[54] METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING A DESTINATION IN A VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM
[75] Inventors: Haruhisa Tamai, Sunnyvale; Hiroshi Nonaka; Masayuki Sekine, both of Cupertino, all of Calif.
[73] Assignee: Zexel Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
[21] Appl. No.: 601,216
[22] Filed: Feb. 14, 1996
[51] Int. CI.6 G06F 165/00
[52] U.S. CI 701/208; 701/209; 340/990;
340/995
[58] Field of Search 701/200, 202,
701/207, 208, 209, 210; 73/178 R; 340/988,
990, 995
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French, R.L., "MAP Matching Origins Approaches and Applications" Robert L. French & Associates, 3815 Lisbon St., Suite 201, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA, pp. 91-116.
Primary Examiner—Gary Chin
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—-Joseph M. Villeneuve; Beyer & Weaver, LLP
[57] ABSTRACT
A method and apparatus for selecting a destination in a vehicle navigation system are described. The vehicle navigation system includes a display and a selection control. A first destination is selected from a primary list of destinations in response to a selection signal generated by the selection control. The first destination is placed on a secondary list of destinations in response to its selection. The secondary list includes previously selected destinations from the primary list. For subsequent destination selections, the primary and secondary lists are presented on the display thereby facilitating selection of destinations from both the primary and secondary lists. A feature by which the system may search for a destination across categories is also described.
15 Claims, 9 Drawing Sheets
