memory configured to store a database of road network information comprising street names and addresses along the streets;
a microprocessor coupled to said first input and to said memory, the microprocessor configured to provide display signals representing location information as the vehicle moves along a street; and
a second input coupled to said microprocessor and configured to receive a user selection and to provide the user selection to the microprocessor;
wherein the microprocessor is configured to use the user selection to switch between at least (a) causing an electronic display to display addresses on the street on which the vehicle is traveling without also displaying a map on the electronic display and (b) causing the electronic display to display names of cross-streets ahead of and behind the vehicle without also displaying a map on the electronic display;
wherein said first input receives data from a GPS receiver; and
wherein the microprocessor is further configured to cause the electronic display to display graphic lines depicting sides of a roadway when the cross-streets ahead of and behind the vehicle are displayed, wherein the representation of the cross streets are positioned between the lines.
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Abstract
A point-of-interest display system includes an updateable database which interfaces with a microprocessor which receives data from a GPS receiver providing the system with current vehicle location and direction of travel information. A display provides the operator textural and elemental graphic display information, and easily accessible control switches allow the operator to select upcoming highway exits, categories of points of interest, and points of interest and display directions to a selected entry.
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1. A control system for mounting to a vehicle comprising:
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a first input configured to receive data representing a current position of the vehicle; a memory configured to store a database of road network information comprising street names and addresses along the streets; a microprocessor coupled to said first input and to said memory, the microprocessor configured to provide display signals representing location information as the vehicle moves along a street; and a second input coupled to said microprocessor and configured to receive a user selection and to provide the user selection to the microprocessor; wherein the microprocessor is configured to use the user selection to switch between at least (a) causing an electronic display to display addresses on the street on which the vehicle is traveling without also displaying a map on the electronic display and (b) causing the electronic display to display names of cross-streets ahead of and behind the vehicle without also displaying a map on the electronic display; wherein said first input receives data from a GPS receiver; and wherein the microprocessor is further configured to cause the electronic display to display graphic lines depicting sides of a roadway when the cross-streets ahead of and behind the vehicle are displayed, wherein the representation of the cross streets are positioned between the lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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