INTELLIGENT NAVIGATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20100114476A1
• Filed: 03/24/2009
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Quantum Digital Communication Technology Corp.
• Original Assignee: Quantum Digital Communication Technology Corp.
• Inventors: Hsu, Ying-Lan
• Application Number:
  US12/409,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20100114476A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence

Abstract

A control method for an intelligent navigation device which has a plurality of electronic map images is provided. The steps of the above mentioned control method includes first, inputting a target position; then, generating a navigation path on the electronic map image according to a location information of the intelligent navigation device and the target position, wherein there are a plurality of point of interest (POI) images on the electronic map images; lastly, selecting one of the POI image and entering its website.

Claims

1. An intelligent navigation device, comprising:

a location module, for providing a location information;

a wireless communication unit, for wireless transmitting and receiving data;

a memory unit, which has the following stored therein;

an image database, which includes a plurality of electronic map images; and

a navigation and search procedure, for path navigation and searching data on the web,

a processing unit, coupled between the location module, the wireless communication unit, and the memory unit, for executing the navigation and search procedure according to the location information, so as to generate a navigation path on the electronic map images;

an input unit, coupled to the processing unit, for providing a user with a way to input a specific term into the intelligent navigation device, wherein the specific term is used for searching; and

a display unit, coupled to the processing unit, for displaying the navigation path and at least a website information related to the specific term;

wherein the website information is found by the navigation and search procedure according to the specific term.

2. The intelligent navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the memory unit further comprising:

a point of interest (POI) database, which includes a plurality of POI information, each of the POI information has the name, address, coordinate, and website address information of a POI recorded;

wherein, the image database further includes a plurality of facility images, and the POI is displayed and represented on the electronic map images via one of the facility images.

3. The intelligent navigation device according to claim 2, wherein the memory unit further has a POI editing procedure stored therein, for editing, adding, and deleting the information of the POI.

4. The intelligent navigation device according to claim 3, wherein the POI information is provided by a remote base or generated by the POI editing procedure.

5. The intelligent navigation device according to claim 2, wherein the user selects the facility image representing the POI, so that the processing unit opens a window interface to display the website of the POI according to the website address information of the POI.

6. The intelligent navigation device according to claim 2, wherein the user selects the facility image representing the POI so as to receive the address information of the POI, the processing unit executing the navigation and search procedure according to the location information and the address information, so as to generate the navigation path on the electronic map images.

7. The intelligent navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the user selects the website information so as to connect to a corresponding website.

8. The intelligent navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the user selects the website information so as to receive an address information, the processing unit executing the navigation and search procedure according to the location information and the address information, so as to generate the navigation path on the electronic map images.

9. The intelligent navigation device according to claim 1, further comprising a voice input unit, for receiving a voice data, wherein the processing unit executes the navigation and search procedure according to the location information and the voice data, so as to generate the navigation path on the electronic map images.

10. The intelligent navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the input unit is any combination from the group consisting of a remote control, a press button device, a multi-step switch, or a sensor device.

11. A control method of an intelligent navigation device, the intelligent navigation device includes a plurality of electronic map images, the control method comprising the following steps:

inputting a target position;

mapping a navigation path on the electronic map images according to a location information of the intelligent navigation device and the target position, wherein the electronic map images includes a plurality of facility images; and

selecting one of the facility images, so as to enter a website related to the facility images.

12. The control method according to claim 11, wherein prior to the step of inputting the target position further comprises the following steps:

providing a general navigation mode and an internet navigation mode for the intelligent navigation device;

determining whether or not to enter the internet navigation mode; and

if the determination is yes, then executing the following steps;

entering a specific term, so as to search for at least a website information related to the specific term;

selecting one of the website information so as to either selectively open the website relating and corresponding to the website information or receive an address information corresponding to the specific term; and

if the address information corresponding to the specific term has been received, then mapping the navigation path on the electronic map images according to the location information and the address information.

13. The control method according to claim 12, further comprising the following steps:

editing the information related to the specific term as a POI information, wherein the POI information includes the name, address, coordinate, and website address information of a POI.

14. The control method according to claim 13, wherein the information corresponding to the facility images is provided by a remote base or generated by editing the POI information.

15. The control method according to claim 14, wherein the intelligent navigation device communicates with the base in a wireless way.

16. The control method according to claim 11, wherein after the step of entering a website related to the facility images further comprises the step of viewing and using the website that has been entered.

17. The control method according to claim 12, wherein the input of the target position and the specific term is according to a voice input way or word-keying input way.