Navigation device displaying travel information
AssigneeTomTom International B.V.
InventorMark Gretton
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Abstract
A navigation device, programmable with map data and a navigation application that enables a route to be planned between two user-defined places; the device is operable to read a removable memory card storing the device operating system, the navigation application, and the map data. It does not need to store the operating system in mask ROM; hence, customisation for a specific country requires only that the appropriate memory card be inserted at the time of use.
Claims15
A navigation device, programmable with map data and a navigation application that enables a route to be planned between two user-defined places, wherein the device is operable to read a memory card that can be inserted into and removed from the device, the card storing the device operating system, the navigation application, and the map data.
The device of any preceding Claim further comprising internal XIP (execute In Place) Flash ROM programmed with a boot loader.
A method of programming a navigation device with a map database and software that enables a route to be planned between two user-defined places, wherein the method comprises the step of:
- connecting the device to a memory card, the memory card storing the device operating system, the navigation application, and the map data, and in which the card can be inserted into and removed from the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.