Patent ID: 6088649
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
A method for selecting an entry from a list of entries in a vehicle navigation system, the system having a display, an input device and a selection device, the method comprising:presenting first and second objects on the display, the first object comprising the list of entries, and the second object comprising a selection window comprising a character slot and a plurality of adjacent character spaces, the second object being operable to present a sequence of characters in the character slot and to enter one of the characters in each of the character spaces in response to manipulation of the input device;presenting an arrangement of the characters in the adjacent character spaces of the selection window and the character slot in response to manipulation of the input device;for each of the characters presented in the character slot, highlighting a first entry in the list of entries, the first entry corresponding to the arrangement of characters; andselecting a highlighted entry from the list of entries in response to a selection signal generated by actuation of the selection device.