Patent ID: 6512977
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
In a system wherein a navigation device is coupled to receive navigation data from a compact disk reader and an audio device is coupled to receive recorded audio information from said compact disk reader, which can be operated in order to provide the driver with detailed directions to a desired destination, a method for providing navigation instructions to a driver while playing recorded audio from a compact disk, comprising:reading navigation data from a navigation data disk in said compact disk reader and selecting destination coordinates using said navigation data; storing said destination coordinates and removing said navigation data disk from said compact disk reader; operating said compact disk reader to play recorded audio read from a compact disk containing prerecorded audio information; deriving current position information, which denotes current position, using a navigation sensor; and providing a display of simplified directions comprising at least direction information derived from said current position information and said destination coordinates, and wherein the display of said direction information includes displaying an arrow corresponding to said direction information during said play of recorded audio.