Patent ID: 6405131
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
A method of providing guidance with a navigation system to a driver of a vehicle as the vehicle approaches a location at which a maneuver onto a first road is required to follow a calculated route and where a second road not to be taken is close to the first road, the method comprising:presenting information to the driver indicating that both the first road and the second road are being approached; presenting information to the driver indicating a relative proximity of the vehicle to each of said first road and said second road; and progressively updating the information indicating the relative proximity of the vehicle to each of said first road and said second road, wherein said information to the driver indicating that both the first road and the second road are being approached comprises a first progress bar representing said first road and a second progress bar representing said second road, wherein said first progress bar and said second progress bar are displayed on a display screen of said navigation system.