Usage mode determination of navigation system
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining, by a processor, a usage mode of a navigation system based on a magnet sensor being in proximity to a magnet in a carrying case, wherein said usage mode is at least one of a strapped pedestrian mode or unstrapped pedestrian mode; and
configuring a navigation subsystem based on said usage mode.
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Abstract
A navigation system determines its usage mode. In some embodiments, a method comprises determining a usage mode of a navigation system based on at least one of an acceleration indicator, a speed indicator, and a magnet sensor. The usage mode is at least one of a pedestrian mode, a vehicular mode, an aerial mode, a train mode, and a marine mode. The method further comprises configuring a navigation subsystem based on the usage mode.
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16 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining, by a processor, a usage mode of a navigation system based on a magnet sensor being in proximity to a magnet in a carrying case, wherein said usage mode is at least one of a strapped pedestrian mode or unstrapped pedestrian mode; and configuring a navigation subsystem based on said usage mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A navigation system, comprising:
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control logic; and a first sensor coupled to said control logic, said sensor being at least one of a speed sensor and acceleration sensor and a magnet sensor; wherein said control logic determines a usage mode of said navigation system based on a signal from said first sensor, said usage mode is at least one of a strapped pedestrian mode or an unstrapped pedestrian mode based on proximity to a carrying case having an embedded magnet. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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