Patent ID: 8643715
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, wherein a digital compass is implemented in an in-vehicle mobile stationary device featured with real-time remote-viewing of either vehicles or traffic scenes in any desired direction from a vehicle driver, comprising steps of: implementing an on-screen compass dial in said device in an analog form factor; arranging said device to incorporate a hybrid transceiver for both satellite and terrestrial telecommunications plus GPS using a plurality of modalities and a display touchscreen for haptic interface; having the device mounted in a center of a vehicular dashboard with a haptic display screen measuring 10″(W)×7.5″((L) minimum interacting with a User and a Base Station; and delimiting a targeted distance up to 50 miles maximum, and wherein said compass dial is demarcated with a preset number of concentric circles intended for haptic selection of targeted distances and directions, electing a preset distance as an interface divider between finger touch and voice commands, comprising steps of: selecting an initially targeted distance, if desired within 4 miles, for instance, by tapping one of said circles with a finger and then dragging said finger toward a desired direction across the said dial surface in a beeline to choose from 16 directions indicated or more; adjusting the initially selected distance by a fraction of 1-to-15 16 enabling selection of target distances exceeding said preset distance to be executed by voice commands, which can be activated by pressing an outermost circle with a fingertip where it is the closest to a desired direction and by continuing to drag the fingertip far enough to cross the border of said circle; and calculating and converting a finalized target distance into targeted geographic coordinates in terms of latitude and longitude.