Method and Device for Displaying Information in a Vehicle

A method for displaying information in a vehicle, comprising:

• displaying a geographic map on a display surface;
• displaying a symbol for the vehicle within the geographic map, a position of the symbol relative to the geographic map changing as a function of a geographic position of the vehicle;
• displaying a graphic object including supplementary information within the geographic map as a function of the geographic position of the vehicle;
• and
• producing and displaying an image sequence, including multiple images for the graphic object, as a function of the geographic position of the vehicle such that at an end of the image sequence the graphic object at least one of (a) has disappeared and (b) is no longer assignable to the supplementary information.

A device for displaying information in a vehicle, comprising:

• a memory adapted to store a geographic map and supplementary information assigned to the geographic map and to which graphic objects are assigned;
• a display device including a display surface adapted to display the information;
• a position determination device adapted to determine a geographic position of the vehicle;
• and
• a control unit adapted to control information displayed on the display surface such that within a displayed geographic map a symbol for the vehicle is displayable, a position of the symbol for the vehicle relative to the geographic map changeable as a function of the geographic position of the vehicle, and a graphic object including supplementary information is displayable within the geographic map as a function of the geographic position of the vehicle;
• wherein the control unit is adapted to produce an image sequence for display on the display surface as a function of the geographic position of the vehicle, the image sequence including multiple images for the graphic object, the graphic object at least of (a) having disappeared at an end of the image sequence and (b) no longer assignable to the supplementary information.