On-board navigation system capable of switching from music storage medium to map storage medium
Patent 5157614 Issued on October 20, 1992. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 30, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 30, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesNavigation system for use with an automobile and reading unit for the system Audio/visual display system for multiple maps Control system for record changer apparatus Pictorial information source system Patent #: 4796100 InventorsApplicationNo. 605364 filed on 10/30/1990US Classes:701/200, NAVIGATION73/178R, NAVIGATION340/988VEHICLE POSITION INDICATIONExaminersPrimary: Lall, Parshotam S.Assistant: Pipala, Edward Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG11B 019/20G11B 017/22 G01C 021/00 Foreign Application Priority Data1989-12-13 JPAbstractAn on-board navigation apparatus which uses a driver having a changer function to selectively reproduce any of music- and map-containing storage media. When it becomes necessary to read map data during reproduction of a music-containing medium, the current medium is replaced with the applicable map-containing medium upon arrival of an intra-music interval. This allows one driver driving both music and map data media to read map data without interrupting the piece of music being reproduced. | |
