Navigation system for a motor vehicle

• US 9,846,051 B2
• Filed: 07/29/2013
• Issued: 12/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Stoschek, Arne, Ng, Brian, Alessandrini, Philippe, Rosario, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Hilgendorf, Dale
• Application Number:
  US13/953,398
• Publication Number:
  US 20130311082A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,604 Days
• Field of Search: 701451, 701482, 701483, 701484
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3635 Guidance using 3D or perspective road maps
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3638 including 3D objects and buildings three dimensional [3D] modelling, e.g. data description of 3D objects G06T17/00; geographic models G06T17/05
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3852 Data derived from aerial or satellite images
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3889 Transmission of selected map data, e.g. depending on route
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0009 Transmission of position information to remote stations involving assistance data G01S5/0236
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0045 Transmission from base station to mobile station G01S5/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0969 having a display in the form of a map

Abstract

A navigation system for a motor vehicle includes: an off-board navigation system spatially separated from the motor vehicle, for calculating a suggested route for the motor vehicle; a wireless communication connection between the off-board navigation system and the motor vehicle, for transmitting the suggested route to the motor vehicle; and a man-machine interface arranged in the motor vehicle, for outputting the suggested route to an operator of the motor vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for supporting navigation of a motor vehicle, comprising:

transmitting a suggested route integrated into at least one of (a) a satellite image or (b) a 3-D graphical representation from an off-board navigation system spatially separated from the motor vehicle to the motor vehicle via a wireless communication connection;

outputting the suggested route to an operator of the motor vehicle via a man-machine interface, the outputting including displaying the suggested route integrated into, the at least one of (a) the satellite image or (b) the 3-D graphical representation such that a viewing angle of (a) the satellite image or (b) the 3-D graphical representation is adjustable; and

supplementing the outputted suggested route with information from an on-board sensor system.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining a position of the motor vehicle by a position-finding system.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

transmitting the position of the motor vehicle from the motor vehicle to the off-board navigation system via the wireless communication connection.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the outputting includes displaying the suggested route by a display device of the man-machine interface.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting at least one of (a) the satellite image or (b) the 3-D graphical representation from an environment of the motor vehicle to the motor vehicle.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the outputting includes displaying the suggested route by a display device of the man-machine interface.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

calculating the suggested route for the motor vehicle via an on-board navigation system.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the on-board sensor system includes at least one of a night vision sensor or a road-condition sensor.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the satellite view includes a night mode, a day mode, seasonal modes, and/or weather-dependent modes.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the viewing angle is adjustable between at an overhead view and a first-person view.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the viewing angle is adjustable by the operator of the motor vehicle.

12. A method for supporting navigation of a motor vehicle, comprising:

transmitting a suggested route integrated into at least one of (a) a satellite image or (b) a 3-D graphical representation from an off-board navigation system spatially separated from the motor vehicle to the motor vehicle via a wireless communication connection;

outputting the suggested route to an operator of the motor vehicle via a man-machine interface, the outputting including displaying the suggested route integrated into, the at least one of (a) the satellite image or (b) the 3-D graphical representation such that a viewing angle of (a) the satellite image or (b) the 3-D graphical representation is adjustable; and

(a) automatically selecting or (b) interactively automatically selecting, by the off-board navigation system, a destination of the motor vehicle based on data of the motor vehicle transmitted from the motor vehicle to the off-board navigation system.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the data of the motor vehicle includes at least one of fuel tank level, oil level or defect information.