Personal GPS navigation device
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1. A navigation device, comprising:
- a storage device to store map information, said map information including a plurality of points of interest (POIs) in a database, the POIs including description information, an indication of type and point location information;
a connection device to connect the navigation device to at least one of a remote server or another navigation device for the selective retrieval of POIs; and
a display to display at least one of the stored POIs on a map based upon the point location information for the POI, whereinat least a first stored POI is created by a user of the device and at least a second stored POIs is retrieved from the remote server or other navigation device using the connection device, and wherein the plurality of POIs are stored in the storage device such that they can be used as a destination for a route calculation algorithm and can also be exchanged with other users.
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Abstract
A navigation device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a storage device to store map information and points of interest (POIs), the POIs including description information and location information; and a display to display stored POIs at a location of the map information, based upon the location information, POIs being selectively retrievable from a remote location for subsequent storage and display.
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1. A navigation device, comprising:
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a storage device to store map information, said map information including a plurality of points of interest (POIs) in a database, the POIs including description information, an indication of type and point location information; a connection device to connect the navigation device to at least one of a remote server or another navigation device for the selective retrieval of POIs; and a display to display at least one of the stored POIs on a map based upon the point location information for the POI, wherein at least a first stored POI is created by a user of the device and at least a second stored POIs is retrieved from the remote server or other navigation device using the connection device, and wherein the plurality of POIs are stored in the storage device such that they can be used as a destination for a route calculation algorithm and can also be exchanged with other users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of operating a navigation device, comprising:
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selecting, by a user, at least a first point of interest (POI), including description information, an indication of type and point location information, for subsequent storage and display on the navigation device; retrieving, via a connection between the navigation device and a remote server or another navigation device, the description information, the indication of type and point location information of the one or more selected POIs; storing the retrieved description information, indication of type and point location information of the one or more selected POIs in a a storage device of the navigation device; and creating, by the user, at least a second POI and storing the one or more created POIs in the storage device, wherein the plurality of POIs are stored in the storage device such that they can be used as a destination for a route calculation algorithm and can also be exchanged with other users. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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