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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2012
Applicants:
Carsten-christian Spindler, Karlsruhe, DE;
Simon Schütz, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Carsten-Christian Spindler, Karlsruhe, DE;
Simon Schütz, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH, Karlsbad, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle navigation device comprises a map data base storing map data and a processing unit. The map data base includes first attributes indicative of the presence of express lanes and second attributes assigned to lanes to indicate which lanes of a road segment are express lanes. The processing unit is coupled to the map data base and is configured to perform a route search based at least on the first attribute and to control outputting of route guidance information via a user interface based at least on the second attribute.