Patent ID: 6556917
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
A navigation device for a land-based vehicle, comprising: a processor (1), wherein the processor (1) ascertains the location of the land-based vehicle by means of a locating device (11), the navigation device having means (3) for acoustical and optical display, wherein the means (3) for acoustical and optical display shows a region in which the land-based vehicle is located, and wherein a user informs the navigation device of a route by means of an input device (4), and the user adapts the user-selected route on the navigation device during the trip, wherein the means (3) for acoustical and optical display shows the region in perspective, wherein the means (3) for acoustical and optical display assembles a scene to be from objects, wherein the displayed scene is composed of a multitude of objects, wherein the processor (1) links the objects with items of additional information, said items of additional information being displayed using more than one type of medium, wherein the user, by means of the input device (4), calls up the linked items of additional information for the objects, wherein by means of the input device on the navigation device, the user chooses between a two-dimensional display and a perspective display, wherein by means of the input device (4) on the navigation device, the user selects an arbitrary point of view for the perspective display of the route, and wherein by marking the objects using the input device (4), the user calls up items of additional information for the marked objects, wherein the processor (1) administers the objects, the video and audio data, and the additional information in the form of MPEG4 files.