Abstract: A method for operating a navigation device provides a driver with the option of being presented with an overview of the route lying ahead in addition to a detailed illustration of the current position along the route section, namely without any complicated interactions with the navigation device. This navigation device independently changes the scale of the display of the route on the display means in dependence on a manually selected operating mode. The advantage of this method can be seen in a semi-automated solution that always enables the driver to decide exactly which information should be displayed by his navigation device at which time.

Abstract: A method for operating a navigation system includes the following steps: a) calculating and displaying a map image on a display device, wherein the map image represents at least a section of a geographic area; b) selecting locations to be highlighted (Points of Interest, POI) that lie in the region of the geographic area displayed and are respectively assigned to one POI-symbol in the map image from a data base, and c) displaying the POI-symbols in the map image, wherein the POI-symbols that symbolize the locations to be highlighted within a common local area are displayed in the form of a common combination symbol such that one combination symbol respectively represents several POI-symbols, wherein the combination symbol features at least one display area, in which at least one POI-symbol can be displayed, and wherein the POI-symbols assigned to the combination symbol are alternately displayed in the display area.

Abstract: A method for operating a navigation device provides a driver with the option of being presented with an overview of the route lying ahead in addition to a detailed illustration of the current position along the route section, namely without any complicated interactions with the navigation device. This navigation device independently changes the scale of the display of the route on the display means in dependence on a manually selected operating mode. The advantage of this method can be seen in a semi-automated solution that always enables the driver to decide exactly which information should be displayed by his navigation device at which time.