PDA with integrated address book and electronic map waypoints
First Claim
1. A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device, comprising:
- means for storing and displaying a PDA address book entry, the PDA address book entry including an address;
means for associating a location identifier with the PDA address book entry;
means for accessing electronic map data;
means for linking a location in the electronic map data with the location identifier associated with the PDA address book entry; and
wherein the means for storing and displaying, associating, accessing, and linking all reside in the device, such that the device is not required to interact with an external apparatus in order to provide this functionality.
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Abstract
Systems, devices and methods are provided for integrating GPS receiver technology into a PDA. The systems, devices and methods of the present invention integrate GPS capabilities with PDA functions, and in particular integrate a PDA address book function with an electronic map and GPS capabilities. One aspect provided herein is a method. In one embodiment, a location or feature is identified, and a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) address book entry is associated with the location or feature. In one embodiment, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) address book entry is selected, and a location or feature is associated with the PDA address book entry. Other aspects are provided herein.
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30 Claims
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1. A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device, comprising:
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means for storing and displaying a PDA address book entry, the PDA address book entry including an address; means for associating a location identifier with the PDA address book entry; means for accessing electronic map data; means for linking a location in the electronic map data with the location identifier associated with the PDA address book entry; and wherein the means for storing and displaying, associating, accessing, and linking all reside in the device, such that the device is not required to interact with an external apparatus in order to provide this functionality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 29, 30)
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17. A personal digital assistant (PDA) device, comprising:
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a processor, and a memory to communicate with the processor; a Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna and a GPS receiver connected to the GPS antenna and the processor, the GPS receiver being adapted to determine a position of the PDA device; a touch-sensitive display screen connected to the processor; the memory including electronic map data, address book data, and computer readable instructions embedded in the memory to be operated on by the processor to; provide an electronic map application, the electronic map application being adapted to display an electronic map on the display screen, and provide the GPS-determined position of the PDA device on the electronic map; provide a PDA address book application, the PDA address book application being adapted to display an address book entry on the display screen and associate a location with the address book entry; link the electronic map application to the PDA address book application using the location associated with the address book entry. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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