Method for updating a geographic database for an in-vehicle navigation system
AssigneeVolkswagen of America, Inc.
InventorsLuis Sampedro Diaz, Daniel Rosario, Daniel Held
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Abstract
A method for updating a geographic database containing image data and road vector data to be used in vehicle navigation systems includes determining whether a vehicle is in an on-road position based on information provided by the vehicle navigation system. A geographically coded image is generated with a vehicle-mounted camera if the vehicle is not in an on-road position according to the information provided by the vehicle navigation system. The geographically coded image generated by the vehicle-mounted camera is analyzed in order to determine whether the geographic database requires updating.
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A method for updating a database, which comprises the steps of:
- determining whether a vehicle is in an on-road position based on information provided by an in-vehicle navigation system;
- generating a geographically coded image by using a vehicle-mounted camera, if the vehicle is not in an on-road position according to the information provided by the in-vehicle navigation system;
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- analyzing the geographically coded image generated by the vehicle-mounted camera in order to determine whether a geographic database requires updating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.