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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2005
Andreas Ebert, Braunschweig, DE;
Jens Fliegner, Wahrenholz, DE;
Christoph Waeller, Braunschweig, DE;
Lorenz Bohrer, Berlin, DE;
Heino Wengelnik, Wolfsburg, DE;
Joerg Lilienthal, Gifhorn, DE;
Andreas Ebert, Braunschweig, DE;
Jens Fliegner, Wahrenholz, DE;
Christoph Waeller, Braunschweig, DE;
Lorenz Bohrer, Berlin, DE;
Heino Wengelnik, Wolfsburg, DE;
Joerg Lilienthal, Gifhorn, DE;
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
In a method for controlling a map display in a vehicle, a display device is controlled such that a section of a geographical map is displayed in a spatially non-linear scale. A display apparatus for displaying a geographical map includes a control unit and a display device, connected to the control unit, a map section, the control unit including an arithmetic-logic unit by which data assigned to the geographical map is able to be converted into display data, taking a spatially non-linear scale into consideration. A navigation system includes such a display apparatus.