NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH WEB INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A method for operating a navigation system including the steps of:
- a) connecting to a remote server over a network;
b) selecting from among a plurality of collections of related points of interest (POIs);
c) downloading the selected collection of related POIs from the remote server;
d) accessing the downloaded collection with a navigation system; and
e) choosing one of the related POIs in the downloaded collection for the navigation system to route to.
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Abstract
A user can selectively download complete databases of selected favorite chains (or other selected destinations or collections of destinations) from a server and store them on a portable media device. The user can also create his own address book with locations that he selects. The user can also create trip plans, containing locations selected by the user that are associated with specific trips. The address books and trip plans can also be stored on the portable media device. The user can then access the portable media device with the navigation system to select destinations stored there. The destinations are both more efficiently accessible by the user and more up to date, since the information on the server can be updated more frequently.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for operating a navigation system including the steps of:
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a) connecting to a remote server over a network; b) selecting from among a plurality of collections of related points of interest (POIs); c) downloading the selected collection of related POIs from the remote server; d) accessing the downloaded collection with a navigation system; and e) choosing one of the related POIs in the downloaded collection for the navigation system to route to. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A user interface for use with a navigation system comprising:
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a server accessible over a wide area network; the server storing a plurality of collections of points of interest (POIs), each collection having an associated chain, each collection containing POIs that are locations of the associated chain; and the server communicating an identifier of the chain associated with each collection so that a user can select a collection based upon the associated chain, the server transmitting a selected one of the collections of POIs based upon selection by the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for operating a navigation system including the steps of:
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a) accessing a remote server over a wide area network; b) generating a plurality of locations using the remote server; c) providing the plurality of locations to a navigation system; d) accessing the plurality of locations with the navigation system; e) selecting from among the plurality of locations with the navigation system; and f) determining a route to a selected one of the plurality of locations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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