Vehicle dash-mounted navigation device
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1. A navigation system for mounting on a vehicle dashboard, the navigation system comprising:
- a GPS device including—
a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites,a processor coupled with the GPS receiver for determining a location of the GPS device as a function of the GPS signals,a display coupled with the processor for displaying information corresponding to the location of the GPS device, anda housing in which the GPS receiver and the processor are housed; and
a hood separate from and substantially covering the housing of the GPS device while permitting viewing of the display, wherein the hood is configured to appear integral with the dashboard enclosing the GPS device atop the dashboard.
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Abstract
A GPS system (10) which may be mounted on a dashboard (12) of any vehicle (14) after the vehicle has been manufactured yet appears to be integral with the dashboard. The GPS system (10) includes a GPS device (16), a hood (18) for covering the GPS device, a base (20) for supporting the GPS device and the hood on the vehicle dashboard, and a faceplate (22) for placement over the front face of the GPS device for framing the GPS display.
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1. A navigation system for mounting on a vehicle dashboard, the navigation system comprising:
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a GPS device including— a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites, a processor coupled with the GPS receiver for determining a location of the GPS device as a function of the GPS signals, a display coupled with the processor for displaying information corresponding to the location of the GPS device, and a housing in which the GPS receiver and the processor are housed; and a hood separate from and substantially covering the housing of the GPS device while permitting viewing of the display, wherein the hood is configured to appear integral with the dashboard enclosing the GPS device atop the dashboard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A navigation system for mounting on a vehicle dashboard, the navigation system comprising:
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a portable GPS device including— a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites, a processor coupled with the GPS receiver for determining a location of the GPS device as a function of the GPS signals, a display coupled with the processor for displaying information corresponding to the location of the GPS device, a housing in which the GPS receiver and the processor are housed; and a faceplate separate from the housing and circumferentially mounted in front of the display and including a plurality of inputs for providing user input to the display; a hood separate from and substantially covering the housing of the GPS device while permitting viewing of the display and wherein the hood is configured to appear integral with the dashboard; and a base separate from the housing and supporting both the GPS device and the hood on the dashboard. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A navigation system for mounting on a vehicle dashboard, the navigation system comprising:
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a portable GPS device including— a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites, a processor coupled with the GPS receiver for determining a location of the GPS device as a function of the GPS signals, a display coupled with the processor for displaying information corresponding to the location of the GPS device, and a housing on which the display is mounted and in which the GPS receiver and the processor are housed; a faceplate separate from the housing and circumferentially mounted in front of the display and including a plurality of inputs for providing user input to the display; a hood separate from and substantially covering the housing of the GPS device while permitting viewing of the display, wherein the hood is configured to appear integral with the dashboard; and a base separate from the housing and supporting the GPS device and the hood on the dashboard. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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