Method for displaying background sky in navigation system and apparatus thereof
US8229667B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/367
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of displaying a background sky in a navigation system, the method including: storing and maintaining map data and background sky image data with respect to one or more directions of the map data in a database; detecting a driving direction angle of a vehicle; computing a position of a background sky image corresponding to the detected driving direction angle; extracting background sky image data corresponding to the computed position of the background sky image from the database; and displaying the extracted background sky image data as a background sky with respect to the map data.
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