DE19750550A1 - Street map with index system for finding streets and specific locations - Google Patents

Abstract

The main streets, paths, lanes and squares clearly visible on the map are highlighted and used in combination with a conventional a grid system to help locate smaller streets, squares, etc. or specific locations. The list of street names, etc. will give a grid reference and an indication using a combination of arrows and highlighted street names to provide a clearer indication of its location within the grid intersection.

Description

The invention relates to city maps, atlases and the like with a search system for finding the destination.

It is a new type of city map with new streets directory for guidance.

With the methods known so far, the locations sought were noted in a street directory where there are indications visually looking in city maps using grid squares and found atlases additionally by means of page numbers.

However, if there are many small ones in such a grid square Streets, alleys, paths, squares and other symbols are located crisscross printed, it's a tedious and complicated Task to find the destination in a short time.

The object of the invention is to create a city map create that makes it possible to find the place you are looking for quickly, easily and easy to find.

By definitions 1 to 7 of these claims Invention, the task is solved.

The invention is based on the already known basis Methods.

It consists of the creation of those designated in the city map optically most important streets, alleys, paths or squares moreover from so-called "main places", from which the destination Search in the city map begins, and creation of a new kind Street directory, which from a description of the way Guided tour with reference to the desired destination, main town, secondary streets, map coordinates in the city map and direction indicators consists.

This description in the street directory guides the map users to the desired destination on the city map.

We always find number 1 in this description the name of the searched destination with its plan coordinates on the city map.

In this context, the term "plan coordinates" means that there are indications on which grid square or on which grid squares a street is in the city map located.

In second place are the street directory a main place name with its plan coordinates and direction donate.

In 3rd place we have the name of the next one to be used Side street, which is always in direct connection with the The main town stands with its plan coordinates and direction indicators.

The names of the are in the following places next side streets to be used, which always in direct Connected to the previous side streets. About that they also direct the user to the destination in the correct order. The maps are in the directory behind the side street names coordinates as well as directions.  

The last side street in this order Description is always in direct connection with the searched destination.

The direction indicators in this description provide information the main direction from the current street towards next secondary road to be used to map edges of the City map.

The direction indicators consist of the respective beginning letters of the direction designations, e.g. B. L- left or R- right or O- top or U- bottom, and also from the beginning letter "V" - from the word extension.

Small arrows are also used as direction indicators.

The direction indicators are in German-speaking streets with the first letters

L, O, U, R, V

and marked with an arrow (see drawing 1).

According to drawing 1, the symbols mean:
L ← - towards the left edge of the card,
O ↑ - towards the top of the map,
U ↓ - towards the bottom of the map,
R → - towards the right edge of the map
on the city map, and also a letter
V - which means that the next side street to be used is directly connected to the current street and is in the same rough direction as the previous street to be used.

Direction combinations are also used, which intermediate directions, such as:
LU - towards the bottom left of the map,
LO - towards the top left of the map,
RU - towards the bottom right of the map,
RO - towards the top right corner of the map
in the city map (see drawing 2).

An embodiment of the invention is now intended illustrate (see drawing 3).

In our example, the destination we are looking for is "Eugen Strasse ". It is located on grid square D-8 The grid square in our example is also the optical one most important main town - here "Siemensstrasse", and the next side streets to be used.

With this invention, in the street directory, our novel description is now:
Eugenstrasse D-8
Siemensstrasse D-8 RU
Albstraße D-8 LU
Bertastrasse D-8 ←.

The terms mean:
Eugenstrasse D-8 as the searched destination is given in the first place.

Symbol D-8 means that this street is on grid square D-8 is in the city map.

Siemensstrasse D-8 RU the main place is given in second place, right after searched destination name.

From here, the location in the city map is started.  

Symbol RU means that the next extension to be used street which is directly connected to the main town and, am rough direction to the (R) - right (U) - lower edge of the card in City map viewed from the main town lies.

Albstraße D-8 LU is the next side street to be used, which with the Main town is connected, where symbol D-8 means this Street in grid square D-8 in the city map.

Direction transmitter LU means that the next one to be used Street that is directly connected to this street and roughly towards the (L) - left (U) - lower edge of the card is seen from this street.

Bertastrasse D-8 L ← as the last side street in the description of our street directory is the street that the previous one Side street connects to the destination you are looking for.

Symbol D-8 means that this street is on grid square D-8 is in the city map.

Symbol L means that the desired destination, in this Example "Eugenstrasse" from Bertastrasse viewed in (L) - left rough direction to the map edge of the City map.

Claims (7)

1. City map with street directory with a search system for finding the destination, characterized in that the "main cities" are designated as optically most important streets, alleys, paths, squares and the like in the city map. 2. City map with street directory according to claim 1, characterized in that there is a description in the street directory with:

• a. Name of the searched destination,
• b. Name of main town,
• c. Name or names of the secondary street or secondary streets.

3. City map with street directory according to claim 2, thereby characterized that by means of street directory description the user in the correct order from the main location through which Side streets directed to the desired destination on the city map becomes. 4. city map with street directory according to claims 2 and 3, characterized in that according to street, alley, path, Place names and the like their plan coordinates in City map are given. 5. city map with street directory according to claims 2 and 3, characterized in that by main town and side streets directional names can be used. These consist of the respective first letter of the direction designations. There is also the first letter of the word "Renewal". 6. city map with street directory according to claims 2 and 3, characterized in that by main town and side streets direction indicators are installed as arrows. 7. city map with street directory according to claims 5 and 6, characterized in that the direction indicators the respective Rough direction from the previous place to the corresponding one Show map borders.