Navigation system

• US 8,024,113 B2
• Filed: 08/02/2007
• Issued: 09/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Kim, Edward, Lee, Chu Hee
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAN QUANG
• Application Number:
  US11/890,025
• Publication Number:
  US 20090032326A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,510 Days
• Field of Search: 701/209, 701/211, 701/200, 701/201, 348/148, 348/141, 348/142, 348/231.5, 340/686.1, 382/235
• US Class Current: 701/209
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3623 using a camera or code reader, e.g. for optical or magnetic codes

Abstract

In a navigation system, e.g., for a motor vehicle, for determining the route from a location of the navigation system to a destination point, the navigation system includes an output device for outputting the route and/or a direction indication that corresponds to the route, and an input device for inputting the destination point, graphics or images of selectable destination points being representable for the input of a destination point.

Claims

1. A navigation system for determining a route from a location of the navigation system to a destination point, comprising:

an input device configured to input the destination point, images of selectable destinations representable for input of a destination;

a calculation device adapted to calculate the route from the location of the navigation system to the destination point input via the input device by the selection of the destination point represented as an image; and

an output device configured to output at least one of (a) the route and (b) a direction indication that corresponds to the route,

wherein the images of selectable destinations are selectable prior to a display of the images on a map.

2. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein an image includes a geocode.

3. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the navigation system is configured to store image data of an image and a geocode in a data file.

4. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the navigation system is configured to store image data of an image together with a geocode in a data file in EXIF format.

5. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the images are displayable sorted by categories.

6. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a navigation system configured to determine a route from a location of the navigation system to a destination point, the navigation system including;

an input device configured to input the destination point, images of selectable destinations representable for input of a destination;

a calculation device adapted to calculate the route from the location of the navigation system to the destination point input via the input device by the selection of the destination point represented as an image; and

an output device configured to output at least one of (a) the route and (b) a direction indication that corresponds to the route,

wherein the images of selectable destinations are selectable prior to a display of the images on a map.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the image includes a geocode.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the navigation system is configured to store image data of an image together with a geocode in a data file.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the navigation system is configured to store image data of an image together with a geocode in a data file in EXIF format.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the images are displayable sorted by categories.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 6, further comprising:

a camera configured to record an image of an environment of the motor vehicle; and

a device configured to create a data file including the image and a geocode that corresponds to the location of the motor vehicle.

12. A method for operating a navigation system, comprising:

displaying at least one of (a) graphics and (b) images of selectable destination points;

inputting a destination point by selecting one of the displayed images;

determining a route from a location of the navigation system to the input destination point; and

outputting at least one of (a) the route and (b) a direction indication that corresponds to the route,

wherein the displayed images are selectable prior to a display of the images on a map.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the image includes a geocode.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the images are displayed sorted by categories.