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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hikaru Wako, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Tatsuo Yokota, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alpine Electronics, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/100 ; G06F 7/00 ; G06F 9/00 ; G06F 1/700 ; G06F / ; G01S 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/100 ; G06F 7/00 ; G06F 9/00 ; G06F 1/700 ; G06F / ; G01S 5/02 ;
Abstract
A display method and apparatus for navigation system for displaying information necessary for guiding a driver of a vehicle. The navigation system is designed to promote safe driving by producing different display forms and contents depending on whether the vehicle is in motion or stationary. When the vehicle is stationary, the navigation system can perform all of the functions. However, when the vehicle is in motion, the navigation system provides simplified and limited functions to ease the operations. The number of key strokes required for operating the navigation system is reduced when the vehicle is in motion.