Vehicle Navigation System with Internet Based Information Search Feature

A vehicle navigational system for extracting information from a remote database, the system comprising:

• a processor adapted to:
• generate at least one search query;
• and
• transmit a search query signal corresponding to the at least one search query;
• a display unit communicatively coupled to the processor, the display unit being configured to:
• receive the search query signal;
• and
• display a search query prompt in response to the search query signal;
• a user interface communicatively coupled to the processor, the user interface adapted to enable a user to enter search query data into the processor in response to the search query prompt;
• a GPS communication device communicatively coupled to the processor and adapted to receive vehicle location data from a global positioning satellite;
• and
• a wireless communication device communicatively coupled to the processor, the wireless communication device adapted to allow the processor to communicate with the remote database;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• calculate a vehicle location based on the vehicle location data;
• transmit the vehicle location and the search data to the remote database;
• initiate a search of the remote database based on the search data and the vehicle location;
• receive results data from the database;
• and
• communicate the results data to the display unit.

A vehicle navigational system for extracting information from a remote database, the system comprising:

• a processor generating and transmitting a keyword search query and a range-from-vehicle query;
• a display unit communicatively coupled to the processor, the display unit receiving the keyword and range-from-vehicle search queries, the display unit displaying a keyword search query prompt and a range-from-vehicle search query prompt in response to the keyword and range-from-vehicle search queries, respectively;
• a user interface communicatively coupled to the processor, the user interface adapted to allow a user to enter keyword and range-from-vehicle search data into the processor in response to the keyword and a range-from-vehicle search query prompts;
• a GPS communication device communicatively coupled to the processor and adapted to receive vehicle location data from a global positioning satellite;
• and
• a wireless communication device communicatively coupled to the processor, the wireless communication device adapted to allow the processor to communicate with the remote database;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• calculate a vehicle location based on the vehicle location data;
• transmit the vehicle location and the search data to the remote database;
• initiate a search of the remote database based on the keyword and range-from-vehicle search data and the vehicle location;
• receive results data from the database;
• and
• communicate the results data to the display unit.