Navigation device and method
First Claim
1. A navigation device comprising:
- an input interface configured to enable a user to select a destination;
a processor;
a store for building data and map data, said building data being representative of the shape of buildings at each of a plurality of destinations and said map data permitting the determination, by the processor, of a route between a first location and said user selected destination;
a display controllable by the processor; and
a destination view generation module for generating, from building data stored in said store for said user selected destination, a three-dimensional representation of a building at said user selected destination, said processor being responsive to said destination view generation module to control said display to display a view of the environment local to said user selected destination including said three-dimensional building representation to said user, whereinone or more user selectable means are additionally displayed with said local environment view which relate to, or permit a user search for, one or more alternate facilities having a location within a vicinity of the original user selected destination and which, when selected, permit the user to reset the user selected destination to the location of the selected alternate facility.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a navigation device (200) comprising: an input interface (220, 240) configured to enable a user to select a destination; a processor (210); and a display (240) controllable by the processor; characterized in that the navigation device (200) further comprises: a store (230) for building data, said building data being representative of the shape of buildings at each of a plurality of destinations, and a destination view generation module (490) for generating, from building data stored in said store (230) for said user selected destination, a three-dimensional representation of a building at said user selected destination, said processor (210) being responsive to said destination view generation module (490) to control said display (240) to display said three-dimensional representation to said user.
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21 Claims
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1. A navigation device comprising:
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an input interface configured to enable a user to select a destination; a processor; a store for building data and map data, said building data being representative of the shape of buildings at each of a plurality of destinations and said map data permitting the determination, by the processor, of a route between a first location and said user selected destination; a display controllable by the processor; and a destination view generation module for generating, from building data stored in said store for said user selected destination, a three-dimensional representation of a building at said user selected destination, said processor being responsive to said destination view generation module to control said display to display a view of the environment local to said user selected destination including said three-dimensional building representation to said user, wherein one or more user selectable means are additionally displayed with said local environment view which relate to, or permit a user search for, one or more alternate facilities having a location within a vicinity of the original user selected destination and which, when selected, permit the user to reset the user selected destination to the location of the selected alternate facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of facilitating the identification of a destination by a navigation device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a destination, by said at least one processor, in response to input from a user via a user interface; providing a store of building data and map data, said building data being representative of the shape of buildings at each of a plurality of destinations, and said map data permitting a determination of a route between a first location and said user selected destination; retrieving building data, from said store, by said at least one processor, for a building at the selected destination; generating, from said retrieved building data, by said at least one processor, a view of the environment local to the said user selected destination and including a three dimensional representation of the building at said selected destination; and controlling, by said at least one processor, a display to display said view, wherein together with said view is additionally displayed one or more user selectable means which relate to, or permit a user to search for, one or more alternate facilities having a location within a vicinity of said user selected destination and which, when selected, permit the user to reset the user selected destination to the location of the selected alternate facility.
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20. A system comprising a processor and computer software including one or more software modules operable, when executed in an execution environment, to cause the processor to:
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select a destination in response to input from a user via a user interface; retrieve building data from a store of building data, wherein the building data stored in said store is representative of the shape of buildings at each of a plurality of destinations; and
the building data retrieved from said store relates to a building at the selected destination;retrieve map data from a store of map data, wherein the map data permits a determination of a route between a first location and said selected destination; generate, from said retrieved building data, a view of the environment local to the said selected destination and including a three dimensional representation of the building at said selected destination; and control a display to display said view together with one or more user selectable means which relate to, or permit a user to search for, one or more alternate facilities having a location within a vicinity of said selected destination and which, when selected, reset the selected destination to the location of the selected alternate facility.
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21. A computer readable data storage medium having computer software stored thereon, said computer software comprising one or more software modules operable, when executed in an execution environment, to cause a processor to:
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select a destination in response to input from a user via a user interface; retrieve building data from a store of building data, wherein the building data stored in said store is representative of the shape of buildings at each of a plurality of destinations; and the building data retrieved from said store relates to a building at the selected destination; retrieve map data from a store of map data, wherein the map data permits a determination of a route between a first location and said selected destination; generate, from said retrieved building data, a view of the environment local to the said selected destination and including a three dimensional representation of the building at said selected destination; and control a display to display said view together with one or more user selectable means which relate to, or permit a user to search for, one or more alternate facilities having a location within a vicinity of said selected destination and which, when selected, reset the selected destination to the location of the selected alternate facility.
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Specification