Personal GPS navigation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9250076-B2
Application number	US-201313778285-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2013
Priority date	Jun 2, 2003
Publication date	Feb 2, 2016
Grant date	Feb 2, 2016

Abstract

A navigation device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a storage device to store map information and points of interest (POIs), the POIs including description information and location information; and a display to display stored POIs at a location of the map information, based upon the location information, POIs being selectively retrievable from a remote location for subsequent storage and display.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A navigation device, comprising:
a storage device configured to store map information, said map information including a plurality of points of interest (POIs) in a database, the POIs including: description information; an indication of type; and point location information, and the POIs being stored in the database such that they can be used as a destination for a route calculation algorithm and;
a user interface configured to receive at least one input from a user to create at least one first POI for insertion in the storage device;
a connection device configured to connect the navigation device to at least one of a remote server and another navigation device for the selective retrieval of at least one second POI for insertion in the storage device; and
a display configured to display at least one stored POI on a map based upon the point location information for the POI and further display a plurality of functions related to the at least one stored POI upon selection of the at least one stored POI.

2. The navigation device of claim 1 , wherein the connection device is configured to selectively retrieve the at least one second POI over the internet.

3. The navigation device of claim 1 , wherein the connection device is configured to selectively retrieve the at least one second POI over a wireless connection.

4. The navigation device of claim 1 , wherein the display is a touch screen display, and the touch screen display is configured to receive the at least one input from the user to create the at least one first POI for insertion in the storage device.

5. The navigation device of claim 1 , wherein the connection device is configured to selectively exchange the at least one first POI over the internet.

6. The navigation device of claim 1 , wherein the connection device is configured to selectively exchange the at least one first POI over a wireless connection.

7. The navigation device of claim 1 , wherein the user can create a user-defined category for the at least one first POI.

8. The navigation device of claim 1 , wherein the additional information for the at least one second POI is provided by a business.

9. The navigation device of claim 8 , wherein the additional information is an advertisement.

10. The navigation device of claim 1 further comprising a communication application that enables communications between the navigation device and POI.

11. The navigation device of claim 10 , wherein the communications is voice communications or text messaging.

12. The navigation device of claim 8 further comprising opening a browser window to display a web page related to the at least one stored POI upon selection of the at least one stored POI.

13. The navigation device of claim 1 , wherein the stored POIs are exchangeable with other users.

14. The navigation device of claim 1 , wherein the display is further configured to display additional information for the at least one stored POI upon selection of the at least one stored POI.

15. The navigation device of claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of functions causes the navigation device to display a list of POIs nearby to the at least one stored POI.

16. The navigation device of claim 15 , wherein the displayed list is ordered by distance from the at least one stored POI.

17. The navigation device of claim 1 , wherein the navigation device is configured to receive a function selection from the displayed list of functions and perform the selected function.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for operating a navigation device, the navigation device including a storage device configured to store map information, said map information including a plurality of points of interest (POIs) in a database, the POIs including: description information; an indication of type; and point location information, and the POIs being stored in the database such that they can be used as a destination for a route calculation algorithm, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
receiving at least one input from a user to create at least one first POI for insertion in the storage device;
connecting the navigation device to at least one of a remote server and another navigation device for the selective retrieval of at least one second POI for insertion in the storage device; and
displaying at least one stored POI on a map based upon the point location information for the POI and further display a plurality of functions related to the at least one stored POI upon selection of the at least one stored POI.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18 further comprising receiving a function selection from the displayed list of functions and performing the selected function.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein one of the plurality of functions causes the navigation device to display a list of POIs nearby to the at least one stored POI.

Assignees

• Tomtom Int Bv

Inventors

• Geelen Pieter

Classifications

• G01C21/3635 Primary

  Guidance using 3D or perspective road maps · CPC title

• G01C21/367

  Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker · CPC title

• G01C21/00 Primary

  Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 (measuring distance traversed on the ground by a vehicle G01C22/00; control of position, course, altitude or attitude of vehicles G05D1/00; traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968) · CPC title

• G01S19/24

  Acquisition or tracking {or demodulation} of signals transmitted by the system {(synchronisation aspects of direct sequence spread spectrum modulation H04B1/7073)} · CPC title

• G01C21/3682

  output of POI information on a road map (G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence) · CPC title