Apparatus and method for displaying a map
US4914605A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 8, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3673
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer hardware and software system and method for displaying a map of streets corresponding to an area over which a vehicle may move to assist a driver to navigate, the system displaying the map on a display based on a scale-dependent street prioritization scheme, providing on the display a vehicle position symbol indicating the current position and heading of the vehicle and a moving map which moves in translation and rotation as the vehicle moves, selectively and dynamically labelling streets on the display as the vehicle moves, and providing a destination symbol on the display indicating a desired destination or the direction to a desired destination.
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