Destination planning method

• US 8,751,609 B2
• Filed: 09/07/2012
• Issued: 06/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: E-Lead Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: E-Lead Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): HIGA, BRENDAN Y
• Application Number:
  US13/606,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20140074940A1
• Time in Patent Office: 641 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/206, 709213-219, 4554561-4566, 701400-411, 701/461, 701532-533
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application

Abstract

A destination planning method suitable for use on a vehicle comprises the following steps: a, destination editing and file transmission; b, using electronic apparatus or navigation device to receive the file; and c, using the destination file. The destination file can be automatically sent to the navigation device after it is edited by a sender, which improves the ease of use and solves the inconvenience caused manual operation.

Claims

1. A destination planning method comprising the following steps:

editing a destination on a map site, the map site having a database including at least one login account which includes;

a navigation device serial number, an e-mail address, and a telephone number;

forming a first destination file and a second destination file at the map site after editing the destination;

receiving, by the map site, from a sender, at least one e-mail address of a receiver;

determining, by the map site, whether the at least one e-mail address of the receiver matches the e-mail address included in the at least one login account, wherein if the e-mail address of the receiver is not the same as the e-mail address of the at least one login account, then sending, by the map site, the first destination file to the receiver by e-mail, and if the e-mail address of the receiver is the same as the e-mail address of the at least one login account, then

determining, by the map site, a corresponding telephone number based on the e-mail address of the receiver,

sending, by the map site, the first destination file to the receiver by e-mail, and

sending, by the map site, the second destination file by push notification to the corresponding telephone number;

receiving the push notification of the second destination file by an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus associated with the telephone number, wherein an APP exclusive to the map site is installed on the electronic apparatus;

connecting the electronic apparatus to a navigation device;

sending, by the APP, the second destination file by push notification to the navigation device;

receiving the second destination file at the navigation device;

displaying the second destination file on a display module of the navigation device; and

receiving, by the navigation device, a selection from the receiver to start a navigation to a destination defined by the second destination file or saving the second destination file in the navigation device.

2. The destination planning method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus receives the second destination file sent from the map site via 3G or 4G.

3. The destination planning method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus is connected to the navigation device by WI-FI, Bluetooth and infrared.

4. The destination planning method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus is a smart phone or a tablet computer.

5. The destination planning method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first destination file is a website address or an APP file, clicking the website address will take the receiver to a web page on the map site edited by the sender, and the APP file is exclusive to the map site.

6. The destination planning method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second destination file includes coordinates of the destination and related information.

7. The destination planning method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the e-mail address is sent by SMS, messages, MSN, Yahoo instant message, and SKYPE.

8. A destination planning method comprising the following steps:

editing a destination on a map site by a sender;

forming a destination file at the map site based on the editing of the destination;

receiving, by the map site, from the sender, at least one e-mail address of a receiver;

sending, by the map site, the destination file to the at least one e-mail address of the receiver via a push notification;

receiving the push notification of the destination file by an electronic apparatus, wherein an APP exclusive to the map site is installed on the electronic apparatus;

connecting the electronic apparatus to a navigation device;

sending, by the APP, the destination file by push notification to the navigation device;

receiving the destination file at the navigation device;

displaying the destination file on a display module of the navigation device; and

receiving, by the navigation device, a selection to start a navigation to a destination defined by the destination file or saving the second destination file in the navigation device.

9. The destination planning method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the electronic apparatus receives the second destination file sent from the map site via 3G or 4G.

10. The destination planning method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the electronic apparatus is connected to the navigation device by WI-FI, Bluetooth and infrared.

11. The destination planning method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the electronic apparatus is a smart phone or a tablet computer.

12. The destination planning method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first destination file is a website address and an annex, clicking the website address will take the receiver to a web page on the map site edited by the sender, and the annex includes coordinates of the destination and related information.

13. The destination planning method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first destination file is an APP file exclusive to the map site.

14. The destination planning method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the e-mail address is sent by SMS, messages, MSN, Yahoo instant message, and SKYPE.