TRANSFER OF CONTACT DATA TO A NAVIGATION DEVICE

• US 20090300219A1
• Filed: 05/30/2008
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: At&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Pirani, Akbar, Yaussy, Ledley (Buddy)
• Granted Patent: US 8,560,730 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/246
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Various methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided. One example includes a method for transferring location information. Location information is received via a network. The location information is parsed. It is determined whether the location information is in a proper format for a navigation device. In response to determining that the location information is not in the proper format, the location information is converted into the proper format for the navigation device. The location information is transmitted to the navigation device via another network, and the navigation device is capable of receiving communications over the other network.

Claims

1. A method for transferring location information, comprising:

receiving location information via a network;

parsing the location information;

determining whether the location information is in a proper format for a navigation device;

in response to determining that the location information is not in the proper format, converting the location information into the proper format for the navigation device; and

transmitting the location information to the navigation device via an other network, wherein the navigation device is capable of receiving communications over the other network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein an Internet enabled device receives the location information via the network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the network is an Internet network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the other network is a WiFi network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information is an address.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information is waypoints having a latitude and a longitude.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein an application parses the format of the location information, determines whether the location information is in the proper format for the navigation device, and converts the location information to the proper format of the navigation device.

8. An intermediary device for transferring location information to a navigation device, the intermediary device comprising:

memory for storing a conversion application;

an input and output (I/O) component for respectively receiving and transmitting communications; and

a processor, functionally coupled to the memory, the processor being responsive to computer-executable instructions contained in the conversion application and operative to;

parse location information received by the intermediary device,

determine whether the location information received by the intermediary device is in a proper format for a navigation device, and

in response to the location information not being in the proper format, convert the location information into the proper format for the navigation device,

wherein the intermediary device;

receives the location information via a network,

is operatively connected to the navigation device via an other network or a direct connection, and

transfers the location information to the navigation device via the other network or the direct connection.

9. The intermediary device of claim 8, wherein the intermediary device is an Internet enabled device.

10. The intermediary device of claim 8, wherein the network is an Internet network.

11. The intermediary device of claim 8, wherein the network is a WiFi network.

12. The intermediary device of claim 8, wherein the other network is a personal area network.

13. The intermediary device of claim 8, wherein the intermediary device receives the location information from a communication device via the network.

14. The intermediary device of claim 8, wherein the location information is at least one of an address, and waypoints having a latitude and a longitude.

15. A method for transferring location information using an intermediary device, comprising:

receiving location information at an intermediary device from a communication device via a first network;

parsing the location information;

determining whether the location information is in a proper format for a navigation device;

in response to the determining that the location information is not in the proper format, converting the location information into the proper format for the navigation device; and

transmitting the location information to the navigation device from the intermediary device via a second network or a direct connection.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the communication device receives the location information via a third network.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the first network is a WiFi network.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the second network is a personal area network.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the location information is at least one of an address, and waypoints having a latitude and a longitude.

20. A method of synchronizing a networked address book for transfer to a navigation device, comprising:

retrieving a networked address book;

parsing entries of the networked address book to determine if data of the networked address book is in a proper format for a navigation device;

converting entries of the networked address book to the proper format, in response to determining that the entries are not in the proper format; and

transferring the entries of the networked address book to the navigation device.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the entries of the networked address book are transferred one at a time to the navigation device.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the entries of the networked address book are converted from extensible markup language (XML) to a format based on a Garmin protocol.

23. The method of claim 20, further comprising extracting address information from the networked address book;

and

transferring the extracted information to the navigation device.

24. The method of claim 20, further comprising extracting waypoint information from the networked address book;

and

transferring the extracted information to the navigation device.