Portable GPS navigation device
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1. A portable GPS navigation device, comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display configured to display map information and navigation route instructions, if the navigation device is in a normal navigation mode;
a two-way wireless transceiver configured to connect the navigation device to a mobile telephone;
a processor configured to,enable traffic data to be received by the mobile telephone for use by the navigation device in route calculation,enable a user to control one or more functions of the mobile telephone through a graphical interface presented on the touch-sensitive display of the navigation device in place of map information and navigation instructions, andcause one or more control signals to be sent to the mobile telephone via the two-way transceiver, if the touch-sensitive display is displaying said graphical interface, andif the user touches said graphical interface, the control signals being configured to control said one or more functions of said mobile telephone;
an audio output configured to broadcast audible signals received from the mobile telephone via the two-way transceiver; and
a microphone configured to return data representing a voice to the mobile telephone via the two-way transceiver.
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Abstract
A portable GPS navigation device displays map information and navigation instructions; the device (a) includes a two-way wireless transceiver operable to connect to a mobile telephone; (b) is operable to enable a user to control one or more functions of the mobile telephone and (c) includes an audio output and a microphone to enable a voice call to be made using the mobile telephone.
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1. A portable GPS navigation device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display configured to display map information and navigation route instructions, if the navigation device is in a normal navigation mode; a two-way wireless transceiver configured to connect the navigation device to a mobile telephone; a processor configured to, enable traffic data to be received by the mobile telephone for use by the navigation device in route calculation, enable a user to control one or more functions of the mobile telephone through a graphical interface presented on the touch-sensitive display of the navigation device in place of map information and navigation instructions, and cause one or more control signals to be sent to the mobile telephone via the two-way transceiver, if the touch-sensitive display is displaying said graphical interface, and if the user touches said graphical interface, the control signals being configured to control said one or more functions of said mobile telephone; an audio output configured to broadcast audible signals received from the mobile telephone via the two-way transceiver; and a microphone configured to return data representing a voice to the mobile telephone via the two-way transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A portable GPS navigation device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display configured to display map information and navigation route instructions, if the navigation device is in a normal navigation mode; a two-way wireless transceiver configured to connect the navigation device to a mobile telephone; a processor configured to, enable a user to control one or more functions of the mobile telephone through a graphical interface presented on the touch-sensitive display of the navigation device in place of map information and navigation instructions, and cause one or more control signals to be sent to the mobile telephone via the two-way transceiver, if the touch-sensitive display is displaying said graphical interface, and if the user touches said graphical interface, the control signals being configured to control said one or more functions of said mobile telephone; an audio output configured to broadcast audible signals received from the mobile telephone via the two-way transceiver, wherein a function of receiving an incoming voice call and a function of entering a telephone number into the navigation device via the two-way transceiver are disabled if the vehicle is driving above a predetermined speed; and a microphone configured to return data representing a voice to the mobile telephone via the two-way transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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