Popular and common chain points of interest
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1. A navigation system comprising:
- a user interface;
a POI database containing points of interest, each record in the POI database having an associated POI name and geographic location;
a chain database, each of a plurality of records in the chain database having an associated chain name, each of the plurality of records in the chain database associated with an associated subset of records in the POI database, and wherein said chain database is pre-loaded in the navigation system prior to an initial access by an end user.
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Abstract
A navigation system includes an improved interface for accessing points of interest. Popular chains and franchises are accessible via a separate search, which can be accessed more efficiently and quickly. The list of popular chains can then be used to access the main database of points of interest.
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1. A navigation system comprising:
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a user interface; a POI database containing points of interest, each record in the POI database having an associated POI name and geographic location; a chain database, each of a plurality of records in the chain database having an associated chain name, each of the plurality of records in the chain database associated with an associated subset of records in the POI database, and wherein said chain database is pre-loaded in the navigation system prior to an initial access by an end user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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