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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Carsten-christian Spindler, Karlsruhe, DE;
Martin Fischer, München, DE;
Vladimir Ivanov, München, DE;
Simon Schütz, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Carsten-Christian Spindler, Karlsruhe, DE;
Martin Fischer, München, DE;
Vladimir Ivanov, München, DE;
Simon Schütz, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH, Karlsbad, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/123 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A navigation system includes a display for displaying at least a part of a digital map. The navigation system includes a navigation database which stores any text and/or symbol(s) associated with a signpost independently from a background of the signpost. The text and/or symbol(s) and the background may be retrieved from the navigation database and displayed as a signpost image in the displayed part of the digital map.