Navigation arrangement based on coordinate fields

• US 7,783,418 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2003
• Issued: 08/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Original Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Inventors: Stabenau, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Dalena
• Application Number:
  US10/508,964
• Publication Number:
  US 20050165544A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,717 Days
• Field of Search: 701200-203, 701207-209, 701211-213, 340/990, 340/995
• US Class Current: 701/208
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3632 Guidance using simplified or iconic instructions, e.g. using arrows G01C21/365 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096883 where input information is obtained using a mobile device, e.g. a mobile phone, a PDA

Abstract

An arrangement for navigation to predetermined destinations within a search area, which is divided up by means of a linear system of coordinates into coordinate fields, wherein, by means of automatic positioning at predetermined time intervals, that coordinate field is determined in which the arrangement is situated, wherein a database is provided which contains for each coordinate field a data record with a description of the current coordinate field and a description of the next coordinate field to be located in order to reach the destination, wherein the arrangement displays from the database to a user, who has input one of the predetermined destinations into the arrangement, the description of each new coordinate field as it is reached and the description of the next coordinate field provided for reaching the destination.

Claims

1. An arrangement for navigation to predetermined destinations within a search area, which is divided up by means of a linear system of coordinates into coordinate fields, wherein, by means of automatic positioning at predetermined time intervals, that coordinate field is determined in which the arrangement is situated, wherein the arrangement displays to a user, who has input one of the predetermined destinations into the arrangement, navigation information, wherein the navigation information includes:

a description of the current coordinate field; and

a description of the next coordinate field for reaching the destination;

wherein the navigation information is obtained directly from a data record in a database without having to calculate a route.

2. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that automatic positioning is performed by means of the Global Positioning System.

3. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the coordinate system comprises a linear system of coordinates with x, y coordinates which divides the search area into coordinate fields of 50 meters by 50 meters.

4. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the database is situated locally in the arrangement.

5. An arrangement as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the database is provided individually for one arrangement and the users thereof.

6. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the database is situated in a central memory/server, which the arrangement accesses by means of a radio link.

7. An arrangement as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the arrangement is located in a cell phone.

8. An arrangement as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the database is provided centrally for a plurality of arrangements and users.

9. An arrangement as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that a user of the arrangement may record in the database personal destinations and enter him/herself in the data records descriptions for the current coordinate field and the next coordinate field to be located in order to reach the destination.

10. An arrangement for navigation to predetermined destinations within a search area, which is divided up by means of a linear system of coordinates into coordinate fields, wherein, by means of automatic positioning at predetermined time intervals, that coordinate field is determined in which the arrangement is situated, wherein the arrangement displays to a user, who has input one of the predetermined destinations into the arrangement, navigation information, wherein the navigation information includes:

a description of the current coordinate field; and

a description of the next coordinate field for reaching the destination;

wherein the navigation information is obtained directly from a data record in a database; and

wherein no navigation related calculation is performed using at least one data record in the database to obtain the navigation information, characterized in that a user of the arrangement may record in the database personal destinations and enter him/herself in the data records descriptions for the current coordinate field and the next coordinate field to be located in order to reach the destination.

11. An arrangement as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that automatic positioning is performed by means of the Global Positioning System.

12. An arrangement as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the coordinate system comprises a linear system of coordinates with x, y coordinates which divides the search area into coordinate fields of 50 meters by 50 meters.

13. An arrangement as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the database is situated locally in the arrangement.

14. An arrangement as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that the database is situated in a central memory/server, which the arrangement accesses by means of a radio link.