Patent ID: 9170120
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: G01C,G08G,G10L

Abstract:
1. An automotive vehicle navigation method, said method comprising the steps of: obtaining electronic textual navigation information; converting the textual navigation information into audio data; storing the audio data within the vehicle; playing back the audio data within the vehicle in sequential increments that correspond to respective legs of a trip being made by the vehicle; storing the electronic textual navigation information within the vehicle; playing back the electronic textual navigation information within the vehicle in sequential increments that correspond to the respective legs of the trip being made by the vehicle, wherein the audio data and the electronic textual navigation information are stored and played back together in a sequential tracks corresponding to the respective legs of the trip; obtaining electronic graphical navigation information; storing the electronic graphical navigation information within the vehicle; playing back the electronic graphical navigation information within the vehicle in sequential increments that correspond to the respective legs of the trip being made by the vehicle; and selectively switching between the playing back of the electronic textual navigation information and the playing back of the electronic graphical navigation information.