PERSONAL NAVIGATIONAL DEVICE AND METHOD WITH AUTOMATIC CALL-AHEAD
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1. An navigational method, comprising the steps of:
- determining a position of a navigational device; and
automatically initiating, from the navigational device, a call to a contact number associated with a destination according to the position.
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Abstract
An electronic personal navigational aid device configured to calculate a route and to automatically call a telephone number and deliver a message depending upon the location of the device along the route. The devices may further be configured, for example, to dial at a certain estimated time enroute to a delivery or pickup stop and/or to listen to an autodialed party to determine how many packages the autodialed party has for pickup.
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20 Claims
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1. An navigational method, comprising the steps of:
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determining a position of a navigational device; and automatically initiating, from the navigational device, a call to a contact number associated with a destination according to the position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An navigational method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, into a navigational device, information relating to a plurality of destinations and calculating, in the navigational device, a sequential route to each destination; monitoring the navigational device'"'"'s progress along the route using a GPS receiver integral to the navigational device and recalculating the route according to a schedule; calculating, within the navigational device, an estimated time enroute (ETE) to each destination; automatically initiating, from the navigational device, a call to a contact number associated with each destination when the ETE to the destination corresponds to a predetermined ETE; and producing a message over the call, the message including the ETE. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An navigational method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, into a navigational device, information relating to a plurality of destinations and calculating, in the navigational device, a sequential route to each destination; monitoring the navigational device'"'"'s progress along the route using a GPS receiver integral to the navigational device and recalculating the route, on the navigational device, according to a schedule and priorities; calculating, within the navigational device, an estimated time enroute (ETE) to each destination; automatically placing a call, using a cellular transceiver within the navigational device, to a contact number associated with each destination when the ETE to the destination corresponds to a predetermined ETE; and producing a predetermined message over the call, the message including the ETE and asking if there are packages to be picked up; automatically determining, from the call, whether any packages are waiting at each destination, and where there are no packages to be picked up at one of the destinations and there are no packages to be delivered to that destination, recalculating, on the navigational device, the route removing that destination from the route.
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