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Position privacy in an electronic device

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  • US 7,817,085 B2
  • Filed: 07/15/2007
  • Issued: 10/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a portable device, having a position sensing part therein, which is actuated to determine a current position of the device;

    a user interface, having a first control which is activated for storing a current position of the device as a stored location, and having a second control that provides a label for the stored location as stored in response to activating said first control, said label providing descriptive information about said stored location that was stored in response to activating said first control,and said portable device providing navigation information from said current position to said stored location responsive to selecting said stored location as a destination for navigation, where said navigation information includes directions to said stored location.

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