Navigator With Dataform Decoder

• US 20090106095A1
• Filed: 10/22/2007
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hand Held Products Incorporated (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Ding, Yiwu, Havens, William H., Wang, Ynjiun P.
• Application Number:
  US11/876,333
• Publication Number:
  US 20090106095A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.140
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3623 using a camera or code reader, e.g. for optical or magnetic codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0212 Chance discounts or incentives

Abstract

A navigation system based on a web server that provides a client with a map of a destination having an associated dataform encoding an indication of the destination. A navigator is provided that includes a GPS receiver receiving signals from one or more satellites, a memory storing navigational data, a dataform reader that extracts a destination from the dataform, and a processor that calculates a route to the destination extracted by the dataform reader.

Claims

1. A navigation system comprising:

a map server that provides a client with a map of a destination, the map having an at least one dataform containing an indication of the destination;

a navigator including a GPS receiver receiving signals from one or more satellites, a dataform reader that extracts the indication of the destination from the at least one dataform, and a processor that provides turn by turn directions to the destination.

2. The navigator, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one dataform comprises at least one barcode.

3. The navigator, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the map server additionally identifies advertisements associated with the destination and wherein addresses associated with the identified advertisements are encoded in the at least one dataform.

4. The navigator, as set forth in claim 3, wherein the advertisements are identified based on a distance relationship with the destination.

5. The navigator, as set forth in claim 3, wherein the advertisements are identified based on at least one of an area code and a zip code associated with the advertisement.

6. A navigator, as set forth in claim 3, wherein the advertisements are identified based on a likelihood associated with each advertisement.

7. A navigator, as set forth in claim 6, wherein a likelihood is purchased by an advertiser placing the advertisment.

8. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of a destination;

generating a map of a selected destination,

generating at least one dataform having information associated with the destination,

displaying the map with the first dataform.

9. A method, as set forth in claim 8, further comprising:

printing the map with the first dataform;

scanning the dataform with a dataform reader to verify the information encoded by the dataform.

10. A method of using a navigator, the method comprising:

scanning a dataform printed on a map of a destination with a dataform reader associated with the navigator;

extracting a destination from the scanned dataform;

determining a route to the destination; and

providing a user turn-by-turn directions to the destination.

11. A method, as set forth in claim 10, wherein the step of scanning comprises scanning a two dimension barcodes.

12. A method comprising:

identifying a destination based on user input;

identifying at least one advertisement associated with the destination; and

printing a map of a destination with at least one dataform containing an indication of the destination and the at least one advertisement.

13. A method, as set forth in claim 12, wherein an advertisement comprises an indication of a location associated with the advertisement.

14. A method, as set froth in claim 12, wherein an advertisement comprises a code that entitles the bearer to some benefit.

15. A method, as set froth in claim 12, wherein the at least one dataform comprises at least one barcode.

16. A method, as set forth in claim 12, wherein the at least one advertisement is identified based on a likelihood associated with each advertisement.

17. A method, as set forth in claim 12, wherein the at least one advertisement is identified based on a proximity of a location associated with the advertisements to the destination.

18. A method, as set forth in claim 12, wherein the at least one advertisement is identified based on a proximity of a location associated with the advertisements to the destination and a likelihood associated with each advertisement.

19. A method, as set forth in claim 12, further comprising:

selling to a plurality of advertisers a likelihood that an advertisement will be associated with a map in which a destination selected by the advertiser appears.

20. A method of advertising on a web page, the method comprising:

associating a likelihood to each of a plurality of advertisements, each advertisement having an associated location;

receiving from a user a search request having a location component;

identifying a set of advertisements satisfying a predetermined relationship with the search request;

using the likelihood associated with each advertisement in the set of advertisements to select one or more of the advertisements in the set of advertisements; and

providing, to the user, the selected advertisements in association with the results of the search request.

21. The method, as set forth in claim 20, wherein the advertisement comprises a dataform containing a location associated with a subject matter of the advertisement.

22. The method, as set forth in claim 20, wherein the predetermined relationship is a distance relationship.

23. The method, as set forth in claim 20, wherein the predetermined relationship is satisfied when the associated location of an advertisement shares an area code with the location component of the search request.

24. The method, as set forth in claim 20, wherein the predetermined relationship is satisfied when the associated location of an advertisement shares a zip code with the location component of the search request.

25. The method, as set forth in claim 20, wherein the predetermined relationship is satisfied when the associated location of an advertisement shares a jurisdiction with the location component of the search request.