METHOD FOR EXCHANGING ROUTE SCHEMES OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM

• US 20060271290A1
• Filed: 02/13/2006
• Published: 11/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Li, Wei-Tin
• Application Number:
  US11/307,549
• Publication Number:
  US 20060271290A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3661 Guidance output on an external device, e.g. car radio
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096838 where the user preferences are taken into account or the user selects one route out of a plurality
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096883 where input information is obtained using a mobile device, e.g. a mobile phone, a PDA

Abstract

A method for exchanging route schemes of a Global Positioning System (GPS) is provided. The method comprises the following steps. First, an ongoing route scheme is planned on a first device. Then, a transmission mode of the first device is activated for outputting the planned route scheme, and a receiving mode of a second device is activated for receiving and executing the planned route scheme. Accordingly, the same route scheme is set for all devices so that the drivers can arrive at the destination according to the same route scheme. Therefore, the unnecessary repetition of the route planning on different devices can be avoided. Thus, a great amount of time is saved.

Claims

1. A method for exchanging route schemes of a Global Positioning System (GPS), comprising:

using the GPS to plan an ongoing route on a first device;

activating a transmission mode on the first device for outputting the ongoing route; and

activating a receiving mode on a second device for receiving and executing the ongoing route.

2. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 1, wherein when the second device is ready to receive the ongoing route, a message is displayed to ask the user whether to receive the ongoing route or not.

3. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 1, wherein when the planned ongoing route has been received by the second device, a message indicating the completion of receiving is displayed.

4. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 1, wherein both of the transmission mode and the receiving mode use wireless transmission mode.

5. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 4, wherein the wireless transmission mode is a Bluetooth transmission mode.

6. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 4, wherein the wireless transmission mode is an infrared transmission mode.

7. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 1, wherein the first device is a mobile device.

8. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 7, wherein the mobile device is a personal digital assistant (PDA).

9. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 1, wherein the second device is a mobile device.

10. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 9, wherein the mobile device is a PDA.

11. A method for exchanging route schemes of a Global Positioning System (GPS), comprising:

using the GPS to plan an ongoing route on a first device;

activating a Bluetooth transmission mode on the first device for outputting the ongoing route; and

activating a Bluetooth receiving mode on a second device for receiving and executing the ongoing route.

12. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 11, wherein when the second device is ready to receive the ongoing route, a message is displayed to ask the user whether to receive the ongoing route or not.

13. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 11, wherein when the planned ongoing route has been received by the second device, a message indicating the completion of receiving is displayed.

14. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 11, wherein the first device is a mobile device.

15. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 14, wherein the mobile device is a PDA.

16. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 11, wherein the second device is a mobile device.

17. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 16, wherein the mobile device is a PDA.

18. A method for exchanging route schemes of a Global Positioning System (GPS), comprising:

using the GPS to plan an ongoing route on a first device;

activating an infrared transmission mode on the first device for outputting the ongoing route; and

activating an infrared receiving mode on a second device for receiving and executing the ongoing route.

19. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 18, wherein when the second device is ready to receive the ongoing route, a message is displayed to ask the user whether to receive the ongoing route or not.

20. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 18, wherein when the planned ongoing route has been received by the second device, a message indicating the completion of receiving is displayed.

21. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 18, wherein the first device is a mobile device.

22. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 21, wherein the mobile device is a PDA.

23. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 18, wherein the second device is a mobile device.

24. The method of exchanging route schemes of the GPS of claim 23, wherein the mobile device is a PDA.