System and method for obtaining map coordinates to fixed location

• US 7,996,148 B2
• Filed: 05/10/2007
• Issued: 08/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avi Bergman, John L. Rogitz
• Original Assignee: Avi Bergman, John L. Rogitz
• Inventors: Bergman, Avi
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Dalena
• Application Number:
  US11/801,654
• Publication Number:
  US 20080281507A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,552 Days
• Field of Search: 701/201, 342/367, 342/377, 342/419, 342/461, 342/462, 455/404.2, 455/403, 455/517, 455/445, 455/412.1, 455/422, 4554561-4566, 4554141-4144
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

A method for obtaining directions to fixed location such as a restaurant includes using a telephone to call the restaurant, and providing a prompt to the caller during the call to push a button on the telephone to download GPS location of the restaurant. The GPS information is transferred from the telephone to a navigation module in a vehicle which displays a map showing the route to the restaurant.

Claims

1. A method for obtaining directions to fixed location, comprising:

using a telephone to call the fixed location;

providing an automated prompt to the caller during the call to push a particular button on the telephone in response to the prompt to download a navigation code from the fixed location, the code including GPS location of the fixed location;

transferring the code downloaded in response to the prompt from the telephone to a navigation module in a vehicle, wherein the navigation module is used to display directions to the fixed location.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the telephone communicates with the navigation module such that the code from the fixed location is automatically provided by the telephone to the navigation module.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the telephone is a wireless telephone and the telephone uses a wired link to communicate with the navigation module.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the telephone is a wireless telephone and the telephone uses a wireless link to communicate with the navigation module.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the fixed location is a restaurant.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation module is mounted in a vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation module is housed in the telephone.

8. A wireless telephone system comprising:

at least one wireless telephony transceiver;

at least one telephone processor communicating with the transceiver;

at least one key entry input device communicating with the processor, wherein a user of the system can call a fixed location and in response to an automated prompt enter a particular selection from the key entry input device into the processor for transmission of the selection from the key entry input device to the fixed location, the transceiver receiving back from the fixed location in response to the prompt geographic position satellite (GPS) location data of the fixed location in response, the processor causing directions to the fixed location to be displayed in response to the GPS data downloaded in response to the prompt.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the system includes a portable wireless telephone containing the transceiver, processor, and input device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the portable wireless telephone includes a display on which the processor causes to be displayed the directions to the fixed location.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the portable wireless telephone includes a communication interface communicating with a navigation module in a vehicle, the navigation module having a display on which is caused to be displayed the directions to the fixed location.

12. A fixed location comprising:

means for receiving telephone calls; and

means for, in response to the telephone calls, providing automatic prompts including at least one prompt to select to have a GPS navigation code representing latitude and longitude of the fixed location downloaded over a telephony network to a calling telephone in response to at least one automatic prompt being selected.