Navigation system for a motor vehicle

• US 8,554,463 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2006
• Issued: 10/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Rosario, Daniel, Ng, Brian, Chan, Thomas, Stoschek, Arne
• Primary Examiner(s): Jen, Ian
• Application Number:
  US11/501,554
• Publication Number:
  US 20070233363A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,618 Days
• Field of Search: 701/200, 700/202, 342/57
• US Class Current: 701/400
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096816 where the complete route is transmitted to the vehicle at once
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096827 where the route is computed onboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096838 where the user preferences are taken into account or the user selects one route out of a plurality
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096861 where the immediate route instructions are output to the driver, e.g. arrow signs for next turn
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096866 where the complete route is shown to the driver

Abstract

A navigation system is for a motor vehicle. The navigation system includes a motor vehicle, an isolated, immobile memory node for storing navigation data, a wireless communication connections between the isolated, immobile memory node and the motor vehicle for transmitting the navigation data from the isolated, immobile memory node to the motor vehicle and a man-machine interface arranged in the motor vehicle for outputting the navigation data to an operator of the motor vehicle.

Claims

1. A navigation system, comprising:

a motor vehicle;

an isolated, immobile memory node adapted to store navigation data and not directly connected to a network;

a temporary wireless communication connection between the isolated, immobile memory node and the motor vehicle adapted to transmit the navigation data from the isolated, immobile memory node to the motor vehicle; and

a man-machine interface arranged in the motor vehicle adapted to output the navigation data to an operator of the motor vehicle.

2. The navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the motor vehicle includes an on-board navigation system adapted to determine a position of the motor vehicle and to determine a suggested route, the man-machine interface assigned to the onboard navigation system.

3. The navigation system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an additional motor vehicle; and

a temporary wireless communication connection between the isolated, immobile memory node and the additional motor vehicle adapted to transmit at least one of (a) the navigation data and (b) additional navigation data from the motor vehicle to the isolated, immobile memory node.

4. The navigation system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an additional motor vehicle; and

a wireless communication connection between the motor vehicle and the additional motor vehicle adapted to transmit the navigation data from the motor vehicle to the additional motor vehicle.

5. The navigation system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a server spatially separate from the motor vehicle; and

a wireless communication connection between the server and the motor vehicle adapted to transmit at least one of (a) a suggested route for the motor vehicle, (b) the navigation data and (c) additional navigation data from the server to the motor vehicle.

6. The navigation system according to claim 5, wherein the wireless communication connection between the server and the motor vehicle is adapted to transmit at least one of (a) a position of the motor vehicle, (b) a desired destination for the motor vehicle and (c) additional navigation data from the motor vehicle to the server.

18. The navigation system according to claim 3, wherein the temporary wireless communication connection between the isolated, immobile memory node and the motor vehicle and the temporary wireless communication connection between the isolated, immobile memory node and the additional motor vehicle exist offset in time.

19. The navigation system according to claim 5, wherein the temporary wireless communication connection between the isolated, immobile memory node and the motor vehicle and the wireless communication connection between the server and the motor vehicle exist offset in time.

7. A navigation system, comprising:

a motor vehicle;

an isolated, immobile memory node adapted to store navigation data and not directly connected to a network; and

a temporary wireless communication connection between the isolated, immobile memory node and the motor vehicle adapted to transmit the navigation data from the motor vehicle to the isolated, immobile memory node.

8. The navigation system according to claim 7, further comprising:

a server spatially separate from the motor vehicle; and

a wireless communication connection between the server and the motor vehicle adapted to transmit at least one of (a) a position of the motor vehicle, (b) a desired destination for the motor vehicle, (c) the navigation data and (d) additional navigation information from the motor vehicle to the server.

9. The navigation system according to claim 8, wherein the wireless communication connection between the server and the motor vehicle is adapted to transmit at least one of (a) a suggested route for the motor vehicle, (b) the navigation data and (c) additional navigation information from the server to the motor vehicle.

10. The navigation system according to claim 7, further comprising:

a first motor vehicle;

a second motor vehicle;

a server separated spatially from the first motor vehicle and the second motor vehicle;

a wireless communication connection between the server and the first motor vehicle adapted to transmit at least one of (a) a suggested route for the second motor vehicle and (b) navigation data from the server to the first motor vehicle;

a wireless communication connection between the first motor vehicle and the second motor vehicle adapted to transmit at least one of (a) the suggested route for the second motor vehicle and (b) the navigation data from the first motor vehicle to the second motor vehicle; and

a man-machine interface arranged in the second motor vehicle adapted to output at least one of (a) the navigation data and (b) the suggested route to an operator of the second motor vehicle.

11. The navigation system according to claim 10, wherein the wireless communication connection between the second motor vehicle and the first motor vehicle is adapted to transmit at least one of (a) a position of the second motor vehicle, (b) a desired destination for the second motor vehicle and (c) additional navigation data from the second motor vehicle to first motor vehicle.

12. The navigation system according to claim 11, wherein the wireless communication connection between the server and the first motor vehicle is adapted to transmit at least one of (a) the position of the second motor vehicle, (b) the desired destination for the second motor vehicle and (c) additional navigation data from the first motor vehicle to the server.

13. The navigation system according to claim 10, wherein the second motor vehicle includes a position-finding system adapted to determine the position of the second motor vehicle.

20. The navigation system according to claim 8, wherein the temporary wireless communication connection between the isolated, immobile memory node and the motor vehicle and the wireless communication connection between the server and the motor vehicle exist offset in time.

14. A navigation system, comprising:

a first motor vehicle;

a second motor vehicle;

a server separated spatially from the first motor vehicle and the second motor vehicle;

a wireless communication connection between the first motor vehicle and the second motor vehicle adapted to transmit at least one of (a) a desired destination for the second motor vehicle and (b) navigation data from the second motor vehicle to the first motor vehicle; and

a wireless communication connection between the server and the first motor vehicle adapted to transmit at least one of (a) the desired destination for the second motor vehicle and (b) navigation data from the first motor vehicle to the server.

15. The navigation system according to claim 14, wherein the second motor vehicle includes a position-finding system adapted to determine the position of the second motor vehicle.

16. A navigation system, comprising:

a motor vehicle;

an isolated, immobile memory node adapted to store navigation data and not directly connected to a network;

a temporary wireless communication connection between the isolated, immobile memory node and the motor vehicle adapted to transmit the navigation data from the motor vehicle to the isolated, immobile memory node;

a server spatially separate from the motor vehicle;

a wireless communication connection between the server and the motor vehicle adapted to transmit at least one of (a) a suggested route for the motor vehicle, (b) the navigation data and (c) additional navigation information from the server to the motor vehicle; and

a man-machine interface arranged in the motor vehicle adapted to output at least one of (a) the navigation data and (b) the suggested route to an operator of the motor vehicle.

17. The navigation system according to claim 16, wherein the wireless communication connection between the server and the motor vehicle is adapted to transmit at least one of (a) the position of the motor vehicle, (b) a desired destination for the motor vehicle, (c) the navigation data and (d) additional navigation information from the motor vehicle to the server.