Patent ID: 8670925
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a storage device having stored geographic mapping information thereon, said geographic mapping information usable to generate a plurality of visual depictions indicative of the geographic mapping information; a display generator configured to read said stored geographic mapping information and generate a non-scaled and compressed array of said visual depictions and send said generated array to a display device, the non-scaled and compressed array displayed to indicate a view representative of a current travel road and upcoming roads or landmarks relative to a current geographic location of the system, the visual depictions presented in an expected order of encounter and arranged in a linear format irrespective of actual distances associated with the mapping information, the display generator further configured to continuously update the view based on the current geographic location and a determined direction of travel of the system; and an input device configured to send input data to said display generator, wherein said input data is indicative of what information is to be used in generating said array.