Navigation system for a motor vehicle

Abstract

A navigation system for a motor vehicle includes: an off-board navigation system spatially separated from the motor vehicle, for calculating a suggested route for the motor vehicle; a wireless communication connection between the off-board navigation system and the motor vehicle, for transmitting the suggested route to the motor vehicle; and a man-machine interface arranged in the motor vehicle, for outputting the suggested route to an operator of the motor vehicle.

1 . A navigation system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
 an off-board navigation system spatially separated from the motor vehicle adapted to calculate a suggested route for the motor vehicle;   a wireless communication connection between the off-board navigation system and the motor vehicle adapted to transmit the suggested route to the motor vehicle; and   a man-machine interface arranged in the motor vehicle adapted to output the suggested route to an operator of the motor vehicle.   
   
   
       2 . The navigation system according to  claim 1 , wherein the motor vehicle includes a position-finding system adapted to determine a position of the motor vehicle. 
   
   
       3 . The navigation system according to  claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication connection is adapted to transmit the position of the motor vehicle to the off-board navigation system. 
   
   
       4 . The navigation system according to  claim 1 , wherein the man-machine interface is adapted to display the suggested route in a form integrated into at least one of (a) a satellite image and (b) a 3-D graphical representation, the off-board navigation system adapted to transmit the suggested route to the motor vehicle in the form integrated into the at least one of (a) the satellite image and (b) the 3-D graphical representation. 
   
   
       5 . The navigation system according to  claim 4 , wherein the man-machine interface includes a display device adapted to display the suggested route in the form integrated into the at least one of (a) the satellite image and (b) the 3-D graphical representation. 
   
   
       6 . The navigation system according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of (a) a satellite image and (b) a 3-D graphical representation is transmittable from an environment of the motor vehicle to the motor vehicle. 
   
   
       7 . The navigation system according to  claim 6 , wherein the man-machine interface includes a display device adapted to display the suggested route in a form integrated into the at least one of (a) the satellite image and (b) the 3-D graphical representation. 
   
   
       8 . The navigation system according to  claim 1 , wherein the motor vehicle includes an on-board navigation system adapted to calculate a suggested route for the motor vehicle. 
   
   
       9 . A navigation system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
 a wireless communication connection between an off-board navigation system, spatially separated from the motor vehicle adapted to calculate a suggested route for the motor vehicle, and the motor vehicle adapted to transmit the suggested route to the motor vehicle; and   a man-machine interface arranged in the motor vehicle adapted to output the suggested route to an operator of the motor vehicle.   
   
   
       10 . A motor vehicle, comprising:
 an interface to a wireless communication connection, a suggested route of an off-board navigation system spatially separated from the motor vehicle receivable by the motor vehicle via the wireless communication connection; and   a man-machine interface adapted to output the suggested route to an operator of the motor vehicle.   
   
   
       11 . The motor vehicle according to  claim 10 , further comprising a position-finding system adapted to determine a position of the motor vehicle. 
   
   
       12 . The motor vehicle according to  claim 11 , wherein the position of the motor vehicle is transmittable to the off-board navigation system by the wireless communication connection. 
   
   
       13 . The motor vehicle according to  claim 10 , wherein the man-machine interface includes a display device adapted to display the suggested route. 
   
   
       14 . The motor vehicle according to  claim 10 , further comprising an on-board navigation system adapted to calculate a suggested route for the motor vehicle. 
   
   
       15 . A method for supporting navigation of a motor vehicle, comprising:
 transmitting a suggested route from an off-board navigation system spatially separated from the motor vehicle to the motor vehicle via a wireless communication connection; and   outputting the suggested route to an operator of the motor vehicle.   
   
   
       16 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein the suggested route is output to the operator of the motor vehicle in the outputting step by displaying the suggested route in a form integrated into at least one of (a) a satellite image and (b) a 3-D graphical representation. 
   
   
       17 . The method according to  claim 15 , further comprising transmitting at least one of (a) a satellite image and (b) a 3-D graphical representation from an environment of the motor vehicle to the motor vehicle. 
   
   
       18 . The method according to  claim 17 , wherein the suggested route is output to the operator of the motor vehicle in the outputting step by displaying the suggested route in a form integrated into the at least one of (a) the satellite image and (b) the 3-D graphical representation. 
   
   
       19 . The method according to  claim 15 , further comprising determining a position of the motor vehicle. 
   
   
       20 . The method according to  claim 19 , further comprising transmitting the position of the motor vehicle from the motor vehicle to the off-board navigation system.