COMMUNICATING NAVIGATION DATA FROM A GPS SYSTEM TO A TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE

• US 20100039314A1
• Filed: 08/13/2008
• Published: 02/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2008
• 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:
  US12/190,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20100039314A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 342/357.310
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0072 Transmission between mobile stations, e.g. anti-collision systems

Abstract

A GPS device and method for communicating navigation data from a Global Positioning System (GPS) device to a telecommunications device includes establishing a communications link between a GPS device and a telecommunications device via a telecommunications system. The GPS device may receive GPS coordinates from the telecommunications device. The GPS device may receive a destination location selection. Directions may be calculated based on the received GPS coordinates of the telecommunications device and the selected destination location. Directions may be communicated to the telecommunications device.

Claims

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

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

receiving, by the GPS device, GPS coordinates from the telecommunications device;

receiving, at the GPS device, a destination location selection;

calculating directions based on the received GPS coordinates of the telecommunications device and the selected destination location; and

communicating, by the GPS device, the directions to the telecommunications device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving the selected destination location includes receiving the selected destination location in response to a touch screen located on the GPS device being utilized by a user.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving the selected destination location includes receiving a current location of the GPS device as the selected destination location.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising operating multiple navigation processes simultaneously to compute directions for a user of the telecommunications device and user of the GPS device.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying both peers on the GPS device.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying a selectable option to calculate the directions from a current location of the GPS device to a current location of the telecommunications device.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a selectable option to calculate the directions from a current location of the telecommunications device to a current location of the GPS device.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

generating of at least one an SMS message with the directions; and

communicating the SMS message from the GPS device to the telecommunications device.

9. The message according to claim 1, further comprising:

generating of an audio message with the directions; and

communicating the audio message from the GPS device to the telecommunications device.

10. The message according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving updated GPS coordinates of the telecommunications device;

re-calculating the directions; and

communicating the re-calculated directions to the telecommunications device.

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 configured to;

establish a communications link with a telecommunications device via a telecommunications system;

receive GPS coordinates from the telecommunications device;

receive a destination location selection;

calculate directions based on the received GPS coordinates of the telecommunications device and the selected destination location; and

communicate the directions to the telecommunications device.

12. The GPS device according to claim 11, wherein said processing unit, in receiving the selected destination location, receives the selected destination location in response to a touch screen located on the GPS device being utilized by a user.

13. The GPS device according to claim 11, wherein said processing unit, in receiving the selected destination location, receives a current location of the GPS device as the selected destination location.

14. The GPS device according to claim 11, wherein said processing unit is further configured to operate multiple navigation processes simultaneously to compute directions for a user of the telecommunications device and user of the GPS device.

15. The GPS device according to claim 11, wherein said processing unit is further configured to display both peers on the GPS device.

16. The GPS device according to claim 15, wherein said processing unit is further configured to display a selectable option to calculate the directions from a current location of the GPS device to a current location of the telecommunications device.

17. The GPS device according to claim 15, wherein said processing unit, is further configured to display a selectable option to calculate the directions from a current location of the telecommunications device to a current location of the GPS device.

18. The GPS device according to claim 11, wherein said processing unit is further configured to:

generate at least one an SMS message with the directions; and

communicate the SMS message from the GPS device to the telecommunications device.

19. The GPS device according to claim 11, wherein said processing unit, is further configured to:

generate an audio message with the directions; and

communicate the audio message from the GPS device to the telecommunications device.

20. The GPS device according to claim 11, wherein said processing unit is further configured to:

receive updated GPS coordinates of the telecommunications device;

re-calculate the directions; and

communicate the re-calculated direction to the telecommunications device.