Patent · US Expired

Method for inputting local names

US7809501B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References

1Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Holger Listle · Hildesheim, DE
Stefan Lueer · Hildesheim, DE
Claus Brenner · San Jose, US
Jens Faenger · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 25, 2003
Grant date	Oct 5, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 9, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01C21/3611
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method is proposed for entering place names into a device for processing the place names, in particular into a navigation device in a vehicle, where in the case that a match of a place name is ambiguous, a graphical representation for distinguishing the respective places of the same name is displayed for selection of the particular place.

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