Patent ID: 7890254
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: B60K,G01C,G08G

Abstract:
1. A control system for mounting to a vehicle comprising: a first input configured to receive data representing a current position of the vehicle; a memory configured to store a database of road network information comprising street names and addresses along the streets; a microprocessor coupled to said first input and to said memory, the microprocessor configured to provide display signals representing location information as the vehicle moves along a street; and a second input coupled to said microprocessor and configured to receive a user selection and to provide the user selection to the microprocessor; wherein the microprocessor is configured to use the user selection to switch between at least (a) causing an electronic display to display addresses on the street on which the vehicle is traveling without also displaying a map on the electronic display and (b) causing the electronic display to display names of cross-streets ahead of and behind the vehicle without also displaying a map on the electronic display; wherein said first input receives data from a GPS receiver; and wherein the microprocessor is further configured to cause the electronic display to display graphic lines depicting sides of a roadway when the cross-streets ahead of and behind the vehicle are displayed, wherein the representation of the cross streets are positioned between the lines.