Method and device for utilizing selectable location marker for relational display of point of interest entries

• US 20070288161A1
• Filed: 03/01/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TomTom Navigation B.V (TomTom NV)
• Original Assignee: TomTom International BV (TomTom NV)
• Inventors: Neef, Edwin, Jurgens, Sven
• Granted Patent: US 8,473,193 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/208
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/102 using electrical means
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests

Abstract

A method and device are disclosed for utilizing a selectable location marker for relational display of point of interest entries. In one embodiment, the method includes prompting selection of a point of interest location marker on a navigation device, and displaying selectable point of interest entries on the navigation device in an order based upon a location related to a selected point of interest location marker and a relative location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

prompting selection of a point of interest location marker on a navigation device; and

displaying selectable point of interest entries on the navigation device in an order based upon a location related to a selected point of interest location marker and a relative location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selectable point of interest entries are displayed on the navigation device in conjunction with distance information, the distance information indicating a distance between the location related to the selected point of interest location marker and the location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the prompting includes prompting selection of one of a plurality of point of interest location markers.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the prompting includes display of a plurality of point of interest location markers.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the selectable point of interest location marker includes a plurality of location markers including at least two of a selectable marker for a location of the navigation device, a selectable marker for a location of a home of a user of the navigation device, and a selectable marker for a location of an input route destination.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, upon the selectable marker for the location of the navigation device being selected, displaying the selectable point of interest entries in an order based upon a current GPS location of the navigation device and a relative location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein, upon the selectable marker for the location of a home of a user of the navigation device being selected, displaying the selectable point of interest entries in an order based upon a stored location of a home of the user of the navigation device a relative location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein, upon the selectable marker for the location of an input route destination being selected, displaying the selectable point of interest entries in an order based upon the location of the input route destination and a relative location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the displaying includes displaying the selectable point of interest entries in conjunction with distance information for each selectable point of interest entry, the distance information for each selectable point of interest entry indicating a relative distance between the current GPS location of the navigation device and a location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the displaying includes displaying the selectable point of interest entries in conjunction with distance information for each selectable point of interest entry, the distance information for each selectable point of interest entry indicating a relative distance between the stored location of a home of the user of the navigation device and the location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the displaying includes displaying the selectable point of interest entries in conjunction with distance information for each selectable point of interest entry, the distance information for each selectable point of interest entry indicating a relative distance between location of the input route destination and the location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising prompting, subsequent to selection of a prompted point of interest location marker, selection of a point of interest category, wherein the displaying includes display of selectable point of interest entries within a selected point of interest category.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising prompting, prior to selection of a prompted point of interest location marker, selection of point of interest from a general menu.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising prompting, subsequent to selection of a prompted point of interest location marker, selection of a point of interest category, wherein the displaying includes display of selectable point of interest entries within a selected point of interest category.

15. A computer readable medium including program segments for, when executed on a processor of a navigation device, causing the navigation device to implement the method of claim 1.

16. A navigation device, comprising:

means for prompting selection of a point of interest location marker on a navigation device; and

means for displaying selectable point of interest entries on the navigation device in an order based upon a location related to a selected point of interest location marker and a relative location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

17. The navigation device of claim 16, wherein the means for displaying is further for displaying selectable point of interest entries in conjunction with distance information, the distance information indicating a distance between the location related to the selected point of interest location marker and the location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

18. The navigation device of claim 16, wherein the means for prompting is further for prompting selection of one of a plurality of point of interest location markers.

19. The navigation device of claim 18, wherein the means for prompting and the means for displaying are integrated.

20. The navigation device of claim 16, wherein the selectable point of interest location marker includes a plurality of location markers including at least two of a selectable marker for a location of the navigation device, a selectable marker for a location of a home of a user of the navigation device, and a selectable marker for a location of an input route destination.

21. The navigation device of claim 20, wherein, upon the selectable marker for the location of the navigation device being selected, the means for displaying displays the selectable point of interest entries in an order based upon a current GPS location of the navigation device and a relative location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

22. The navigation device of claim 20, wherein, upon the selectable marker for the location of a home of a user of the navigation device being selected, the means for displaying displays the selectable point of interest entries in an order based upon a stored location of a home of the user of the navigation device a relative location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

23. The navigation device of claim 20, wherein, upon the selectable marker for the location of an input route destination being selected, the means for displaying displays the selectable point of interest entries in an order based upon the location of the input route destination and a relative location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

24. The navigation device of claim 21, wherein the means for displaying is further for displaying the selectable point of interest entries in conjunction with distance information for each selectable point of interest entry, the distance information for each selectable point of interest entry indicating a relative distance between the current GPS location of the navigation device and a location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

25. The navigation device of claim 22, wherein the means for displaying is further for displaying the selectable point of interest entries in conjunction with distance information for each selectable point of interest entry, the distance information for each selectable point of interest entry indicating a relative distance between the stored location of a home of the user of the navigation device and the location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

26. The navigation device of claim 23, wherein the means for displaying is further for displaying the selectable point of interest entries in conjunction with distance information for each selectable point of interest entry, the distance information for each selectable point of interest entry indicating a relative distance between location of the input route destination and the location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

27. The navigation device of claim 16, wherein the means for prompting includes prompting, subsequent to selection of a prompted point of interest location marker, selection of a point of interest category, wherein the means for displaying includes displaying selectable point of interest entries within a selected point of interest category.

28. The navigation device of claim 16, wherein the means for prompting includes prompting, prior to selection of a prompted point of interest location marker, selection of point of interest from a general menu.

29. The navigation device of claim 28, wherein the means for prompting includes prompting, subsequent to selection of a prompted point of interest location marker, selection of a point of interest category, wherein the means for displaying includes displaying selectable point of interest entries within a selected point of interest category.

30. A navigation device, comprising:

an integrated input and display device to prompt selection of a point of interest location marker on a navigation device and to display selectable point of interest entries in an order based upon a location related to the selected point of interest location marker and a relative location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

31. The navigation device of claim 30, wherein the selectable point of interest entries are displayable by the integrated input and display device in conjunction with distance information, the distance information indicating a distance between the location related to the selected point of interest location marker and the location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

32. The navigation device of claim 31, wherein the prompting includes prompting selection of one of a plurality of point of interest location markers.

33. The navigation device of claim 31, wherein the prompting includes display of a plurality of point of interest location markers.

34. The navigation device of claim 31, wherein the selectable point of interest location marker includes a plurality of location markers including at least two of a selectable marker for a location of the navigation device, a selectable marker for a location of a home of a user of the navigation device, and a selectable marker for a location of an input route destination.

35. The navigation device of claim 34, wherein, upon the selectable marker for the location of the navigation device being selected, the integrated input and display device is used to display the selectable point of interest entries in an order based upon a current GPS location of the navigation device and a relative location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

36. The navigation device of claim 34, wherein, upon the selectable marker for the location of a home of a user of the navigation device being selected, the integrated input and display device is used to display the selectable point of interest entries in an order based upon a stored location of a home of the user of the navigation device a relative location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

37. The navigation device of claim 34, wherein, upon the selectable marker for the location of an input route destination being selected, the integrated input and display device is used to display the selectable point of interest entries in an order based upon the location of the input route destination and a relative location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

38. The navigation device of claim 35, wherein the selectable point of interest entries are displayable by the integrated input and display device in conjunction with distance information for each selectable point of interest entry, the distance information for each selectable point of interest entry indicating a relative distance between the current GPS location of the navigation device and a location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

39. The navigation device of claim 36, wherein the selectable point of interest entries are displayable by the integrated input and display device in conjunction with distance information for each selectable point of interest entry, the distance information for each selectable point of interest entry indicating a relative distance between the stored location of a home of the user of the navigation device and the location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

40. The navigation device of claim 37, wherein the selectable point of interest entries are displayable by the integrated input and display device in conjunction with distance information for each selectable point of interest entry, the distance information for each selectable point of interest entry indicating a relative distance between location of the input route destination and the location of each of the selectable point of interest entries.

41. The navigation device of claim 30, wherein the integrated input and display device is further used to prompt, subsequent to selection of a prompted point of interest location marker, selection of a point of interest category, and is further used to display selectable point of interest entries within a selected point of interest category.

42. The navigation device of claim 30, wherein the integrated input and display device is further used to prompt, prior to selection of a prompted point of interest location marker, selection of point of interest from a general menu.

43. The navigation device of claim 41, wherein the integrated input and display device is further used to prompt, subsequent to selection of a prompted point of interest location marker, selection of a point of interest category, and is further used to display selectable point of interest entries within a selected point of interest category.