# US 8,751,156 B2 · Method of operating a navigation system using images > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,751,156 B2 - Document ID: US8751156B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/279,537 - Filed: 2011-10-24 - Published: 2012-03-08 - Granted: 2014-06-10 - Earliest claimed: 2004-06-30 - Assignees: HERE North America LLC - Applicants: Adil M. Musabji; Jason Borak; James D. Lynch; Narayanan Alwar; Jon D. Shutter - Inventors: Adil M. Musabji; Jason Borak; James D. Lynch; Narayanan Alwar; Jon D. Shutter - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8751156B2 ## CPC - G01C 21/3647: {Guidance involving output of stored or live camera images or video streams} - G01C 21/3638: {including 3D objects and buildings (three dimensional [3D] modelling, e.g. data description of 3D objects G06T17/00; geographic models G06T17/05)} - G06Q 30/0241: Advertisements - G06Q 30/0261: {based on user location} - G06T 11/00: Two-dimensional [2D] image generation - G06T 17/05: Geographic models - G06T 19/006: {Mixed reality (object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00)} - G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL ## Abstract A navigation system comprises a processor, a geographic database and a guidance application executable on the processor. The guidance application obtains data from the geographic database and obtains a photographic image. The guidance application overlays an advertisement route highlight on said photographic image. The advertisement route highlight graphically illustrates a path corresponding to a route and a direction of travel for the route. The advertisement route highlight includes a series of advertisement decals. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A navigation system comprising: a processor; a geographic database stored on a computer readable medium; and a guidance application executable on said processor to obtain data from the geographic database and to obtain a photographic image and to overlay an advertisement route highlight on said photographic image, wherein said photographic image provides a land-based view, wherein the advertisement route highlight graphically illustrates a path corresponding to a route and a direction of travel for the route, wherein the advertisement route highlight includes a series of advertisement decals. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein said guidance application displays said photographic image with said advertisement route highlight on a display of the navigation system. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein said advertisement route highlight is superimposed on a path surface shown in the photographic image. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the advertisement decal is a company logo. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the advertisement decal is a coupon. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the advertisement decal is an image. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the advertisement decal is for a point of interest located proximate the current location of the navigation system. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein said advertisement route highlight is animated. ### Claim 9 A method of operating a navigation system comprising: determining, by a processor, a route between an origin and a destination; providing a photographic image showing a geographic area through which said route passes, wherein said photographic image shows the geographic area from a land-based viewpoint; and providing an advertisement route highlight on said photographic image identifying a path corresponding to the route, wherein the advertisement route highlight includes a series of advertisement decals, wherein said advertisement route highlight is superimposed on a path surface shown in the photographic image. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein the advertisement decal is a company logo. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein the advertisement decal is a coupon. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein the advertisement decal is for a point of interest located proximate the current location of the navigation system. ### Claim 13 A method comprising: determining, by a processor, a route between an origin and a destination; providing a photographic image showing a geographic area through which said route passes, wherein said photographic image shows the geographic area from a land-based viewpoint; and providing a route highlight on said photographic image identifying the route, wherein the route highlight includes a series of decals providing visual information representing at least one feature of the route or the destination, wherein said route highlight including the series of decals is superimposed on a path surface shown in the photographic image. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 wherein the at least one feature is an advertisement or a product or service offered at the destination. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 wherein the at least one feature includes an attribute of a path of the route. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 wherein the decal is an image of the destination or an image of an object or a person associated with the destination. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 wherein the at least one feature includes a traffic condition, weather condition or current event along the route. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 wherein the decals include an image of a road sign. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the series of decals convey maneuvers leading to a point of interest. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the series of advertisement decals convey maneuvers leading to a point of interest associated with the series of advertisement decals.