Portable personal navigation device
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1. A portable personal navigation device comprising:
- a navigation unit configured to determine a location of the portable personal navigation device, calculate a route to a predetermined destination, and display navigational information to a user;
a receiver configured to receive multiple radio band, where the multiple radio bands include;
a traffic message channel that provides information to the navigation unit for calculating the route;
radio bands for analog radio programs; and
radio bands for digital radio programs;
a control unit configured to select and tune between the traffic message channel and the radio bands; and
an audio signal output unit configured to play back the radio programs.
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Abstract
A portable personal navigation device having at least one receiver for receiving radio waves and an output unit for outputting audio signals, where the receiver is configured to receive radio programs and where the output unit is configured to play back the radio programs.
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1. A portable personal navigation device comprising:
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a navigation unit configured to determine a location of the portable personal navigation device, calculate a route to a predetermined destination, and display navigational information to a user; a receiver configured to receive multiple radio band, where the multiple radio bands include; a traffic message channel that provides information to the navigation unit for calculating the route; radio bands for analog radio programs; and radio bands for digital radio programs; a control unit configured to select and tune between the traffic message channel and the radio bands; and an audio signal output unit configured to play back the radio programs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable personal navigation device comprising:
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a navigation unit configured to determine a location of the portable personal navigation device, calculate a route to a predetermined destination, and display navigational information to a user; a first receiver configured to receive analog and digital radio programs; a second receiver configured to receive a traffic message channel that provides information to the navigation unit for calculating the route; a control unit configured to select and tune between the traffic message channel and the analog and digital radio programs; a recording unit capable of recording a radio program at predetermined times; and an audio signal output unit configured so as to play back recorded radio programs at tires determined by the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A portable personal navigation device comprising:
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a navigation unit configured to determine a location of the portable personal navigation device, calculate a route to a predetermined destination, and display navigational information to a user; a multiple band receiver for radio waves configured to receive analog and digital radio programs; a control unit configured to select and tune between the analog and the digital radio programs; a second receiver configured so as to receive a traffic message channel while simultaneously receiving the analog and the digital radio programs; and an output unit for outputting an audio signal configured to play back the radio programs. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method of operating a portable personal navigation device, the method comprising the steps of
tuning a multiple band receiver of the portable personal navigation device to a frequency for receiving a radio program; -
determining a position with a position determination unit of the portable personal navigation device; adjusting the frequency for receiving a radio program if the determined position meets a predetermined criterion; calculating a route to a predetermined destination; tuning the multiple band receiver to a traffic message channel; receiving traffic information the traffic message channel that provides information to the position determination unit for calculating the route; and recalculating the route using the traffic information. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of operating a portable personal navigation device, the method comprising the steps of
determining a position with a position determination unit of the portable personal navigation device; -
calculating a route to a predetermined destination; receiving traffic information from a multiple band receiver configured to receive a traffic message channel that provides information to the position determination unit for calculating the route; recalculating the route using the traffic information; at predetermined times, tuning the multiple band receiver to an analog radio program and recording the analog radio program using a recording unit; and at predetermined times, tuning the multiple band receiver to a digital radio program and recording the digital radio program using the recording unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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