Method for auto-updating application program
AssigneeMitac International Corp.
InventorsChun-Yi Lee, Huey-Ping Cheng
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Abstract
A method for auto updating application program suitable for a global position system (GPS) navigator is provided. The method comprises the following steps. First, a map-update short message is sent to the GPS navigator at a client terminal from a wireless station. Then, a map-downloading program inside the GPS navigator is woken up when the GPS navigator receives the map-update short message. Then, connecting to a map server through the map-update short message when a user decides to update the map. Accordingly, a newest electronic map can be downloaded from the wireless station.
Claims11
A method for auto-updating application program suitable for a Global Position System (GPS) navigator, the method comprising:
- sending a map-update short message to the GPS navigator at a client terminal from a wireless station, wherein the wireless station transmits the map-update short message to the GPS navigator without any prompt from the GPS navigator;
- receiving the map-update short message and waking up a map-downloading program inside the GPS navigator;
- connecting to a map server through the map-update short message when a user decides to update an electronic map of the GPS navigator;
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- downloading a newest electronic map from the map server to the GPS navigator, the newest electronic map corresponding to a current geographical location of the GPS navigator and indicating street names, longitude coordinates, and latitude coordinates for points depicted in the newest electronic map.
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