Patent ID: 6124826
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
A personal navigation system for people, comprising:a navigation unit including a receiver device for receiving wireless transmitted GPS information to identify a current geographical position of a person;a display integrated in a dashboard of a motor vehicle;computer means for route planning, said computer means including a memory containing at least one digitized road map; andcommunication means including an input unit for inputting a target position, and an output unit for outputting path guidance information, the output unit comprising a display for displaying the current position with a local map, the communication means further including an interface which is connectable to an electronic system of the motor vehicle, the communication means being operative to output information via the interface to the display integrated in the dashboard of the motor vehicle, the navigation unit and the communication means, including the input unit and the output unit, being configured as a portable hardware unit, a transmitter/receiver unit and a separate power supply being mounted in the portable hardware unit, the computer means being disposed in a stationary manner outside the portable hardware unit, the transmitter/receiver unit being operative to transmit and receive information between the computer means and the communication means by wireless transmission and the communication means being operative to transmit data between the navigation unit and the transmitter/receiver unit.