METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING NAVIGATION INFORMATION

• US 20080154498A1
• Filed: 03/07/2007
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kinpo Electronics Incorporated (Cal-Comp Electronics Public Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Kinpo Electronics Incorporated (Cal-Comp Electronics Public Company Limited)
• Inventors: Huang, Chi-Fa
• Application Number:
  US11/683,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20080154498A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/211
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/30 Map- or contour-matching

Abstract

A method and a system for sharing navigation information are provided. The method includes the steps of: providing a navigation system and a mobile communication apparatus, in which the navigation system communicates with the mobile communication apparatus through a wireless communication protocol; positioning coordinates of the navigation system; transmitting the coordinates to the navigation system; searching a map database to find out address data according to the coordinates; converting the address data into navigating information, wherein the navigating information conforms to the wireless communication protocol; and transmitting the navigating information to the mobile communication apparatus by the navigation system.

Claims

1. A system for sharing navigating information, comprising:

a positioning module, for connection to a global positioning system (GPS) to capture a positioning coordinates;

a navigation module, coupled to the positioning module for obtaining an address information according to the positioning coordinates and a map data; and

a wireless transmission module, coupled to the navigation module for converting the address information to a navigating information, and transmitting the navigating information to a mobile communication apparatus according to a communication protocol of the mobile communication apparatus.

2. The system for sharing navigating information as claimed in claim 1, wherein the navigation module comprises:

a navigation map database for providing the map data;

a navigation map loading module for loading the map data; and

a navigation controller, receiving the positioning coordinates, controlling the navigation map loading module to load the map data, and depicting map information within a predetermined distance from the positioning coordinates.

3. The system for sharing navigating information as claimed in claim 2, wherein the navigation module further comprises:

a text-based navigation module, for outputting a text navigating information according to the positioning coordinates and a destination coordinates; and

a voice navigation module, for outputting a voice navigating information according to the positioning coordinates and the destination coordinates.

4. The system for sharing navigating information as claimed in claim 3, wherein the address information is the text navigating information, the mobile communication apparatus is a mobile telephone, and the wireless transmission module further comprises:

a protocol conversion module, for converting the text navigating information into a text message; and

a transmission receiver, for transmitting the text message to the mobile telephone.

5. The system for sharing navigating information as claimed in claim 3, wherein the address information is the voice navigating information, the mobile communication apparatus is a mobile telephone, and the wireless transmission module further comprises:

a protocol conversion module, for converting the voice navigating information to a multimedia message; and

a transmission receiver, for transmitting the multimedia message to the mobile telephone.

6. The system for sharing navigating information as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positioning module communicates with the navigation module through a Bluetooth communication protocol.

7. The system for sharing navigating information as claimed in claim 6, wherein the navigation module further comprises:

a general serial transmission bus interface, coupled to the navigation module; and

a Bluetooth transceiver, coupled to the general serial transmission bus interface for receiving the positioning coordinates.

8. The system for sharing navigating information as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile communication apparatus is a mobile telephone, and the wireless transmission module comprises:

a general serial transmission bus interface, coupled to the navigation module; and

a GSM transceiver, coupled to the general serial transmission bus interface for receiving the address information, converting the address information into the navigating information, and transmitting the navigating information.

9. A method for sharing navigating information, comprising:

providing a navigation system and a mobile communication apparatus, wherein the navigation system communicates with the mobile communication apparatus through a wireless communication protocol;

positioning a positioning coordinates of the navigation system;

transmitting the coordinates to the navigation system;

searching a map database to find out an address data according to the coordinates;

converting the address data into a navigating information, wherein the navigating information conforms to a wireless communication protocol; and

transmitting the navigating information to the mobile communication apparatus by the navigation system.

10. The method for sharing navigating information as claimed in claim 9, wherein the wireless communication protocol comprises a GSM protocol.

11. The method for sharing navigating information as claimed in claim 10, wherein the step of “

converting the address data into a navigating information, wherein the navigating information conforms to the wireless communication protocol”

comprises;

outputting a text navigating information according to the positioning coordinates and a destination coordinates; and

converting the text navigating information into a text message.

12. The method for sharing navigating information as claimed in claim 10, wherein the step of “

converting the address data into a navigating information, wherein the navigating information conforms to the wireless communication protocol”

comprises;

outputting a voice navigating information according to the positioning coordinates and the destination coordinates; and

converting the voice navigating information into a multimedia message.

13. The method for sharing navigating information as claimed in claim 10, wherein the step of “

converting the address data into a navigating information, wherein the navigating information conforms to the wireless communication protocol”

comprises;

outputting a graphic navigating information according to the positioning coordinates and the destination coordinates; and

converting the graphic navigating information into a multimedia message.