System and method for distributing information for storage media
First Claim
1. A system for updating navigation systems installed in vehicles comprising:
- a plurality of local repositories accessible to owners of said vehicles and located in a geographical area, wherein each of said plurality of local repositories includes updated versions of navigation data for said navigation systems.
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Abstract
A system and method for distributing information for storage media, and in particular, for distributing updated navigation data, such as geographical data and navigation application programs, contained on storage media and used in in-vehicle navigation systems. A plurality of local repositories are located in a geographical area. Each of the local repositories includes updated versions of navigation data for the navigation systems. Owners of vehicles having navigation systems may visit any of the repositories from time to time where they can obtain updated versions of the navigation data for their navigation systems. Subscriptions for obtaining updated navigation data would be available to the owners of navigation systems that would entitle them to obtain updated navigation data from the repositories. Procedures for updating the local repositories are also provided. The system and method can be used for updating other types of software.
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74 Claims
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1. A system for updating navigation systems installed in vehicles comprising:
a plurality of local repositories accessible to owners of said vehicles and located in a geographical area, wherein each of said plurality of local repositories includes updated versions of navigation data for said navigation systems. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An upgradable navigation system comprising:
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a geographical data set on a storage medium; and
a navigation application program that uses said geographical data set to provide navigation information to a vehicle driver, wherein said storage medium further includes data indicating whether said storage medium is entitled to be updated. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for providing updated versions of a data product for users of the data product in a geographical area, comprising the steps of:
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preparing a master copy of an updated data product at a central location;
installing the master copy onto media at local repositories in the geographical area; and
making the local repositories accessible to the users. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of updating vehicular navigation data stored on storage media in vehicles, wherein said vehicles include a plurality of different types of navigation systems, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of computers located in a geographical area, each of said plurality of computers having a device that can read and write to one of said storage media;
removing one of said storage media from a vehicle;
p1 placing said one storage medium into said device;
reading information stored on said one storage medium to determine which of said different types of navigation systems is used by the vehicle from which said storage medium was removed; and
updating the navigation data on said storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A system for updating a plurality of data products stored on a population of media, comprising:
a local repository having;
means for receiving one of said population of media into said local repository;
means for verifying that said one of said population of media is entitled to be updated; and
means for storing an updated version of said data stored onto said one of said population of media. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58)
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59. A system for updating a plurality of data products stored on a population of portable media, comprising:
a plurality of local repositories located at specific locations within a geographical area, wherein at least some of said local repositories include a means for updating said plurality of software products;
wherein said means for updating includes;
means for identifying which of said plurality of data products are stored on a single one of said plurality of portable media;
means for updating data products stored on said single one of said portable media; and
means for recording that data stored on said single one of said plurality of portable media has been updated to a level corresponding to an updated version stored on said local repositories. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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63. A method of updating types of navigation systems in vehicles, comprising:
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providing updated versions of navigation data on a server;
providing on-line access to the server for owners of navigation systems installed in vehicles;
receiving information from owners of navigation systems installed in vehicles identifying the types of navigation systems for which updated data is sought; and
uploading updated versions of said navigation data from said server to said owners. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66)
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67. A system for upgrading navigation systems installed in vehicles wherein each of said navigation systems comprises a navigation application program and geographical data information stored on a storage medium of said navigation system, said upgrading system comprising:
a plurality of local repositories, wherein each one of said local repositories comprises;
updated versions of geographical data information stored on a storage medium of said one of local repositories; and
a device for copying the updated geographical data information from said storage medium of said one of said local repositories to said storage medium of said navigation system. - View Dependent Claims (68)
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69. An upgradable navigation system comprising:
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navigation data on a storage medium; and
wherein said storage medium further includes an EPROM including information indicating whether said storage medium is entitled to be updated.
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70. A system for updating navigation data stored on navigation systems installed in vehicles, wherein each of said navigation systems includes identification information indicating whether said navigation system is entitled to be updated, said updating system comprising:
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a repository at which updated versions of said navigation data for said navigation systems are stored; and
a plurality of local terminal stations accessible to owners of said vehicles and located in a geographical area, wherein each of said plurality of local terminal stations comprises;
a communication link to said repository;
means for confirming entitlement of each of said navigation systems to be updated, said confirming means responsive to said identification information on each of said navigation systems; and
a device for updating one of said navigation systems with one of said updated versions of said navigation data received over said communication link to said repository, said updating device responsive to said confirming means. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73)
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74. A system for updating data stored on a storage medium, wherein said storage medium comprises a hard drive and an EPROM, said data is stored on said hard drive, and said EPROM includes information stored thereon indicating entitlement to said updating of said data.
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