SMS AND VOICE MESSAGING TO GPS

• US 20100029305A1
• Filed: 07/30/2008
• Published: 02/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: GUPTA, SHEKHAR
• Application Number:
  US12/182,279
• Publication Number:
  US 20100029305A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3611 using character input or menus, e.g. menus of POIs character input methods in general G06F3/0233
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application

Abstract

A Global Positioning System (GPS) device and method for communicating data from a telecommunications device to a GPS device includes establishing a communications link between a telecommunications device and a GPS device. Message data may be received from the telecommunications device by the GPS device via the communications link. Message data may be displayed by the GPS device. GPS input data may be selected from the displayed message data. Directions may be calculated based on the selected GPS input data.

Claims

1. A method for communicating data from a telecommunications device to a Global Positioning System (GPS) device, said method comprising:

establishing a communications link between a telecommunications device and a GPS device;

receiving message data from the telecommunications device by the GPS device via the communications link;

displaying the message data by the GPS device;

selecting GPS input data from the displayed message data; and

calculating directions based on the selected GPS input data.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein establishing the communications link includes pairing the telecommunications device with the GPS device using Bluetooth communications protocol.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving the message data includes receiving an SMS message.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving the message data includes receiving audio message data in audio format.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising converting audio message data into text for viewing on the GPS device.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising automatically analyzing the message to determine potential GPS input data.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein selecting potential GPS input data includes selecting GPS input data in response to a touch screen located on the GPS device being utilized by a user.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising displaying selectable data elements to which displayed message data can be associated.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein selecting GPS input data includes selecting GPS input in response to receiving voice commands.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein selecting GPS input data includes selecting one of address information and landmark name.

11. A GPS device, comprising:

an input/output (I/O) unit;

a memory; and

a processing unit in communication with said I/O unit and said processing unit, said processing unit configured to;

establish a communications link via said I/O unit with a telecommunications device;

receive message data from the telecommunications device via the communications link;

display the message data;

accept selection of GPS input data from the displayed message data;

store the selected GPS input data in said memory; and

calculate directions based on the selected GPS input.

12. The GPS device according to claim 11, wherein said processing unit, in establishing the communications link, pairs with the telecommunications device using Bluetooth communications protocol.

13. The GPS device according to claim 11, wherein said I/O unit, in receiving the message data, receives an SMS message.

14. The GPS device according to claim 11, wherein said I/O unit, in receiving the message data, receives audio message data in audio format.

15. The GPS device according to claim 11, wherein said processing unit is further configured to convert audio message data into text message data for viewing on the GPS device.

16. The GPS device according to claim 11, wherein said processing unit is further configured to automatically analyze the message to determine potentially relevant GPS input.

17. The GPS device according to claim 11, further comprising a touch screen, and wherein said processing unit, in accepting selection of relevant GPS input, accepts GPS input data via said touch screen.

18. The GPS device according to claim 17, wherein said processing unit is further configured to display selectable data elements to which displayed message data can be associated.

19. The GPS device according to claim 11, wherein said processing unit, in accepting selection of GPS input data, accepts selection of GPS input data using voice commands.

20. The GPS device according to claim 11, wherein said processing unit, in accepting selection of GPS input, accepts selection of one of address information and landmark name.