Method and system for off-board navigation with a portable device
First Claim
1. An off-board navigation application configured to be stored in memory on a wireless portable device, the off-board navigation application comprising:
- a menu hierarchy including a series of pages to be presented on a screen of the device, the pages including a category page having a list of categories, the categories each being associated with points of interest (POIs), the menu hierarchy including an address page presenting address information related to a selected point of interest (POI), the address page including a function option that directs the portable device to transmit wirelessly a navigation information request to a remote server, the menu hierarchy including a navigation page configured to present navigation information that is received wirelessly by the portable device from the remote server in response to the navigation information request.
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Abstract
An off-board navigation application is provided that is configured to be stored in memory on a wireless portable device. The application comprises a menu hierarchy including a series of pages to be presented on a screen of the device. The pages include a category page having a list of categories. The categories each are associated with points of interest (POIs). The menu hierarchy includes an address page presenting address information related to a selected point of interest (POI). The address page includes a function option that directs the portable device to transmit wirelessly a navigation information request to a remote server. The menu hierarchy includes a navigation page configured to present navigation information that is received wirelessly by the portable device from the remote server in response to the navigation information request. Optionally, the application may further comprise a sub-category page presenting a list of POI names, wherein the address page presents address information in response to the selected POI. The function option may represent a GO option such that, when the GO option is selected, the application directs the portable device to transmit a navigation information request to the remote server. The navigation information request instructs the remote server to perform a route calculation from a present location of the portable device to the selected POI.
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23 Claims
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1. An off-board navigation application configured to be stored in memory on a wireless portable device, the off-board navigation application comprising:
a menu hierarchy including a series of pages to be presented on a screen of the device, the pages including a category page having a list of categories, the categories each being associated with points of interest (POIs), the menu hierarchy including an address page presenting address information related to a selected point of interest (POI), the address page including a function option that directs the portable device to transmit wirelessly a navigation information request to a remote server, the menu hierarchy including a navigation page configured to present navigation information that is received wirelessly by the portable device from the remote server in response to the navigation information request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless portable device, comprising:
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a screen;
a wireless antenna, transmitter and receiver for communicating over a wireless network with a navigation enabled remote server;
a GPS antenna and receiver for receiving GPS signals from GPS satellites;
a processor controlling communication over the wireless network and processing the GPS signals;
memory storing an off-board navigation application having a menu hierarchy including a series of pages to be presented on the screen, the pages including a category page having a list of categories, the categories each being associated with points of interest (POIs), the menu hierarchy including an address page presenting address information related to a selected point of interest (POI), the address page including a function option that directs the processor to transmit wirelessly a navigation information request to the remote server, the menu hierarchy including a navigation page configured to present navigation information that is received wirelessly by the receiver the remote server in response to the navigation information request. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A wireless portable device, comprising:
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a wireless antenna, transmitter and receiver for communicating over a wireless network with a navigation enabled remote server;
a GPS antenna and receiver for receiving GPS signals from GPS satellites;
a processor controlling communication over the wireless network and processing the GPS signals;
a screen presenting a series of pages during operation of a navigation application, the pages including a map page presenting a roadway network surrounding at least one of a present location of the device and a selected point of interest, the map page including ZOOM options selectable by the user to select a level of detail displayed for the roadway network; and
cache storing a portion of the map data having a predetermined intermediate level of map detail, the processor obtaining map data from the cache when a selected ZOOM option corresponds to a level of detail stored in the cache, the processor obtaining, over the wireless bidirectional link with the remote server, additional map data win the selected ZOOM option exceeds a level of detail stored in the cache. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A wireless portable device, comprising:
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a wireless antenna, transmitter and receiver for communicating over a wireless network with a navigation enabled remote server;
a GPS antenna and receiver for receiving GPS signals from GPS satellites;
a processor controlling communication over the wireless network and processing the GPS signals;
a keypad having a series of keys for entering alphanumeric information, each key on the keypad being associated with a corresponding alphanumeric character list including at least one letter and at least one numbers;
a screen presenting the alphanumeric information, as an operator repeatedly presses an individual key, the processor sequencing through the corresponding alphanumeric character list until a desired character is entered, the processor monitoring each entered character and determining whether the entered character represents a letter or a number, the processor setting a start mode to one of an alphabetic start mode and a numeric start mode based on a prior entered character, the processor beginning each sequence through a corresponding alphanumeric character list with a letter when the alphabetic start mode is set.
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