Method of operating a navigation system using images
AssigneeNavteq North America, LLC
InventorsJames M. Herbst, Suzanne M. McGrath, Jason M. Borak
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Abstract
A method of operating a navigation system comprises providing an image of a geographic area through which a portion of a route between an origin and destination passes. The image is an approximate 360-degree image. The method provides a guidance information overlay on the image. The guidance information overlay may be a route highlight, a maneuver arrow, an indication of a path that has been traveled, an identification of a main route and an alternative route, and a label.
Claims17
A method of operating a navigation system comprising:
- providing an image of a geographic area through which a portion of a route between an origin and destination passes;
- wherein said image provides an approximate 360-degree angle of view of the geographic area,
- wherein said image is obtained from a geographic database,
- wherein said image provides a land-based viewpoint of the geographic area.
A method of operating a navigation system comprising:
- providing a photographic image Of a geographic area from a geographic database, wherein said photographic image shows the geographic area from a land-based viewpoint;
- overlaying a next route highlight on said photographic image identifying a path to be traveled, wherein the next route highlight extends along the path for a distance visible in the photographic image;
- and
- overlaying a past route highlight on said photographic image identifying a path already traveled.
A method of operating a navigation system comprising:
- providing a photographic image of a geographic area from a geographic database, wherein said photographic image shows a viewpoint corresponding to a land-based observer;
- overlaying a first route highlight in said photographic image identifying a path available for traveling to a destination, wherein the first route highlight extends along the path for a distance visible in the photographic image;
- and
- overlaying a second route highlight in said photographic image identifying an alternative path available for traveling to said destination, wherein the second route highlight extends along the alternative pat for a distance visible in the image.
A navigation system comprising:
- a route guidance application capable of providing a series of photographic images of a geographic region, said series of images depicting a continuous visual representation of a route between an origin and a destination, each of said photographic images include a guidance information overlay that extends along the route for a distance visible in the photographic image;
- wherein said photographic images are obtained from a geographic database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.