Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for finding a location in a digital map

US6847886B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10References

19Claims

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Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

Cesim Demir · Aidlingen, DE
Ralf Hoffmann
Peter Hoyland · Sindelfingen, DE
Reiner Knapp · Holzgerlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 2, 2002
Grant date	Jan 25, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 2, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG09B29/106
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for finding a desired location in a digital map whose locations are indicated with reference to a first coordinate system, includes the steps of determining a second coordinate system which is indicated with reference to the first coordinate system; determining coordinate data of the desired location with reference to the second coordinate system; finding the second coordinate system in the digital map; and finding the desired location in the first digital map by entering the coordinate data of the desired location in the second coordinate system.

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