Device for displaying cartographic information, method for displaying cartographic information, navigation system provided with the device and vehicle provided with the navigation system
US5629854A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 13, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3632
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for displaying cartographic information, such as traffic situations with navigation data in the case of use in a navigation system, contains a memory for cartographic data, a location-determining unit and a display, is provided with a selection unit for the repeated selection, on the basis of data from the location-determining unit, from the memory of data relating to a traffic situation to be anticipated and is provided with a processing unit for an analysis of the selected data and the generation, on the basis of the analysis, of a stylised display, which can be interpreted rapidly, of the traffic situation to be anticipated, optionally incorporating a symbol which indicates the route to be followed.
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