NAVIGATION SYSTEM APPLICATION FOR MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20140180587A1
• Filed: 12/17/2013
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NNG KFT
• Original Assignee: NNG KFT
• Inventors: Balogh, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 9,031,788 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/533
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3885 Transmission of map data to client devices; Reception of map data by client devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096883 where input information is obtained using a mobile device, e.g. a mobile phone, a PDA
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

A mobile application on a mobile device communicates with a head-unit of a navigation system. The mobile application may retrieve data such as map data, user input data, and other data and communicate the updates to the head unit. By retrieving map data through the mobile application, the head unit may be updated much easier than systems of the prior art. The data may be retrieved through cellular networks, Wi-Fi networks, or other networks which accessible to a user and compatible with the mobile device. Updates may be stored in the mobile device and automatically uploaded to the navigation system head unit when the user is in the vicinity of the head unit. The mobile application may establish a logical connection with one or more head units. The logical connection bounds the mobile application to the head unit and allows for data sharing and synchronization.

Claims

1. A computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for communicating navigation data, the method comprising:

receiving an application on mobile device;

establishing a connection between mobile application and navigation head unit; and

communicating map data between the head unit and mobile application.

2. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the application is received through a network-based application store.

3. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, the method further comprising receiving map data by the mobile device from a remote server.

4. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, the method further comprising transmitting map data through WiFi connection.

5. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, the method further comprising transmitting map data through USB connection.

6. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, the method further comprising:

receiving data by mobile device from network via wireless connection; and

transmitting received data from mobile device to head unit.

7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein map data is transmitted to head unit automatically.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein map data is transmitted to head unit in response to user input.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, the method further comprising performing a synchronization of user data between the mobile device and the head unit.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the user data includes a favorite geographic location, contact, route, trip log, or navigation history.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, the method further comprising:

receiving route data by the application on the mobile device; and

transmitting the route data to the head unit.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, the method further comprising:

retrieving vehicle data by the application; and

transmitting the vehicle data to the head unit.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, the method further comprising:

detecting by the application that a map is available for the head unit; and

providing a notification that the map is available.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, the method further comprising:

creating a first profile by the application for a first vehicle having the head unit; and

creating a second profile by the application for a second vehicle having a second head unit.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein communicating map data includes receiving map data from the head unit by the mobile application.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein communicating map data includes providing map data by the mobile application to the head unit, the map data retrieved by the mobile application from a remote server.