Method of Performing Notification in Personal Navigation Device
AssigneeMitac International Corp.
InventorThomas Edward Hilliar Isaacson
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Abstract
To help a user avoid potentially harmful purchases, performing notification in a personal navigation device (PND) includes determining position of the PND, comparing the position against a plurality of restricted points of interest according to a predetermined setting, and activating an alert when the position is within a threshold distance of one of the restricted points of interest.
Claims24
A method of performing notification in a personal navigation device, hereinafter PND, the method comprising:
- determining position of the PND;
- comparing the position against a plurality of restricted points of interest according to a predetermined setting;
- and
- activating an alert when the position is within a first threshold distance of one of the restricted points of interest.
A method of performing notification in a personal navigation device, hereinafter PND, the method comprising:
- determining position of the PND;
- filtering a plurality of data according to the position of the PND and a predetermined rule to form a notification;
- and
- displaying the notification in the PND.
A method of performing notification in a personal navigation device, hereinafter PND, the method comprising:
- determining a route of the PND;
- filtering a plurality of data according to the route of the PND and a predetermined rule to form a notification;
- and
- displaying the notification in the PND.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.