Patent ID: 9316506
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: G01C,G08G

Claim Text:
1. A method for presenting on a display, terrain along a route of a vehicle, the route comprises a path of the vehicle, wherein the path comprises a first segment independent of a current heading of the vehicle, the method comprising: processing terrain data in a processor unit receiving a present location, of the vehicle, from a location device; receiving in the processor unit, a selection of a distance for a width for each segment of the route; displaying, on the display, a vertical profile side view of terrain within the width along the route, such that in response to the present location of the vehicle being offset from a centerline of the first segment, laterally to one side of the centerline of the first segment, the processor expands the width, only on the one side of the first segment, from the present location, along a line of the offset, by one-half of the distance; and displaying a number of graphical indicators, on the display, of a position of the terrain, relative to a left side of and a right side of the vehicle, along the route.