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US 9,285,239 B2Granted
User interface for content channel HUD (heads-up display) and channel sets for location-based maps
AssigneeTeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
InventorsKevin Tsurutome, Darrell Sano, Sean Murphy
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Abstract
A navigation device for displaying at least one point-of-interest on a map comprises a channel set module to record a user defined channel set. The channel set includes at least one point-of-interest criteria. A channel set options module provides a user of the navigation device with an option to select the channel set. A channel set display module displays the point-of-interest criteria associated with the user selected channel set.
Claims5
A method of displaying a customized group of unrelated points-of-interest on a map of a navigation device, comprising:
- enabling user-definition of at least two different user-defined channel sets, each comprising at least two unrelated points-of-interest (POI) for selection for navigation of only one in any given navigation route, for inclusion within said respective one of said at least two different user-defined channel sets;
- providing a navigation device permitting selection of one of said at least two different user-defined channel sets;
- displaying said at least two unrelated points-of-interest stored in said selected one of said at least two different user-defined channel sets overlaid upon a viewed map tile;
- requesting a neighboring mapping tile;
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- automatically triggering mapping server to perform a search in a persistent POI Channel Set database for a previously stored POI search criteria associated with said selected user-defined channel set that is associated with a particular Mobile Identification Number (MIN).
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