Navigation device vehicle comprising the device
US5537323A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3632
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A navigation device which is operative to navigate a user along a selected route, utilizing displays of relevant map sections and the selected route. The relevant map section is updated by a control unit in accordance with changes in user's present position. The control unit includes a picture processor which controls the display unit to show in a distinctive manner within a relevant map section the route segment already travelled and the segment yet to be travelled. The resulting display can therefore be very quickly interpreted by the user.
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