Navigation apparatus for coupling with an expansion slot of a portable, handheld computing device
First Claim
1. A navigation apparatus configured for coupling with and providing navigational capabilities to a portable, handheld computing device, the navigation apparatus comprising:
- a navigation receiver for receiving navigation signals from a plurality of sources;
a processor coupled with the navigation receiver for determining a location of the navigation apparatus as a function of the received navigation signals;
memory accessible by the processor for storing location data; and
a connector coupled with the processor and selected from the group consisting of a Secure Digital slot connector and a Compact Flash slot connector for removably connecting with a corresponding expansion slot on the handheld computing device so that the location data stored in the memory and data representative of the location of the apparatus may be delivered from the processor of the navigation apparatus to the handheld computing device.
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus (10) configured for removably coupling with and providing navigational capabilities to a portable, handheld computing device (12). The navigation apparatus (10) includes a navigation receiver (26) for receiving navigation signals from a plurality of sources; a processor (24) coupled with the navigation receiver (26) for determining a location of the navigation apparatus (10) as a function of the received navigation signals; and an interface/connector (44). The interface/connector (44) is either a Secure Digital slot connector or a Compact Flash slot connector. Location data stored in the navigation apparatus (10) and data representative of the location determined by the navigation apparatus (10) may be delivered from the processor (24) to the handheld computing device (12) so that it may be displayed and used by a user of the device (12).
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37 Claims
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1. A navigation apparatus configured for coupling with and providing navigational capabilities to a portable, handheld computing device, the navigation apparatus comprising:
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a navigation receiver for receiving navigation signals from a plurality of sources;
a processor coupled with the navigation receiver for determining a location of the navigation apparatus as a function of the received navigation signals;
memory accessible by the processor for storing location data; and
a connector coupled with the processor and selected from the group consisting of a Secure Digital slot connector and a Compact Flash slot connector for removably connecting with a corresponding expansion slot on the handheld computing device so that the location data stored in the memory and data representative of the location of the apparatus may be delivered from the processor of the navigation apparatus to the handheld computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A navigation apparatus configured for coupling with and providing navigational capabilities to a portable, handheld computing device, the navigation apparatus comprising:
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a navigation receiver for receiving navigation signals from a plurality of sources;
a processor coupled with the navigation receiver for determining a location of the navigation apparatus as a function of the received navigation signals, wherein the processor provides additional processing capacity beyond the handheld computing device such that the processor may compute separately from the handheld computing device;
an expansion slot coupled with the processor and selected from the group consisting of a Secure Digital slot and a Compact Flash slot for removably coupling with an external memory cartridge which has location data stored thereon, wherein the processor may access the location data from the external memory cartridge via the expansion slot; and
a connector coupled with the processor and selected from the group consisting of a Secure Digital slot connector and a Compact Flash slot connector for connecting with a corresponding expansion slot on the handheld computing device so that the location data stored in the memory and data representative of the location of the apparatus may be delivered from the processor of the navigation apparatus to the handheld computing device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of storing location data in a navigation apparatus configured for coupling with a handheld computing device, the method comprising the steps of:
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connecting the navigation apparatus to the handheld computing device via a connector selected from the group consisting of a Compact Flash connector and a Secure Digital connector;
connecting the handheld computing device to a computer;
transferring the location data from the computer to the handheld computing device;
transferring the location data from the handheld computing device to the navigation apparatus; and
storing the location data in memory resident in the navigation apparatus such that the navigation apparatus may access the memory. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of storing location data in a navigation apparatus configured for coupling with a portable, handheld computing device, the method comprising the steps of:
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connecting the navigation apparatus to the handheld computing device via a connector selected from the group consisting of a Compact Flash connector and a Secure Digital connector;
establishing a wireless communications connection between the handheld computing device and a computer;
transferring the location data from the computer to the handheld computing device via the wireless communications connection;
transferring the location data from the handheld computing device to the navigation apparatus; and
storing the location data in memory resident in the navigation apparatus such that the navigation apparatus may access the memory. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A navigation apparatus configured for coupling with and providing navigational capabilities to a portable, handheld computing device, the navigation apparatus comprising:
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a navigation antenna for detecting navigation signals from a plurality of sources;
a navigation receiver coupled with the navigation antenna for receiving the navigation signals therefrom;
a processor coupled with the navigation receiver for determining a location of the navigation apparatus as a function of the received navigation signals, wherein the processor provides additional processing capacity beyond the handheld computing device such that the processor may compute separately from the handheld computing device;
memory accessible by the processor for storing location data, wherein the memory is resident in the navigation apparatus and provides additional memory beyond the handheld computing device;
a connector coupled with the processor for removably connecting with a corresponding expansion slot on the handheld computing device so that the location data stored in the memory and data representative of the location of the apparatus may be delivered from the processor of the navigation apparatus to the handheld computing device, wherein the connector is selected from the group consisting of a Secure Digital slot connector and a Compact Flash slot connector; and
a portable housing including a lower section for housing the connector, and an upper section hingedly connected with the lower section for housing the navigation antenna, the upper section and the navigation antenna being moveable between raised and lowered positions relative to the lower section. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A navigation apparatus configured for coupling with and providing navigational capabilities to a portable, handheld computing device, the navigation apparatus comprising:
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a navigation receiver for receiving navigation signals from a plurality of sources;
a processor coupled with the navigation receiver for determining a location of the navigation apparatus as a function of the received navigation signals and creating data representative of the location;
memory accessible by the processor for storing cartographic data; and
a connector coupled with the processor and selected from the group consisting of a Secure Digital slot connector and a Compact Flash slot connector for removably connecting with a corresponding expansion slot on the handheld computing device so that the cartographic data stored in the memory and the data representative of the location of the apparatus may be delivered from the processor of the navigation apparatus to the handheld computing device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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