Method and system for receiving and sending navigational data via a wireless messaging service on a navigation system

An apparatus for use in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a display unit coupled to the transceiver;
• a processor operatively coupled to the transceiver and the display unit;
• and
• a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable code for the processor to perform a method comprising:
• receiving a selection of a location-related reply text message from a plurality of reply text messages in response to presenting a received text message to a user;
• determining a current location of the vehicle;
• preparing the location-related reply text message based on the determined current location of the vehicle;
• transmitting the prepared location-related text message to an originator of the received text message;
• receiving a selection of a non-location-related reply text message from the plurality of reply text messages in response to presenting a second received text message to the user;
• and
• transmitting the selected non-location-related reply text message to an originator of the second received text message.

An apparatus for use in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a display unit coupled to the transceiver;
• a processor operatively coupled to the transceiver and the display unit;
• and
• a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable code for the processor to perform a method comprising:
• receiving a selection of a location-related reply text message from a plurality of reply text messages in response to presenting a received text message to a user;
• determining a current location of the vehicle;
• preparing the location-related reply text message based on the determined current location of the vehicle;
• and
• transmitting the prepared location-related text message to an originator of the received text message, wherein
• the preparing the location-related reply text message further comprises:
• determining a name of a city in which the vehicle is located based on the determined current location;
• determining a name of a street on which the vehicle is located based on the determined current location;
• determining whether the name of the street is a valid street name;
• including the name of the street and the name of the city in the location-related reply text message when the name of the street is determined to be the valid street name;
• and
• including the name of the city in the location-related reply text message and excluding the name of the street from the location-related reply text message when the name of the street is determined not to be a valid street name.

A navigation apparatus for use in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a transceiver;
• a display unit coupled to the transceiver;
• a processor operatively coupled to the transceiver and the display unit;
• and
• a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable code for the processor to perform a method comprising:
• receiving a selection of a non-location-related reply text message from a plurality of reply text messages in response to presenting a received text message to a user, at least one of the plurality of reply text messages is a location-related text message;
• and
• transmitting the selected non-location-related text message to an originator of the received text message.