Personal GPS navigation device

• US 9,091,546 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2008
• Issued: 07/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: TomTom Navigation B.V (TomTom NV)
• Original Assignee: TomTom International BV (TomTom NV)
• Inventors: Geelen, Pieter
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G
• Assistant Examiner(s): LOUIE, WAE LENNY
• Application Number:
  US12/292,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20090143976A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,449 Days
• Field of Search: 701/200, 701/209, 701/213, 701/408, 701/409, 701/411, 701/413, 340/995.1, 340/995.14, 340/990, 340/995.26
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3635 Guidance using 3D or perspective road maps
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/24 Acquisition or tracking or demodulation of signals transmitted by the system synchronisation aspects of direct sequence spread spectrum modulation H04B1/7073
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing

Abstract

A navigation device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a storage device to store points of interest (POIs); and an integrated input and display device to display at least one of the stored POIs and to enable selection of the displayed at least one POI; and a processor to execute an action, upon selection of one of the displayed at least one POI, associated with the selected one of the displayed at least one POI.

Claims

1. A navigation device, comprising:

a storage device to store points of interest (POIs);

an integrated input and display device to display at least one of the stored POIs as a touch selectable icon superimposed on map information and to enable a user to select the icon superimposed on the map information to select the POI of the stored POIs associated with the icon; and

a processor to directly or indirectly trigger an action upon selection of a displayed icon, the triggered action being a display of a function window on the integrated input and display device, the function window comprising a menu list with a plurality of touch selectable elements, each of the touch selectable elements being associated with a further action related to the POI associated with the selected icon, and wherein the processor, upon selection of one of the touch selectable elements, executes the further action associated with the selected element.

2. The navigation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the selection of a displayed icon causes the integrated input and display device to display an information window comprising information related to the POI associated with the selected icon, wherein the function window is displayed upon touch selection of the information in the information window.

3. The navigation device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the further action executed by the processor includes the processor causing the navigation device to establish a communication link using a phone number associated with the POI associated with the selected icon.

4. The navigation device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the further action executed by the processor includes the processor causing the navigation device to establish an internet communication link with a web-address associated with the POI associated with the selected icon.

5. The navigation device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the further action executed by the processor includes the processor determining a navigation route to a location associated with the POI associated with the selected icon.

6. The navigation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the further action executed by the processor includes the processor causing the navigation device to establish a communication link using a phone number associated with the POI associated with the selected icon.

7. The navigation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the further action executed by the processor includes the processor causing the navigation device to establish an internet communication link with a web-address associated with the POI associated with the selected icon.

8. The navigation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the further action executed by the processor includes the processor determining a navigation route to a location associated with the POI associated with the selected icon.

9. The navigation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the executed further action includes displaying on the integrated input and display device a list of POIs near to the POI associated with the selected icon.

10. The navigation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is arranged to display of a list of POI types to the user on the integrated input and display device, and, upon selection of one or more of the POI types in the list, to display touch selectable icons superimposed on the map information for stored POIs of the selected one or more POI types.

11. A method, comprising:

storing points of interest (POIs) in a memory of a navigation device;

displaying at least one of the stored POIs on an integrated input and display device of the navigation device as a touch selectable icon superimposed on map information, the icon being selectable by a user to select the POI of the stored POIs associated with the icon;

triggering, directly or indirectly, an action upon selection of a displayed icon, the triggered action being a display of a function window on the integrated input and display device, the function window comprising a menu list with a plurality of touch selectable elements, each of the touch selectable elements being associated with a further action related to the POI associated with the selected icon; and

executing, upon selection of one of the touch selectable elements, the further action associated with the selected element.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, comprising displaying on the integrated input and display device, upon the selection of a displayed icon, an information window comprising information related to the POI associated with the selected icon, wherein the function window is displayed upon a touch selection of the information in the information window.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the executed further action includes causing the navigation device to establish a communication link using a phone number associated with the POI associated with the selected icon.

14. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the executed further action includes causing the navigation device to establish an internet communication link with a web-address associated with the POI associated with the selected icon.

15. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the executed further action includes determining a navigation route to a location associated with the POI associated with the selected icon.

16. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the executed further action includes causing the navigation device to establish a communication link using a phone number associated with the POI associated with the selected icon.

17. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the executed further action includes causing the navigation device to establish an internet communication link with a web-address associated with the POI associated with the selected icon.

18. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the executed further action includes determining a navigation route to a location associated with the POI associated with the selected icon.

19. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the executed further action includes displaying on the integrated input and display device a list of POIs near to the POI associated with the selected icon.

20. The method as claimed in claim 11, comprising displaying of a list of POI types to the user on the integrated input and display device, and, upon selection of one or more of the POI types in the list, displaying touch selectable icons superimposed on the map information for stored POIs of the selected one or more POI types.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

storing points of interest (POIs) in a memory of a navigation device;

displaying at least one of the stored POIs on an integrated input and display device of the navigation device as a touch selectable icon superimposed on map information, the icon being selectable by a user to select the POI of the stored POIs associated with the icon;

triggering, directly or indirectly, an action upon selection of a displayed icon, the triggered action being a display of a function window on the integrated input and display device, the function window comprising a menu list with a plurality of touch selectable elements, each of the touch selectable elements being associated with a further action related to the POI associated with the selected icon; and

executing, upon selection of one of the touch selectable elements, the further action associated with the selected element.

22. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 21, wherein the method executed by the set of instructions comprises displaying of a list of POI types to the user on the integrated input and display device, and, upon selection of one or more of the POI types in the list, displaying touch selectable icons superimposed on the map information for stored POIs of the selected one or more POI types.

23. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 21, wherein the method executed by the set of instructions comprises displaying on the integrated input and display device, upon the selection of a displayed icon, an information window comprising information related to the POI associated with the selected icon, wherein the function window is displayed upon a touch selection of the information in the information window.

24. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 21, wherein the executed further action includes one of:

causing the navigation device to establish a communication link using a phone number associated with the POI associated with the selected icon;

causing the navigation device to establish an internet communication link with a web-address associated with the POI associated with the selected icon;

determining a navigation route to a location associated with the POI associated with the selected icon; and

displaying on the integrated input and display device a list of POIs near to the POI associated with the selected icon.