Patent ID: 8898003
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying a map on a GPS receiver, the method comprising: displaying the map in accordance with a location determined by the GPS receiver, wherein the map shows a route on which the GPS receiver is indicated moving along; superimposing images representing objects onto the map, wherein the objects resembles structures or settings along the route, the images are superimposed along the route to create a 3D impression around the location, wherein the structures or settings include one or more of landmarks, signs, significant buildings, and exit designs, a perspective of the structures or settings changes in accordance with a direction the GPS receiver is moving, the map is not changed relatively while the images being imposed change as the structures or settings change; and changing the images with different color effects in reference to an input from at least one source about conditions of the location at a time that the map is displayed on the GPS receiver, making the map resembling an electronically generated map with a certain level of realism in accordance with surrounding of the location of the GPS, wherein an icon of a vehicle in the map shows that headlights are on when the vehicle is supposed to turn on its headlights.