Personal navigation device with improved antenna mounting configuration
US7538723B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q9/0407
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A personal navigation device includes a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites; a processing system coupled with the GPS receiver for determining a location of the personal navigation device as a function of the GPS signals; a display coupled with the processing system for displaying information related to the location of the personal navigation device; a housing on which the display is mounted and in which the GPS receiver and processing system are housed; and an antenna coupled with the GPS receiver for assisting in reception of the GPS signals. The antenna is fixedly positioned along a plane that is generally parallel with a plane passing through the housing.
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