CN101598566A - Navigation direction indicating device - Google Patents

Navigation direction indicating device Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CN101598566A
CN101598566A CNA2008100285848A CN200810028584A CN101598566A CN 101598566 A CN101598566 A CN 101598566A CN A2008100285848 A CNA2008100285848 A CN A2008100285848A CN 200810028584 A CN200810028584 A CN 200810028584A CN 101598566 A CN101598566 A CN 101598566A
Authority
CN
China
Prior art keywords
luminophor
navigation
display unit
indicating device
guiding information
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
CNA2008100285848A
Other languages
Chinese (zh)
Inventor
王鹏辉
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Mitac Computer Shunde Ltd
Shunda Computer Factory Co Ltd
Original Assignee
Mitac Computer Shunde Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Mitac Computer Shunde Ltd filed Critical Mitac Computer Shunde Ltd
Priority to CNA2008100285848A priority Critical patent/CN101598566A/en
Publication of CN101598566A publication Critical patent/CN101598566A/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Abstract

The present invention discloses a kind of navigation direction indicating device, it is applied to have display unit, in the navigator of Global Positioning System (GPS) and navigation software, this navigation software according to the guiding of the received positioning signal execution route of Global Positioning System (GPS) and provider to guidance information, this navigation direction indicating device is characterised in that: have several luminophors and trigger control unit, the angle end and the side that are adjacent to this display unit according to different direction guiding information are provided with this luminophor respectively, this navigation software produces corresponding motor message according to the direction guiding information that is provided, and makes corresponding to this luminophor of this motor message luminous to make this trigger control unit according to this motor message.

Description

Navigation direction indicating device
[technical field]
The present invention is about a kind of airmanship, refers to a kind of navigation direction indicating device that is applied to have the navigator of display unit especially.
[background technology]
Before, when seeking a place, be mostly to learn driving path, yet this method is quite inconvenient for the inquiry by the Hard copy that consults a map.Therefore, existing map Hard copy is had Global Positioning System (GPS) (Global Positioning System gradually; GPS) navigator replaces, and so that cartographic information to be provided fast, easily, and then learns driving path.And along with Science and Technology Day reaches increasingly, navigator applies in people's the life more widely.
Generally, be example with the in-vehicle navigation apparatus, it provides a navigation display screen at least, in order to the position in electronic chart of travelling that shows this vehicle, travel speed, direction, and with the information such as distance of the destination or the mouth of turning.See also Fig. 1 in order to show the schematic appearance of at present common navigation display screen 1, as shown in the figure, occupy larger area first in this navigation display screen 1 and show block 10, this first demonstration block 10 is in order to show the electronic chart in the vehicle zone of living in that this navigator is installed, it can comprise the relevant information of map feature, for example road shape, road name, road joint, attribute, two-dimensional coordinate or other relevant transport information etc.Simultaneously, this first demonstration block 10 also can show this driving vehicle present located road, and next crossing or the road information in the place ahead.In addition, this navigation display screen 1 also has the second demonstration block 12 that occupies relatively than small size, in order to showing travel direction (indicating) and distance preferred according to navigational system institute or the next action of travelling of guide path prompting that the driver presets, learn relevant driving information in advance and be able to get ready in advance for the driver with arrow.
Above-mentioned display technique is divided into first with this navigation hint and is shown that block 10 and second shows block 12, for showing different information.Yet, be satisfying the demand that is convenient for carrying, the size of navigation display screen is all dwindled with doing one's utmost, even in-vehicle navigation apparatus, it is limited and be convenient to the demand that the driver watches also to be subject on the car space, the size of navigation display screen more can't be too huge.And under the size-constrained situation of this navigation display screen 1, take second of certain display area and show that but block 12 will certainly limit this first demonstration block, 10 display areas relatively, its shown electronic chart area dwindles, meaning is promptly when the information that shows on this navigation display screen 1 too much reaches complexity, to cause cartographic information unclear, the cartographic information that indicates for seeing clearly on the map, need move close to this navigation display screen 1 and careful end of driver seen its cartographic information content, this moment, sight line rested on overlong time on this navigation display screen 1, the driver was caused divert one's attention and the doubt of traffic safety.
In addition; present most navigator can provide sound prompt function; with in navigation procedure; can notify the driver to need a left side/right-hand rotation or continue to keep straight on by voice broadcast; yet when practice,, and cause the driver can't clearly hear the voice suggestion content because the noisy sound regular meeting of environment pressed the voice of report.And, when the driver in driving, in order to catch the voice suggestion content, the driver can listen on the voice of reporting concentrating on unconsciously, cause on the contrary and ignore the driving situation momently, thus, will increase the danger of driving.
Rest on the problem that this navigation display screen and voice suggestion easily disperse driver's notice for solving aforementioned sight line, other develops a kind of guider that luminophor is set in navigation display screen edge, the luminous driver of prompting by this luminophor is about to the conversion direction of traffic, though the luminous prompting of luminophor is more directly perceived compared to the graphical cues on voice suggestion or the display screen, yet, direction transformation comprises left-hand rotation, turn right and revolution, and more can be subdivided into and prepare, prepare to turn right and revolution, even also include and miss and miss right-hand rotation, therefore, the display screen edge that should navigate is provided with the guider of luminophor, though the driver can need the conversion direction of traffic by luminous the learning of this luminophor, but still need be careful the information of the conversion direction of traffic that this navigation display screen provided, this learns that present institute driving path is far and near with the distance that is about to conversion direction of traffic place, promptly early to perform the preparation of conversion direction of traffic, so the guider that this navigation display screen edge is provided with luminophor has the problem that sight line need be rested on this navigation display screen and disperse driver's notice equally.
Therefore, how to develop a kind of navigation direction indicating device, according to driver's situation of advancing, the real-time prompting driver simultaneously, more can save the display area of screen relevant for the information of need conversion travel direction, really improve the viewing area utilization factor of display screen, and sight line must not rested on the navigation display screen guaranteeing driver's the safety of advancing, real is in the correlative technology field, problem demanding prompt solution.
[summary of the invention]
For solving the shortcoming of above-mentioned prior art, one object of the present invention is to provide a kind of navigation direction indicating device, according to driver's situation of advancing, provides the driver information relevant for the conversion travel direction in real time.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of navigation direction indicating device, makes the driver not need sight line rested on the display screen of navigator and can learn the information that needs the conversion travel direction easily, to guarantee driver's the safety of advancing.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a kind of navigation direction indicating device that improves the utilization factor of display unit.
For reaching above-mentioned and other purpose, the invention provides a kind of navigation direction indicating device.This navigation direction indicating device is applied to have display unit, in the navigator of Global Positioning System (GPS) and navigation software, this navigation software according to the guiding of the received positioning signal execution route of Global Positioning System (GPS) and provider to guidance information, this navigation direction indicating device is characterised in that: have several luminophors and trigger control unit, and this direction guiding information comprises the preparation left-hand rotation, turn left, miss left-hand rotation, prepare to turn right, turn right and miss right-hand rotation, this luminophor is provided with angle end and the side that is adjacent to this display unit respectively according to different direction guiding information, this navigation software produces corresponding motor message according to the direction guiding information that is provided, and makes corresponding to this luminophor of this motor message luminous to make this trigger control unit according to this motor message.
Navigation direction indicating device of the present invention is applied to one and has display unit, in the navigator of Global Positioning System (GPS) and navigation software, and the diverse location place, edge of this display unit has the some luminophors in order to the indication navigation direction, with when the driver approaches direct of travel conversion place in traveling process, to change present direct of travel by current location next crossing in path planning of judging the driver, and make the luminophor of edge correspondence of this display unit luminous according to this change direction, and then the provider is to deixis, be about to the conversion direct of travel with the real-time prompting driver, this improves the utilization factor of the viewing area of display unit, and guarantees driver's the safety of advancing.
For purpose of the present invention, structural attitude and function thereof are had further understanding, conjunction with figs. is described in detail as follows now:
[description of drawings]
Fig. 1 is the schematic appearance of the display screen of existing navigation direction indicating device.
Fig. 2 is the system architecture block schematic diagram of navigation direction indicating device of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the schematic appearance that is applied to the display unit of navigation direction indicating device of the present invention.
[embodiment]
Shown in Figure 2, it is the basic framework block schematic diagram of navigation direction indicating device of the present invention.Navigation direction indicating device 23 of the present invention is applied to have display unit 20, in the navigator 2 of Global Positioning System (GPS) 21 and navigation software 22, so that the navigation direction deixis to be provided.In present embodiment, with the navigator that is installed on the vehicles such as automobile for example is that example describes, but not as limit, this navigation direction indicating device 23 also can be applicable to provide the portable electronic devices of navigation feature, for example PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), mobile phone or mobile computer etc.
As shown in the figure, navigation direction indicating device 23 of the present invention comprises trigger control unit 230 and several luminophors 231, promotes this navigator 2 for the indicating effect on the direction guiding by navigation direction indicating device 23 of the present invention.
The navigation software 22 of navigation direction indicating device 23 these navigator 2 of collocation of the present invention is operated, this navigation software 22 by Global Positioning System (GPS) 21 determine these navigator 2 of installing vehicle (yet, be not only to be defined on the vehicle, any need provide the object of navigation feature all can use) information such as geographic coordinate of current location, and import the destination of required guiding by this navigation software 22 for users, the electronic chart that is provided by this navigation software 22 is cooked up optimum waveguide traction path and provider to guidance information and be shown in display unit 20.Because GPS location technology and the function that navigation software provided are prior art, and are known by those skilled in the art.
Several luminophors of navigation direction indicating device 23 of the present invention are located at the edge of this display unit 20, this luminophor 231 is a light emitting diode, as shown in Figure 3, this luminophor (231a respectively, 231b, 231c, 231d, 231e, 231f, 231g, 231h) be the edge that list structure is arranged at this display unit 20, in the present embodiment, this luminophor (231a respectively, 231b, 231c, 231d, 231e, 231f, 231g, 231h) angle end and the side that is adjacent to this display unit 20 is set respectively, each luminophor is arranged at diverse location so that different direction guiding information to be provided, for example move ahead, revolution, prepare, prepare to turn right, turn left, turn right, miss and miss direction guiding information such as right-hand rotation, with Fig. 3 is the example explanation, the luminophor 231a that is located at the upper left corner of this display unit 20 provides the direction guiding information of left-hand rotation of preparing in order to conduct, the luminophor 231b that is located at the left side of this display unit 20 provides the direction guiding information of left-hand rotation in order to conduct, the luminophor 231c that is located at the lower left corner of this display unit 20 provides the direction guiding that misses left-hand rotation information in order to conduct, the luminophor 231d conduct of being located at the upper right corner of this display unit 20 provides the direction guiding information of preparing right-hand rotation, the luminophor 231e that is located at the right side of this display unit 20 provides the direction guiding information of right-hand rotation in order to conduct, the luminophor 231f that is located at the lower right corner of this display unit 20 provides the direction guiding that misses right-hand rotation information in order to conduct, the luminophor 231g that is located at the upside of this display unit 20 provides the direction guiding that moves ahead information in order to conduct, and the luminophor 231h that is located at the downside of this display unit 20 provides rotating direction guiding information in order to conduct.
This luminophor (231a respectively, 231b, 231c, 231d, 231e, 231f, 231g, 231h) whether luminous this trigger control unit 230 that is controlled by, and the action of this trigger control unit 230 also is controlled by navigation software 22, in this navigation software 22 according to the received positioning signal execution routes guiding of Global Positioning System (GPS) 21 and provider during to guidance information, this navigation software 22 produces corresponding motor message according to the direction guiding information that is provided, for example go in the travel path of destination, if when need turn left in the next crossing of current line inbound path, this navigation software 22 promptly sends about preparing the motor message of left-hand bend, makes the luminophor 231a of the motor message that turns left corresponding to this preparation luminous with the motor message that makes this trigger control unit 230 turn left according to this preparation.
The luminophor 231 that is arranged at diverse location on these display unit 20 edges carries out luminous according to the received motor message of this trigger control unit, make the driver bright and understand the direct of travel at next crossing easily and fast according to the lamp of the luminophor 2170 of these display unit 20 diverse locations.
In present embodiment, the illumination mode of these luminophors 231 can be mode normal bright or flicker, reaches the purpose that next crossing of clear prompting driver is about to the conversion direct of travel, promptly early to carry out the preparation before travel direction changes.
As mentioned above, navigation direction indicating device of the present invention is provided with the some luminophors that have in order to the indication navigation direction in diverse location place, the edge of this display unit, to change direct of travel with current location next crossing in path planning in the driver, and make the luminophor of edge correspondence of this display unit luminous according to this change direction, and then the provider is to deixis, but is about to the conversion direct of travel with the real-time prompting driver.In addition, navigation direction indicating device of the present invention is because of being located at these luminophors respectively the edge of display unit, but taking limited display area with respect to needing additionally to provide a part of viewing area to show in the prior art comprise navigation direction in display unit causes the electronic chart display area to reduce, can't provide the user clear drawback of watching, navigation direction indicating device of the present invention more easily and the clear information that obtains going direction changing, and improve the utilization factor of the viewing area of display unit relatively, guarantee user's the safety of advancing.

Claims (9)

1, a kind of navigation direction indicating device, it is applied to have display unit, in the navigator of Global Positioning System (GPS) and navigation software, this navigation software according to the guiding of the received positioning signal execution route of Global Positioning System (GPS) and provider to guidance information, this navigation direction indicating device is characterised in that this device comprises:
Several luminophors and trigger control unit, this direction guiding information comprises to be prepared, turns left, misses left-hand rotation, prepare to turn right, turn right and miss right-hand rotation, the corresponding different direction guiding information of this luminophor is separately positioned on angle end and the side that is adjacent to this display unit, with when this navigation software produces corresponding motor message according to the direction guiding information that is provided, make this trigger control unit according to this motor message, make corresponding to this luminophor of this motor message luminous.
2, navigation direction indicating device described in claim 1, it is characterized in that: the upper left corner of being located at this display unit as the luminophor that the direction guiding information of preparing left-hand rotation is provided, be located at the left side of this display unit as the luminophor of the direction guiding information that left-hand rotation is provided, be located at the lower left corner of this display unit as the luminophor that the direction guiding information of missing left-hand rotation is provided, be located at the upper right corner of this display unit as the luminophor that the direction guiding information of preparing right-hand rotation is provided, be located at the right side of this display unit as the luminophor of the direction guiding information that right-hand rotation is provided, and the lower right corner of being located at this display unit as the luminophor that the direction guiding information of missing right-hand rotation is provided.
3, the navigation direction indicating device described in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this direction guiding information also comprises and moves ahead and turn round, be located at the upside of this display unit as the luminophor that the direction guiding information that moves ahead is provided, be located at the downside of this display unit as the luminophor that rotating direction guiding information is provided.
4, the navigation direction indicating device described in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that: respectively this luminophor is list structure.
5, the navigation direction indicating device described in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that: this luminophor is a light emitting diode.
6, the navigation direction indicating device described in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that: the normal bright or flicker of the illumination mode of this luminophor.
7, the navigation direction indicating device described in claim 3 is characterized in that: respectively this luminophor is list structure.
8, the navigation direction indicating device described in claim 3 is characterized in that: this luminophor is a light emitting diode.
9, the navigation direction indicating device described in claim 3 is characterized in that: the normal bright or flicker of the illumination mode of this luminophor.
CNA2008100285848A 2008-06-06 2008-06-06 Navigation direction indicating device Pending CN101598566A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CNA2008100285848A CN101598566A (en) 2008-06-06 2008-06-06 Navigation direction indicating device

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CNA2008100285848A CN101598566A (en) 2008-06-06 2008-06-06 Navigation direction indicating device

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CN101598566A true CN101598566A (en) 2009-12-09

Family

ID=41420086

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CNA2008100285848A Pending CN101598566A (en) 2008-06-06 2008-06-06 Navigation direction indicating device

Country Status (1)

Country Link
CN (1) CN101598566A (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN105004335A (en) * 2014-04-25 2015-10-28 昆达电脑科技(昆山)有限公司 Portable navigation device
CN104034342B (en) * 2014-06-27 2017-03-01 联想(北京)有限公司 Instruction device, guider and indicating means
CN111367772A (en) * 2018-12-25 2020-07-03 北京嘀嘀无限科技发展有限公司 Indicating device, information display method and device and electronic equipment

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN105004335A (en) * 2014-04-25 2015-10-28 昆达电脑科技(昆山)有限公司 Portable navigation device
CN104034342B (en) * 2014-06-27 2017-03-01 联想(北京)有限公司 Instruction device, guider and indicating means
CN111367772A (en) * 2018-12-25 2020-07-03 北京嘀嘀无限科技发展有限公司 Indicating device, information display method and device and electronic equipment

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US10809090B2 (en) Electronic map display method and apparatus
CN102032911B (en) Vehicle navigation method, system and computer program product
CN104266654A (en) Vehicle real scene navigation system and method
CN104048672A (en) Motorcade following navigation method and motorcade following navigation system
US8918274B2 (en) Selection and insertion of static elements in digital maps
CN108885773A (en) The passenger for being used for autonomous vehicle welcomes the emperor
CN101939620A (en) A navigation device and method for displaying map information
CN105513389A (en) Method and device for augmented reality
CN101187563A (en) Automobile dynamic navigation method and system
US9470543B2 (en) Navigation apparatus
CN1787034B (en) Providing navigation information based on a navigation state
CN101726313B (en) Navigation system with simplified display mode and display method thereof
CN101408433A (en) Fleet navigation system, piloting navigation apparatus, sub-navigation apparatus and navigation thereof
CN102607566A (en) Road live-action navigation system and method
CN101983316A (en) A navigation device and method for altering map information related to audible information
CN1417061A (en) Automobile navigation device
CN103353308B (en) A kind of real-time aspect billboard guide design method of guider
US20090259398A1 (en) Navigational direction indicating device
CN204202618U (en) A kind of vehicle-mounted real scene navigation system
US20110149064A1 (en) Information Provision Device Using Retro-reflecting Article
JP2009230720A (en) Driving support system, method and computer program
JP2002193027A (en) Light distribution control device
EP3674667B1 (en) Method and apparatus for rendering a parking search route
CN103063225A (en) Vehicle-mounted robot, vehicle-mounted navigation system, vehicle-mounted navigation method and vehicle
JP2008230560A (en) Parking assistance device, parking assistance control method, and parking assistance program

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
C06 Publication
PB01 Publication
C10 Entry into substantive examination
SE01 Entry into force of request for substantive examination
C02 Deemed withdrawal of patent application after publication (patent law 2001)
WD01 Invention patent application deemed withdrawn after publication

Open date: 20091209