NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE GRAPHIC DISPLAY OF SUBREGIONS HAVING TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS
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Abstract
A navigation device is provided, which includes a storage unit for storing information about traffic restrictions for vehicles and for storing digital map data, and an output unit for a graphic display of a region such that subregions for which information about traffic restrictions for vehicles is stored are graphically labeled.
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17. A navigation device, comprising:
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an information storage unit storing information about traffic restrictions for vehicles and digital map data; and an output unit configured to selectively provide a graphic display of a map area, wherein at least one subregion of the map area having associated stored information about traffic restrictions for vehicles is graphically identified. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for vehicle route planning using a navigation device having (a) an information storage unit storing information about traffic restrictions for vehicles, digital map data, and vehicle data, (b) an output unit configured to selectively provide a graphic display of a map area, wherein at least one subregion of the map area having associated stored information about traffic restrictions for vehicles is graphically identified, and (c) a processing unit, the method comprising:
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calculating a vehicle route from a starting location to a selected destination by a processing unit, wherein the calculation takes into account the vehicle data stored in the storage unit and the information about traffic restrictions for vehicles stored in the storage unit in such a manner that the calculated vehicle route excludes route sections having stored traffic restrictions for the vehicle; and providing a graphic display of the calculated vehicle route.
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