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US 2004/0167706 A1Published application
Web based system providing GPS waypoint information
OwnerDaniel C. Beckerinventor
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Abstract
A web-based system includes an interface and a searchable database providing waypoint information for use by a GPS device. The waypoint information is formatted for the GPS device and search fields allow for defining a search of the database for particular waypoint information.
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A web-based system providing waypoint information for use by a GPS device comprising:
- a database containing waypoint information and GPS formatting information;
- and
- a web-based interface for accessing the waypoint information and GPS formatting information, and configured to provide the waypoint information to a GPS device.
A device for accessing waypoint information comprising:
- a user input interface for inputting search criteria for use in connection with a web-based interface to access a web-based database containing waypoint information;
- a processor configured to request waypoint information from the web-based database based upon the search criteria and download the requested waypoint information using the web-based interface;
- a display for displaying the downloaded waypoint information;
- and
- a GPS component using the downloaded waypoint information to provide directional information.
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A method of providing web-based waypoint information for use by a GPS device comprising:
- accessing the web-based waypoint information;
- and
- formatting the accessed web-based information for use by the GPS device.
A method of providing waypoint information for use by a GPS device comprising:
- receiving a user input for waypoint information;
- requesting the waypoint information from a web-based database based upon the user input;
- and
- receiving the waypoint information, which is in a GPS format for use by the GPS device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.