GPS navigation and cellular route planning device
US8676502B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3461
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A navigation device for navigating from one location to another includes a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals, a cellular receiver for receiving cellular signals, a memory, a processor, a display unit and a connection unit for receiving navigation data. The navigation data includes geographic and cellular provider information pertaining to the locations where cellular coverage is available by a particular provider. This information is processed by the processor to display route instructions to a user in which cellular coverage will be maintained.
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