Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Navigation – Employing position determining equipment
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-23
2007-10-23
Beaulieu, Yonel (Department: 3661)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Navigation
Employing position determining equipment
C701S200000, C701S201000, C342S357490, C342S357490
Reexamination Certificate
active
10354900
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle navigation device is provided for permitting the display of the current POI (Point of Interest) information about points of interest which serve as landmarks near a guidance route to the destination, thereby improving visibility when a user identifies the guidance route. A vehicle navigation device50is connected in communication with a provider60for offering transmission service of map information which includes the current POI information pertaining to locations on a map where the points of interest are located. The navigation device50includes a display unit6, information input means2, communications means3, and control means17. The control means17accesses the provider60through the communications means3when the guidance route to the destination is set by the information input means2, to obtain the current POI information about an area near the set guidance route from the map information, so that the obtained current POI information is displayed on a screen of the display unit6, together with the guidance route and a vehicle position mark for designating a present position of a vehicle.
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Alpine Electronics Inc.
Beaulieu Yonel
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
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