Technique for effective communications with, and provision of global positioning system (GPS) based advertising information to, automobiles
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Abstract
In an automobile, communications to and from the automobile are in the form of messages. Such messages are referred to as “electronic car-mail” or “C-mail” messages as each message has a destination or origination address which includes an identifier, e.g., a vehicle identification number (VIN), identifying the automobile. The messages may be delivered to the automobile from a remote server through a communications network, e.g., the Internet. One such message may contain a recall notice to the automobile. Another message may contain just-in-time map information for navigation, depending on the current location of the automobile. Yet another message may contain advertising information concerning selected entities, e.g., restaurants, gas stations, department stores, etc., also depending on the current location of the automobile. The messages transmitted from the automobile to the remote server may contain, e.g., GPS information identifying the location of the automobile, dynamic data furnished by sensors in the automobile for analysis, an odometer reading and a speedometer reading for records, etc.
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102 Claims
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1-60. -60. (canceled)
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61. A method of navigation for use in a vehicle, comprising:
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sensing a current location of the vehicle;
defining a coverage area in relation to the sensed location of the vehicle;
receiving a request for a route to a destination;
planning the route in response to the request;
receiving a selection of a category of point of interest;
showing, on a display, the planned route and one or more indicators indicating locations of one or more points of interest in the category in the coverage area;
receiving a selection of one of the one or more indicators; and
providing, near the selected indicator on the display, information about a point of interest whose location is indicated by the selected indicator. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A method of navigation for use in a vehicle, comprising:
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sensing a current location of the vehicle;
defining a coverage area in relation to the sensed location of the vehicle;
receiving a selection of a category of point of interest;
showing, on a display, one or more indicators representing one or more points of interest in the category in the coverage area;
receiving a selection of one of the one or more indicators;
providing information concerning a point of interest represented by the selected indicator; and
providing a selectable option to establish a communication connection with the point of interest represented by the selected indicator. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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82. A navigation system for use in a vehicle, comprising:
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a detecting device for sensing a current location of the vehicle;
a mechanism for defining a coverage area in relation to the sensed location of the vehicle, a selection of a category of point of interest being received;
an interface for receiving a request for a route to a destination;
a processor configured to plan the route in response to the request;
a display for showing thereon the planned route and one or more indicators indicating locations of one or more points of interest in the category in the coverage area, a selection of one of the one or more indicators being received; and
an output device for providing, near the selected indicator on the display, information about a point of interest whose location is indicated by the selected indicator. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. A navigation system for use in a vehicle, comprising:
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a detecting device for sensing a current location of the vehicle;
a mechanism for defining a coverage area in relation to the sensed location of the vehicle;
an interface for receiving a selection of a category of point of interest;
a display for showing thereon one or more indicators representing one or more points of interest in the category in the coverage area, a selection of one of the one or more indicators being received;
an output device for providing information concerning a point of interest represented by the selected indicator; and
a processor configured to provide a selectable option to establish a communication connection with the point of interest represented by the selected indicator. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102)
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