Method and systems to interface navigation operations

• US 7,099,771 B1
• Filed: 04/12/2004
• Issued: 08/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Garmin Limited
• Original Assignee: Garmin Limited
• Inventors: Pemble, Cliff A., Walters, Thomas H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Camby, Richard M.
• Application Number:
  US10/822,330
• Time in Patent Office: 869 Days
• Field of Search: 701200-213, 701/24, 701/117, 701/23, 701/119, 342/357.06, 342/357.09, 342/357.1, 342/22
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence

Abstract

Methods and Systems are provided for interfacing to navigation operations. An application programming interface (API) library is provided having navigation modules, guidance modules, routing modules, and mapping modules. The API is accessible to customized modules operating on a portable electronic device. The customized modules are operable to selectively access and process a number of the modules using the API library while the customized modules are processing on the portable electronic device.

Claims

1. A navigation interface system, comprising:

a portable electronic device;

an application module customized to operate on the device;

a navigation library having navigation modules, guidance modules, mapping modules, and routing modules, wherein the navigation modules, guidance modules, mapping modules, and routing modules are assembled in user-defined and custom arrangements within the application module; and

wherein the application module selectively interfaces with at least one of the navigation modules, the guidance modules, the mapping modules, and the routing modules.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device is at least one of a personal digital assistant and a cell phone.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the navigation library is remote from the device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the navigation library further includes compass modules, barometer modules, and/or gyro modules.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the navigation library resides on a removable computer readable medium.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the mapping modules include at least one of a draw map operation, an overlay operation, a set scale operation, and a set zoom operation.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the routing modules include at least one of a generate route operation, a get estimated time of arrival operation, and a get elapsed time to destination operation.