Method for requesting destination information and for navigating in a map view, computer program product and navigation unit

• US 7,126,579 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2003
• Issued: 10/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Ritter, Dieter
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Henry N.
• Application Number:
  US10/373,136
• Publication Number:
  US 20030151592A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,338 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/419, 345/159, 345/161, 345/168, 345/173, 345/184, 715848-855, 715/863, 715/716, 715/737, 715/739, 715/763, 715/782, 382/103, 382/106, 348/208.14, 348/211.99, 701/200, 701/212
• US Class Current: 345/156
• 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 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object

Abstract

A method for querying target information within a card view (15) is disclosed wherein a three-dimensional object (151) is selected on the basis of a user input and data (152) linked thereto is outputted. Preferably, in order to navigate within the card view (15), the gestures of the user are evaluated. The user can then navigate within a card view in a virtual manner and can easily query target information relating to an object.

Claims

1. A method for requesting destination information within a map view shown on a display device, comprising the following steps:

following a user input, a map view is moved in one direction in order to find data which are linked to a three-dimensional object,

a displayed, three-dimensional object is selected in the map view on the basis of a user input,

data linked to the selected object and stored in a database are output, wherein the data relating to the three-dimensional object are retrieved from the Internet, wherein the data retrieved for the object feature a telecommunications address, and wherein selection of the telecommunications address is followed by telecommunications contact being set up to the telecommunications address.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional object is a building, and an interior view of the building is output.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the linked data are reproduced in the map view and are output in association with the selected, three-dimensional object.

4. A computer program product which is stored on a storage medium and can be loaded into the main memory of a processor and executes the following steps using the processor:

following a user input, a map view is moved in one direction in order to find data which are linked to a three-dimensional object,

a displayed, three-dimensional object is selected in the map view on the basis of a user input,

data linked to the selected object and stored in a database are output, wherein the data relating to the three-dimensional object are retrieved from the Internet, wherein the data retrieved for the object feature a telecommunications address, and wherein selection of the telecommunications address is followed by telecommunications contact being set up to the telecommunications address.

5. A method for requesting destination information within a map view shown on a display device, comprising the following steps:

following a user input, a map view is moved in one direction in order to find data which are linked to a three-dimensional object,

a displayed, three-dimensional object is selected in the map view on the basis of a user input,

data linked to the selected object and stored in a database are output, wherein the data retrieved for the object feature a telecommunications address, and wherein selection of the telecommunications address is followed by telecommunications contact being set up to the telecommunications address.

6. A method for navigating in a map view reproduced on a display device, comprising the following steps:

a user'"'"'s gestures are recorded and evaluated,

the map view is moved in the direction in which the user is pointing, wherein defined space zones correspond to particular directions of movement of the map view.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, relating to navigation in a map view, wherein at least one selected map view is output on a portable data processing unit.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the speed at which the map view is moved is determined by that region in one of the space zones in which a hand of the user is identified.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6, relating to navigation in a map view, wherein the speed at which the map view is moved is dependent on the speed with which the gesture is made.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6, relating to navigation in a map view, wherein destination information is requested by the following steps:

following a user input, a map view is moved in one direction in order to find data which are linked to a three-dimensional object,

a displayed, three-dimensional object is selected in the map view on the basis of a user input,

data linked to the selected object and stored in a database are output.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein an object is selected on the basis of the interpretation of gestures from a user.

12. The method as claimed in claim 6, relating to navigation in a map view, wherein an object selected on the map view is used as a destination coordinate for route calculation.

13. A method for navigating in a map view reproduced on a display device, comprising the following steps:

a user'"'"'s gestures are recorded and evaluated,

the map view is moved in the direction in which the user is pointing, wherein the speed at which the map view is moved is dependent on the speed with which the gesture is made.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein defined space zones correspond to particular directions of movement of the map view.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the speed at which the map view is moved is determined by that region in one of the space zones in which a hand of the user is identified.

16. A method for requesting destination information within a map view shown on a display device, comprising the following steps:

following a user input, a map view is moved in one direction in order to find data which are linked to a three-dimensional object,

a displayed, three-dimensional object is selected in the map view on the basis of a user input,

data linked to the selected object and stored in a database are output, wherein the three-dimensional object is a building, and wherein an interior view of the building is output, wherein the data retrieved for the object feature a telecommunications address, and wherein selection of the telecommunications address is followed by telecommunications contact being set up to the telecommunications address.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the linked data are reproduced in the map view and are output in association with the selected, three-dimensional object.