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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2002
Applicants:
Arne Friedrichs, Braunschweig, DE;
Gerd Draeger, Braunschweig, DE;
Volker Skwarek, Bad Salzdetfurth, DE;
Inventors:
Arne Friedrichs, Braunschweig, DE;
Gerd Draeger, Braunschweig, DE;
Volker Skwarek, Bad Salzdetfurth, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for making destination guidance instructions available to a user, wherein at least two direction indications, from a current position to waypoints and to a destination, respectively, are prepared and are outputted for the user. At least one distance indication is also prepared. Output of these indications may be accomplished simultaneously on a display. Output of these indications may be used in a region where no known map data or route data are available to the user.