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Navigation system destination entry

  • US 8,774,833 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2010
  • Issued: 07/08/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for entering a destination into a navigation system, said method comprising:

  • transmitting a message from the navigation system to an object at the destination;

    receiving the message by the object at the destination and determining that the message is asking for a signal identifying the destination;

    transmitting the signal identifying a location of the object back to the navigation system, where the object has a GPS receiver and the GPS receiver provides the location of the object, and the object is in wireless communications with another device at the destination, the other device provides location data to the object, and the object combines the location data from the other device with data from the GPS receiver in the location of the object that is transmitted back to the navigation system;

    displaying the location on a screen, where the screen is part of the navigation system; and

    selecting the location as the destination.

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