Method for operating a navigation system and navigation system for a motor vehicle

US8326474B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Rolf Schrey · Mönchengladbach, DE
• Bruno Bozionek · Borchen, DE
• Rainer Zimmermann · Paderborn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 24, 2008
• Grant date: Dec 4, 2012
• Expiry date: Dec 26, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01C21/3461
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

We provide a method for operating a navigation system for a motor vehicle in a road network, and to a navigation system. To this end, first a zone of the road network is provided with an emissions class-dependent drive-through restriction, wherein the motor vehicle is associated with at least one emissions class. First, information about the geographical location of the zone and about the emissions class at least required there is stored in the navigation system. Then, information about the at least one emissions class of the motor vehicle is entered into the navigation system. Thereafter, the information entered is considered in the destination guidance process, wherein destination guidance into or through the zone is avoided if the at least one emissions class of the motor vehicle is affected by emissions class-dependent drive-through restrictions in the zone.