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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1997
Hiroshi Nonaka, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lihung Lin, Milpitas, CA (US);
Visteon Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for displaying information corresponding to a current vehicle position on a display of a vehicle navigation system. After the current vehicle position is determined by a separate process, the system determines the road on which the vehicle is currently located. The system then refers to a map database to construct a current road database corresponding to the current road. A current road segment corresponding to the current vehicle position is then determined. The system then refers to the current road database to determine a first geographical location based on the current vehicle road segment. The system then displays a text representation of the current vehicle position relative to the first geographical location.