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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING TO A COMMON POINT OF INTEREST BASED ON THE LOCATIONS OF MULTIPLE GPS RECEIVERS

  • US 20080231507A1
  • Filed: 03/21/2007
  • Published: 09/25/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. In a first global positioning system (GPS) receiver, a method comprising:

  • selecting, at the first GPS receiver, an identifier of a second GPS receiver from among a plurality of pre-defined GPS receiver identifiers stored within said first GPS receiver, wherein selecting said identifier of the second GPS receiver from among said plurality of pre-defined GPS receiver identifiers further comprises identifying said second GPS receiver as a dynamic point of interest (POI);

    exchanging location coordinates with said second GPS receiver;

    in response to a determination that a location of said second GPS receiver is a desired meeting location;

    calculating navigational directions to said location of said second GPS receiver; and

    displaying said navigational directions to said location on said first GPS receiver; and

    in response to a determination that a different location, other than said location of said second GPS receiver, would be said desired meeting location;

    calculating a plurality of convenient meeting points for selection as the desired meeting location based on pre-defined meeting preferences;

    simultaneously displaying said plurality of convenient meeting points on said first GPS receiver;

    enabling selection of one of said plurality of convenient meeting points as the desired meeting location; and

    when one of said plurality of convenient meeting points is selected as said desired meeting location;

    sending location coordinates of the selected desired meeting location to said second GPS receiver;

    calculating navigational directions to said desired meeting location; and

    displaying said navigational directions on said first GPS receiver.

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