Mobile navigation
First Claim
1. A mobile navigation system comprising:
- a first computer system couplable to a data network and comprising;
a prompter operable to prompt for a user mobile telephone number;
a first receiver operable to receive data identifying the mobile telephone number for the user entered in response to said prompt;
a second receiver operable to receive data identifying a desired destination; and
a first transmitter operable to transmit the received telephone number data and the destination data to the data network;
a second computer system couplable to the data network and a telephone network and comprising;
a third receiver operable to receive said telephone number data and said destination data from the data network;
a message data generator operable to generate message data prompting the user to telephone a predetermined telephone number to receive navigation guidance information relating to said destination; and
a second transmitter operable to transmit said message data over said telephone network to the mobile telephone corresponding to the received telephone number data.
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Abstract
A navigation guidance system is provided which gives direction information to a user via their mobile telephone. In one embodiment, the user pre-arranges their trip using a web-based route calculation server. The web-based server prompts the user to provide their mobile telephone number so that updated navigation instructions can be provided to the user as they are travelling towards their destination. In a preferred embodiment, the mobile telephone number and the user'"'"'s travel plans are transmitted to a second navigation server which transmits a text message to the user'"'"'s mobile telephone prompting them to call a given number to receive updated navigation instructions to arrive at their chosen destination.
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36 Claims
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1. A mobile navigation system comprising:
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a first computer system couplable to a data network and comprising;
a prompter operable to prompt for a user mobile telephone number;
a first receiver operable to receive data identifying the mobile telephone number for the user entered in response to said prompt;
a second receiver operable to receive data identifying a desired destination; and
a first transmitter operable to transmit the received telephone number data and the destination data to the data network;
a second computer system couplable to the data network and a telephone network and comprising;
a third receiver operable to receive said telephone number data and said destination data from the data network;
a message data generator operable to generate message data prompting the user to telephone a predetermined telephone number to receive navigation guidance information relating to said destination; and
a second transmitter operable to transmit said message data over said telephone network to the mobile telephone corresponding to the received telephone number data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 33)
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13. A computer system for use in a mobile navigation system comprising:
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a prompter operable to prompt for a mobile telephone number of a user;
a first receiver operable to receive data identifying the mobile telephone number of the user entered in response to said prompt;
a second receiver operable to receive data identifying a desired destination; and
a transmitter operable to transmit the received telephone number data and the destination data to a mobile navigation system over the internet.
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15. A mobile navigation system comprising:
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a first computer system couplable to a data network and comprising;
a prompter operable to prompt for a user mobile telephone number;
a first receiver operable to receive data identifying the mobile telephone number for the user, entered in response to said prompt;
a second receiver operable to receive data identifying a desired destination; and
a first transmitter operable to transmit the received telephone number data and the destination data to the data network; and
a second computer system couplable to the data network and a telephone network and comprising;
a third receiver operable to receive said telephone number data and said destination data from the data network;
a memory operable to store said received telephone number data and said received destination data;
a third receiver operable to receive a telephone call from said user;
a first determiner operable to determine the telephone number of the telephone being used by the user;
a retriever operable to retrieve destination data corresponding to the determined telephone number from said storing means memory;
a second determiner operable to determine route guidance information relating to said retrieved destination data; and
a second transmitter operable to transmit said route guidance information to said user via said mobile telephone.
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17. A mobile navigation system comprising:
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a first computer system couplable to a data network and comprising;
means for prompting for a user mobile telephone number;
means for receiving data identifying the mobile telephone number for the user entered in response to said prompt;
means for receiving data identifying a desired destination; and
means for transmitting the received telephone number data and the destination data to the data network;
a second computer system couplable to the data network and a telephone network and comprising;
means for receiving said telephone number data and said destination data from the data network;
means for generating message data prompting the user to telephone a predetermined telephone number to receive navigation guidance information relating to said destination; and
means for transmitting said message data over said telephone network to the mobile telephone corresponding to the received telephone number data. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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18. A computer system for use in a mobile navigation system comprising:
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means for prompting for the mobile telephone number of a user;
means for receiving data identifying the mobile telephone number of the user entered in response to said prompt;
means for receiving data identifying a desired destination; and
means for transmitting the received telephone number data and the destination data to a mobile navigation system over the internet.
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20. A mobile navigation method comprising:
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at a first computer system coupled to a data network;
prompting for a user mobile telephone number;
receiving data identifying the mobile telephone number for the user entered in response to said prompt;
receiving data identifying a desired destination; and
transmitting the received telephone number data and the destination data to the data network;
at a second computer system coupled to the data network and a telephone network;
receiving said telephone number data and said destination data from the data network;
generating message data prompting the user to telephone a predetermined telephone number to receive navigation guidance information relating to said destination; and
transmitting said message data over said telephone network to the mobile telephone corresponding to the received telephone number data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer implemented method performed in a mobile navigation system, the method comprising:
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prompting for a mobile telephone number of a user;
receiving data identifying the mobile telephone number of the user entered in response to said prompt;
receiving data identifying a desired destination; and
transmitting the received telephone number data and the destination data to a mobile navigation system over the internet.
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34. A mobile navigation method comprising:
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at a first computer system coupled to a data network;
prompting for a user mobile telephone number;
receiving data identifying the mobile telephone number for the user, entered in response to said prompt;
receiving data identifying a desired destination; and
transmitting the received telephone number data and the destination data to the data network; and
at a second computer system coupled to the data network and a telephone network;
receiving said telephone number data and said destination data from the data network;
storing said received telephone number data and said received destination data;
receiving a telephone call from said user;
determining the telephone number of the telephone being used by the user;
retrieving the stored destination data corresponding to the determined telephone number;
determining route guidance information relating to said retrieved destination data; and
transmitting said route guidance information to said user via said mobile telephone.
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35. A computer readable medium storing computer implementable process steps to configure a programmable computer device to carry out a method comprising:
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prompting for a mobile telephone number of a user;
receiving data identifying the mobile telephone number of the user entered in response to said prompt;
receiving data identifying a desired destination; and
transmitting the received telephone number data and the destination data to a mobile navigation system over the internet.
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36. A computer readable medium storing computer implementable process steps to configure a programmable computer device to carry out a method comprising:
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receiving telephone number data and destination data from a data network;
generating message data prompting a user of the mobile telephone corresponding to said telephone number data to telephone a predetermined telephone number to receive navigation guidance information relating to the destination corresponding to said received destination data; and
transmitting said message data over the telephone network to the mobile telephone corresponding to the received telephone number data.
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