Navigation system of a vehicle and method for navigation, - having a first display (210) arranged behind a first mirror surface (220) of a right outside mirror (200) of the vehicle, - having a second display (310) arranged behind a second mirror surface (320) of a left outside mirror (300) of the vehicle, and - having a control unit (400) connected to the first display (210) and the second display (310) to control an output of graphic information (212, 312) on the first display (210) and the second display (310), wherein the control unit (400) is configured to determine a current maneuver instruction, based on a route (112a, 112b) and a current position (111a, 111b) of the vehicle, and wherein the control unit (400) is configured to control the output of different graphic information (212, 312) on the first display (210) and the second display (310), based on the current maneuver instruction and/or the current position (111a, 111b).
A noise reducing sound reproduction system and method is dis- closed, in which: an input signal is supplied to a loudspeaker by which it is acoustically radiated; the signal radiated by the loudspeaker is received by a microphone that is acoustically coupled to the loudspeaker via a secondary path and that provides a microphone output signal; from the microphone output signal a useful signal is subtracted to generate a filter input signal; the filter input signal is filtered in an active noise reduction filter to generate an error signal; and the useful signal is subtracted from the error signal to generate the loudspeaker input signal; and the useful signal is filtered by one or more spectrum shaping filters prior to subtraction from the microphone output signal or the loudspeaker input signal or both.
An active noise reduction system is disclosed which includes an earphone to be acoustically coupled to a listener's ear when exposed to noise. The earphone comprises a cup-like housing with an aperture; a transmitting transducer which converts electrical signals into acoustical signals to be radiated to the listener's ear and which is arranged at the aperture of the cup-like housing, thereby defining an earphone cavity located behind the transmitting transducer; a receiving transducer which converts acoustical signals into electrical signals and which is arranged behind, alongside or in front of the transmitting transducer; a sound-guiding tube-like duct having two ends; one end is acoustically coupled to the receiving transducer and the other is located behind, alongside or in front of the transmitting transducer; a first acoustical path which extends from the transmitting transducer to the ear and which has a first transfer characteristic; a second acoustical path which extends from the transmitting transducer through the tube-like member to the receiving transducer and which has a second transfer characteristic; and a control unit which is electrically connected to the receiving transducer and the transmitting transducer and which compensates for the ambient noise by generating a noise reducing electrical signal supplied to the transmitting transducer. The noise reducing electrical signal is derived from the receiving-transducer signal, filtered with a third transfer characteristic, and in which the second and third transfer characteristics together model the first transfer characteristic.
The present invention relates to a method for determining a position of a navigation device (100). The navigation device (100) is adapted to determine a position of the navigation device (100) based on a plurality of different positioning procedures (301-304). Each positioning procedure (301-304) is working with a predefined parameter set. A plurality of geographical areas (A-C) is provided and each geographical area (A-C) is associated with one of the positioning procedures (301-304). An approximate position of the navigation device (100) is determined and based on this approximate position a geographical area (A-C), in which the navigation device (100) is located, is determined. Based on the determined geographical area (A-C) one of the plurality of positioning procedures (301-304) is selected, and based on the selected positioning procedure (301-304) the position of the navigation device (100) is determined.
G01C 21/00 - Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups
G01S 19/50 - Determining position whereby the position solution is constrained to lie upon a particular curve or surface, e.g. for locomotives on railway tracks
G01C 21/26 - Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups specially adapted for navigation in a road network
G01C 22/00 - Measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles, persons, animals or other moving solid bodies, e.g. using odometers or using pedometers
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING POINTS OF INTEREST
The present invention provides a navigation system comprising a display for displaying map sections and point of interest (POI) data to a user and a database which stores POI data. A retrieval unit is provided to retrieve from the database POI data for the map section to be displayed. In embodiments of the invention the POI database comprises POIs and substitute POIs representing a number of POIs in a map region. It may then depend on the map scale with which the map section is to be displayed whether a substitute POI or a POI which it represents is retrieved from the database.
The invention relates to diagnosis system for a removable media drive (100), the system comprising: - a monitoring unit (111) collecting information about an access to the media drive (100) and an access to a removable media contained in the media drive, - a storage unit (120) containing a threshold table with at least one threshold value for the access to the media drive, and - a processing unit (130) configured to compare the collected information of the monitoring unit (111) to said at least one threshold value contained in the threshold table and configured to determine a diagnosis information for the removable media drive in accordance with said comparison.
The present invention relates to a vehicle user interface unit for a vehicle electronic device, comprising: - a 3D display unit (101) comprising a display (102), the 3D display unit being adapted to display, in operation, an image such that the image is perceived by a user as a virtual 3D image (110) at least partially located in front of the display (102) when the user (140) observes the display (102); - a display control unit (120) adapted to control the generation of the image by the 3D display unit (101) such that said virtual 3D image (110) comprises a 3D object (111) having at least two regions (112, 113) located in different spatial planes, each region comprising plural interaction elements (115); and - an input unit (130) adapted to detect the location of a user-controlled object (150) and to interpret the detection of a predefined variation of the user- controlled object (150) as a selection of one of said interaction elements (115) comprised in the virtual 3D image (110).
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AUTOMATIC CORRECTION OF LOUDNESS LEVEL IN AUDIO SIGNALS
The present invention relates to a method for adapting a gain of an audio output signal containing at least two different tracks with different signal level ranges, the method comprising the steps of: - dynamically determining a perceived loudness of an audio input signal based on a psychoacoustic model of a human, - dynamically determining a gain of the audio output signal output by a gain determination unit (35) receiving the perceived loudness and outputting the audio output signal with the determined gain, wherein the gain is determined in such a way that said at least two tracks of the audio output signal are output covering a predetermined range of signal levels.
H04R 3/04 - Circuits for transducers for correcting frequency response
B60R 16/037 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric for occupant comfort
An active noise reduction system is presented which includes an earphone to be acoustically coupled to a user's ear exposed to noise. The earphone has a cup-like housing with an aperture; a transmitting transducer for converting electrical signals into acoustical signals to be radiated to the user's ear is arranged at the aperture of the cup-like housing thereby defining an earphone cavity; and a receiving transducer which converts acoustical signals into electrical signals and which is arranged within the ear-phone cavity; a first acoustical path which extends from the transmitting transducer to the ear and which has a first transfer characteristic; a second acoustical path which extends from the transmitting transducer to the receiving transducer and which has a second transfer characteristic; and a control unit which is electrically connected to the receiving transducer and the transmitting transducer and which compensates for the ambient noise by generating a noise reducing electrical signal supplied to the transmitting transducer. The noise reducing electrical signal is derived from the receiving-transducer signal filtered with a third transfer characteristic and the second and third transfer characteristics together model the first transfer characteristic.
The present invention relates to a vehicle computing module adapted to be connected to a mainboard of a vehicle computing system, comprising: - a circuit board with conducting paths, - computing components mounted to the circuit board and including at least a central processing unit and a main memory, - an edge connector provided at an edge of the circuit board and adapted to connect the circuit board to an edge connector socket of said mainboard, and - a plurality of interfaces provided by said edge connector for interfacing the computing module, wherein the vehicle computing module is adapted to be operated in a vehicle as a main computing unit of said vehicle computing system and to perform the processing of data for said vehicle computing system, the data being received by the vehicle computing module via said interfaces.
B60R 16/02 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric
The present invention relates to a computing device, comprising: - a computing unit (101) comprising a working memory (104) and a processing unit (102), - a boot memory (106) comprising control instructions for operating the computing device (100) which are to be transferred to the computing unit (101) at start-up of the computing device, characterized by further comprising - a boot control unit (108) interfacing the computing unit (101) by at least a first and a second interface and interfacing the boot memory (106) by a third interface, wherein the boot control unit (108) is configured to transfer a first part of said control instructions from said boot memory (106) via said first interface to said computing unit (101) and to transfer a second part of said control instructions from said boot memory (106) via said second interface to said computing unit (101).
The invention relates to a compressor and method for amplifying an input signal with a controlled gain comprising the steps of: providing an output signal representing the input signal amplified by an initial gain; determining a signal level of the input signal or of the output signal; comparing the signal level with a threshold level; if the signal level is below the threshold level, updating the initial gain value using an adaptive control characteristic; and if the signal level is above the threshold level, updating, dependent on the signal level, the initial gain value using a fixed control characteristic or an adaptive control characteristic respectively; the adaptive control characteristic being dependent on the signal level and the fixed control characteristic being independent from the signal level.
The invention relates to a method for automated tuning of a sound system, the sound system comprising delay lines, equalizing filters, and at least two loudspeakers, the method comprising the steps of: reproducing a useful sound signal through the loudspeakers, measuring sound pressure values at at least one location, providing a target transfer function for tuning the delay lines and the equalizing filters of the sound system, the target transfer function representing a desired transfer characteristics of the sound system, adjusting the delay of the delay lines, and adjusting amplitude responses of the equalizing filters such that the actual transfer characteristics of the sound system approximates the target function.
H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangements; Control arrangements, e.g. balance control
B60R 16/02 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric
The present invention relates to a multifunctional rotary switch for operating an electronic device comprising a roller with an axis of rotation, said roller having a bidirectional rotational mode of operation around said axis, and furthermore having a translational mode of operation, whereby the translation takes place substantially parallel to the axis of rotation, characterized in that the roller comprises a pushing mode of operation whereby the roller is moved in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
A method for recognizing an object in an image and an image recognition de- vice are provided, in which the object is recognized based on both image data and digital map information that corresponds to an area represented by the image. According to one embodiment, digital map information is evaluated to predict an object position on the image, based on which a sub-portion of im-age data is selected. Subsequently, only this sub-portion of the image data has to be analyzed in order to recognize the object.
In a method of operating a night-view system a video image of the vehicle environment is provided using a night-view sensor, the video image is processed so as to detect the course of the road on which the vehicle moves taking into account information on the course of the road received from a navigation device, and the video image and the detected course of the road are displayed on a display device.
G02B 23/12 - Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices with means for image conversion or intensification
H04N 7/18 - Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
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PARTITIONED FAST CONVOLUTION IN THE TIME AND FREQUENCY DOMAIN
The present invention relates to a method for processing a digital input signal by a Finite Impulse Response, FIR, filtering means, comprising partitioning the digital input signal at least partly in the time domain to obtain at least two partitions of the digital input signal; partitioning the FIR filtering means in the time domain to obtain at least two partitions of the FIR filtering means; Fourier transforming each of the at least two partitions of the digital input signal to obtain Fourier transformed signal partitions; Fourier transforming each of the at least two partitions of the FIR filtering means to obtain Fourier transformed filter partitions; performing a convolution of the Fourier transformed signal partitions and the corresponding Fourier transformed filter partitions to obtain spectral partitions; combining the spectral partitions to obtain a total spectrum; and inverse Fourier transforming the total spectrum to obtain a digital output signal.
H03M 13/23 - Error detection or forward error correction by redundancy in data representation, i.e. code words containing more digits than the source words using convolutional codes, e.g. unit memory codes
H04B 3/23 - Reducing echo effects or singing; Opening or closing transmitting path; Conditioning for transmission in one direction or the other using a replica of transmitted signal in the time domain, e.g. echo cancellers
H04M 9/08 - Two-way loud-speaking telephone systems with means for conditioning the signal, e.g. for suppressing echoes for one or both directions of traffic
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OPTIMUM ROUTE DETERMINATION EMPLOYING AN ESTIMATION FUNCTION
A method and system for determining a route from a starting point to a des-tination on a road network are provided, wherein an estimation function for vertices of the road network is employed, and wherein a tiling is defined cov-ering an area in which at least a portion of the road network is contained, a resistance value of each tile of the tiling is provided, and the values of the estimation function for vertices of the road network are determined in de-pendence on the resistance values of the tiles of the tiling. In a preferred em-bodiment, the resistance value of a given tile (To) is a lower bound on or the minimum of the costs associated with an optimum route (11, 13) connecting any pair of vertices (tbv1-tbv4) located on the boundary of the given tile di-vided by an air-line distance (12, 14) of the pair of vertices.
The invention is directed to a navigation system comprising a non-volatile, writable memory for storing digital navigation data and a means for checking an access code to allow the access of digital navigation data stored in the memory
The present invention relates to a Controller device for controlling an electronic system, particularly a car multimedia system, comprising a rotary-push-button switch, and a frame for supporting said switch. Said rotary-push-button switch (32) is slideably arranged at said frame between a first and a second position, and a position detecting element (54) for detecting said position of said rotary-push-button switch (32) is provided, wherein dependent on the position said rotary-push-button switch is operated in a first mode or a second mode. The present invention also relates to a car multimedia device comprising said inventive controller device.
G06K 11/06 - Devices for converting the position of a manually-operated writing or tracing member into an electrical signal
G06F 3/02 - Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
H01H 13/64 - Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member wherein the switch has more than two electrically distinguishable positions, e.g. multi-position push-button switches
A car multimedia system is provided comprising a radio unit (102); a display (22) for displaying status information (24, 26, 28) and selectable and activatable menu items (44); at least one control element (16) for selecting and activating a menu item (44); a control device (100) for driving said display (22) and controlling said control element (16). The car multi~media system further comprises means (selector means, 110) for making a status information (24, 26, 28) on the display (22) selectable and activatable by operating said control element (16), and means (performing means, 112) for performing a func~tion in response to the activation of a status information (24, 26, 28).
A data transfer interface is provided which enables access of a plurality of data processing devices to a single data storage drive. The data processing device comprises a switch means connected to each of the plurality of data processing devices and to the data storage drive. A control means controls the switch means such that only a single one of the data processing devices accesses the data storage drive at a time.
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