APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING GPS INTERFACE

• US 20100057343A1
• Filed: 06/02/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Liou, Fou-Ming, Chan, Chun-Kai
• Application Number:
  US12/476,959
• Publication Number:
  US 20100057343A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence

Abstract

The invention provides an apparatus and a method for displaying a GPS interface. The apparatus of the invention includes a GPS module and a processing module. The GPS module is capable of generating a command and the GPS interface. Furthermore, the processing module is coupled to the GPS module for detecting the command and selectively displaying the GPS interface on a display according to the command.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a GPS interface, the method comprising the following steps:

(a) detecting a command of a GPS program via an application program interface; and

(b) displaying the GPS interface according to the command selectively by the application program interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein step (b) further comprises the following steps:

(b1) setting a first weighting of the GPS interface by the application program interface;

(b2) adjusting the first weighting of the GPS interface according to the command by the application program interface when the command is a key command; and

(b3) displaying the GPS interface according to the first weighting adjusted by the application program interface in step (b2).

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the key command comprises a left-turn command or a right-turn command.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising the following steps:

(b11) setting a second weighting of a player interface by the application program interface; and

(b31) determining to display the GPS interface or the player interface by comparing the first weight with the second weighting by the application program interface.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the player interface comprises one selected from the group consisting of a television player interface, a disc player interface, a movie player interface and a music player interface.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein when the command is a key command, step (b) displays the GPS interface.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the key command comprises a left-turn command or a right-turn command.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein when the command is a non-key command, step (b) does not display the GPS interface.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the non-key command comprises a moving-ahead command.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the GPS program receives a current position of an user, and plans, according to the current position and a default position, a default route from the current position to the default position, wherein when the user moves from the current position to the default position, the GPS program continuously generates the command to guide the user to move along the default route.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) detects the command of the GPS program by polling.

12. An apparatus for displaying a GPS interface, the apparatus comprising:

a GPS module for generating a command and the GPS interface; and

a processing module, connected to the GPS module, for detecting the command, and

selectively displaying the GPS interface on a display according to the command.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the processing module further comprises:

an application program interface module, connected to the GPS module, for detecting the command and setting a first weighting of the GPS interface;

wherein when the command is a key command, the application program interface module further adjusts the first weighting of the GPS interface according to the command, and

displays the GPS interface on the display according to the adjusted first weighting.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the key command comprises a left-turn command or a right-turn command.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 further comprising:

a player module connected to the application program interface module, the player module generating a player interface, and the application program interface module setting a second weighting of the player interface; and

a determining module connected to the application program interface module, for receiving the first weighting and the second weighting, and comparing the first weighting with the second weighting to determine to display the GPS interface or the player interface on the display.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the player interface comprises one selected from the group consisting of a television player interface, a disc player interface, a movie player interface and a music player interface.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein when the command is a key command, the processing module displays the GPS interface on the display.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the key command comprises a left-turn command or a right-turn command.

19. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the GPS module receives a current position of the apparatus, and plans, according to the current position and a default position, a default route from the current position to the default position, wherein when an user operates the apparatus and moves from the current position to the default position, the GPS module continuously generates the command to guide the user to move along the default route.

20. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the processing module detects the command of the GPS module by polling.