Navigation system with web interface

摘要

A user can selectively download complete databases of selected favorite chains (or other selected destinations or collections of destinations) from a server and store them on a portable media device. The user can also create his own address book with locations that he selects. The user can also create trip plans, containing locations selected by the user that are associated with specific trips. The address books and trip plans can also be stored on the portable media device. The user can then access the portable media device with the navigation system to select destinations stored there. The destinations are both more efficiently accessible by the user and more up to date, since the information on the server can be updated more frequently.

主权项

1. A method for operating a navigation system including the steps of:
a) connecting to a remote server over a network; b) selecting from among a plurality of collections of related points of interest (POIs), wherein each POI is associated with a specific physical location; c) downloading the selected collection of related POIs with specific physical locations from the remote server without determining a route; d) accessing the downloaded collection with a navigation system; and e) choosing one of the related POIs in the downloaded collection so that the navigation system routes to the specific physical location of the chosen POI.