Navigation device and communication method
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1. A method for communicating a navigation device with a server, comprising:
- instructing, prior to initiating start-up of a navigation device, a communication portion to communicate with a server;
starting-up the communication portion, the communication portion connected to the navigation device;
communicating with the server using the communication portion; and
starting-up, after the communication portion has started-up, portions of navigation device unnecessary for communication.
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Abstract
A navigation device is provided with a communication portion that is capable of communication with a server that distributes data, and a data storage portion that stores data downloaded from the server. When start-up of the vehicular navigation device is initiated, communication with the server is executed and data is downloaded prior to the completion of start-up of the vehicular navigation device.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for communicating a navigation device with a server, comprising:
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instructing, prior to initiating start-up of a navigation device, a communication portion to communicate with a server;
starting-up the communication portion, the communication portion connected to the navigation device;
communicating with the server using the communication portion; and
starting-up, after the communication portion has started-up, portions of navigation device unnecessary for communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A navigation device, comprising:
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a communication portion that is configured to communicate with a server that distributes data; and
a data storage portion that stores the data that is distributed from the server;
wherein, when start-up of the navigation device is initiated, communication with the server is executed and the distributed data is downloaded prior to completion of start-up. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A navigation device, comprising:
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means for instructing, prior to initiating start-up of a navigation device, a communication portion to communicate with a server;
means for starting-up the communication portion, the communication portion connected to the navigation device;
means for communicating with the server using the communication portion; and
means for starting-up, after the communication portion has started-up, portions of navigation device unnecessary for communication.
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17. A storage medium storing a set of program instructions executable on a data processing device and usable for communicating a navigation device with a server, the set of program instructions comprising:
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instructions for instructing, prior to initiating start-up of a navigation device, a communication portion to communicate with a server;
instructions for starting-up the communication portion, the communication portion connected to the navigation device;
instructions for communicating with the server using the communication portion; and
instructions for starting-up, after the communication portion has started-up, portions of navigation device unnecessary for communication.
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