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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2009
Matthew M. Highstrom, South Lyon, MI (US);
Andrew W. Gellatly, Macomb, MI (US);
Cody R. Hansen, Shelby Township, MI (US);
John P. Weiss, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Bhavna Mathur, Novi, MI (US);
Matthew M. Highstrom, South Lyon, MI (US);
Andrew W. Gellatly, Macomb, MI (US);
Cody R. Hansen, Shelby Township, MI (US);
John P. Weiss, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Bhavna Mathur, Novi, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A navigation system is provided for instructing an operator of a vehicle. The navigation system includes a navigation processor configured to obtain a destination location, and to generate a proposed route to the destination location. The navigation system also includes a presentation element coupled to the navigation processor, the presentation element configured to provide navigation instructions to the operator. A selection module is coupled to or incorporated into the navigation processor, and the selection module is configured to select a cartographic resolution from a plurality of different cartographic resolutions, resulting in a selected cartographic resolution. The presentation element provides navigation instructions for at least a portion of the proposed route, using the selected cartographic resolution.