Navigation system for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A navigation system for a vehicle, said navigation system comprising:
- a communication port in a vehicle;
a hand held portable unit, said hand held portable unit having a position locator and being capable of establishing a geographical position of said hand held portable unit;
a wireless communication between said hand held portable unit and said communication port when said hand held portable unit is in the vehicle;
wherein said hand held portable unit is removable from the vehicle by an occupant of the vehicle and is not part of an integrated computer within the vehicle, said hand held portable unit being separated from the vehicle and distant from the vehicle when said hand held portable unit is removed from the vehicle; and
an information display on, at or within an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle, said information display displaying navigational information for viewing by a driver of the vehicle, said navigational information being derived from said wireless communication between said hand held portable unit and said communication port.
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Abstract
A navigation system includes a communication port in a vehicle, a hand held portable unit, and a wireless communication between the portable unit and the communication port when the portable unit is in the vehicle. The portable unit has a position locator and is capable of establishing a geographical position of the portable unit. The portable unit is removable from the vehicle by an occupant of the vehicle. An information display may be disposed on, at or within an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle, and may display navigational information for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. The navigational information may be derived from the wireless communication between the portable unit and the communication port.
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47 Claims
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1. A navigation system for a vehicle, said navigation system comprising:
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a communication port in a vehicle; a hand held portable unit, said hand held portable unit having a position locator and being capable of establishing a geographical position of said hand held portable unit; a wireless communication between said hand held portable unit and said communication port when said hand held portable unit is in the vehicle; wherein said hand held portable unit is removable from the vehicle by an occupant of the vehicle and is not part of an integrated computer within the vehicle, said hand held portable unit being separated from the vehicle and distant from the vehicle when said hand held portable unit is removed from the vehicle; and an information display on, at or within an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle, said information display displaying navigational information for viewing by a driver of the vehicle, said navigational information being derived from said wireless communication between said hand held portable unit and said communication port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A navigation system for a vehicle, said navigation system comprising:
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a communication port in a vehicle; a hand held portable unit, said hand held portable unit having a position locator and being capable of establishing a geographical position of said hand held portable unit, said position locator comprising a GPS receiver; a wireless communication between said hand held portable unit and said communication port when said hand held portable unit is in the vehicle, said wireless communication comprising a radio frequency communication; wherein said hand held portable unit is removable from the vehicle by an occupant of the vehicle and is not part of an integrated computer within the vehicle, said hand held portable unit being separated from the vehicle and distant from the vehicle when said hand held portable unit is removed from the vehicle; and an information display on, at or within an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle, said information display displaying navigational information for viewing by a driver of the vehicle, said navigational information being derived from said wireless communication between said hand held portable unit and said communication port. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A navigation system for a vehicle, said navigation system comprising:
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a communication port in a vehicle; a hand held portable unit, said hand held portable unit having a position locator and being capable of establishing a geographical position of said hand held portable unit; a wireless communication between said hand held portable unit and said communication port when said hand held portable unit is in the vehicle; wherein said hand held portable unit is removable from the vehicle by an occupant of the vehicle and is not part of an integrated computer within the vehicle, said hand held portable unit being separated from the vehicle and distant from the vehicle when said hand held portable unit is removed from the vehicle; an interior rearview mirror assembly, said mirror assembly comprising a variable reflectivity electro-optic mirror assembly, said mirror assembly including at least one accessory selected from the group consisting of an illumination source, an imaging sensor and a microphone; and an information display on, at or within said interior rearview mirror assembly, said information display displaying navigational information for viewing by a driver of the vehicle, said navigational information being derived from said wireless communication between said hand held portable unit and said communication port. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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Specification