Method and system for providing end-user preferences with a navigation system
US6429813B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B29/102
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed that make a navigation system easier to use. According to one aspect of the disclosed system and method, an end-user is permitted to define at least one preferred cities list. The cities included on the preferred cities list are selected by the end-user from all the available cities that are represented in the geographic database used by the navigation system. Thereafter, when the preferred cities list is in use and the end-user operates the navigation system to provide a function that requires that the end-user make a selection of a city, the end-user is presented with a list of the cities from the preferred cities list instead of all the available cities represented in the geographic database used by the navigation system. The preferred cities list is not restricted to cities, but may also include any kinds of places or administrative areas. According to another aspect of the disclosed system and method, the end-user can define a preferred cities list using a graphical image representation of a geographic area. The end-user defines the boundaries of a shape overlaid on the graphical image representation of a geographic area. Each city or administ…
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