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`BACKGROUND
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`Field
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`[0001]
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`The present disclosure relates generally to navigational or positional
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`information systems, and more particularly, to devices, systems and methods fOr
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`remotely entering, storing and sharing addresses for a positional information device,
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`e.g., a global positioning system (GPS) device.
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`Description of the Related Art
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`[0002]
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`GPS (Global Positioning System) devices are everywhere. These.
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`devices provide a user with such information as latitude and longitude, accurate
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`time, heading, velocity, etc. GPS devices are particularly useful in automobiles and
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`other vehicles. Many individuals have multiple GPS devices if they own, for
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`instance, two cars that both have the device. Conventionally, most devices will allow
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`a user to store information such as address points in the internal memory of the
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`device.
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`Some devices will allow you to store this information on removable
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`memory, e.g., memory cards, optical media, etc.
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`In the latter case, this can be.
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`particularly helpful because a list of addresses, for instance, will be useful to be
`moved from GPS device (e.g., a first vehicle) to GPS device (e.g., a second
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`vehicle).
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`[0003]
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`Conventionally, a GPS device will inform a user how to get from one
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`point to another. Additionally,
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`it provides information on points of interest, e.g.,
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`hotels, restaurants. historic landmarks, etc. Some GPS units will also. provide
`information including cUrrent speed of travel as well as average 'speed of travel.
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`[0004]
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`GPS devices must be programmed by the user to tell the device the
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`' address that the user wishes to travel to. The GPS device then provides route
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`guidance information to the user.
`If the user has already programmed the address
`in (in many devices the address is referred to as a waypoint), many GPS devices
`will store this address information in internal or removable memory so that the
`device will be able to retrieve this information for future usage.
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`[0005]
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`There are several major problems with the current systems of
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`programming addresses (e.g., destination information) into a GPS device. The first
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`problem is that different devices recognize addresses differently depending on the
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`preprogrammed information that has been stored. Additionally, different devices
`have different user interfaces and program'differently.
`If a user knows how to
`program one device, he may not necessarily know how to program another unit.
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`By example,
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`if a user tries to program the address 19333 Collins Avenue, Sunny
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`Isles, Florida, many devices will not accept this address. Instead, the user will have
`to decide which city the street address lies in.
`In many cases,
`this can be a
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`laborious and timely procedure.
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`In the previous example, some GPS devices will
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`accept Sunny Isles Beach as the proper address, while others will only accept North
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`Miami Beach. while still others will require an entry of North Miami, while still others
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`will only recognize Sunny Isles as the correct entry.
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`In some cases, a user can
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`spend 15 to 20 minutes attempting to program in a single address.
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`In some cases,
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`the user is never able to have the unit accept an address, therefore not allowing the
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`use of the GPS device.
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`[0006]
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`A second problem that currently exists is that many users have
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`multiple vehicles that go to the same address and require route guidance by the
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`GPS device. The current systems would require the user to enter the requested
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`address (e.g., destination information) or multiple addresses into all vehicle units
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`individually. This is an unnecessary waste of time, and as discussed above, can be
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`a very difficult assignment.
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`[0007]
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`A third problem that currently exists, is that many times a user needs
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`to route to an address or destination while the user is driving. It may be an address
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`that the user does not even have a correct city designation for. The current GPS
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`devices make it extremely'difficult or impossible for a user to program the device for
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`an address while driving.
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`In fact,
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`,for reasons of safety, some GPS devices
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`discourage or look out users from address entry while the vehicle is being operated.
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`However, a definite need exists for a user to quickly program the GPS device to a
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`desired address.
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`'[0008]
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`‘A current and major trend in automobile technology is automobile
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`telematics. Many of
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`today’s cars feature systems that allow the user to
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`communicate with a central processing center in case of emergency. Routine
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`features allow the user to receive help and directions from a live agent or operator,
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`and further allow the processing service center to unlock car doors, track stolen
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`vehicles, warn a user when an airbag has deployed and provide information on
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`various subjects, e.g., points of interests along travel. Examples of telematics
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`systems include Onstar of Troy, Michigan. Mercedes Assist of Montvale, New
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`Jersey and Lexus Link of Troy, Michigan.
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`[0009]
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`Despite the various services that the telematics companies provide,
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`one service that they do not provide is the automatic programming of a vehicle’s
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`GPS device. Yet, a clear need exists for a system and method to allow a user to be
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`able
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`to
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`easily,
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`quickly
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`and
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`safely
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`program their GPS device(s) with
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`address/destination information.
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`SUMMARY
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`[0010]
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`The present disclosure provides a device. system and method of
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`remotely entering, storing, and sharing addresses for Global Positioning Satellite
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`(GPS) devices. Additionally, a system and method of programming GPS units from
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`a link on the Global Computer Network (e.g., the Internet) is also provided.
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`[0011]
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`According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method for
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`entering location information into a positional information device is provided. The
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`method includes receiving a request
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`for at
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`least one location from a user;
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`determining coordinates of the least one requested location; and transmitting the
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`determined coordinates to the device. The receiving step includes receiving an .
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`identifier of the device, wherein the identifier is a mobile phone number or an IP
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`address.
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`[0012]
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`In various different aspects,
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`the request
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`is
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`received by voice
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`communication and/or data transfer. Furthermore, the request may be received
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`[0013]
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`In another aspect,
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`the determining step includes
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`retrieving the
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`coordinates from a database residing on a server.
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`In a further aspect,
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`the
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`determining step includes retrieving the coordinates from at
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`least one second
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`positional information device.
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`[0014]
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`In yet another aspect of the present disclosure, the determining
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`coordinates step includes resolving an address of the at least one location into
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`latitude and longitude coordinates. The address may be determined by information
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`associated to the address, wherein the associated information is a name of a
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`person residing at the address, a cross street of the address, a zip code of the
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`address, a phone number of the address or an alternative spelling of the address. _
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`[0015]
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`In a further aspect of the present disclosure, a positional information
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`device includes a locational information module for determining location information
`of the device; a communication module for transmitting a request for at least one
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`location remote of the device and for receiving coordinates of the at least one
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`location; a processing module configured to receive the coordinates from the
`communication module and determineroute guidance based on the location of the
`device and the received coordinates; and a display module for displaying the route
`guidance. The communication module is configured to transmit the request by voice
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`communications and/or wireless data transfer.
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`[0016]
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`In another aspect of the present disclosure, a system for entering
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`location information into a positional information device is provided. The system
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`includes a server configured to receive a request for at least one location, determine
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`coordinates of the least one requested location and to transmit the determined
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`coordinates to the device; the positional information device including a locational
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`information module
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`for determining
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`location
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`information of
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`the device;
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`a
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`communication module for receiving coordinates of the at least one location from
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`the server; a processing module configured to receive the coordinates from the
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`communication module and determine route guidance based on the location of the
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`device and the received coordinates; and a display module for displaying the route
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`guidance; and a communications network for coupling the positional
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`information
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`device to the server.
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`[0017]
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`In one aspect, the communications network is a telematics network.
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`[0018]
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`In a further aspect, the sewer is operated by a live operator and the
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`request for the at least one location is received by voice communications.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[0019]
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`The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of the present
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`disclosure will become more apparent in light of the following detailed description
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`when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
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`[0020]
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`FIG. 1
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`is front view of a positional information device according to an
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`embodiment of the present disclosure;
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`[0021]
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`FIG. 2 is a block diagram of various modules included in the device
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`illustrated in FIG. 1;
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`[0022]
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`FIG. 3 is a diagram of an exemplary system for entering, storing and
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`sharing location information in GPS devices in accordance with an embodiment of
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`[0023]
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`FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for entering, storing and
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`sharing location information in GPS devices according to an embodiment of the
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`present disclosure; and
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`[0024]
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`FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for entering, storing and
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`sharing location information in GPS devices according to another embodiment of
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`the present disclosure.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`[0025]
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`Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described
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`, hereinbelow with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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`In
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`the following
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`description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail to
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`avoid obscuring the present disclosure in unnecessary detail.
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`[0026]
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`Devices, systems and methods‘for remotely entering, storing and
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`sharing location addresses for a positional
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`information device, e.g., a global
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`positioning system (GPS) device, are provided. The present disclosure-allows a
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`user to easily and safely enter an address into a GPS device by giving that address
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`to a remote communications link and to have that link automatically program the
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`user‘s GPS device for usage.
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`The device, system and method of the present.
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`disclosure further allows the user to use this stored address(es) on multiple GPS
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`devices without having to manually enter the address(es).
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`[0027]
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`0 Referring to FIG. 1, a global positioning system (GPS) device 100 in
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`accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure is illustrated. Although
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`the device shown and described in relation to FIG. 1 is a hand-held device, it is to
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`be understood the principles of the present disclosure may be applied to any type of
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`navigation or positional information device including but not limited to a vehicle-
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`mounted device, a GPS receiver coupled to a desktop computer or laptop, etc.
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`Furthermore, the present disclosure may apply to various types of vehicles such as
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`an automobile, a boat, a bicycle, etc.
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`It
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`is also to be appreciated that
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`the
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`components described below may not necessarily be disposed in a single housing
`but incorporated into another device or structure, for example, components of the
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`device may be integrated into a dashboard of an automobile.
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`[0028] .
`The GPS device 100 includes various electrical compbnents, which
`will be described in detail below, disposed in a generally rectangular housing 102. A
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`display~ module 104 is provided for displaying a location of a user, a map,
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`coordinates, waypoints, frequently accessed addresses, personal information, etc..
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`As willbe described in more detail below, the display module 104 may include a
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`touch screen for facilitating user input of information. Input module 106 includes a
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`plurality of buttons 108 for inputting data and navigating through a plurality of menus
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`. and/or maps. The GPS device 100 further includes a storage module 110 for storing
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`a plurality of maps,
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`frequently used addresses,
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`traveled routes, etc and a
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`communication module 112 for transmitting stored data to another device,.e.g., a
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`personal computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a server. residing on the
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`Internet, etc.. and for transmitting verbal communications to other devices. The
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`device 100 will include a microphone 114 for acquiring audio from the user of the
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`device to input data and to communicate to others. A speaker 116 for audibly
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`producing communications from others, directions, warnings and/or alarms to a user
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`[0029]
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`Referring to FIG. 2, the various components of the device 100 will now
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`be described. The device will contain a computer processing module 120, e.g., a
`microprocessor. The computer processing module 120 will use computer software
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`instructions that have been programmed into the module and conventional
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`computer processing power to interact and organize the traffic flow between the
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`various other modules.
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`It is to be understood that the present disclosure may be
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`implemented in various forms of hardware, software, firmware, special purpose
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`processors, or.a combination thereof. A system bus 121 couples the various
`components shown in FIG. 2 and maybe any of several types of bus structures
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`including a memory bus‘ or memory controller, a peripheral bus, and a local bus
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`using any of a variety of bus architectures. The device also includes an operating
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`system and micro instruction code preferably residing in read only memory (ROM).
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`The various processes and functions described herein may either be part of the
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`micro instruction code or part of an application program (or a combination thereof)
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`which is executed via the operating system. Exemplary operating systems include
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`but are limited to SymbianOS, Windows Mobile/Windows CE, Palm OS, Linux,
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`Blackberry OS, etc. which have been developed for mobile-computing applications
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`and can handle both data computing and communication applications.
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`[0030]
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`It is to be further understood that because some of the constituent
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`device components and method steps depicted in the accompanying figures may be
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`implemented in software, the actual connections between the device components
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`(or the process steps) may differ depending upon the manner in which the present
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`disclosure is programmed. Given the teachings of the present disclosure provided
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`herein, one of ordinary skill in the related art will be able to contemplate these and
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`similar implementations or configurations of the present disclosure.
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`[0031]
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`A locational
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`information module 122 is provided for determining a
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`location of the device 100 and/or user. The locational information module 122 may
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`include a receiver and antenna ANT employing conventional locational inforrhation
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`processing technology such as Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Technology,
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`Loran Technology, or any other available locational technology, to indicate the exact
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`location or coordinates, e.g.,
`latitude,
`longitude and altitude, of the device 100.
`Exemplary GPS receivers and antennas are described in US. Patents Nos.
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`5,654,718 and 6,775,612, the contents of both of which are herein incorporated by
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`reference.
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`It is to be appreciated that the latitude, longitude and altitude may be
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`used to interact with maps stored in memory or in the storage module 110 of device
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`100 to determine the city, state or address of the location the device 100.
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`Furthermore, the locational information module 122 may calculate routes traveled,
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`velocity or speed of a vehicle including the device 100, etc., or alternatively, may
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`send the position coordinates to the processing module 120 at a predetermined
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`sampling period where the processing module will perform the calculations.
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`[0032]
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`Furthermore, the device 100 will include a date and time module 124.
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`The date and time module 124 will use standard computer chip processing
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`technology widely in use, or'alternatively, input from locational information module
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`122, e.g., a GPS receiver, to supply the date and time. The date and time may be
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`associated or correlated with routes traveled, a particular location and speeds and
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`may be employed to determine velocity or speed of the user ofthe device 100
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`whether in a vehicle, on a bicycle or while walking.
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`[0033]
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`The device 100 will also contain a display module 104 for displaying a
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`location of a user, a map, coordinates, waypoints, frequently accessed addresses,
`etc.. This display may be in any current form in the art,
`including Liquid Crystal
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`Displays (LCD), Light emitting diode displays (LED), Cathode Ray Tube Displays
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`(CRT) or any other type of display currently existing or existing in the future. The
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`display module 104 will
`include an audio output device 116, e.g., a speaker,
`headphone jack, etc., allowing the user to also hear audio output from the device
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`100, e.g., for audibly producing directions to a desired location or predetermined
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`address. The speaker 116 will also be used in conjunction with microphone 114 and
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`communication module 112 to enable voice communications as will be described
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`below.
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`[0034]
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`The device 100 of the present disclosure will contain a user input.
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`module 126 to either receive user instructions via text input by the way of buttons
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`108, a standard keyboard interface coupled to the device, or a character recognition
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`capture device which translates user text
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`input
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`into alphanumeric characters.
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`Preferably, the character recognition device is a touch screen which overlays the
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`display module 104 and text is entered via a pen-like stylus. SUch input devices are
`standard and currently available on many electronic devices including portable
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`digital assistants (PDAs) and cellular telephones. Microphone 114 will be further
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`coupled to the input module 126 for capturing any audio information spoken by the
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`user and the input module will further include an analog-to—digital (A/D) converter for
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`converting the spoken audio information into a digital format. Furthermore, the input
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`module may include a voice recognition processor that translates the digital human
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`voice into alpha numeric characters for user input. The user will utilize the user
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`input module 126 to enter various data, for example, a plurality of destination
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`addresses, waypoints, etc.
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`[0035]
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`The storage module 110 includes internal storage memory, e.g.,
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`random access memory (RAM), or remoVable memory such as magnetic storage
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`memory; optical storage memory, e.g., the various types of CD and DVD media;
`solid-state . storage memory, e.g.,' a CompactFlash card, a Memory Stick,
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`SmartMedia card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), SD (Secure Digital) memory; or any
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`other memory storage that exists currently or will exist in the future. The storage
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`module 110 will store various types of information such as the inputted destination
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`addresses, routes traveled by the user, the user’s home address, etc. The storage
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`module 110 will further store a plurality of geographical maps.
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`In operation, the
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`processing module 120 will process information received from overhead satellites
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`and calculate the geographic location that the device 100 is currently at. The
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`processing module 120 then plots that location on a graphic representation of a
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`map stored in the storage module 110, e.g., internal or external memory. This map
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`is then displayed on the display module 104 of the device 100. The map optionally
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`will include points of interest also plotted on the map. By example, hospitals, police
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`offices, gas stations. ATMs, hotels, restaurants, etc. can also be displayed. These
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`point of interest locations are placed on the map in their proper locations by the
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`publisher of the map when the map is published, or alternatively, these locations are
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`stored in an internal address database and then dynamically placed on the,
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`graphical representation map by the processing module 120 as the map displays on
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`the display module 104.
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`[0036]
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`Maps may be provided for different areas via multiple removable
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`memory cards, e.g., a memory card for each state in
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`the United States.
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`Alternatively, different maps may be, received wirelessly via the communication
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`module 112 and loaded into memory or the storage module 110 as needed. The
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`processing module 120 will determine based on the information received from the
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`locational information module 122 that a map corresponding to the devices current
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`position is not available and the processing module 120 will request an appropriate
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`map from a service provider available on a communication network accessed via
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`the communication module 112.
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`[0037]
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`The communication module 112 will enable the device 100 to transmit
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`or transfer information, e.g., current location of a vehicle, speed of a vehicle, time
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`and date of the recorded location and/or speed, etc., to other computing devices
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`and to receive information from other computing devices, e.g., maps, software
`updates, etc.. Furthermore,
`the communication module 112 will enable voice
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`communications between the device 100 and other devices, remote operators, etc..
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`The communication module 112 will perform its functionality by hardwired and/or
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`:wireless connectivity. The hardwire connection may include but is not limited to hard
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`wire cabling, e.g., parallel or serial cables, USB cable, Firewire (1394 connectivity)
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`cables, and the appropriate port. The wireless connection will operate under any of
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`the various known wireless protocols including but not
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`limited to BluetoothT'V'
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`interconnectivity,
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`infrared connectivity,
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`radio transmission connectivity including
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`computer digital signal broadcasting and reception commonly referred to as Wi-Fi or
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`802.11.X (where x denotes the type of transmission), or any other type of
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`communication protocols or systems currently existing or to be developed for
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`wirelessly transmitting data. The communication module will compress and encode
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`the
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`encrypted
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`information
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`for
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`transmission
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`using
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`any
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`known wireless
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`communication technology.
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`It is to be appreciated that the communication module
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`may include a. single integrated circuit chip to perform data transfer and voice
`. communications or a single module including a separate data transfer chip, e.g., a
`WiFi transceiver, and a separate voice communication chip, e.g., a CDMA chip.
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`Preferably, the. communication module will operate on the wireless GPRS (General
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`Packet Radio. Service) data protocol or a BG protocol such as W-CDMA,
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`CDMA2000 and TD-SCDMA. Both the GPRS and 3G protocols havethe ability to
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`carry both voice and data over the same service.
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`[0038]
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`The device 100 will also include an encryption module 128. The
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`encryption module 128 will use conventional code encryption algorithms currently in
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`use or that will be in use in the future such as symmetric-key algorithms, e.g., DES,
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`Triple-DES, Blowfish, RC2, RC4,RC5, etc, and asymmetric-key algorithms, e.g.,
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`Diffie-Hellman, RSA, ElGamal, etc. to encrypt the data information that comes into
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`the user input module 126 and/or that is stored in the storage module 110.
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`In one
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`embodiment of the present disclosure,
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`the encryption module 128 will always
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`encrypt the data information, but in other embodiments, the user will select whether
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`to encrypt the data or to leave the data unencrypted.
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`Upon initialization of device 100, processing module 120 prompts the
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`user via display module 104 or speaker 116 to select a code string-that the user
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`wishes to use. The user selects an appropriate code string and enters the code
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`string into the device 100 with input module- 126 via buttons 108, microphone 114 or
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`touch screen. The input module 126 sends the code string to the processing module
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`which in turn sends this string to encryption module 128. The encryption module
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`128 then uses this code string to encrypt (using standard encryption algorithms
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`identified above) all addresses and route points (or just the addresses and route
`points that the user designates) and store this information in the storage module
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`110. When the GPS device 100 is inactive, all information in the storage module
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`110 'is encrypted. When the GPS device 100 is active,
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`the information in the
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`storage module 110 is sent to the encryption module 128 which after receiving the »
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`user’s code string decrypts the information, and then sends the information to the
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`processing module where it can then be presented to the user on the display-
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`module 104.
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`[0040]
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`In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the GPS device 100
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`will include a hardware interlock 118 to prevent the removal of the storage module
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`110.},The interlock 118 may be a detent configured to engaged a memory card
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`being employed, a mechanical door which prevents access to the storage module
`110, or a mechanism which physical rejectsthe storage module 110. in this
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`embodiment, the user would submit the code string to the encryption module 128
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`via the input module 126 which would then accept the code string and instruct the
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`processing module 120 to unlock the hardware interlock 118 and allow user
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`removal of the storage module 110.
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`If the co
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