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US 8,788,195 B2Granted
System and method for obtaining map coordinates to fixed location
AssigneesAvi Bergman, John L. Rogitz
InventorAvi Bergman
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Abstract
A method for obtaining directions to fixed location such as a restaurant includes using a telephone to call a 411 directory, and providing a prompt to the caller during the 411 call to push a button on the telephone to download the GPS location of the restaurant. The GPS information is transferred from the telephone to a navigation module in a vehicle which displays a map showing the route to the restaurant. Or, the GPS location may be obtained from an Internet server associated with the fixed location.
Claims9
A method for obtaining directions to fixed location, comprising:
- during a call from a telephone to a number of a telephone system directory, receiving from the telephone system directory at the telephone an automated prompt to a caller using the telephone to push a particular button on the telephone in response to the prompt to download a navigation code from the telephone system directory, the code including a street address and/or a global positioning satellite (GPS) location associated with the fixed location;
- receiving the code downloaded in response to the prompt at the telephone;
- automatically providing the code to a navigation module in the telephone or in a vehicle in which the telephone is disposed such that the navigation module determines a map and/or directions from the telephone to the fixed location using the code and a GPS location of the telephone received by a GPS receiver on the telephone or in the vehicle, the navigation module being used to display the map and/or directions to the fixed location.
A wireless telephone system comprising:
- at least one wireless telephony transceiver;
- at least one telephone processor configured for communicating with the transceiver;
- at least one key entry input device configured for communicating with the processor;
- and
- at least one computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by the processor which when executed by the processor configure the processor for:
- calling a 411 directory service;
- receiving a prompt to enter a particular selection from the key entry input device;
- transmitting a selection made from the key entry input device responsive to the prompt;
- receiving back in response to transmitting the selection made from the key entry input device responsive to the prompt geographic location data of a fixed location;
- using the geographic location data of the fixed location and location information of the system received from a satellite by the system, determining a map and/or directions from the system to the fixed location;
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- causing the map and/or directions to the fixed location to be displayed in response to data downloaded in response to the prompt.
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