Navigation system and methods for route navigation
First Claim
1. A method of providing improved navigation using a contact list stored on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- at a GPS-enabled car navigation system communicatively coupled to the mobile device via a communication link, receiving the contact list comprising a set of contacts from the mobile device via the communication link, each particular contact comprising an identity and a physical address of the particular contact;
at the car navigation system, receiving an identity of a contact from the received set of contacts;
at the car navigation system, mapping the identity of the contact to a physical address of the contact, wherein the physical address is received from the mobile device; and
at the car navigation system, determining navigation information based on a current location as a starting point and the physical address of the contact as a destination without communicating with the mobile device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for improved navigation using the global positioning system (GPS). A method of improved navigation includes transmitting a destination to a navigation server through a wireless communication channel. The method further includes transmitting position information from a GPS-enabled device to the navigation server through the wireless communication channel automatically at a time interval. The method further includes generating navigation information by the navigation server. The navigation information is based on the position information and the destination. The method further includes receiving navigation information on the GPS-enabled device from the navigation server through the wireless communication channel.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of providing improved navigation using a contact list stored on a mobile device, the method comprising:
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at a GPS-enabled car navigation system communicatively coupled to the mobile device via a communication link, receiving the contact list comprising a set of contacts from the mobile device via the communication link, each particular contact comprising an identity and a physical address of the particular contact; at the car navigation system, receiving an identity of a contact from the received set of contacts; at the car navigation system, mapping the identity of the contact to a physical address of the contact, wherein the physical address is received from the mobile device; and at the car navigation system, determining navigation information based on a current location as a starting point and the physical address of the contact as a destination without communicating with the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing improved navigation, the method comprising:
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at a GPS-enabled car navigation system, receiving information of a set of entities from a mobile device connected to the car navigation system via a short range communication link, the information of each particular entity comprising an identity and a physical address of the particular entity; storing the information of the set of entities in a data storage of the GPS-enabled car navigation system; at the car navigation system while cellular service is not available for the mobile device; receiving an identity of a particular entity from the set of entities; and generating navigation information from a current location to a physical address of the particular entity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of providing improved navigation, the method comprising:
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at a GPS-enabled car navigation system communicatively coupled to a mobile device via a communication link, receiving information of a plurality of appointments from the mobile device via the communication link, the information of each particular appointment comprising a time and a location; storing the information of the plurality of appointments in a data storage of the car navigation system; for each particular appointment in the plurality of appointments; at a predetermined time before the time of the particular appointment, triggering an alert through the car navigation system without communicating with the mobile device, the alert indicating the particular appointment is approaching; and at the car navigation system, determining navigation information based on a current location and the location of the particular appointment without communicating with the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 24, 25)
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23. The method of 22 further comprising receiving a command at the car navigation system before displaying the determined navigation information on the display screen.
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26. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for execution by a GPS-enabled car navigation system, the computer program comprising sets of instructions for:
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receiving information of a plurality of appointments from a mobile device connected to the car navigation system via a communication link, the information of each particular appointment comprising a time and a location; storing the information of the plurality of appointments in a data storage of the car navigation system; triggering an alert to indicate an upcoming appointment at a predetermined time before the time of the upcoming appointment; and determining navigation information based on a current location and the location of the upcoming appointment, said triggering and determining not requiring availability of cellular service. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 30, 31)
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29. The non-transitory computer readable medium of 28, wherein the computer program further comprises a set of instructions for receiving a command before displaying the determined navigation information on the display screen.
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