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Downloaded destinations and interface for multiple in-vehicle navigation devices

  • US 8,326,527 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2009
  • Issued: 12/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing navigation assistance to a user of a mobile navigation system, the mobile navigation system being wirelessly communicably linked to a call center, the method comprising:

  • receiving at the mobile navigation system a signal indicating that navigation assistance is desired by the user;

    determining whether the user is a subscriber, whether the mobile navigation system is capable of receiving and conveying turn-by-turn navigation instructions, and whether the destination is routable;

    determining that there is at least one destination identity stored by the user in a database associated with the call center, and downloading the destination identity to the mobile navigation system;

    receiving a user request to download turn-by-turn navigation instructions to the least one destination; and

    downloading turn-by-turn navigation instructions from the call center to the mobile navigation system for providing navigation assistance to the user.

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