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Title:
取り外し可能なナビゲーション・システムのための方法及び装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005524570
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A faceplate including an antenna for receiving navigation signals, a processor electrically coupled to the antenna for determining a position, a display electrically coupled to the processor for displaying navigation information, and at least one input arrangement. The faceplate able to be installed on a front side of a vehicular electronic unit in a dashboard of a vehicle. The at least one input arrangement controlling the vehicular electronic unit when the faceplate is received on the front side of the vehicular electronic unit. A system for navigating including a handheld unit. The handheld unit includes an antenna, a processor electrically coupled to the antenna, and a display electrically coupled to the processor. A further antenna is situated on a vehicle and a receptacle is situated in a dashboard of the vehicle for receiving the handheld unit. The receptacle electrically couples the further antenna to the handheld unit when the handheld unit is received in the receptacle. The handheld unit operates to navigate a user in a stand-alone capacity and operates to navigate a driver of the vehicle when the handheld unit is received in the receptacle. A method for navigating a pedestrian, navigating a driver, and securing a vehicular electronic component is provided. The method includes determining by a processor whether a handheld unit is received in a dashboard receptacle. The processor is situated in the handheld unit and electrically coupled to an antenna situated in the handheld unit. The processor is electrically coupled to a display situated in the handheld unit. The dashboard receptacle is situated in the vehicle. Navigating the pedestrian using the antenna if the handheld unit is not received in the dashboard receptacle. Navigating the driver using a further antenna if the handheld unit is received in the dashboard receptacle. The further antenna is situated on the vehicle.

Inventors:
Funk, Karsten
Schmidt, Haoke
Moellendorf, Manfred
Application Number:
JP2004502406A
Publication Date:
August 18, 2005
Filing Date:
January 28, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
International Classes:
G09B29/00; B60R11/02; G01C21/00; G01C21/36; G08G1/005; G09B29/10; (IPC1-7): B60R11/02; G01C21/00; G08G1/005; G09B29/00; G09B29/10
Domestic Patent References:
JPH11337351A1999-12-10
JPH10103999A1998-04-24
JPH09261749A1997-10-03
JPH11317063A1999-11-16
JPH09126795A1997-05-16
JP2001317947A2001-11-16
JP2002340575A2002-11-27
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto
Tadashi Masui
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Hideo Tanaka