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US 6,647,338 B1Granted
Navigation device
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorsKlaus Hamberger, Wolfram Remlinger, Jurgen Schroder
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Abstract
A navigation device for installation in a motor vehicle. The navigation device has a monitor on which a plurality of images, including a map image and a menu, and a rotary switch. The scale of the display as well as other features can be selected or changed by combinations or rotations and depressions of the rotary switch.
Claims19
A navigation device, for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a monitor on which at least one image may be displayed, including an image of a map;
- and
- a rotary switch,
- wherein in a first operating mode, a scale of the map image is selected by rotation of the rotary switch and in a second operating mode, a cursor is moved along a predetermined route in the at least one image by one of application of an axial force to the rotary switch and rotation of the rotary switch.
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A navigation device for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a monitor on which at least one image is displayed, including an image of a map and image of a menu;
- and
- a rotary switch,
- wherein in one operating mode, a scale of the map image is selected by rotation of the rotary switch, and
- wherein a point on the map image or a reigion in a vicinity of the point corresponding to a current cursor position is identified by an information function.
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A navigation device for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a monitor on which at least one image is displayed, including an image of a map and an image of a menu;
- and
- a rotary switch.
- wherein in one operating mode a scale of the map image is selected by rotation of the rotary switch, and
- wherein a point on the map corresponding to a current cursor position is selected as a destination or an intermediate destination by an information function.
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A navigation device for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a monitor on which at least one image is displayed including an image of a map;
- and
- a rotary switch,
- wherein in a first operating mode a scale of the map image is selected by rotation of the rotary switch, and in a second operating mode, a function may be selected by rotation of the rotary switch, and
- wherein a point on the map image or a region in a vicinity of the point corresponding to a current cursor position is identified by an information function.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.