NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CELESTIAL AND TERRESTRIAL INFORMATION

• US 20090254274A1
• Filed: 07/27/2007
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Lokshin, Anatole M., Kulik, Victor
• Application Number:
  US11/829,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20090254274A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/49 whereby the further system is an inertial position system, e.g. loosely-coupled

Abstract

A device for viewing celestial and terrestrial data having a housing with a reference axis, a database disposed in the housing and containing celestial and terrestrial data, a GPS receiver operatively coupled to the database and configured to receive a GPS signal, a processor operatively coupled to the GPS receiver and the database and configured to determine a user'"'"'s location from the GPS signal, a sensor operatively coupled to the processor and adapted to provide the processor with a rotational angle representing the orientation of the housing relative to the reference axis, and a display unit operatively coupled to the processor and displays celestial and/or terrestrial data to the user corresponding to the rotational angle of the housing.

Claims

1. A navigation system, comprising:

a housing;

a GPS receiver disposed in the housing and configured to receive a GPS location signal;

a database disposed in the housing and containing celestial data;

a processor operatively coupled to the GPS receiver and the database, the processor determining a user'"'"'s location from the GPS location signal;

a sensor operatively coupled to the processor and contained in the housing, the sensor is adapted to provide the processor with a rotational angle representing the orientation of the housing; and

a display unit operatively coupled to the processor, the display unit displaying the celestial data to the user corresponding to the rotational angle of the housing.

2. The navigation system of claim 1, wherein the database contains terrestrial data.

3. The navigation system of claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to determine directional information to a desired terrestrial location.

4. The navigation system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine directional information to a desired celestial location.

5. The navigation system of claim 1, wherein the rotational angle is selected from a group consisting of an azimuth φ

, a pitch Φ

, or a roll Ω

.

6. The navigation system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is selected from a group consisting of a magnetometer, inclinometer and accelerometer.

7. The navigation system of claim 1, further comprising an image stabilizer for stabilizing the display of celestial data from a rotation about a roll angle Ω

.

8. The navigation system of claim 1, wherein the display unit displays celestial data in real time and location.

9. The navigation system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to allow selection of at least one parameter selected from a group consisting of location and time, the selection of the parameter allows the user to display corresponding celestial data.

10. The navigation system of claim 1, further comprising a speaker for providing audio related to the celestial data displayed.

11. The navigation system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to animate a space game relating to a desired celestial location.

12. A device for viewing celestial and terrestrial data, comprising:

a housing having a reference axis;

a database disposed in the housing and containing celestial and terrestrial data;

a GPS receiver operatively coupled to the database, the GPS receiver is configured to receive a GPS signal;

a processor operatively coupled to the GPS receiver and the database, the processor is contained in the housing and configured to determine a user'"'"'s location from the GPS signal;

a sensor operatively coupled to the processor, the sensor is adapted to provide the processor with a rotational angle representing the orientation of the housing relative to the reference axis; and

a display unit operatively coupled to the processor, the display unit displays data to the user corresponding to the rotational angle of the housing, the data is selected from a group consisting of celestial data, terrestrial data and combinations thereof.

13. The device for viewing celestial and terrestrial data of claim 12, further comprising an input device operatively coupled to the processor, the input device is configured for entering data and commands.

14. The device for viewing celestial and terrestrial data of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to determine directional information to a desired terrestrial location.

15. The device for viewing celestial and terrestrial data of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to determine directional information to a desired celestial location.

16. The device for viewing celestial and terrestrial data of claim 12, wherein the rotational angle is selected from a group consisting of an azimuth φ

, a pitch Φ

, or a roll Ω

.

17. The device for viewing celestial and terrestrial data of claim 12, wherein the sensor is selected from a group consisting of a magnetometer, inclinometer and accelerometer.

18. The device for viewing celestial and terrestrial data of claim 12, further comprising an image stabilizer for stabilizing the display of data from a rotation about a roll angle Ω

.

19. The device for viewing celestial and terrestrial data of claim 12, wherein the reference axis is selected by the user or automatically.

20. The device for viewing celestial and terrestrial data of claim 12, wherein the display unit displays data based on at least one parameter selected from a group consisting of real location, real time, and combinations thereof.

21. The device for viewing celestial and terrestrial data of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to allow selection of at least one parameter selected from a group consisting of location and time, the selection of the parameter allows the user to display corresponding data.

22. The device for viewing celestial and terrestrial data of claim 12, further comprising a speaker for providing audio related to the celestial data displayed.

23. The device for viewing celestial and terrestrial data of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to animate a space game relating to a desired celestial location.

24. A device for viewing celestial and terrestrial data, comprising:

a database containing celestial and terrestrial data;

a processor operatively coupled to the database, the processor is configured to determine celestial and terrestrial data corresponding to at least one coordinate entry;

an input device operatively coupled to the processor, the input device provides an interface for inputting the at least one coordinate entry; and

a display unit operatively coupled to the processor, the display unit displays data to the user corresponding to the at least one coordinate entry, the data is selected from a group consisting of celestial data, terrestrial data and combinations thereof.