Navigation system and method to scroll to user selected point of interests (POIs)

• US 9,417,088 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2015
• Issued: 08/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Ichinokawa, Jumpei, Kurciska, Maja
• Primary Examiner(s): Tarcza, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dunn, Alex C
• Application Number:
  US14/849,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20160146626A1
• Time in Patent Office: 342 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence

Abstract

A navigation system has at least one processor. A memory is coupled to the processor. The memory stores program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: display a map; display a cursor showing a present location of a vehicle on the map; display a menu screen to enter user selected point of interest (POI) search criteria; display markings on the map, wherein each marking corresponds to a POI matching the user selected POI search criteria; move the map to a user selected marking; and center the map on the user selected marking.

Claims

1. A navigation system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to;

display a map;

display a cursor indicating a present location of a vehicle on the map;

display a menu screen to enter a user selected point of interest (POI) search criteria;

display a POI list showing POIs matching the user selected POI search criteria, wherein the POI list is limited to a predetermined number of POIs matching the user selected POI search criteria;

display markings on the map to POIs matching the user selected POI search criteria;

move the map to a user selected marking; and

center the map on the user selected marking.

2. The navigation system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to display data in a text box proximate the user selected marking showing information related to the user selected marking.

3. The navigation system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein the POI list displays the POIs in order based on a distance from the present location of the vehicle to each respective POI.

4. The navigation system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to display a single marking on the map corresponding to a user selected POI from the POI list when the vehicle is moving, markings corresponding to non-selected POIs from the POI list removed from the map.

5. The navigation system, in accordance with claim 4, wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to display data in a text box proximate the single marking, the text box showing information related to the single marking.

6. The navigation system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein moving the map to a user selected marking comprises:

moving to a first marking in a user selected direction, the first marking located closest to the cursor; and

moving to successive markings in the user selected direction wherein each successive marking is further away from the cursor when the user continues to move the map.

7. A method of displaying point of interests (POIs) on a navigation system comprising:

displaying a map;

displaying a menu screen to enter user selected POI search criteria;

displaying a POI list showing POIs matching the user selected POI search criteria, wherein the POI list is limited to a predetermined number of POIs matching the user selected POI search criteria;

displaying markings on the map corresponding to POIs matching the user selected POI search criteria;

moving the map to a user selected marking; and

centering the map on the user selected marking.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising displaying data in a text box proximate the user selected marking showing information related to the user selected marking.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising displaying POIs on the POI list in order based on a distance from a present location of a vehicle having the navigation system to each respective POI.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising displaying a single marking on the map corresponding to a user selected POI from the POI list when the vehicle is moving, markings corresponding to non-selected POIs from the POI list removed from the map.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising displaying data in a text box proximate the single marking, the text box showing information related to the single marking.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein moving the map to a user selected marking comprises:

moving to a first marking in a user selected direction, the first marking located closest to the cursor; and

moving to successive markings in the user selected direction wherein each successive marking is further away from the cursor when the user continues to move the map.

13. A navigation system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to;

display a map;

display a menu screen to enter a user selected POI search criteria;

display markings on the map corresponding to a POI matching the user selected POI search criteria;

moving to a first marking in a user selected direction, the first marking located closest to the cursor;

moving to successive markings In the user selected direction wherein each successive marking is further away from the cursor when the user continues to move the map; and

center the map on the user selected marking.

14. The navigation system, in accordance with claim 13, wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to display a POI list showing POIs matching the user selected POI search criteria.

15. The navigation system, in accordance with claim 14, wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to display a single marking on the map corresponding to a user selected POI from the POI list when the vehicle is moving, markings corresponding to non-selected POIs from the POI list removed from the map.

16. The navigation system, in accordance with claim 14, wherein the POI list displays the POIs in order based on a distance from the present location of the vehicle to each respective POI.

17. The navigation system, in accordance with claim 14, wherein the POI list is limited to a predetermined number of POIs matching the user selected POI search.

18. The navigation system, in accordance with claim 16, wherein the POI list displays the POIs In order based on a distance from the present location of the vehicle to each respective POI.

19. The navigation system, in accordance with claim 15, wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to display data in a text box proximate the single marking, the text box showing information related to the single marking.