Navigation system and method
First Claim
1. A mapping apparatus comprising a processing device, the processing device configured to:
- generate a non-scaled and compressed view of roads on a display device based on mapping data, position data, and data indicative of what road map data to use in generating said non-scaled and compressed view, the non-scaled and compressed view of roads depicting roads as vertical linear pictograms and arranged so that a view representative of a current travel road and upcoming roads relative to a current geographic location of the apparatus is displayed in an expected order of encounter and indications of intersecting roads are arranged as a compressed list in a column layout with descriptive features grouped together by type and displayed one above another in columns irrespective of actual distance between intersections; and
update said non-scaled and compressed view in response to changes in said position data and a determined direction of travel of the apparatus.
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Abstract
A non-scaled, linearly compressed pictographic mapping system is provided for the visual display of information in a navigational aid. Unlike today'"'"'s road maps which use a point-arc-polygon paradigm, the new mapping uses a non-scaled, linearly-compressed pictographic design that shows roads as linear pictograms. The display has a columnar layout, whereby the descriptive elements are grouped together by type, and displayed one above the other in columns. The maps may also contain icons representing points of interest. In this manner, the mapping paradigm also serves to increase traveler safety, provide navigation assistance during address-less trips, create valuable advertising space and new promotional opportunities, and dramatically increases the travelers'"'"' communications and entertainment options.
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25 Claims
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1. A mapping apparatus comprising a processing device, the processing device configured to:
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generate a non-scaled and compressed view of roads on a display device based on mapping data, position data, and data indicative of what road map data to use in generating said non-scaled and compressed view, the non-scaled and compressed view of roads depicting roads as vertical linear pictograms and arranged so that a view representative of a current travel road and upcoming roads relative to a current geographic location of the apparatus is displayed in an expected order of encounter and indications of intersecting roads are arranged as a compressed list in a column layout with descriptive features grouped together by type and displayed one above another in columns irrespective of actual distance between intersections; and update said non-scaled and compressed view in response to changes in said position data and a determined direction of travel of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A navigation system comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive signals and determine a current position of said navigation system based on the signals; a storage device configured to store road map data therein; and a display generator configured to selectively receive input from an input device, selectively receive input from said receiver, selectively read stored road map data and generate a non-scaled and compressed view of roads depicting roads as vertical linear pictograms and based on said current position, said stored road map data, and said input from said input device and said receiver, the non-scaled and compressed view of roads displayed as linear pictograms so that a view representative of a current travel road and upcoming roads relative to a current geographic location of the system is displayed in an expected order of encounter and indications of intersecting roads are arranged as a list in a column format with descriptive features grouped together by type and displayed one above another in columns. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of displaying navigational directions, the method comprising:
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determining a current position of a navigation device; generating a sequential set of road segments selected based on received input and said current position; and causing a non-scaled compressed view of said sequential set of road segments to be sequentially displayed on said navigation device, the non-scaled compressed view of said sequential set of road segments displayed as vertical linear pictograms so that a view representative of a current travel road and upcoming roads relative to the current position is displayed in an expected order of encounter and indications of intersecting roads are arranged as a compressed list in a column format with descriptive features grouped together by type and displayed one above another in columns. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable instructions comprising:
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instructions for determining a current position of a navigation device; instructions for generating a sequential set of road segments selected based on received user input and said current position; and instructions for sequentially displaying a non-scaled compressed view of said sequential set of road segments on said navigation device, the non-scaled compressed view including icons representing points of interest positioned along said road segments and positioned in a non-scaled relative order of encounter, the non-scaled compressed view displayed as vertical linear pictograms so that a view representative of a current travel road and upcoming roads relative to the current position is displayed in an expected order of encounter and indications of intersecting roads are arranged as a compressed list in a column format with descriptive features grouped together by type and displayed one above another in columns.
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