Method of operating a navigation system using images
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1. A navigation system comprising:
- a processor;
a geographic database stored on a computer readable medium; and
a guidance application executable on said processor to obtain data from the geographic database and to obtain a photographic image and to overlay an advertisement route highlight on said photographic image, wherein said photographic image provides a land-based view, wherein the advertisement route highlight graphically illustrates a path corresponding to a route and a direction of travel for the route, wherein the advertisement route highlight includes a series of advertisement decals.
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Abstract
A navigation system comprises a processor, a geographic database and a guidance application executable on the processor. The guidance application obtains data from the geographic database and obtains a photographic image. The guidance application overlays an advertisement route highlight on said photographic image. The advertisement route highlight graphically illustrates a path corresponding to a route and a direction of travel for the route. The advertisement route highlight includes a series of advertisement decals.
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1. A navigation system comprising:
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a processor; a geographic database stored on a computer readable medium; and a guidance application executable on said processor to obtain data from the geographic database and to obtain a photographic image and to overlay an advertisement route highlight on said photographic image, wherein said photographic image provides a land-based view, wherein the advertisement route highlight graphically illustrates a path corresponding to a route and a direction of travel for the route, wherein the advertisement route highlight includes a series of advertisement decals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 20)
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9. A method of operating a navigation system comprising:
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determining, by a processor, a route between an origin and a destination; providing a photographic image showing a geographic area through which said route passes, wherein said photographic image shows the geographic area from a land-based viewpoint; and providing an advertisement route highlight on said photographic image identifying a path corresponding to the route, wherein the advertisement route highlight includes a series of advertisement decals, wherein said advertisement route highlight is superimposed on a path surface shown in the photographic image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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determining, by a processor, a route between an origin and a destination; providing a photographic image showing a geographic area through which said route passes, wherein said photographic image shows the geographic area from a land-based viewpoint; and providing a route highlight on said photographic image identifying the route, wherein the route highlight includes a series of decals providing visual information representing at least one feature of the route or the destination, wherein said route highlight including the series of decals is superimposed on a path surface shown in the photographic image. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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