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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Thomas Jung, Bielefeld, DE;
Lothar-frank Smirnov, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Jung, Bielefeld, DE;
Lothar-Frank Smirnov, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for displaying map information for a navigation system provides map information which includes areas representing a top view of a map detail, and lines representing a grid of traffic routes. The display of the area information includes additional background information, i.e., the display of the areas in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional view is at least partially generated on the basis of aerial and/or satellite photographs.