PROVIDING NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS WHILE OPERATING NAVIGATION APPLICATION IN BACKGROUND
First Claim
1. A method of displaying navigational instructions when a navigation application is running in a background mode of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying a non-navigation application in the foreground on a display screen of the electronic device;
displaying a navigation bar without a navigation instruction when the device is not near a navigation point; and
displaying the navigation bar with a navigation instruction when the device is near a navigation point.
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Abstract
A method of displaying navigational instructions when a navigation application is running in a background mode of an electronic device is provided. The method displays a non-navigation application in the foreground on a display screen of the electronic device. The method displays a navigation bar without a navigation instruction when the device is not near a navigation point. The method displays the navigation bar with a navigation instruction when the device is near a navigation point. In some embodiments, the method receives a command to switch from running the navigation application in the foreground to running another screen view in the foreground. The method then runs the other screen view in the foreground while displaying a navigation status display on an electronic display of the device.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of displaying navigational instructions when a navigation application is running in a background mode of an electronic device, the method comprising:
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displaying a non-navigation application in the foreground on a display screen of the electronic device; displaying a navigation bar without a navigation instruction when the device is not near a navigation point; and displaying the navigation bar with a navigation instruction when the device is near a navigation point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-transitory machine readable medium storing a program which when executed by at least one processor displays navigational instructions when a navigation application is running in a background mode of an electronic device, the program comprising sets of instructions for:
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displaying a non-navigation application in the foreground on a display screen of the electronic device; displaying a navigation bar without a navigation instruction when the device is not near a navigation point; and displaying the navigation bar with a navigation instruction when the device is near a navigation point. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of running a navigation application in a background mode of an electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving a command to switch from running the navigation application in the foreground to running another screen view in the foreground; and running the other screen view in the foreground while displaying a navigation status display on an electronic display of the device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program which, when executed by at least one processing unit, runs a navigation application in a background mode of an electronic device, the program comprising sets of instructions for:
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receiving a command to switch from running the navigation application in the foreground to running another screen view in the foreground; and running the other screen view in the foreground while displaying a navigation status display on an electronic display of the device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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