IP Library Granted Patent US 8,700,308
Granted Patent B2
US 8,700,308 · App. 11/472,622 · Granted Apr 15, 2014

Navigation system for a motor vehicle

Inventors: Brian Ng (San Jose, CA); Thomas Chan (Mountain View, CA); Chu Hee Lee (San Jose, CA); Daniel Rosario (Santa Cruz, CA); Arne Stoschek (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: Volkswagen AG
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,700,308
App. No.
11/472,622
Granted
Apr 15, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A navigation system for a motor vehicle includes: a motor vehicle, a server which is spatially separate from the motor vehicle, and a wireless communication connection between the server and the motor vehicle for the time-staggered transmission of a first navigation information item and at least a second navigation information item from the server to the motor vehicle, the first navigation information item being assigned a first priority and the second navigation information item being assigned a second priority, the sequence of the transmission of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item being a function of the priority level, and a man-machine interface being arranged in the motor vehicle for outputting the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item to an operator of the motor vehicle.

Claims (19)

1. A motor vehicle, comprising:

an interface for a wireless communication connection for time-staggered reception of a first navigation information item and a second navigation information item, the first navigation information item having a first priority level and the second navigation information item having a second priority level, a sequence of the reception of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item being a function of the respective priority level of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item; and

a man-machine interface adapted to output the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item to an operator of the motor vehicle;

wherein the priority of a navigation information item is settable by an operator of the motor vehicle as a function of at least one of:

(a) an update rate;

(b) a usual update rate;

(c) a size;

(d) a distance to a position of the motor vehicle;

(e) a distance to a suggested route for the motor vehicle;

(f) a recognition value;

(g) a safety relevance; and

(h) a user profile.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the priority level of a navigation information item includes an excerpt from a map display.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the priority level of the excerpt from the map display is a function of distance to a position of the motor vehicle.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the priority level of the excerpt from the map display is a function of distance to a suggested route for the motor vehicle.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the man-machine interface includes a monitor.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a navigation system.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item are encoded, the motor vehicle further comprising a decoder adapted to decode the first encoded navigation information item and the second encoded navigation information item, a sequence of the decoding of the first navigation information item and the second navigation information item being a function of the respective priority level of the first navigation information and the second navigation information item.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a memory having a map display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2006
From: NG, BRIAN; CHAN, THOMAS; LEE, CHU HEE; ROSARIO, DANIEL; STOSCHEK, ARNE
To: VOLKSWAGEN AG
Reel/Frame 018332/0093 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 11395705 · Mar 31, 2006
Continuation In Part 11439315 · May 22, 2006
Provisional Application 60800222 · May 11, 2006
Related Publication 20070233369A1 · Oct 4, 2007