Patents by Inventor Edna PLATZER

Edna PLATZER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Displaying maneuvering instructions along a route
    Patent number: 11698266
    Abstract: A method is provided for a navigation device to display maneuvering instructions along a route, involving: displaying a digital map in a perspective manner on a display unit of the navigation device; according to the distance of the navigation device from the location of the maneuver, i.e. the location where a maneuver is to be carried out as per the route: displaying first maneuvering instructions for the maneuver when the navigation device is farther from the location of the maneuver than a predefined distance; displaying second maneuvering instructions instead of the first maneuvering instructions for the maneuver when the navigation device is closer to the location of the maneuver than the predefined distance; the first and second maneuvering instructions being displayed in such a way as to cover up a portion of the displayed digital map; displaying a graphic link between the location of the maneuver on the digital map and the first or second maneuvering instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Vanessa Wagner, Edna Platzer
  • Displaying Maneuvering Instructions Along a Route
    Publication number: 20170067752
    Abstract: A method is provided for a navigation device to display maneuvering instructions along a route, involving: displaying a digital map in a perspective manner on a display unit of the navigation device; according to the distance of the navigation device from the location of the maneuver, i.e. the location where a maneuver is to be carried out as per the route: displaying first maneuvering instructions for the maneuver when the navigation device is farther from the location of the maneuver than a predefined distance; displaying second maneuvering instructions instead of the first maneuvering instructions for the maneuver when the navigation device is closer to the location of the maneuver than the predefined distance; the first and second maneuvering instructions being displayed in such a way as to cover up a portion of the displayed digital map; displaying a graphic link between the location of the maneuver on the digital map and the first or second maneuvering instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Vanessa WAGNER, Edna PLATZER