Apparatus, systems and methods for navigation data transfer between portable devices
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a processor, a memory to communicate with the processor, the memory to store navigation related data, the navigation related data including planned routes along thoroughfares calculated on the portable electronic device, and wherein the memory stores software including software operable to perform routing algorithms; and
a transceiver, wherein the transceiver is to transmit the navigation related data wirelessly using local area wireless communications to other portable electronic devices.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods for navigation data transfer between portable devices are provided. A handheld electronic device is provided which includes a processor and a memory adapted to communicate with the processor. The memory is adapted to store navigation related data. The navigation related data includes cartographic data including a number of locations and data indicative of thoroughfares of a plurality of types connecting certain ones of the locations. The memory is further adapted to store software including software operable to perform navigation applications such as routing algorithms. The handheld electronic device includes a transceiver. The transceiver is adapted to transmit and receive the navigation related data and applications wirelessly between an other portable electronic device and/or larger clients such as a remote server.
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a processor, a memory to communicate with the processor, the memory to store navigation related data, the navigation related data including planned routes along thoroughfares calculated on the portable electronic device, and wherein the memory stores software including software operable to perform routing algorithms; and
a transceiver, wherein the transceiver is to transmit the navigation related data wirelessly using local area wireless communications to other portable electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A navigation system using a number of thin clients, comprising:
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a first thin client having a processor, a memory, and a transceiver to communicate with one another, the memory to store navigation related data, the navigation related data including cartographic data including planned routes along thoroughfares calculated on the thin clients, and wherein the memory is to store software including software operable to perform routing algorithms, a second thin client having a processor, a memory, and a transceiver to communicate with one another, the memory adapted to store navigation related data, the navigation related data including planned routes along thoroughfares calculated on the thin clients, and wherein the memory is to store software including software operable to perform routing algorithms; and
wherein the transceivers in the first and the second thin clients are to transmit the navigation related data wirelessly using local area wireless communications between the first and the second thin clients. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
a remote server having a processor, a memory, and a transceiver to communicate with one another and at least one of the first and the second thin clients;
wherein the remote server memory is to store navigation related data, the navigation related data including planned routes along thoroughfares calculated on the thin clients;
wherein the remote server memory is to store software including software operable to perform routing algorithms; and
wherein the remote server processor operates on a route calculation algorithm to find a convergence between any two of the number of locations.
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16. The system of claim 15, wherein the system further includes:
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a mass data storage to store navigation data;
wherein the remote server and at least one of the first and the second thin clients are to communicate with and transmit navigation data back and forth between one another via a communication channel; and
wherein at least one of the first and the second thin clients include a display to display the navigation related data.
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17. The system of claim 16, wherein the communication channel includes a wireless channel.
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18. The system of claim 15, wherein the remote server processor is to respond to a request from at least one of the first and the second thin clients by performing calculations on the cartographic data and transmitting results to the at least one of the first and the second thin clients.
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19. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one of the first and the second thin clients is to communicate with and retrieve navigation data from the remote server using cellular communication technology.
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20. The system of claim 10, wherein at least one of the first and the second thin client includes a GPS enabled portable device.
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21. The system of claim 10, wherein the first and the second thin clients are selected from the group of a cell phone, a PDA, an intelligent appliance, and an article of intelligent apparel.
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22. A method for navigation data transfer between portable devices, comprising:
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using a first portable electronic device having a processor, a memory, and a transceiver adapted to communicate with one another, the memory to store navigation related data, the navigation related data including planned routes along thoroughfares calculated on portable electronic devices, and wherein the memory stores software including software operable to perform routing algorithms;
retrieving navigation related data from the memory of the first portable electronic device; and
wirelessly transmitting the navigation related data using local area wireless communications to a second portable electronic device, the second portable electronic device having a processor, a memory, and a transceiver to communicate with one another and directly to the first portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for navigation data transfer between thin clients, comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting navigation related data including planned routes along thoroughfares calculated on the thin clients from a first thin client using local area wireless communications to a second thin client; and
operating on the navigation related data once received by the second thin client from the first thin client. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a processor operable for calculating planned routes along thoroughfares;
memory accessible by the processor for storing software used for calculating the planned routes and for storing navigation data, the navigation data including data representative of the planned routes; and
a transceiver coupled with the processor and operable to transmit at least portions of the data representative of the planned routes to other portable electronic devices using local area wireless communications. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A navigation system comprising:
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a first thin client device including— a processor operable for calculating planned routes along thoroughfares, memory accessible by the processor for storing navigation related data, the navigation related data including data representative of the planned routes, a transceiver coupled with the processor and operable to transmit at least portions of the data representative of the planned routes using local area wireless communications; and
a second thin client device including— a processor, a memory accessible by the processor for storing navigation related data, the navigation related data including the data representative of the planned routes, a transceiver coupled with the processor and operable to receive the portions of the data representative of the planned routes transmitted by the first thin client. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. A navigation device comprising:
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a GPS receiver for receiving signals from a plurality of satellites;
a processor coupled with the GPS receiver for calculating a location of the device as a function of the received signals;
memory accessible by the processor for storing navigation data used by the processor, the navigation data including data representative of a destination address;
a receiver coupled with the processor for receiving the data representative of a destination address from a portable electronic device via local area wireless communications; and
a portable handheld housing for housing the GPS receiver, the processor, the memory, and the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. A portable handheld navigation device comprising:
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a GPS receiver for receiving signals from a plurality of satellites;
a processor coupled with the GPS receiver for calculating a location of the device as a function of the received signals;
memory accessible by the processor for storing navigation data used by the processor, the navigation data including data representative of a destination address;
a receiver coupled with the processor for receiving the data representative of a destination address from a personal digital assistant (PDA) via a communication method selected from the group consisting of infra-red signaling and a bluetooth communications; and
a portable handheld housing for housing the GPS receiver, the processor, the memory, and the receiver.
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46. A navigation system comprising:
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a GPS device including— a GPS receiver for receiving signals from a plurality of GPS satellites;
a processor coupled with the GPS receiver for calculating a location of the device as a function of the received signals;
memory accessible by the processor for storing navigation data used by the processor, the navigation data including data representative of a destination address;
a local area network receiver; and
a portable handheld housing for housing the GPS receiver, the processor, the memory, and the local area network receiver, and a personal digital assistant (PDA) including— an input for permitting entry of the destination address, and a transmitter for transmitting data representative of the destination address to the local area network receiver of the GPS device via a communication method selected from the group consisting of infra-red signaling and bluetooth communications.
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47. A method of navigating using a portable handheld navigation device, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a current location of the device using GPS technology;
receiving data representative of a destination address from a personal digital assistant which wirelessly transmits the data to the device via a local area wireless communication;
calculating a route between the current location of the device and the destination address; and
displaying the route on a display of the navigation device so that a user of the device may navigate to the destination address. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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49. A navigation device comprising:
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a GPS receiver for receiving signals from a plurality of satellites;
a processor with the GPS receiver for calculating a location of the device as a function of the received signals and for calculating a route along throughfares based on navigation data, the navigation data including the location of the device and a destination address;
a receiver accessible by the processor for storing the navigation data;
a receiver coupled with the processor for receiving the destination address from a portable electronic device via local area wireless communications; and
a portable handheld housing for housing the GPS receiver, the processor, the memory, and the receiver.
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50. A navigation system comprising:
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a GPS device including— a GPS receiver for receiving signals from a plurality of GPS satellites;
a processor coupled with the GPS receiver for calculating a location of the device as a function of the received signals and for calculating a route along thoroughfares based on navigation data, the navigation data including the location of the device and a destination address;
memory accessible by the processor for storing the navigation data;
a local area network receiver, and a portable handheld housing for housing the GPS receiver, the processor, the memory, and the local area network receiver; and
a personal digital assistant (PDA) including— an input for permitting entry of the destination address, and a transmitter for transmitting the destination address to the local area network receiver of the GPS device via a communication method selected from the group consisting of infra-red signaling and bluetooth communications.
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Current AssigneeGarmin Limited
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Original AssigneeGarmin Limited
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InventorsKrull, Jay Dee, Kabler, Ronald B., Walters, Thomas H.
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Primary Examiner(s)Marc-Coleman, Marthe Y.
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Application NumberUS10/268,859Time in Patent Office761 DaysField of Search701/209, 701/208, 701/210, 455/90.1, 455/456.1, 455/12.1, 340/995, 340/990, 342/357.1US Class Current701/209CPC Class CodesG01C 21/20 Instruments for performing ...
