Intelligent modular navigation information capability
First Claim
1. An apparatus installable in a vehicle for providing navigation information to a user device responsive to commands received from the user device comprising:
- a navigation device adapted for connecting to the user device and receiving commands from the user device and transmitting navigation information to the user device wherein said user device is removable and transportable from the vehicle and wherein the navigation device is arranged to perform map matching.
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Abstract
A navigation system for providing navigation information to a user responsive to user commands includes (1) a user device for issuing user commands and displaying a user interface to the user and (2) a navigation device for connecting to the user device and receiving user commands from the user device and transmitting navigation information to the user device. The information received from the user device includes updated map information, traffic information, news information, weather information, event-related information, business-related information, and user-specified information. The navigation device performs route following based on commands received from the user device and transmits routing instructions to the user device. The navigation device and user device are separately operable by a user.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus installable in a vehicle for providing navigation information to a user device responsive to commands received from the user device comprising:
a navigation device adapted for connecting to the user device and receiving commands from the user device and transmitting navigation information to the user device wherein said user device is removable and transportable from the vehicle and wherein the navigation device is arranged to perform map matching. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27)
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9. A navigation system for installation in a vehicle for providing navigation information to a user responsive to user commands comprising:
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a user device for issuing user commands and displaying a user interface to the user, wherein said user device is removable and transportable from the vehicle; a navigation device adapted for connecting to the user device and receiving user commands from the user device and transmitting navigation information to the user device, wherein the navigation device is arranged to perform map matching. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 23, 24, 28)
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17. A method of using a navigation system installed in a vehicle including a user device and a navigation device adapted for connecting to the user device comprising the steps of:
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establishing a connection between the navigation device and the user device; manipulating the user device to command the navigation device to provide navigation information using the established connection wherein the user device is removable and transportable from the vehicle; receiving navigation signals at the navigation device for determining the navigation system position; and responsive to commands from the user device, performing map matching at the navigation device and transmitting navigation information from the navigation device to the user device using the established connection. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 29)
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