Fingerprint-initiated navigating method, method for linking a fingerprint and a navigation destination, and navigating device

A method for linking a fingerprint and a navigation destination to be implemented using a navigating device, said method comprising the steps of:

• pre-storing n sets of fingerprint data in the navigating device, where n is an integer not less than 1;
• configuring the navigating device to operate in a map mode, where the navigating device shows a map to enable a user to select a map location, and to receive a command to execute a fingerprint-associated navigation setup procedure;
• and
• while the navigating device executes the fingerprint-associated navigation setup procedure,
• receiving a setup fingerprint signal,
• analyzing the setup fingerprint signal and identifying whether the setup fingerprint signal conforms with one of the n sets of fingerprint data pre-stored in the navigating device, and
• if the setup fingerprint signal conforms with one of the n sets of fingerprint data pre-stored in the navigating device, linking the map location with the set of the fingerprint data that conforms with the setup fingerprint signal.

A navigating device comprising:

• a fingerprint identifying system including
• a fingerprint input module for enabling a user to input a fingerprint signal,
• an identification module coupled to said fingerprint input module and operable to identify the fingerprint signal, and
• a fingerprint database coupled to said identification module and storing n sets of fingerprint data, where n is an integer not less than 1,
• said identification module being further operable to output a conforming signal when the fingerprint signal inputted via said fingerprint module is identified thereby as conforming with a kth one of the n sets of fingerprint data stored in said fingerprint database, where k ranges from 1 to n;
• a processing unit coupled to said fingerprint identifying system and recording links between each of the n sets of fingerprint data stored in said fingerprint database and corresponding destination information, said processing unit being operable to output the destination information linked to the kth one of the n sets of fingerprint data in response to the conforming signal received from said identification module of said fingerprint identifying system;
• and
• a navigating unit coupled to said processing unit for navigating to a destination indicated by the destination information linked to the kth one of the n sets of fingerprint data;
• wherein the kth one of the n sets of fingerprint data is linked to the destination information by
• pre-storing the n sets of fingerprint data in said fingerprint database,
• configuring said navigating device to operate in a map mode, where said navigating device shows a map to enable the user to select a map location, and to receive a command to execute a fingerprint-associated navigation setup procedure, and
• while said navigating device executes the fingerprint-associated navigation setup procedure,
• receiving a setup fingerprint signal from the user via said fingerprint input module
• configuring said identification module to analyze the setup fingerprint signal and to identify whether the setup fingerprint signal conforms with one of the n sets of fingerprint data pre-stored in said fingerprint database, and
• if the setup fingerprint signal conforms with one of the n sets of fingerprint data re-stored in said fingerprint database, confirming said processing unit to link the may location with the set of the fingerprint data that conforms with the setup fingerprint signal and to record the link therebetween.