MODULAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR MEDIA PLAYER
First Claim
1. A navigation apparatus, comprising a navigation unit (2), a position determination apparatus, a processor apparatus having an operating memory, a mass memory apparatus for receiving a databank, a display apparatus, an operating element configuration, a sound output apparatus, and navigation software receivable in the operating memory and/or in the processor apparatus, wherein the display apparatus and operating element configuration are situated separately in a mobile multimedia playback device (1).
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a navigation apparatus and a method for outputting navigation instructions. The navigation apparatus comprises a navigation unit (2), a position determination apparatus, a processor apparatus having an operating memory, a mass memory apparatus for receiving a data bank, a display apparatus, an operating element configuration, a sound output apparatus, and navigation software.
The present invention is distinguished in that the display apparatus and operating element configuration are situated separately in a mobile multimedia playback device (1). The present invention allows a combination of the two separate device and service species “navigation” and “personal multimedia” by expanding the area of use of multimedia playback devices and associated provider services to the field of navigation. The operating interface familiar to the user and the familiar access to the data and services of the service provider are also maintained for the new area of application of navigation. Furthermore, hardware costs are saved and operation is simplified by unifying the user interfaces.
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27 Claims
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1. A navigation apparatus, comprising a navigation unit (2), a position determination apparatus, a processor apparatus having an operating memory, a mass memory apparatus for receiving a databank, a display apparatus, an operating element configuration, a sound output apparatus, and navigation software receivable in the operating memory and/or in the processor apparatus,
wherein the display apparatus and operating element configuration are situated separately in a mobile multimedia playback device (1).
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15. A method for outputting navigation instructions of a navigation apparatus, the navigation apparatus comprising a navigation unit (2), a position determination apparatus, a processor apparatus having an operating memory, a mass memory apparatus, a display apparatus, an operating element configuration, a sound output apparatus, and navigation software receivable in the operating memory and/or in the processor apparatus, the display apparatus and operating element configuration of the navigation apparatus being situated in a separate mobile multimedia playback device (1), the method steps including:
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a) provider-side provision of geographic datasets, in particular street maps, as well as target addresses, on a data carrier;
b) retrieval of a number of geographic datasets and/or target addresses from the data carrier using a user-side client system;
c) transmission of the retrieved geographic datasets and/or target addresses to the multimedia playback device (1);
d) display of a list of target addresses on the display of the multimedia playback device (1);
e) selection of a target address using the operating elements of the multimedia playback device (1) by the user;
f) transmission of the selected target address to the processor apparatus of the navigation apparatus;
g) generation of graphic and/or acoustic route guiding instructions using the navigation software; and
h) output of the graphic and/or acoustic route guiding instructions using the multimedia playback device (1). - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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