Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
  • G01C21/00—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
  • G01C21/26—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
  • G01C21/34—Route searching; Route guidance
  • G01C21/36—Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
  • G01C21/3667—Display of a road map
  • G01C21/367—Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
  • G01C21/00—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
  • G01C21/26—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
  • G01C21/34—Route searching; Route guidance
  • G01C21/36—Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
  • G01C21/3626—Details of the output of route guidance instructions
  • G01C21/3635—Guidance using 3D or perspective road maps
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
  • G09B29/00—Maps; Plans; Charts; Diagrams, e.g. route diagram
  • G09B29/10—Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids
  • G09B29/106—Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids using electronic means

Definitions

• Navigation device for the spatial representation of a digital map section around a geographical position on the earth's surface based on digital geodesics, wherein the digital geodesics comprise altitude information.
• Navigation devices for displaying travel or flight routes are known.
• Such navigation devices generally comprise a display device in the form of a display, on which a section of a road map can be displayed based on digital geodesics or topographical data.
• the display essentially shows the course of the roads and paths within the map section shown and features of the environment, such as outlines of adjacent buildings, urban areas or wooded areas.
• three-dimensional geodesics can be displayed two-dimensionally with navigation systems, but such known representations give no impression of a spatial plasticity.
• a navigation device for the spatial representation of a digital map section around a geographical position on the earth's surface based on digital geodesics.
• the digital geodetic or topographical data in addition to two-dimensional coordinates or position information in addition also height information.
• the navigation device comprises, according to embodiments, a first input interface for the digital geodesics, a second input interface for coordinates of the geographical position and a third input interface for one to a desired one
• the navigation device comprises one with the first, second and third
• the processor module is set up or adapted to determine or calculate, based on the perspective setting variable and the geographical position, a coordinate transformation of the geodesics corresponding to the desired viewing direction. Furthermore, the processor module is set up or adapted to assign different visual perception values to the geodesics for different topological height values in order to obtain a visually differently perceptible or plastically acting projection of the geodesics corresponding to the height information. Furthermore, the
• Navigation device an output interface coupled to the processor module for outputting output data corresponding to the visually different perceptible projection of the geodesics corresponding to the height information.
• the processor module can be embodied, for example, by means of suitable programming and / or electrical circuitry, in order to modify or supplement the digital geodesics based on the input data obtained via the first, second and third input interfaces, such that one for a viewer of a display perceptible spatial plasticity of an electronic navigation map based on the output data.
• the first input interface can be realized, for example, as an access device to an electronic storage medium, in particular a CD-ROM, DVDROM or a hard disk storage on which the digital geodesics are stored.
• the coordinates of the geographical position of interest can be read in via the second input interface. This refers to the
• the geographic position for example, to a current position of a vehicle in which the navigation device may be embedded.
• the geographical position can also be a represent desired user-specified target position.
• the user can enter a desired viewing direction or a desired virtual viewing height, ie specify a perspective from which the user wants to view the geographical position on the electronic or digital map.
• a desired viewing direction or a desired virtual viewing height ie specify a perspective from which the user wants to view the geographical position on the electronic or digital map.
• the user may choose to view roads and their surroundings from a desired virtual altitude, for example, 100 meters above the vehicle.
• the processor module determines a coordinate transformation or projection of the digital geodesics corresponding to the desired viewing direction. In this case, the digital geodesics by the processor module using
• the projected geodesics are further assigned by the processor module different visual perception values for different topological altitude values.
• the output data which encode a visually differently perceptible projection of the geodesics corresponding to the height information is obtained.
• the thus obtained output data can via an output interface to a
• Display device for displaying the processed geodesics in the form of a plastically acting card output.
• Map section may be provided to a user on a display device, in particular on a navigation display, a plastic representation of the surrounding streets and buildings and the surrounding railing relief, thereby allowing the user an improved assessment of its environment.
• a display device in particular on a navigation display, a plastic representation of the surrounding streets and buildings and the surrounding railing relief, thereby allowing the user an improved assessment of its environment.
• Such a representation is particularly helpful when the vehicle is traveling at high speed or when visibility is poor.
• the digital geodesics in a navigation device for the spatial representation of a digital map section, the digital geodesics
• each point in the map section shown has a height indication in addition to two-dimensional x- and y- or latitude and longitude coordinates.
• the 2.5D representation is particularly suitable for a perspective or plastic quasi-3D map display of the map section realize. However, vertical walls and overhangs are not modelable in this way.
• the processor module can be set up and
• the perspective setting size e.g. the virtual altitude, and the geographical position, one to the desired
• Viewing direction corresponding two-dimensional coordinate transformation or projection of the two-dimensional geodesics to determine, and the two-dimensional geodesics for different topographical height values different visual
• the digital geodesics can also be real
• the navigation device may also include a fourth input interface for at least one corresponding to a desired virtual light source
• the processor module may, in such cases, be arranged to adjust to the desired viewing direction based on the perspective setting amount and the geographical position
• the processor module may be arranged to associate different visual perceptual values with the three-dimensional geodesics for different topographical height values, and, depending on the resulting three-dimensional projection of the geodesics
• Input data is represented as a light source setting quantity, for example in the form of a vector.
• the light source setting quantity may include information about the height, the angle and / or the direction of the light source relative to the geographical position.
• the processor module is formed or be arranged to provide, in a viewing direction corresponding to an observation point behind and above the geographical position, a virtual horizon area in a region of the digital map which is defined by the
• Geodesics in a display area of geodesics is free. This is to be understood as meaning a display area that corresponds to one of the coordinate transformations
• the geodesics are tilted, e.g. through a central projection. The tilting then results in a vacant image area that is no longer needed to display the tilted data. In this image area, therefore, a horizon area can be provided to reinforce the plastic impression, for example by appropriate coloring.
• a horizon area in the digital map, it is possible to achieve a natural and realistic representation of the horizon, which gives an optical appearance of a curvature of the earth.
• the processor module may be adapted or adapted to associate the digital geodesics with a first digital color code for a first topological altitude value, and the digital geodesics for a second , If necessary, assign a second digital color code to adjacent height value, which preferably differs only slightly from the first digital color code.
• different color codes may be provided as visual perceptual values which, in combination with the established perspective setting amount, produce perceptible plasticity of a navigation map.
• color codes associated with adjacent discrete height values may differ only slightly according to preferred embodiments to provide a "smooth" transition between adjacent ones
• Light source setting quantity can additionally play a light and shadow Elevation models and 3 D building models are generated, whereby a spatially realistic perception of the navigation map is taught.
• the color code used can be, for example, an RGB color space, which as an additive color space reproduces the color perceptions by additive mixing of three primary colors, red, green and blue.
• Other color codes such as the CMYK color model, can also be used to color different elevation values.
• color codes can also be defined by means of a texture code
• the processor module may be adapted to associate a first digital texture code with the digital geodesics for a first height value, and a second digital texture map for the second geographic area assign digital texture code.
• Using different textures to represent different topological height values is particularly beneficial for users with color weakness.
• statically defined lookup tables can be used, into which digital visual fields corresponding to different height values
• Perceptions stored are used. Therefore, optionally one
• Navigation device for the spatial representation of a digital map section according to an embodiment, an electronic memory area with a therein
• lookup tables proves to be particularly advantageous in a rapidly changing environment, such as high travel speed, when updating the map section should be fast.
• a navigation device for the spatial representation of a digital map section according to an embodiment in the look-up table
• an assignment for a tag representation of the digital map section with two-dimensional (or 2.5D) geodesics can be done according to the following assignment of RGB values to topological altitude values:
• the height indication can be, for example, metric information, such as mm, cm, dm, m, or km. Other sizes, such as Yards, miles, etc. are also possible.
• the value "50 ⁇ 50” means that the corresponding altitude value can be between 0 and 100 height units.
• “100 ⁇ 50” means that the corresponding altitude value can be between 50 and 150 height units, etc.
• the color values can only be used as an example unsigned 8-bit values are displayed. In each case, the indication " ⁇ 30%” means that the corresponding color value may deviate upwards or downwards from the indicated mean value by up to 30% of the colorant value, and preferably the color values deviate by less than 20% and more preferably by less than 10%. of the color mean value from the specified average up or down.
• a navigation device for the spatial representation of a digital map section according to an embodiment in the look-up table
• a navigation device for the spatial representation of a digital map section according to an embodiment in the lookup table to different height values corresponding color codes are stored, wherein an assignment for a tag representation of the digital map section with three-dimensional geodesics according to the following assignment of RGB values to topological Height values are:
• a navigation device for the spatial representation of a digital map section according to an exemplary embodiment in the look-up table
• lookup tables provide a parameterization of the topological heights taking into account a day / night representation of the digital map section.
• the height-color assignments defined via the look-up tables can, according to some embodiments, be made available to a software and / or hardware-implemented graphics processor, for example in the context of a so-called application programming interface (API) application programming ").
• API application programming interface
• Height index h adjacent height index h ⁇ 1 corresponds.
• the desired viewer perspective can be adjusted over an altered or variable perspective setting variable.
• the perspective setting variable can therefore be adjustable, for example by means of a human-machine interface of the navigation device.
• Perspective setting size of a (virtual) height above the surface of the earth over which a viewing angle between the viewing direction and the earth's surface can be adjusted can be adjusted.
• the perspective setting quantity can be modeled as a zoom level of a (virtual) camera arranged in three-dimensional space, with the camera angle being set as the angle of view of the camera through the viewing angle.
• a navigation device for the spatial representation of a digital map section according to an exemplary embodiment in the electronic memory area can have a further look-up table stored therein, in which viewing angles corresponding to different height values are stored according to the following table:
• height-angle assignment defined via the look-up table can be made available to a software and / or hardware-implemented graphics processor, for example as part of a so-called
• API Application Programming Interface
• German “Application programming interface”
• OpenGL Open Graphics Library
• the indication " ⁇ 10%" in the above table each means that the corresponding viewing angle may deviate upwards or downwards by up to 10% of the mean angle of the indicated average, and preferably, the viewing angles are each less than 5% and more preferably about less than 2% of the angular mean value from the specified average up or down.
• Viewing angle can be increased to show the map detail from above, which shows a larger area map.
• the increased viewing angle in the case of displaying a larger area map can improve the user's understanding of the geographic location environment.
• a vehicle which comprises a navigation device for spatially displaying a digital map section around a geographic position on the earth's surface based on digital geodesics according to an exemplary embodiment, wherein the geographical position represents a current or a desired vehicle position.
• a method for the spatial representation of a digital map section around a geographic position on the earth's surface based on digital geodesics is provided, wherein the digital geodesics also comprise altitude information: The method comprises the following steps:
• topographic height values of the geodesics in order to obtain a visually differently perceptible projection of the geodesics corresponding to the height information
• a navigation method can also provide a user with a visual representation of the surrounding streets and buildings and of the surrounding railing relief to a user on a display device, in particular on a navigation display, thereby improving the driver's comfort Assessment of his environment can be made possible.
• a representation is particularly helpful when the vehicle is traveling at high speed or when visibility is poor.
• a computer program may be provided with a program code suitable for performing a method according to an embodiment when the computer program is executed on a programmable hardware component.
• Height model, color gradation and the influence of light conveys a realistic spatial perception.
• a parameterization of viewing angles is decisive Viewing levels, in other words, a parameterization of camera angles on zoom levels, the color gradations for the representation of different topological heights and the light sources to create a play of light and shadow
• Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of a navigation device for spatial
• Fig. 2 shows a schematic flow diagram of a method for spatial
• Fig. 3a shows a look-up table, the different altitude values
• Figures 3c-3d show color diagrams illustrating a color gradient between adjacent ones
• 4a shows a plastic representation of a 21 D map section for a day
• FIG. 4b shows a three dimensional representation of a 2 1/2 D card portion for a night view, with color shades corresponding to the lookup table of Figure 3b. shows a lookup table, the different elevation values
• corresponding RG assigns B values for a tag display of the digital map section with three-dimensional geodesics; shows a lookup table, the different elevation values
• Map detail with 2 1/2 D geodesics shows a plastic representation of a vehicle symbol and a section of a map with a plastic illustrated thereon
• Vehicle icon shows a plastic representation of a map section with a realistic horizon behavior; shows a lookup table for parameterizing horizons settings;
• Fig. 1 1 shows a map section, which by a combined use of
• FIGS. 12a-12f show clear navigation maps in all scales
• Fig. 13 shows a plastic representation of large distances at the earth's surface
• Fig. 14 shows an optical highlight of one-way streets on one
• FIG. 1 shows a basic structure of a navigation device 100 for the spatial representation of a digital map section according to an embodiment in a schematic representation.
• the navigation apparatus 100 comprises a first input interface 110, via which digital geodesics, that is to say information relating to locations or areas of the earth, are obtained.
• digital geodesics that is to say information relating to locations or areas of the earth
• height information or values of the region of the earth's surface represented in the digital map section are also read in via the first input interface 110.
• the digital geodesics are thus at least so-called 21 D or 2.5D data. Compared with pure 2-D data, where each point of the object in question requires two figures for its position at 2 1/2 D is the third coordinate (ie the height) veratoriumt only as an attribute, and not in a spatial structure.
• Typical examples of the 2 1/2 D structures For example, rectangular coordinates plus a metric scalar (eg, height) are attributes to the point, or latitude / longitude plus any attribute (eg, terrain slope, gravity, vegetation, elevation, etc.). While it is in 2D point to data on a (flat or curved) surface, a quasi-space model can be constructed from 2 1/2-D data, with the height z. B. a digital terrain model.
• the elevation information can also be part of a true 3D model, ie 3D geodesics.
• a true 3 D model also allows spatial correlations of all attributes or intersections of lines and surfaces in space. Examples of the latter are the
• Input interface 1 10 as a read drive for a digital 2Y 2 D or 3D geodesics contained CD-ROM.
• Coordinates e.g., latitude / longitude
• the geographic location such as the current vehicle location
• Input interface 120 may be used, for example, as a communication interface with a GPS locator (not shown) for determining the current one
• a third input interface 130 of the navigation device 100 may be used to input a desired viewing direction or viewing height by the user to determine a perspective from which the user wishes to view the geographic location on a display device.
• the user may choose to view the roads and the environment from a desired (virtual) altitude, for example 100 meters above the vehicle or the earth's surface.
• the virtual viewpoint may not only be above but always behind the vehicle position as well.
• the desired viewing height can then be converted to a viewing angle understood, for example, by a rendering program.
• a fourth input interface 140 of the navigation device 100 optionally further input data can be read in, which model a (virtual) light source.
• these input data are represented as at least one light source setting variable, for example in the form of a vector.
• the light source setting size can give information about include the height, angle, intensity and / or direction of the light source relative to the geographic location to be displayed.
• the navigation device 100 comprises a processor module 150, which can process the data entered via the four input interfaces 110, 120, 130, 140 electronically. Based on the perspective set size
• the processor module 150 may determine a corresponding to the desired viewing direction coordinate transformation or projection of the digital 2D or 3D geodata.
• Geodesics are converted by the processor module using image rendering techniques by scaling, rotation and translation into a perspective acting quasi-3D or SD view, for example by means of a central projection. This is an image that depicts points of three-dimensional space on points of a given plane.
• the geodesics transformed by the fixed perspective can also be given different visual perception values by the processor module 150, e.g. different colors, for different topological height values of digital 2.5D or 3D geodesics are assigned.
• special predefined color tables can be used which provide a soft or flowing
• processor output data encoding a visually differently perceptible (perspective) projection of the geodesics corresponding to the height information is obtained.
• the output data thus obtained are output via an output interface 160 to a display device 170 of the navigation apparatus 100.
• the method may be a computer-implemented or -implementable method, the method steps of which can be performed by a computer or a programmable hardware component.
• step S201 the digital 2.5D or 3D geodesics are sent via the first input interface 110 of FIG.
• step S202 the coordinates of the geographical position are read in via the second input interface 120.
• steps S201 and S202 can be performed sequentially but also in parallel.
• step S203 becomes at least one via the third input interface 130
• Perspective setting variable that corresponds to a desired viewing direction on the geographical position.
• Perspective setting variable represents a viewing height entered by the user.
• the viewing height indicates from which virtual height the user wants to view the environment around the geographical position.
• the viewing height corresponds to a zoom level of a virtual camera located in the room - the lower the viewing height the greater the zoom or magnification level.
• the input of the zoom level for example, via input means (not shown) of the
• Conceivable is a realization by means of a
• step S204 based on the perspective setting amount and the geographical position, one corresponding to the desired viewing direction
• step S205 different visual perception values (e.g., colors, textures, hatches, etc.) are assigned to different topographic height values of the geodesics to obtain a visually different perceptible transformation of the geodesics corresponding to the height information.
• step S206 the processor module 150 outputs output data corresponding thereto, which correspond to the visually different perceivable projection of the geodesics corresponding to the different height information, to the display device 170 to obtain a graphic display of the processed geodesics.
• D geodesics as input data in step S104 may be a predetermined viewing angle, that is, a camera angle, for example 30 ⁇ 10, on all zoom levels are determined.
• a camera angle for example 30 ⁇ 10
• different viewing angles depending on different
• Figures 3a and 3b show lookup tables (LUT) 300 and 350, respectively
• the first or left column 302 of the tag representation 300 contains different altitude values in a predetermined altitude unit. This can represent a metric unit, such as m or km, or even Anglo-American units of measure, for example, yards or miles.
• the second column 304 of the look-up table in FIG. 3a shows color reproductions of the RGB color codes associated with the respective height values 302.
• the third, fourth and fifth columns 306, 308, 310 indicate the red, green and blue values of the color code used as RGB values.
• the last column 312 contains a
• the RGB values 306, 308, 310 and the transparency value 312 are given as integer values in a range between 0 and 255, corresponding to an exemplary 8-bit encoding.
• the first or left column 352 of the night display 350 contains different height values of the height unit.
• the second column 354 of the look-up table in FIG. 3b shows color reproductions of the RGB color codes assigned to the respective height values 352.
• the third, fourth and fifth columns 356, 358, 360 indicate the red, green and blue values of the color code used as RGB values.
• the last column 362 again contains a transparency value (A-value).
• the individual color values can each deviate upwards or downwards from the specified mean value by up to 30% of the colorant value shown in the tables.
• the R, G, B color values even deviate upwards or downwards by less than 20% and more preferably by less than 10% of the colorant value from the indicated average.
• the height differences between adjacent altitude values are between 10 and 1000 height units.
• FIG. 3 c shows the flowing color gradient 370 between neighboring height sections or values in the day representation according to FIG. 3 a for 2D and 21 D geodesics, respectively, as a function of height value versus checksum of the corresponding RGB value, ie one Sum over the individual R, G, B values.
• the abscissa axis indicates the adjacent discrete height values and the ordinate axis the cross sum of the associated color code value.
• a flowing color gradient results between adjacent height sections, with a slight difference between the adjacent color tones.
• the cross sums In terms of height, adjacent color values preferably do not differ from each other by more than 30% of a cross sum.
• FIG. 3d shows a corresponding flowing color gradient 380 for the night representation according to FIG. 3b. Neighboring altitude values are even lower here
• the transversal sums of color values adjacent to one another here preferably do not differ from each other by more than 20% of one of the adjacent color value transversal sums. This allows a realistic representation of the map section, which is aimed at the respective day / night conditions.
• color codes RGB values
• individual color values (eg R, G, B values) of adjacent higher values do not differ by more than 30% from one another, ie, 0.7 ⁇ (X [h ⁇ 1] / X [h]) ⁇ 1.3, where X [h ⁇ 1] stands for a color value (eg R, G or B value) which corresponds to a height index h ⁇ 1 adjacent to the height index h
• the cross sums of the differences No more than 30% of the color values of adjacent higher values, ie, 0.7 ⁇ (X [h ⁇ 1] / X [h]) ⁇ 1.3, where X [h ⁇ 1] is a cross sum of a color value that corresponds to the height index h adjacent height index h ⁇ 1
• the difference is even less than 20%.
• the height values differ by at least 50 (meters) and at most by 1000 (meters).
• FIG. 4a shows a plastic image resulting from the color table 300 of FIG. 3a
• a dark area B2 corresponds to a higher environment, for example a mountain, like the Alps.
• FIG. 4b shows a plastic representation of a map section 410 for a night display, with color gradations corresponding to the lookup table from FIG. 3b.
• the flowing color gradient is clearly visible, but the differences between adjacent color areas B1, B2, B3 and B4 are even lower than in the day view of Fig. 4a, which corresponds to a realistic night-time perception.
• higher areas B2 are shown brighter than in contrast lower areas B1 and B3.
• the first or left column 502 of the 3D tag representation 500 again contains different elevation values in a defined height unit.
• the second column 504 of the look-up table in FIG. 5a shows color reproductions of the RGB color codes associated with the respective height values 502.
• the third, fourth and fifth columns 506, 508, 510 respectively indicate the red, green and blue values of the color code used as RG B values.
• the last column 512 contains a transparency value (A value).
• the RG B values 506, 508, 510 as well as the
• Transparency value 512 is again indicated as integer values in a range between 0 and 255, corresponding to an exemplary 8-bit encoding.
• the first or left column 552 of the 3D night view 550 contains fewer elevation values than in the 3D day view 500.
• the second column 554 of the look-up table in FIG. 5 b shows color reproductions of the respective elevation values 552
• the third, fourth and fifth columns 556, 558, 560 respectively indicate the red, green and blue values of the color code used as RG B values.
• the last column 562 again contains a transparency value (A-value) which is maximum to also indicate the road network.
• the color difference between adjacent height values is even less than 20%.
• the height values differ by at least 50 (meters) and at most by 1000 (meters). This is shown in FIGS. 5c and 5d, which correspond to FIGS. 3c and 3d and will therefore not be explained in any more detail.
• the viewing direction or the camera angle can be parameterized via zoom levels, as well as a virtual light source for generating a light and shadow play can be considered.
• FIG. 5e represents a virtual light source 590 and objects 592 illuminated therefrom.
• the light source 590 there are places of light and shadow that give a plastic impression.
• An angle of 90 corresponds to a viewing perspective of directly or very far above the geographical position, e.g. for viewer heights above 1000 km.
• an angle of 0 corresponds to a viewing perspective from the geographical position, that is, in this case, the camera position coincides with the geographical position.
• a virtual viewer height of 30 m to 5 km may correspond to an angle of 34 °. From a height of 6 km to 1000 km, the
• the camera can move around a fictional circle around the geographical position, the lower the viewing height, the flatter the camera angle.
• FIG. 7a shows a plastic representation of a map section 700 for a tag display, with the parameterization of camera angles shown in FIG. 6 over the zoom levels and the color gradations corresponding to the lookup table from FIG. 5a.
• FIGS. 7a and 7b shows differently shaded areas B5 and B6 which point to mountains of different heights and thus can further improve a plastic representation.
• the virtual light source for a 3D rendering unit may be parameterized according to the following settings, e.g. may be specified as Extensible Markup Language (XML) code:
• XML Extensible Markup Language
• “Tilt” determines a tilt angle of the light source, "ambient” describes The squarebrightness parameter is irrelevant because it is not used The usage parameter describes whether the light source described illuminates the general scenery or the Carsor (vehicle symbol) separately.
• Map section 720 shows Fig. 7c.
• a bird's eye view ie observer angle 90 which appears vivid on the basis of color shades and possibly additional light / shadow effects is shown here.
• FIG. 8 shows, as a development of the present invention, a plastic representation 800 of a vehicle symbol 810 and a detail 830 of a map with a plastic vehicle symbol 810 shown thereon.
• the three-dimensional vehicle symbol 810 can be used to indicate the current vehicle position on the electronic vehicle
• the vehicle icon 810 may be rendered as a 3-D model with a special inside bow offset from the navigation map.
• a semi-transparent gray bitmap 820 adapted to the 3-D vehicle model 810 may be drawn.
• a virtual light source is defined (not shown), which in the 3 D vehicle model 810, in particular in a virtual
• Vehicle symbol generated by the influence of the light and the underlying gray shadow 820 a special kind of depth effect.
• the light source has been parameterized as an example according to the following settings:
• FIG. 9 shows a plastic representation of a map section 900 with a realistic-looking horizon behavior.
• the OpenGL rendering engine used to generate the map section 900 is capable of using a so-called FarPlane parameter or clipping plane parameter to locate a trailing edge 902 of the
• the mechanisms of the 3D engine can be combined to provide a natural and realistic representation of the horizon 904 by defining the far plane over all zoom levels and a gradient of the horizon 904, which gives the visual appearance of a curvature of the earth.
• processor module 150 is configured to provide, in a viewing direction corresponding to an observation point behind and above the geographical position, a horizon area 904 in a region of the digital map section that is freed by the coordinate transformation of the original geodesics. This can be seen in particular in the lower part of FIG. 9, in the left, the original untransformed geodesics are shown in a plan view and centrally and right different steep viewing directions, ie perspectives, by a Tilting of the spanned by the two-dimensional geodesics Erdorber Assembly result.
• the parameters used are, in addition to zoom level 1002, scale factor 1004 and sky offset 1006.
• the parameter, scale factor 1004, sets a shift factor relative to that shown on the display
• the second parameter "sky offset" 1006 describes an absolute distance to a beginning of a fog, which is displayed below a horizon line, from the beginning of the screen edge.
• Fig. 1 1 shows a map section 1 100 according to an embodiment, which was generated by a combined use of colors, road widths, crowding and fading in and out.
• a combination of colors, road widths, crowding, and fades is played in such a way that the viewer obtains an optimal map representation at all times, which contains all the information needed, is not overloaded, and which by skilful use of color contrasts always guarantees ideal readability and recognition of all important elements.
• different attributes are used as follows.
• RGBA values for elements such as streets and polygons are specified separately after inline and outline as RGBA values, eg. As highways, tunnels, bridges, federal highways, highways, local roads, pedestrian zones, ferry roads, industrial areas, built-up areas, seas, lakes, rivers, canals, parks, forests, cemeteries, borderlines,
• Iron rail lines, routes, etc. Inline describes an area of a line object (for example, road), that is, the area that is between the two contour lines.
• the outline describes the contour line itself.
• Visibility of elements such as streets, polygons, and text labels can be defined by the details of zoom scales, e.g. As highways, tunnels, bridges, federal highways, highways, local roads, pedestrian zones, ferry roads, industrial areas, built-up areas, seas, lakes, rivers, canals, parks, forests, cemeteries, borderlines,
• Iron Bank routes routes, one-way arrows, city names, street names,
• Fonts of text labels can be defined by defining the font, font size, font color, thickness and color of the outline. City names, street names,
• a displacement algorithm and a draw order are executed by establishing a fixed order for all representable elements.
• a configuration of the character width for streets and polygons is defined separately after inline and outline over all zoom levels by definition of pixel values, eg. As for highways, tunnels, bridges, highways, rural roads, local roads, pedestrian zones, ferry roads, routes, etc.
• Figures 12a to 12f show various embodiments according to the attributes described above.
• FIG. 12a shows a map section in a night representation, in which waters and city names are represented with a defined font, names of smaller cities are displaced, no roads are displayed, but country borders are indicated. That is, what is visible depends on the zoom level selected. The higher the zoom level, the more details can be seen.
• FIG. 12b shows a top view of the map section shown in FIG. 12a in the form of a tag display. Again, waters and city names are represented with a defined font, names of smaller cities displaced, no roads are displayed, but country borders are displayed.
• Fig. 12c shows a top view of a map portion in day view and higher zoom level, in which larger cities are represented with defined font, highways and roads in defined width and color are displayed for in and outline, road numbers and borderlines are shown, and all other elements are hidden.
• FIG. 12 d shows a top view of a map section, which is still further enlarged in comparison with FIG. 12 c, in a day view, in which larger and smaller neighborhoods are shown with a defined font, motorways are displayed, connecting roads and local streets with defined width and coloring for inline and outline are displayed, built Areas, forests and waters are shown in a defined color, road numbers and points of interest (pole) are shown, and all other elements are hidden.
• Fig. 12e shows a plan view of a map section in still further enlarged day representation, in which smaller neighborhoods and street names are represented with a defined font, local roads and side streets in a defined width and color are displayed for in and outline, built-up areas, forests and Waters are shown in a defined color, street numbers are shown, and all other elements are hidden.
• 12f shows a plastically acting map section in night representation in which street names are represented with a defined font, local streets and side streets are shown in defined width and coloring for in- and outline, built-up areas, forests and waters are shown in a defined color, One-way street arrows are shown according to a defined pattern, textured and untextured 3-D buildings are shown, and all other elements are hidden.
• Another application of the present invention is the assessment of large scales and long distance routes.
• routes extending over large parts of the earth's surface can also be plastically represented, as shown in FIG. A wide zoom out allows a great overview. It can at
• Embodiments of the globe are turned to explore the earth. Both a day and a night presentation or mode are possible.
• Fig. 14 shows a mechanism of one-way optical highlighting on a navigation map by arranging grid tiles.
• embodiments of the invention may be implemented in hardware or in software.
• the implementation may be performed using a digital storage medium, such as a floppy disk, a DVD, a Blu-Ray Disc, a CD, a ROM, a PROM, an EPROM, an EEPROM or FLASH memory, a hard disk, or other magnetic disk or optical memory are stored on the electronically readable control signals with a programmable hardware component such
• a programmable hardware component may be implemented by a processor, a
• graphics processor
• GPU Graphics Processing Unit
• IC application-specific integrated circuit
• IC integrated circuit
• SOC system on chip
• FPGA field programmable gate array with a microprocessor
• the digital storage medium may therefore be machine or computer readable.
• Some embodiments thus comprise a data carrier which is electronically readable
• One embodiment is thus a data carrier (or a digital storage medium or a computer-readable medium) upon which the program executes one of the methods described herein
• Firmware, computer program or computer program product with a program code or be implemented as data wherein the program code or the data is effective to perform one of the methods when the program on a Processor or a programmable hardware component.
• the program code or the data can also be stored, for example, on a machine-readable carrier or data carrier.
• the program code or the data may be present, inter alia, as source code, machine code or bytecode as well as other intermediate code.
• a program according to an exemplary embodiment can implement one of the methods during its execution, for example, by reading out of these memory locations or by writing therein one or more data, as required
• Switching operations or other processes in transistor structures, in amplifier structures or in other electrical, optical, magnetic or operating according to another functional principle components are caused. Accordingly, by reading a memory location, data, values, sensor values or other information can be detected, determined or measured by a program. A program can therefore by reading out one or more memory locations sizes, values, measurements and others

Landscapes

• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Remote Sensing (AREA)
• Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
• Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
• General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
• Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
• Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
• Educational Technology (AREA)
• Educational Administration (AREA)
• Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
• Mathematical Physics (AREA)
• Instructional Devices (AREA)
• Navigation (AREA)
• Processing Or Creating Images (AREA)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Publications (1)

Family

ID=50479489

Family Applications (1)

Country Status (6)

Families Citing this family (20)

Citations (4)

Family Cites Families (12)

• 2012
  • 2012-11-30 DE DE102012023481.3A patent/DE102012023481A1/de active Pending
• 2013
  • 2013-07-24 EP EP13742613.6A patent/EP2914933A1/de not_active Withdrawn
  • 2013-07-24 US US14/439,902 patent/US9500496B2/en active Active
  • 2013-07-24 KR KR1020157012087A patent/KR101755134B1/ko active IP Right Grant
  • 2013-07-24 CN CN201380057338.4A patent/CN104736971B/zh active Active
  • 2013-07-24 WO PCT/EP2013/065654 patent/WO2014067677A1/de active Application Filing

Patent Citations (4)

Non-Patent Citations (1)

Also Published As

Similar Documents

Legal Events