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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2003
Nisa M. Arnold-huyser, Zeeland, MI (US);
Alan S. Hughes, Holland, MI (US);
John S. Bambini, Kentwood, MI (US);
Ian Milstead, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Susan K. Sonday, Holland, MI (US);
Nisa M. Arnold-Huyser, Zeeland, MI (US);
Alan S. Hughes, Holland, MI (US);
John S. Bambini, Kentwood, MI (US);
Ian Milstead, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Susan K. Sonday, Holland, MI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A point-of-interest display system includes an updateable database which interfaces with a microprocessor which receives data from a GPS receiver providing the system with current vehicle location and direction of travel information. A display provides the operator textural and elemental graphic display information, and easily accessible control switches allow the operator to select upcoming highway exits, categories of points of interest, and points of interest and display directions to a selected entry.