Navigation system with web interface
First Claim
1. A method for operating a navigation system including the steps of:
- a) connecting to a remote server over a network;
b) selecting from among a plurality of collections of related points of interest (POIs), wherein each POI is associated with a specific physical location;
c) downloading the selected collection of related POIs with specific physical locations from the remote server without determining a route;
d) accessing the downloaded collection with a navigation system; and
e) choosing one of the related POIs in the downloaded collection so that the navigation system routes to the specific physical location of the chosen POI.
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Abstract
A user can selectively download complete databases of selected favorite chains (or other selected destinations or collections of destinations) from a server and store them on a portable media device. The user can also create his own address book with locations that he selects. The user can also create trip plans, containing locations selected by the user that are associated with specific trips. The address books and trip plans can also be stored on the portable media device. The user can then access the portable media device with the navigation system to select destinations stored there. The destinations are both more efficiently accessible by the user and more up to date, since the information on the server can be updated more frequently.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for operating a navigation system including the steps of:
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a) connecting to a remote server over a network; b) selecting from among a plurality of collections of related points of interest (POIs), wherein each POI is associated with a specific physical location; c) downloading the selected collection of related POIs with specific physical locations from the remote server without determining a route; d) accessing the downloaded collection with a navigation system; and e) choosing one of the related POIs in the downloaded collection so that the navigation system routes to the specific physical location of the chosen POI. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 25, 26)
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8. A user interface for use with a navigation system comprising:
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a server accessible over a wide area network; the server storing a plurality of collections of points of interest (POIs), each collection having an associated chain, each collection containing only POIs that are locations of the associated chain, each location having a specific physical location; the server communicating an identifier of the chain associated with each collection so that a user can select a collection based upon the associated chain, the server transmitting a selected one of the collections of POIs based upon selection by the user; and a first interface, wherein the user can store a selected POI having said specific physical location to an itinerary on the server having a plurality of trip locations, wherein the itinerary from the server, having the plurality of trip locations and the selected POI, is stored on a portable media device such that the navigation system determines a route by accessing one of the selected POI stored on the portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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18. A method for operating a navigation system including the steps of:
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a) connecting to a remote server over a network; b) selecting from among a plurality of collections of related points of interest (POIs), wherein each POI is associated with a specific physical location; c) transmitting the selected collection of related POIs with specific physical locations from the remote server; d) creating at least one tab, each tab using at least one POI from the selected collection of related POI; e) downloading contents of the at least one tab to a portable media device; f) accessing the contents of the at least one tab with a navigation system; and g) choosing the contents of one of the tabs. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 24)
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