TW200930984A - Navigation device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention relates to a navigation device (200) comprising: an input interface (220, 240) configured to enable a user to select a destination; a processor (210); and a display (240) controllable by the processor; characterised in that the navigation device (200) further comprises: a store (230) for building data, said building data being representative of the shape of buildings at each of a plurality of destinations, and a destination view generation module (490) for generating, from building data stored in said store (230) for said user selected destination, a three-dimensional representation of a building at said user selected destination, said processor (210) being responsive to said destination view generation module (490) to control said display (240) to display said three-dimensional representation to said user.

Description

200930984 IX. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a navigation device and a method of displaying a navigation map. The illustrative embodiment of the present invention relates to a portable navigation device (so-called pnd), in particular, Includes PND for Global Positioning System (GPS) signal reception and processing functionality. Other embodiments are more generally directed to any type of processing device configured to execute navigation software to provide route planning functionality, and preferably also provide navigation functionality.

❹ [Prior Art] Portable navigation devices (PNDs) that include GPS (Global Positioning System) signal reception and processing functionality are well known and widely used as in-vehicle or other navigation tool navigation systems. In general, modern PNDs include a processor, memory (at least one of volatile memory and non-volatile memory, and usually both) and map data stored in the memory. The processor cooperates with the memory to provide an execution environment in which the software operating system can be built and, in addition, often - or multiple additional software programs are provided to enable the functionality to be controlled and to provide various other functions. Typically, such devices further include allowing the user to interact with the device and controlling one or more input interfaces and one or more output interfaces of the device, by which the information can be split to use by the one or more output interfaces By. Illustrative examples of the wheeled | face include a visual display and a speaker for voice rotation. Illustrative examples of input interfaces include those used to control the operation or other features of the device - or multiple entities (if the device is built into the tool 127920.doc 200930984, the buttons are not necessarily in the device itself) On top, but on the steering wheel) and a microphone for extracting user utterances. In a particularly preferred configuration, the output interface display (10) state can be a touch-sensitive display (by touch-sensitive overlay or other) to additionally provide an input interface, by which the user can touch Operate the device.

❷ (4) devices will also often include: - or multiple physical connector interfaces, through which the power and conditional data signals can be transmitted to and extracted from the device. And depending on the situation, and, as the case may be, - or multiple wireless transmitters/receivers, communication on cellular telecommunications and other signal and data networks (eg, wi_Fi, n GSM, and the like). This type of chat device also includes - (10) an antenna by which satellite broadcast signals including location data can be received and subsequently processed to determine the current location of the device. The PND device may also include an electronic gyroscope that generates signals (4) Congyi (4) and an accelerometer 'The signals may be processed to determine the anterior angular and linear acceleration, and in combination with the position information derived from the GPS signals to determine the device and Therefore, the speed and relative displacement of the carrying aid of the device are installed therein. Typically, these features are most commonly provided in a navigational navigation system, but may also be provided in a PND device (if this is advantageous). The utility of such PNDs is primarily manifested in their ability to determine the route between the _th position (usually, the starting or current position) and the second position (usually the destination). Such locations may be entered by the user of the device by any of a wide variety of different methods 'eg, by postal code, street name, and η 127920.doc 200930984 house number, previously stored ""destination (such as a location municipal location (such as a stadium or swimming pool) or other point of interest) and a favorite destination or a destination that has recently been visited. Usually 'PND is used to calculate the best " or "best" route software between the starting address location and the destination address location based on the map data to implement the m"best" Based on predetermined criteria and not necessarily the fastest or shortest route. (4) The choice of the route along which the driver can follow

For very complex and embarrassing routes, existing, forecasted and dynamic and/or wirelessly connected (4) traffic and road information, historical information about road speed and driver's own preferences for determining road alternatives can be considered. (For example, the driver can set the route* to include the special road or toll road). In addition, the device continuously monitors road and traffic conditions and provides or elects to change routes due to changing conditions on which the remaining travel will take place. An instant traffic monitoring system based on various technologies (e.g., mobile phone data exchange, stationary camera, GPS fleet tracking) is being used to identify traffic delays and feed information into the notification system. This type of touch can usually be mounted on the dashboard or airborne s glass of the vehicle, but it can also be formed as part of the onboard computer without the vehicle (4). Actually formed as a carrier and since the battle of I eve , the part of its own control system. The navigation device 3 can also be part of a portable system, such as a PDA (portable digital (four)) media player, mobile phone or the like, and in these cases, the conventional functionality of the portable system It is extended by the soft execution route and along the calculated material flow. The route planning and navigation can also be provided by (4) appropriate software desktop or 127920.doc 200930984 operational computing resources. For example, Royal Automobile The Club (RAC) provides an online route planning and navigation facility at http://www.rac.co.uk that allows the user to enter the starting point and destination, so the user's pCm is connected to the server to calculate the route (its The aspect can be specified by the user, generating a map, and generating a set of detailed navigation instructions for directing the user from the selected starting point to the selected destination. The facility also provides a pseudo three-dimensional representation of the calculated route ( Rendering and route preview functionality, the route preview functionally simulates the user traveling along the route and thereby provides the user with a preview of the calculated route. Once the route is calculated, the user interacts with the navigation device to select the desired route from the list of suggested routes as appropriate. Depending on the situation, the user can intervene or direct the route selection process, for example by specifying a journey Certain routes, roads, locations, or guidelines should be avoided or must be followed. The PND route calculations form a primary function and navigation along this route is another major function. 〇 Navigation along the calculated route During the period, these PNDs often provide visual and/or voicing instructions, and H follows the selected route to the user's finger to the end of the route, ie the desired destination, to guide the user along a selected route. The end of the route (ie, the desired destination) is flawed. PND also often displays map information on the screen during navigation, which is regularly updated on the screen so that the displayed map information is displayed. The position of the device* and thus the location of the fire of the user or the user's carrier (if the device is being used for navigation within the vehicle). The above diagram usually indicates the current device location and is centered, 127920.doc 200930984 which is also displaying map information and other map features of the current and surrounding roads near the current device location. In addition, depending on the situation, it can be displayed The navigation information is displayed in the status bar above the map information, and the side of the navigation information. The example of the navigation information includes the distance from the current road that the user needs to select to the next deviation, and the nature of the deviation. This property can be indicated by a specific type indicating deviation. (进, left turn or right turn) is indicated by the step-by-step diagram. The navigation function also determines the content, duration and timing of the voice command, which can be used by the instructions along the route guidance. For example, if you turn left after "1〇〇m, the simple instructions need a lot of processing and analysis. As previously mentioned, the user's interaction with the device can be initiated by a touchscreen, or otherwise or by a driverboard mounted remote control, by sound, or by any other suitable method. The other important function provided by the device is the automatic route recalculation in the following cases: the user deviates from the previously calculated route during navigation (accidentally or intentionally); the immediate traffic condition indicates that the alternative route will be more advantageous and ^ device These conditions can be automatically recognized appropriately, or if the user actively causes the device to perform a route recalculation for any reason. It is also known to allow the calculation of routes based on user-defined criteria; for example, the user may prefer a scenic route calculated by the device, or may avoid traffic jams that may occur, are expected to occur, or are currently occurring. The device software will then calculate the various routes and more along the route including the most south of the number of points of interest (known as p〇I), such points of interest have a view, or use to indicate a positive hair on a particular road ', the stored information of the cattle, sorted by the possible blockage or due to the delay of blocking I27920.doc 200930984. Other route calculation and navigation criteria based on P0I and traffic information are also possible. Although the route calculation and navigation functions are important for the overall utility of the PND, it is possible to use the device purely for information display or "free driving", where only map information related to the current device location is displayed, and the route has not been calculated And the device does not currently perform navigation. This mode of operation is often applicable when the user is aware of the route along which the trip is to travel and does not require navigation assistance. « ❹ Devices of the above type (for example, model 720T manufactured and supplied by TomTom International B.V.) provide a reliable means of enabling the user to navigate from one location to another. These devices are very useful when the user is unfamiliar with the route to their destination, and the devices are navigating to the destination. However, while the device is useful for directing users to their destination, the user's unfamiliarity with the destination means that the user is not aware of what to expect. For example, if a user is traveling to a building, they are not aware of how the building is and therefore how to identify the building, where the building is, what the local environment is, or actually the local facility ( Such as parking lot) where it is located. These uncertainties can cause inconvenience and stress to the user of the device. Further, such uncertainty can significantly increase the user's travel time when the user may have to spend considerable time actually locating the destination and, for example, appropriate nearby parking facilities. These uncertainties affect PND and delivery: users with in-stream navigation devices and users who use route planning functionality from a computer (eg, from a desktop computer at home or at work). 127920.doc 200930984 By way of illustration, in the opposite case where the user is familiar with the destination (for example, if the destination is his or her home location), the time delay and pressure tend to be avoided or at least mitigated because the user will immediately identify the purpose. And know (based on his own personal experience) (for example) where the best parking facilities are located. For these reasons, it is generally easier to navigate to a user's familiar destination than to navigate the user to an unfamiliar destination. 0 One of the goals of the present invention is to solve this problem, in particular, attempting to make navigation to an unknown destination as easy as navigating to a known destination. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To this end, a presently preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a navigation device that includes an input interface configured to enable a user to select a destination, a processor, and a a display, which is controllable by the processor; the navigation device is further characterized by: the navigation device further comprising: a storage for building materials, the building material representing at each of the plurality of destinations a shape of the building; and a destination view generating module for generating a destination at the user's selection based on the particular building material stored in the storage for the user selected destination A three-dimensional representation of the building, the processor responsive to the destination view generation module to control the display to display the three-dimensional representation to the user. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to facilitating identification of a destination. The method comprises the steps of: providing a storage of building materials 'the building data representation at each of the plurality of destinations 127920.doc •12· 200930984 Shape of the building; selection—destination; retrieve the building information of the building at the destination of the selection from the storage (230); Generating a three-dimensional representation of the building at the destination of the selection; and controlling the display of the three-dimensional representation of the building at the destination. A further embodiment of the present invention relates to a computer software comprising one or a plurality of software modules, the one or more software modules being operable in an execution environment to cause the processor to: select a destination in response to input from the user via the user interface; The storage of the material data captures the building data, wherein the building data stored in the storage represents the shape of the building at each of the plurality of destinations, and the building taken from the storage The information relates to the building at the selected destination; generating a three-dimensional representation of the building at the destination of the selection based on the extracted building data; and controlling a display to be displayed The two-dimensional representation of the building at the destination. The advantages of the embodiments are set forth below, and additional details and features of each of these embodiments are defined in the accompanying separate items and elsewhere in the following embodiments. [Embodiment] A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with specific reference to a PND. However, it should be borne in mind that the teachings of the present invention are not limited to just, and, in fact, the teachings of the present invention are generally applicable to any type of processing device configured to perform navigation software to provide route planning and navigation functionality. Therefore, it can be seen that in the context of the present application, the navigation device is intended to include, but is not limited to, 127920.doc • 13- 200930984 any type of route planning and navigation device, regardless of whether the device is embodied as a PND or built-in. The navigation device in the vehicle is actually embodied as a computing resource for performing route planning and navigation software (such as a desktop or portable personal computer (PC), a mobile phone or a portable digital assistant (PDA)). It will also be apparent from the following that the teachings of the present invention are effective even when the user does not seek guidance on how to navigate from one point to another and only wishes to have a view of the given position. In such cases, the "destination" location selected by the user using φ does not necessarily have a corresponding starting position, and the user wishes to start navigation from the starting position, and therefore, should not be considered as the "destination" "The location or actual reference to the "destination" view means that the route is necessary, the destination, the destination must travel, or the presence of the destination requires the corresponding departure location. Instructions. With the above conditions in mind, the figure illustrates an example view of a Global Positioning System (GPS) that can be used by a navigation device. These systems are known and used for a variety of purposes. In general, GPS is a satellite radio based navigation system that is capable of determining continuous position, speed, time and, in some cases, direction information for an unlimited number of users. The GPS previously known as NAVSTAR incorporates a plurality of satellites orbiting the earth in extremely precise orbits. Based on these precise orbits, GPS satellites can transmit their position to any number of receiving units. The GPS system is implemented when a device specially equipped to receive GPS data begins scanning the radio frequency for the GPS satellite nickname. After receiving a radio signal from a GPS satellite, the device determines the exact location of the satellite via a plurality of different conventional methods. In most cases, the device will continue to scan the signal for 127920.d〇c -14- 200930984 until it has obtained at least three different satellite signals (note that usually not only can other triangulation techniques be used but only two Signals to determine the position). After performing a geometric triangulation, the receiver uses three known locations to determine its own two-dimensional position relative to the satellite. This determination can be made in a known manner. In addition, obtaining the fourth satellite signal will allow the receiving device to calculate its three-dimensional position in a known manner by homo-geometric calculation. Location and speed data can be updated instantly by an unlimited number of users. 0 (4) 1 shows that the GPS system is generally indicated by the reference number HK). A plurality of satellites 120 are in the orbit of the Earth 124. The track of each satellite is not necessarily synchronized with the orbits of other satellites 120, and is actually likely to be different. GPS receiver 140 is shown as receiving spread spectrum (tetra) satellite signals from various satellites 12". Spread spectrum satellite signals (10) continuously transmitted from each satellite m (10) utilize highly accurate frequency standards achieved by extremely accurate atomic clocks. Each satellite 120 transmits a data stream indicating the particular satellite © 120 as part of its data signal transmission (10). Those skilled in the art will appreciate that 'the GPS receiver device 140 typically obtains the spread spectrum GPS satellite signal from at least three satellites 12' for the GPS receiver device 14 to calculate its two-dimensional position by triangulation. - acquisition of an additional signal (which causes a signal (10) from a total of four satellites 12") to permit the GPS receiver device! 4 计算 calculate its three-dimensional position in a known formula. Figure 2 is a block component format according to the invention. An illustrative representation of the electronic components of the navigation device 200 of a preferred embodiment. It should be noted that the block diagram of the navigation device 200 does not include all of the components of the navigation device, but rather only a number of example components of the 127920.doc 200930984 table. The housing includes a processor 21 connected to an input device 220 and a display screen 240. The input device 220 can include a keyboard device, a sound input device, a touch panel, and/or Any other known input device for inputting information; and the display screen 24 can include any type of display screen, such as an LCD display. In a special configuration, The device 220 and the display screen 240 are integrated into an integrated input and output device. The input device 220 and the display screen 240 are integrated into an integrated input and display device. The integrated input and display device includes a touch pad. Or the touch screen input end, so that the user can select one of the plurality of display options or activate one of the plurality of virtual buttons by simply touching one of the display screens 24. The navigation device can include an output device. 26〇, for example, a voice output device (eg, a speaker). Since the output device 26 can generate voice information for the user of the navigation device 2, it should be understood that the input device 24 can include a microphone and also includes Software for receiving input voice commands. In the navigation device 200, the processor 21 is operatively coupled to the input device 220 via connection 225 and is configured to receive input information from the input device 22 via connection 225 and is connected via an output. 245 is operatively coupled to at least one of display screen 240 and output device 260 to output information to the at least one. Additionally, processor 210 Connected to memory 230 by connection 235, and further adapted to receive information from input/output (1/(7)埠270 via connection 275/to send information to input/output (1/〇)埠27〇, where The port 270 can be connected to the 1/〇 device 28〇 outside the navigation device 2. External 1/〇127920.doc •16- 200930984

Device 280 can include, but is not limited to, an external listening device, such as an earpiece. The connection to I/O device 280 may additionally be a wired or wireless connection to any other external device, such as a car stereo unit, such as for hands-free operation and/or for voice activated operation, for access to an earpiece or a connection to a headset and/or a connection to, for example, a mobile phone, wherein a mobile phone connection can be used to establish a data connection between the navigation device 2 and, for example, the Internet or any other network, And/or to establish a connection to a server via, for example, the Internet or some other network. 2 further illustrates an operative connection between processor 21 〇 and antenna/receiver 250 via connection 255, where antenna/receiver 25A can be, for example, a GPS antenna/receiver. It will be understood that the antenna and receiver, indicated by reference numeral 250, are schematically combined for purposes of illustration, but the antenna and receiver may be separately positioned components, and the antenna may be, for example, a Gps patch antenna or a helical antenna. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the electronic components shown in Figure 2 are powered by a power source (not shown) in a conventional manner. As will be understood by those skilled in the art, it is believed that the different configurations of the components shown in Figure 2 are within the scope of this application. For example, the components shown in Figure 2 can communicate with one another via wired and/or wireless connections and the like. Accordingly, the scope of the navigation device 200 of the present application includes a portable or handheld navigation device. In addition, the portable or handheld navigation device 2 of Figure 2 can be connected or "connected" to a vehicle such as a bicycle, a bicycle, a car or a ship in a known manner. This navigation device 200 can then be removed from the articulated location for portable or handheld navigation purposes. 127920.doc •17· 200930984

Referring now to Figure 3, the I-aviation device 200 can establish an "action" or telecommunications with the server 302 via a mobile device (not shown) such as a 'mobile phone, ship and/or device with mobile phone technology'. A network connection that establishes a digital connection (such as via a digital connection such as the known Bluetooth technology). Thereafter, the mobile device can establish a network connection with the server 302 via its network service provider (eg, Via the Internet. Because of the towel, the navigation device 2 (when it travels alone and/or while traveling in the vehicle, it can be and often acts) establishes "action" Network connection to provide "instant," or at least very "new" gateways for information. The mobile device (such as the World Wide Web) can be used in a known manner in a mobile device (via The establishment of a network connection between a service provider) and another device, such as server 3. An example may include the use of a layered protocol. The mobile device may utilize any number of communication standards, such as 'CD MA, GSM, WAN, etc. Thus, an internet connection can be made, for example, via a data connection, via a mobile phone or a mobile phone technology within the navigation device 200. For this connection, the server 302 and the navigation device Internet connection between the two. For example, it can be connected via a mobile phone or other mobile device and GpRs (Integrated Packet Radio Service) (GPRS connection is a high-speed data connection provided by the telecom operator); This is established by means of a method for connecting to the Internet. The navigation device 200 can further complete the data connection with the mobile device in a known manner via, for example, existing Bluetooth technology and eventually complete the Internet and The data connection of the server 302, wherein the data protocol can utilize any number of 127920.doc -18 - 200930984 standards, such as GSRM, the data protocol standard for the GSM standard. The navigation device 200 can be included in the navigation device 2 itself Its own mobile phone technology (eg, including an antenna, or an internal antenna navigation device 200 using navigation device 2 (10) as appropriate) The mobile phone technology may include internal components as defined above, and/or may include an insertable card (eg, a subscriber identity module or SIM card) 'The pluggable card is equipped with, for example, a necessary mobile phone. Technology and/or Or an antenna. Thus, the mobile phone technology within the navigation device 2 can similarly establish a network connection between the navigation device 200 and the server 3〇2 via, for example, the Internet, in a manner similar to either For mobile phone settings, Bluetooth-enabled navigation devices can be used to work correctly with the changing spectrum of mobile phone models, manufacturers, etc. For example, model/manufacturer specific settings can be stored in On the navigation device 200. The information stored for this information can be updated. In FIG. 3, navigation device 2 is depicted as being in communication with server 3〇2 via a general® communication channel 318, which may be implemented by any of a number of different configurations. When a connection via the communication channel 318 is established between the server 3〇2 and the navigation device 2 (note that the connection may be a data connection via a mobile device, a direct connection via a personal computer via the Internet, etc.) The server 302 is communicable with the navigation device 200. The server 302 includes (in addition to other components not otherwise described, the processor 304 is operatively coupled to the memory and further operatively coupled to a mass data storage via a wired or wireless connection 314 Apparatus 丨 2. Processor 304 is further operatively coupled to transmitters 127920.doc 19-200930984 308 and receiver 31A to transmit information to and from the navigation device via communication channel 318. And the received signals may include data, communications, and/or other propagating signals. The transmitters 3〇8 and receivers 31() may be selected or designed according to communication requirements and communication techniques used in the design of the navigation device 2GG. Additionally, it should be noted that the functions of transmitter 308 and receiver 310 can be combined into a signal transceiver.

The server 302 is further connected to (or includes) a plurality of storage devices 312. Note that the mass storage device 312 can be coupled to the server 302 via the communication link 314. The mass storage device 312 stores the navigation data and the map information, and It may also be a separate device from server 302 or may be incorporated into server 302. The navigation device 200 is adapted to communicate with the server 3〇2 via the communication channel 3 18 and includes a processor, memory, etc. as described previously with respect to FIG. 2, and a transmitter 320 and a receiver 322 for transmission via the communication channel 3 18 And receiving signals and/or data ideas, the devices can be further used to communicate with devices other than server 302. In addition, the transmitter 320 and the receiver 322 are selected or designed according to the communication requirements and communication technologies used in the communication design of the navigation device 2, and the functions of the transmitter 32 and the receiver 322 can be combined into a single transceiver. Device. The software stored in the server memory 306 provides instructions to the processor 3〇4 and allows the server 302 to provide services to the navigation device 2〇〇. One of the services provided by the server 302 includes processing the request from the navigation device 2 and transmitting the navigation data from the mass data store 312 to the navigation device 2 . Another service provided by the feeder 203 includes processing the navigation data using various algorithms 127920.doc -20· 200930984 for the desired application and transmitting the results of such calculations to the navigation device 200. The communication channel 318 generally indicates the connection. The navigation device 2 transmits the media or path to the server 3〇2. Both server 302 and navigation device 2 include a transmitter for transmitting data via the communication channel and a receiver for receiving data that has been transmitted by the communication channel. The jg channel 318 is not limited to a particular communication technology. Additionally, the communication channel Big φ is not limited to a single communication technology; that is, the channel 318 may include several communication links using various techniques. For example, communication channel 318 can be adapted to provide a path for electrical, optical, and/or electromagnetic communication, and the like. Thus, communication channel 318 includes, but is not limited to, one or a combination of the following: circuits, electrical conductors such as wires and coaxial cables, fiber optic power, converters, radio frequency (RF) waves, atmosphere, white space Space (empty 约 about. etc. Further 'communication channel 318 may include intermediate devices such as routers, repeaters, buffers, transmitters, and receivers. 〇 In an illustrative configuration' communication channel 318 includes a telephone network and Computer network. Further, 'communication channel 318 can be capable of accommodating wireless communications such as radio frequency, microwave frequency, infrared communication, etc. Additionally, communication channel 318 can accommodate satellite communications. Communication signals transmitted via communication channel 318 include, but are not limited to, Signals may or may be required for a given communication technology. For example, such signals may be suitable for use in cellular communication technologies, such as time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), and code division. Multiple Access (CDMA), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), etc. Both digital and analog signals can be transmitted via communication channel 127920.doc • 21·200930984 318. The equal signal may be a modulated, encrypted and/or compressed signal as may be desired for the communication technology. The server 302 includes a remote server accessible by the navigation device 2 via a wireless channel. 3〇2 may include a web server located on a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a virtual private network (VPN), etc. The server 302 may include, for example, a desktop or laptop computer. Personal computer. The communication channel can be a cable connected between the personal computer and the navigation device. Alternatively, the personal computer can be connected between the navigation device 200 and the server 302 to be in the server 302 and navigate. An internet connection is established between the devices 2. Alternatively, a mobile phone or other handheld device can establish a wireless connection to the Internet for connecting the navigation device 2 to the server 302 via the Internet. The information from the word processor 302 is provided to the navigation device 2 via the information download, and the information download can be periodically updated after the user connects the navigation device 2 to the server 302, and/or The information download can be more dynamic after a more constant or frequent connection between the server 302 and the navigation device 200 by, for example, a wireless mobile connection and a TCP/IP connection. For many dynamic calculations, the server 302 The processor 304 can be used to handle a large amount of processing needs, however, the processor 21 of the navigation device 2 can also handle many processes and calculations from time to time independent of the connection to the server 302. As indicated, the navigation device 2 includes a processor 21, an input device 220, and a display screen 240. The input device 220 and the display screen 24 are integrated into an integrated input and display device to enable input of information (via direct Input, menu selection, etc.) and display of information (for example, via Touch Panel 127920.doc -22· 200930984). For example, it is well known to those skilled in the art that this love curtain can be, for example, a touch or Zhao V λ τ ^ CD screen. In addition, the navigation device may also include any additional Zhao νλ, J device 22 〇 and/or any additional output device * such as an audio input/output device. 4a and 4b are perspective views of the navigation device 200. As shown in FIG. 4a, the navigation device 200 can include an integrated input and display device (4) (eg, a touch panel screen) and other components of FIG. 2 (including but not limited to internal connections).

The unit 0 navigation device 200 of the receiver 250, microprocessor 210, power supply, memory system 230, etc. can be located on the arm 292, and the arm 292 can be fastened to the vehicle dashboard/window/etc. The arm 292 is an example of a docking station to which the navigation device 200 can be coupled. As shown in Figure 4b, the navigation device 2 can be coupled or otherwise coupled to the arm 292 of the docking station by a buckle that, for example, connects the navigation device 2 to the arm 292. The navigation device 200 can then be rotated on the arm 292 as indicated by the arrow in Figure 4b. In order to release the connection between the navigation device 200 and the docking station, for example, a button on the navigation device 2 can be pressed. Other equally suitable configurations for consuming the navigation device to the docking station and for illuminating the navigation device from the docking station are well known to those skilled in the art. Referring now to Figures 5a through 5i, a series of screen shots from a TomTom 720T navigation device are depicted. This model of TomTom PND has a touch screen interface 'used to display information to the user and to accept input from the user's device. This screen displays an illustrative destination location entry process for a user whose home location has been set to the Hague Office of the European Patent Office at 127920.doc • 23·200930984, and The user wishes to navigate to the street address at Amsterdam (The Netherlands), who knows the street name and house number of the street address. When this user turns on their TomTom PND, the device obtains GPS location and calculates (in a known manner) the current location of the PND. As shown in Figure 5a, the user is then presented with a display 340 that pseudo-three-dimensionally displays the local environment 342, the PND is determined to be located in this environment 342, and a series of controls are displayed in the area 344 of the display information 340 under the local environment. And status messages. By touching the display of the local environment 342, the PND switches to display (as shown in Figure 5b) a series of virtual buttons 346 by which the user can enter the destination to which they wish to navigate. By touching the "Navigate to " virtual button MS, pnd switches to display a plurality of virtual buttons (as shown in Figure 5c), each of which is associated with a different category of selectable destination. In this case, the display shows "book"button" if the button is pressed, the destination will be set to the location of the stored home. However, in this case, because the user is already in his or her home position (ie , EPO office in The Hague), so selecting this option will not cause a route. The "Favorites" button (if pressed) displays a list of destinations that the user has previously stored in the PND, and if such destinations One of them is then selected, and the destination of the route to be calculated is set as the selected previously stored destination. The "Nearest Destination" button (if pressed) is displayed in the memory of the PND and is used. A list of selectable destinations that have been navigated to recently. The choice of one of the destinations that make up the list will set the destination location of the route as selected (previously visited) "Interest 127920.doc -24 · 200930984 Point " button (if pressed) shows a number of options by which the user can choose to navigate to a user who has previously stored in the device as a device Any of a number of locations to navigate to, such as a cash machine, gas station, or tourist attraction. "arrow" shaped virtual button opens a new menu for additional options, and "address " button 35〇 start-process, by which the user can enter the street address of the destination to which he wishes to navigate. » In this example, the user knows which destination he or she wishes to navigate to. The address 'is assumed to operate this "address" button (by touching the button displayed on the touch screen), thus, (as shown in Figure 5 (1), presents the user with a series of address input options, in detail For the purpose of, by, the city center ", by "zip code", by "crossroads or intersections" (for example, the junction of two roads) and by "street And the address of the house number " in this example, the user knows the street address and house number of the destination and thus selects the "street and house number " virtual button 352, then, then presents to the user (eg, Figure 5e): a prompt 354 to enter the name of the city to which navigation is desired; a flag button 356 by which the user can select the country in which the desired city is located; and a virtual keyboard 358 , which can be operated by the user (if necessary) to enter the name of the destination city. In this case, the user has previously navigated to the location in _ and Amsterdam, so the PND additionally provides the user with a selectable city. List 360. In this case, the user wants to navigate to Amsterdam, and after selecting Amsterdam from the list 360, the pND is displayed (as shown in Figure 广, the virtual one 127920.doc • 25· 200930984 keyboard 362 ' is used by the virtual keyboard 362 You can enter the street name; a prompt for entering the street name 364; and (in this case, because the user has previously navigated to the street in Amsterdam) a list 366 of alternative streets in Amsterdam. In this example The user wishes to return to the street Rembrandtplein he has previously visited, and thus selects Rembrandtplein from the displayed list 366. Once the street has been selected, the PND displays a smaller virtual keyboard 368 and prompts the user with a prompt 370. Enter the house number in the selected street and city that you wish to navigate to. If the user has previously navigated to the house number in the street, the player's brand number is initially displayed (as shown in Figure 5g). In this case, if the user wishes to navigate to N〇. 35, Rembrandtplein again, the user only needs to touch the "end displayed in the lower right corner of the display. "Virtual button 3 72 〇 If the user wishes to navigate to a different house number in Rembrandtplein, all that is required is to operate ❹ Keyboard 3 6 8 to enter the appropriate house number. Once the house number has been entered, it is shown in Figure 5h. Ask the user if they want to arrive at a specific time. If the user presses the "yes" button, the time required to estimate the travel to the destination is called and the user is advised to leave (or after it is late) The case is the functionality of the time when it should have left its current location in order to arrive at its destination on time. In this case, the user does not care to arrive at a specific time 'and therefore select "No" virtual button. The "No" button 374 causes the PND to calculate the -route between the current location and the selected destination and display the other route 376 (as shown in Figure 5i) on display 127920.doc -26 - 200930984 On the map with a relatively low rate, the user is provided with a "Complete" virtual button 378, which can be pressed to complete the "virtual button 378 to indicate that it is satisfied with the calculated route" ;―"Find alternatives" (4)〇, the user can press the "Find alternatives" button 38〇 to make the pND calculate another route to the selected destination; and a "Details" button 382, The user can press the "Details" button 382 to present selectable options for display of more detailed information about the currently displayed route 376. In this case, it is assumed that the user is satisfied with the displayed route, and once the "Complete" button 378 has been pressed, the user is presented with a pseudo three-dimensional view of the current starting position of the pND (as shown in Figure 6). The display depicted in Figure 6 is similar to the display shown in Figure 5a, except that the displayed local environment 342 now includes a departure location flag 384 and a waypoint indicating the next motion (in this case, a left turn) Indicator 386. The lower part of the display has also changed and now shows the name of the street where the PND is located, the indication (from the current position of the pND) to the next movement and the type of the next movement, © and to the selected The distance of the destination and the dynamic display of time are displayed 390. The user then begins his journey and updates the map by a change based on the determined position of the pND, and by providing the user with visual and (as appropriate) voice navigation instructions, the PND directs the user in a known manner. Figure 7 is a schematic representation of the destination (in this case Rembrandtplein, 35), as indicated by Chequer fiag 394. Although the destination flag, the final point 396 (in this case, the left turn), and the nearby street name 398 are depicted, there is a slight lack of detail of the building's own details (in detail, building height). Although due to the road (as indicated, it is from I27920.doc •27- 200930984

Amstelstraat retreats, Rembrandtplein, may be easier to identify, however it will be apparent that although the pseudo three-dimensional representation of the road layout is sufficient for navigation, the absence of three-dimensional building information may make it difficult for users to find their location, especially in the purpose. The ground is in the middle of all very similar buildings. Any details regarding any local facility (such as a parking lot) in the local environment depicted in the display of the PND are also missing. Therefore, the situation is that the user who is presented with the display shown in Figure 7 will still have to work hard to find (possibly helpless) the appropriate parking space, and once he finds the vacancy, navigate back and correctly identify it. The specific building it wants to go to. Referring now to Figure 8 of the drawings, preferably, the pND of the preferred embodiment is configured to provide an enhanced pseudo-three-dimensional view of the destination location (as shown) once the destination has been entered, as appropriate. The pseudo 3D view is further enhanced by additional information. This additional information may be useful for the user to navigate to his destination. In a particularly preferred embodiment, 'after the user has confirmed that it agrees to calculate the route calculated (i.e., after the process step depicted in Figure 5i), the "destination view" depicted in Figure 8 is generated and displayed. ", and because this occurs before the destination has been reached, the view provided is actually a "destination preview." In other configurations, between the process steps depicted in Figure 5g and Figure 5h or in the map A "destination view" is displayed between 5h and the process steps depicted in Figure 5i. The pND can be configured to display the "destination view" again at any user-selectable time between when Pnd approaches or has reached the destination, or indeed at any time between the start of the journey and the end of the journey or as appropriate at any time thereafter. . In a particularly preferred configuration, the 'destination view' contains a view of the local environment where the destination location is located 127920.doc -28- 200930984. As shown in Figure 8, the 'destination view 396 includes a header 398 in which the destination address of the input is displayed (in the particular instance depicted, since the departure location is in the same country as the destination location, it has been omitted "National" two-dimensional structure 400' each of which generally represents a building and (in this example) an entry mark 402 indicating the main entrance of the ground building 401 of the target. a known or most likely location; and a farm parking sign 404, in this case a parking sign, indicating (also in this example) the location closest to the parking facility (or direction if it is outside the map) . Other types of informational indicia (such as the tag of a cash dispenser) may also or alternatively be displayed. In one embodiment of the invention, the location of the entry to the destination location may be associated in the memory 230 of the PND 200 with the stored profile defining the location of the destination location. In this configuration, the location of the inlet can then be retrieved from the memory and displayed to the user accurately. In another embodiment, 藉 by assuming that the entry of the destination address is located at a point on the face of the building closest to the road (eg, in the middle), the road is defined in the postal address of the destination. Possible entrance. The destination view also includes an information section 406 that displays details of any of the displayed information tags (as appropriate, including entry tags). The information section may also include (as indicated) a user selectable "finding nearby, keying, which, when selected by the user (e.g., by touch), causes the pND to display that the user may wish to A menu of nearby points of interest (such as gas stations or cash machines). 127920.doc -29- 200930984 In a particularly preferred configuration 'If the user searches nearby and finds a point of interest (such as a gas station), the user can be provided to set the point of interest as the destination location and navigate to The option of the point of interest (not the destination location previously entered). In another configuration, the user may be provided with the option to set the point of interest to a point along the route to the previously entered destination location. In the depicted configuration, the information section 406 also includes an optional chain φ"Parking in Waterlo〇PPlein" and additional information, in this example, the additional information includes the location and location of the selected destination. The distance between the associated locations of the information tag (in this case, the stop marker 404). In a preferred configuration, the user can select "in waterloopplein parking" by touching the screen near the underlined text, and the PND will then display additional information about the provided facility (eg, such facilities are open) Time, phone number or cost) and virtual buttons that allow the user to choose to replace the previously entered Φ destination location with the location corresponding to the (in this case) parking marker, or the selection will correspond to the information token The location refers to the point along the route from the A to the destination (ie, in this example, the = navigation by the Waterloopplein parking facility to the destination - in a particularly preferred configuration, only when such as the aforementioned parking The marked information mark is displayed within a predetermined (as the case may be, user definable) distance of the destination location, for example, within 2 km of the destination location, and may be displayed in the present invention. In an embodiment, the three-dimensional representation of the building can be reproduced in a manner similar to the manner in which the navigation map is reproduced. For example, 127920 .doc -30- 200930984 The per-destination address defined in the map material stored in the navigation device is associated with a building profile that defines a series of lines (ie, vectors (eg, start point, end point, direction)). The series of lines (along with the address immediately adjacent to the destination address) is then reproduced by the processor 21 to form a road layout near the destination address, a building at the destination address, and around the destination address. A three-dimensional representation of a building. In a particularly preferred configuration, the building corresponding to the destination location is rendered to distinguish it from other buildings in the local environment (e.g., for different colors). As shown in FIG. 8, the destination view also includes: a first virtual button 4〇8 configured to increase the magnification of the destination view 398 when the touch screen is touched near the button 408; and a second virtual a button 41〇 configured to reduce the magnification of the destination view 398 when the touch screen is touched near the button. As shown, preferably, the buttons are transparent such that The underlying destination view is not obscured. In a particularly preferred configuration, the PND can be configured to operate relative to one or the other by operating the buttons 4〇8, 41〇 In the case where the preset magnification level increases or decreases the magnification of the destination view, the magnification level is automatically returned to the preset level after a predetermined period of time after the button has been pressed. The destination view includes the name of the street where the destination location is located. The destination view includes a return "virtual button 412 that, if operated, returns the user to the previous view. For example, if When the destination view is displayed after the display depicted in 5g, pressing the return button will return the display to the image depicted in Figure 5g. The destination view also includes a "Complete" 127920.doc 31 200930984 virtual button 'which is configured to terminate the display of the destination view if operated by the user. In the preferred embodiment, the destination view is initially generated, And then displaying it to the user such that the entrance of the building is oriented towards the user. Also preferably, by presenting the destination view to the user, the animation is zoomed in to a higher magnification level Before the display of the destination building, the first is to display the surrounding environment at a lower magnification level. In a particularly better configuration, the PND can be incorporated so that the user can use the touch screen. Dragging its finger to the left or right to rotate the known functionality of the destination view. In a preferred configuration, if the destination location has building profiles associated with it, then only the destination view may be provided Functionality. In another particularly preferred configuration, the processor 21A can be configured to: check (shown by the recent destination "virtual button shown in Figure 5e) the recent destination Whether the list includes the current location, and if the current location is not listed in the recent list of destinations (based on the fact that if the user has recently visited the destination, they can remember the entry and local well The location view facility) or the recent destination (eg, within approximately the last month) has not yet visited the destination, then only the above destination view functionality is invoked. In a particularly preferred configuration ten, the pND can be configured to update the destination location for generating a destination view for storage in the aforementioned "near destination" list, which has an option selected by the user. In this way, for example, repeating a given destination automatically sets the user's route to the parking facility closest to the given destination without requiring the user to actively select by calling the destination view functionality. He is the option. 127920.doc -32. 200930984 Memory 230 may be configured to store general building data, as it may not be every destination and has a building 2 associated with it, if = memory 2 pairs of no buildings The utility building data can be used if it is associated with the destination location of the particular selection. The configuration in this configuration is preferably configured (e.g., color coded) by the building-generated building to indicate to the user that the displayed building is only general purpose and does not necessarily represent the actual building. shape. In another configuration, the pND can be configured to check (e.g., via communication link 318) server 3 in the event that a destination that does not have building material associated with it in memory 230 is selected. 〇2 includes the building materials of the destination and downloads the information from the milk. (4) When the bay communicates with the wireless communication network, it can be downloaded while the pND is acting. In other respects, the download of his data may be marked to occur the next time the data stored in the PND is updated. In addition, the location destination has latitude and longitude information associated with it, so in the case where no building data is stored in the memory, and especially when the PND is connected to the remote server via the wireless network; Under the buddy, it is also conceivable that the processor uses the latitude and longitude information associated with the selected destination to query the satellite imaging database service (such as the G〇〇gleTM Earth service provided by GoogleTM) for the purpose of the service. A photo of the satellite in the local environment where the location is located and a photo of the satellite captured. The information tag can then be used to overlay the captured photo to, for example, enable the user to locate the entry of the selected destination or navigate to the parking facility closest to the destination. In another contemplated configuration, the PND user Callable similar to 127920.doc •33· 200930984

The functional functionality of TMapmTom's known MapShareTM software to associate photos or other images with destination locations and upload their photos to a remote server if other PND users choose to travel to the photo Or the destination location associated with the image, other PND users may choose to download the photo from the remote server for display on its PND. For example, the owner of a private home (for which building information is not available) may choose to upload a photo or other image of the building to the remote servo n so that PND 0 is used to navigate to the owner's building The visitor can load the image of the building to its PND' and thus navigate to it more reliably. As before, the photo may be supplemented with one or more informational indicia to identify, for example, the parking location closest to the property. The photo may also be associated with a destination view generated by the PND, for example, by a selectable icon provided in the information section 4-6. Referring now to Figure 9 of the accompanying drawings, the processor 210 cooperates with the memory 23 to establish a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) 45, which serves as a functional hardware component in the navigation device 200. 46. The interface between the software and the software executed by the device. The processor is then uploaded from the memory 210 to the operating system 470, which provides the application software 48〇 (which implements some of the above-described route planning and navigation functionality). Or all) an operational environment. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, this functional portion includes a destination view generation module 490. The functionality of the module will now be described in detail in conjunction with FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1A is a schematic flow diagram illustrating the steps of a method by which the teachings of the present invention can be implemented. In detail, the aforementioned destination view produces the functionality of the module. The method will now be described in particular with the navigation device _ _ ' (4) containing the PND being used by the user along the route guide 127920.doc -34- 200930984 to the destination location. Nonetheless, it will be apparent that the following methods (with minor modifications) can be used in a variety of different situations including the routing and navigation guidelines from the desktop computer.

As shown in FIG. 00, in step 500, the user first enters (eg, in the manner previously described) the destination location to which he wishes to navigate. Once the destination location has been entered, the processor reviews the data stored in pND. in step 5.2 and determines in step 502 whether any building data has been stored for the location of the directory entered in step 500. . • If the building material has not been stored, in this embodiment, the PND is set to skip the remaining steps of the destination view generation process in step 506, and the process moves to step 5〇8 where the navigation begins. Other configurations are described above. If the building data of the destination entered in step 500 is stored in, for example, stored in the memory 230, the processor turns on the navigation view generation module 490' and retrieves the data and then detects in step 512.资© # The building data captured by the shirt specifies the location of the entrance to the building. If the location of the entrance is not specified, the module determines that the most likely location of the entrance to the building is in the face of the street closest to the part of the building that forms the postal address of the building location, write down the location and operate from the storage Take the appropriate markings for the entrance to the building. Next, in step 516, the module interrogates the map material stored in memory 23A to determine if any information indicia (which pertains to items such as parking facilities) is within a predetermined range of locations (e.g., two kilometers). If there is any information mark in the data field within the range of the destination location, the module records the location of the closest mark under 127920.doc •35- 200930984, and takes the appropriate icon of the mark to determine the destination view. The appropriate display position for the illustration, and the details of the mark constitute the information section of the destination view. The processor of the PND then reproduces the destination location and the nearby location building based on the building data retrieved from the storage in step 520, and generates an entire destination view for display in step 522. The processor then controls display 240 to display the destination view generated in step 524. « φ When the user of the PND indicates that it has run out of the generated view (for example, by pressing "Completely] 414), the process returns to the aforementioned step 5〇8. The content will be apparent from the above description. The teachings provide a configuration whereby the user is provided with a more realistic view of the destination location and facilities such as a parking lot near the location, which allows the user to more easily navigate to the destination. It should also be understood that The various aspects and embodiments of the present invention have been described, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration described herein, and the scope of the present invention is extended to include the scope of the appended claims. All configurations and modifications and changes thereto. For example, although the destination view includes an image representing a building around the destination address, it should be understood that the destination view including the reproduced image of only the destination address will still be Help the user to identify and navigate to his address. Therefore, although it is better to generate the destination address and the reproduced image of nearby buildings, 'but this For example, although the embodiment described in the foregoing detailed description refers to GPS, it should be noted that the navigation device can utilize any position sensing technology for 127920.doc -36-200930984 for GPS An alternative (or indeed, in addition to GPS). For example, the navigation device may utilize other global navigation satellite systems, such as the European Galileo system. Equally, it is not limited to satellite-based, but is easy to use based on the ground. A beacon or any other system that enables the device to determine its geographic location. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that although the preferred embodiment implements certain functionality by software, the functionality is It can equally be implemented only in hardware (for example, by one or more ASICs (special application integrated circuits)) or actually by a mixture of hardware and software. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be considered. It is only limited to implementation in software. Finally, it should be noted that although the scope of the accompanying claims clarifies specific combinations of features described herein, this The scope of the invention is not limited to the specific combinations set forth below, but the scope of the invention is extended to include any combination of features or embodiments disclosed herein, whether or not the specific Specific Combinations 〇 [Simplified Description of the Drawings] Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of a Global Positioning System (GPS); Figure 2 is a schematic illustration of an electronic component configured to provide a navigation device, the illustration of which is wireless Figure 4a and Figure 4b are explanatory perspective views of the navigation device; Figures 5a to 51 are illustrative screens from the TomTom 720T PND for the destination input process; 127920.doc -37- 200930984 Figure 6 is an illustrative screen shot from the TomTom 720T PND depicting the starting location of the illustrative calculated route; Figure 7 is a plot from the TomTom 720T PND depicting the destination location of the previously calculated route An illustrative screen image; Figure 8 is an illustrative screen shot generated by the destination preview function;

Figure 9 is a schematic representation of a software used by a navigation device; and Figure 10 is an illustrative flow chart depicting the steps of a method by which the teachings of the present invention can be implemented. [Main component symbol description] 120 Satellite 124 Earth 140 GPS receiver / GPS receiver device 160 Satellite signal 200 Navigation device 220 Input device 225 Connection 230 Memory 235 Connection 240 Display screen / Extra output device 245 Connection 250 Antenna / Receiver / GPS Receiver 255 Connection 260 Output Device 270 Input/Output (I/O) 埠127920.doc -38 · 200930984

275 280 290 292 294 302 304 306 308 310 312 314 318 320 ❹ 322 340 342 344 346 348 350 352 354 127920.doc Connection I/O device Integrated input and display device arm Large suction cup server processor memory transmitter reception Large data storage device / mass storage device / mass data storage cable or wireless connection / communication link communication channel transmitter receiver display local environment area virtual button virtual button virtual button prompt -39- 200930984 356 356 flag button 358 Virtual Keyboard 360 List 362 Virtual Keyboard 364 Tip 366 List 368 Virtual Keyboard 370 Tip 372 Virtual Press 4s 374 Button 376 Route 378 Virtual Button 380 Button 382 Button 384 Departure Location Flag 386 Point Indicator 388 Icon 390 Dynamic Display 394 checkered flag 396 Last waypoint/destination view 398 Nearby street name/header/destination view 400 3D structure 401 Destination building 402 Entrance mark 127920.doc -40. 200930984

404 406 408 410 412 414 450 460 470 480 490 Parking Mark/Stop Marking Information Section '- Virtual Button Second Virtual Button Virtual Button Button BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) Function Hardware Component Operating System Application Program Software Destination View Generation Module/Navigation View Generation Module 127920.doc -41 -

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200930984 X. Patent application scope: 1. A navigation device (200) comprising: - an input interface (220, 240) configured to enable a user to select a destination; a processor (210); And a display (240) controllable by the processor; wherein the navigation device (2) further comprises: - a storage device for the building data (4)), the building data representation. The shape of the building at each of the destinations, and the destination view generation module (49〇) for use in accordance with the destination selected for the user in the storage (230) Building data to generate a three-dimensional representation of a building at a destination selected by the user (401) 'The processor (21〇) responds to the destination view generation module (490) to control the display ( The navigation device of claim 1 is displayed to the user, wherein the destination view generation module (490) is configured to generate the selected destination One of the local environments It will be displayed. 3. The navigation device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the destination view generation module (490) is configured to identify a location of an additional building (400) near the selected destination, from the storage Drawing the building materials of the additional buildings and generating a three-dimensional representation of the additional buildings to display 0 127920 along with the three-dimensional representation of the building (4〇1) at the selected destination. Doc 200930984 4. The guidance device of claim 3, wherein the destination view generation module (490) is configured to reproduce in the selected manner in a manner different from the three-dimensional representation (400) of the additional buildings The building at the destination. 5. The navigation device of claim 1 or 2 wherein the building material includes information specifying the location of the person π (4G2) of the building (4G1) at the destination. 6. The navigation device of claim 5, wherein the destination view generation module (490) configured to retrieve the location of the portal (4〇2) from the building data and configured to the three-dimensional representation of the building at the selected destination (401) One of the entries (402) is included for display by the display (240). 7. The navigation device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the destination view generation module (490) is configured to estimate a location of the building-entry (402) at the selected destination, And configured to include one of the entries in the three-dimensional representation (4〇1) of the building at the selected destination for display by the display (240). 8. The navigation device of claim 7, wherein the navigation view generation module is configured to estimate a position of the portal (402) by identifying one of the buildings at the destination, the face being closest to One of the streets identified in one of the destinations, and one of the identified faces (402) is included in the identified face of the three-dimensional representation (4.1) of the building for display by the display (240) display. 9. The navigation device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the destination view generation module (490) is configured to identify any information in the vicinity of the selected destination 127920.doc 200930984 (404) 〇 10. The navigation device of claim 9, wherein the destination view generation module (490) is further operable to determine a distance between the selected destination and the identified information tags (404). 11. The navigation device of claim 9, when attached to claim 2, wherein the destination view generation module (490) is further configured to generate any identified indicia within the local environment ( One of 404) is indicated to be displayed together with it. 12', such as a navigation device, wherein the destination view generation module (490) is configured to generate an indicator for any identified tag for display in the local environment, such The tag is outside the local environment and is located near the destination. 13. The navigation device of claim 12 wherein the destination view generation module (90) a is configured to generate an indicator of the destination for only the closest of the information markers (4〇4). ❹14. The navigation device of claim 9, wherein the vicinity of the selected destination is user definable. 15. The navigation device of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to control the display to display a data panel (injury), the data panel (4〇6) for transmitting 3 to any identified information An additional 16 of the markers (Yang). 16. The navigation device of claim 15 wherein the additional information displayed in the data panel (406) includes - an optional link, The user is provided with an option regarding the operation of the navigation device 127920.doc 200930984 (200) when the selection is made. 17_ The navigation device of claim 16, wherein the option comprises an option to control the navigation device (200) to navigate the user to a location associated with the selected information tag (4〇4). The navigation device of claim 15, wherein the processor (21A) is configured to control the display (240) to display a search option selectable by the user in the data panel (4〇6), The search option is configured to provide the user with an option to search for different types of information tags (404) near the destination location when selected by operation of the input interface Q (22〇). 19. The navigation device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the processor is configured to control the display (240) to display a control member (ie, a user operable by the input interface (22A), 410) for increasing or decreasing the magnification of the three-dimensional building representation (4〇〇, 4〇1) displayed in the display (240). 20. The navigation device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the processor (21A) rotates the three-dimensional representation D (401) of the building in response to input via the input interface (220) and controls the display (24) 〇) Display the rotated three-dimensional representation (401). 21. The navigation device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the selection of the destination is completed as part of a route generation process. 22. The navigation device of claim 2 or 2, comprising an antenna (25〇) and a connector 11 (250) for receiving a data signal via the antenna, the processor (21〇) being configured The current position of the navigation device (20G) is determined according to the data signal of the connection (4), and the determined current position is set as one of the departure positions of the route generation process. 127920.doc 200930984 23. The navigation device of claim 21, wherein the processor (210) prompts the user to input a current location as a departure location. 24. The navigation device of claim 22, wherein the processor (2 10) is configured to implement route planning functionality to calculate a departure position from the 屮淼a β opening to the selected destination One route. 25. The navigation device of claim 24, wherein the processing is configured to generate navigation instructions for the calculated route. 26. The navigation device of claim 25, wherein the processing device is configured to generate a navigation map of the local environment at the current location, and in the current location (4) Update the navigation map when changing. 27. A method of facilitating the identification of a destination, the method comprising the steps of: providing a building data-storage (23〇), the building data representing each of the plurality of destinations Shape of the building; 〇Select (500) - Destination; Capture (51G) building information of a building at the selected destination from the storage (23G); «The selected building The material data is generated (52) with a three-dimensional representation of the building at the selected destination; and controls (524) a display (24〇) to display the three-dimensional representation of the building at the destination. 28. A computer software comprising one or more software modules operable to be executed in an execution environment to enable a processor 127920.doc 200930984 (210): in response to Selecting a destination via a user interface (220) from a user's wheel entry; drawing building data from a building material storage (230), stored in the storage (23 0) The building profile represents the shape of the building at each of the plurality of destinations, and the building data retrieved from the storage (230) is for a building at the selected destination Generating (520) a three-dimensional representation of the building at the selected destination based on the retrieved building profile; and controlling (524)-display (10) displaying the building at the destination The three-dimensional representation of the object. ❹ 127920.doc