TW201017109A - Navigation apparatus, server apparatus and method of providing point of interest information - Google Patents

Abstract

A navigation apparatus (200) comprises a processing resource (202) arranged to support a user interface, the user interface supporting, when in use, user selection (402) associated with a point of interest. A data store (214) is also provided that is operably coupled to the processing resource (202) and arranged to store point of interest data according to a data structure, the data structure supporting recordal of an identity of the point of interest and temporal data associated therewith. The processing resource (202) is also arranged to retrieve (408), when in use, from the data store (214) a point of interest data entry stored in accordance with the data structure in response to the user selection (402) associated with the point of interest. The processing resource (202) is further arranged to determine (410) whether a temporal data component of the point of interest data entry retrieved conforms to a predetermined temporal criterion.

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201017109 IX. Description of the Invention: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a type of navigation device that can provide, for example, information of a point of interest when required. The present invention is also directed to a server device of a type that, for example, is capable of generating attention point information in response to a request for information of interest. The present invention is also directed to a method of providing point of interest information having, for example, a type of point of interest information that provides information regarding a location of a navigation device. 【 [Prior Art] Portable computing devices (such as 'portable navigation devices (PNDs)) that include GPS (Global Positioning System) signal reception and processing functionality are well known and widely used as in-vehicle or other vehicle navigation system. In general, modern PNDs include a processor, memory, and map data stored in the memory. The processor cooperates with the memory to provide an execution environment 'in which a software operating system is typically established, and in addition, one or more additional software programs are often provided to enable the functionality of the PND to be controlled' and provide various other functions. . Typically, the devices further include allowing the user to interact with the device and controlling one or more input interfaces and one or more output interfaces of the device, by which the information relay can be relayed to the user . Illustrative examples of output interfaces include visual displays and speakers for audio output. Illustrative examples of input interfaces include one or more physical buttons for controlling the on/off operation or other features of the device (if the device is built into the device, the buttons may not be on the device itself, but may On the steering wheel 135358.doc 201017109, above) and the microphone used to detect the user's words. In a particular configuration, the output interface display can be configured as a touch-sensitive display (via touch-sensitive overlay or other) to provide an additional input interface through which the user can operate by touch The device. Devices of this type will also often include: - or multiple physical connector interfaces, through which the power signal and the condition (4) can be transmitted to and receive power signals from the device. And depending on the situation, and, as the case may be, - or multiple wireless transmitters/receivers, which allow communication over cellular telecommunications and other signal and data networks, for example, in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max , GSM, UMTS and similar networks for communication. This type of PND also includes a GPS antenna through which satellite broadcast signals including location data can be received and subsequently processed to determine the current location of the device. The PND may also include an electronic gyroscope ((4)(10)(4) and an accelerating φ meter that generates signals that can be processed to determine the current angular and linear acceleration, and in conjunction with the position information derived from the GPS signal to determine the device and thus the " And the speed and relative displacement of the vehicle. Usually, these features are most commonly provided in the navigation system of the vehicle, but can also be provided in the pND (if this is advantageous). The utility is primarily manifested in its ability to determine the route between the first location (usually, the departure or current location) and the second location (usually the destination). Such locations may be varied by a wide variety of users of the device. Enter any of the methods, for example, by postal code, title name, and gate 135358.doc 201017109. Don't leave the well-known "destination" (such as the famous bit 4, the municipality (s body month or Swimming pool) or other points of interest) and favorite destinations or near-destination destinations. Usually PND is used to calculate the &q address between the departure address and the destination address based on the map data. Uot; best " or "optimal "route software & force: S good or best " route based on predetermined criteria and ^ is the most & or most & route guide driver The choice of route along its way is a very complex 'and route to consider existing, forecasted and dynamic, and/or wireless (4) traffic and road information, historical information about road speed and driver's judgment of the road The preferences of the alternative factors (eg 'driver can specify routes that should not include highways or toll roads.) The equipment can continuously monitor roads and traffic conditions, and offers or chooses changes due to changing conditions will carry out the rest of the journey The route is based on a variety of technologies (eg, mobile phone data exchange, fixed camera, GPS tracking) to identify traffic delays and feed information into the notification system. This type of PND can usually be installed on On the instrument panel or windshield, but it can also be formed as part of the onboard computer of the carrier radio or actually become the control of the vehicle itself (4) The navigation device can also be part of a palm-sized system, such as a PDA (portable digital assistant), a media player, a mobile phone, or the like, and in such cases, the conventional functionality of the handheld system is It is extended by installing the software on the device to perform route calculations and navigation along the calculated route. Route planning and navigation functionality can also be provided by a desktop or 135358.doc 201017109 mobile computing resource that operates the appropriate software. The Royal Automobile Club (rac) provides online route planning and navigation facilities (http7/www.rac c〇uk), which allows users to enter the starting point and destination, so the user's computing resources are communicating with the servo The program calculates the route (which can be specified by the user), generates a map, and generates a detailed set of navigation commands for directing the user from the selected starting point to the selected destination. The facility also provides pseudo-three-dimensional rendering and route preview functionality for a calculated route that simulates the user traveling along the route and thereby provides the user with a preview of the calculated route. In the case of ND Jf, once the route is calculated, the user interacts with the navigation device to select the desired calculated route from the proposed route list as appropriate. Depending on the situation, the user may intervene or direct the route selection process, such as for a particular journey, specifying that certain routes, routes, locations, or criteria should be avoided or must be followed. The PND route calculation form forms a major function, and navigation along this route is another major function. • During the navigation of the calculated route, these PNDs often provide visual and/or voice commands to direct the user along the selected route to the end of the route (i.e., the desired destination). PND also often displays map information on the screen during navigation, which is periodically updated on the screen 'so that the displayed map information indicates the current location of the device and thus the current location of the user or user's vehicle (if This device is being used for navigation within the vehicle). The icon on the screen usually indicates the current device location and is centered, and the map of the current and surrounding roads near the current device location is also displayed. 135358.doc -9- 201017109 Beixun and other map features. In addition, ^ ^ depending on the situation, the navigation information can be displayed above the displayed map information, 浐 4 4 ★ /, a below or one side of the state of the barrier "examples of navigation conditions include self-required by ^ Wan The distance from the current road to the next channel change selected by the user, the specific type that may be changed by the month channel (for example, a left turn or a right turn) does not indicate the change of the channel.

quality. The navigation function also determines the content, duration and timing of the y A m 疋 4 command, which can be used along the route by these instructions. As you can understand, simple instructions such as "100 m after turning left"

Heavy processing and knife analysis. As previously mentioned, the user's interaction with the device can be borrowed, screened, or otherwise driven by a driver's style remote control, activated by voice + 7 ports, or by any other suitable method. In the following cases, the other important function provided by the device is automatic road counting: the user deviates from the previously calculated route during navigation (unexpected or intentional traffic conditions indicate that the alternative route will be more advantageous and the device can be automatically automated Identifying such conditions, or if the user actively causes the device to perform route recalculation for any reason. It is also known to allow the user to calculate the route according to user defined criteria; for example, the user may prefer a scenic route calculated by the device, or It may be desirable to avoid any roads where traffic jams may occur, are expected to occur, or are currently occurring. The device software will then calculate various routes and prefer to include the most number of points of interest (known as ΡΟΙ) along the route. Routes, or use stored information that indicates the traffic conditions that are occurring on a particular road, sort the calculated routes based on possible blockages or delays based on congestion. Other calculations based on Ι0Ι and traffic information-based routes And 135358.doc 201017109 Navigation guidelines are also possible. Although the route meter And the navigation function is very important for the overall effect of the PND, but the device can be used purely for information display or "free driving", which only displays map information related to the current device location, and the route has not been calculated yet. The device is currently not performing navigation. This mode of operation is often applicable when the user knows the route along which the trip is traveling and does not require navigation assistance. Devices of the above type (eg 'made by T〇mT〇m Internati〇nal Β V And the supplied GO 930 Traffic Model) provides a reliable way to enable users to navigate from one location to another. When the user is unfamiliar with the route to which they are navigating, 'these devices are extremely useful. As indicated above, 'one or more p〇I are available to the user of the PNd to make a choice during a journey to be conducted or during a journey. To select a P0I during the journey, the user usually has to properly handle the user of the PND. The menu structure of the interface to select a category of POs, for example, a supermarket or a gas station. The PND application software then uses the locally stored data to identify the use. Selecting a number of POIs of the type selected by β, and presenting the identified p〇I to the user via the user interface. To assist the user, the application software usually sorts the ροι identified by the distance from the current position of the PND. And indicating the associated distance value of the adjacent POI. The user can then select one of the POIs identified by the user interface and the application software. In response to the selection of one of ροι, the application software will select p〇I is set to the en route or final destination' and the PND then appropriately calculates the route via the selected p〇I or to the selected POI. Of course 'if the user is already on the way and the navigation aid is already provided' The PND then integrates the selected P0I into the calculated existing route 135358.doc 201017109, for example, by recalculating the existing route to consider the selection made by the user. Overall, this technology works well and provides the result of making the user full. However, a disadvantage of this technique is that a user wishing to navigate to a given point of care or via a given point of interest navigation can arrive at a given point of interest at a time that is incompatible with the business hours of a given point of interest. For example, it is conceivable that a user who is navigating to a restaurant may arrive after the restaurant (the restaurant is the selected point of care) has ceased to operate. Therefore, it can be seen that a time mismatch can occur between the arrival time and the business hours of the point of interest. Currently, the user or another person is responsible for determining the business hours of the point of interest and therefore must undertake a survey of business hours', for example, by calling a point of interest or using a survey tool (eg 'Internet search engine'), In order to determine business hours or prior knowledge of business hours. These inquiries can be made before departure or on the way, but in both cases the user must resort to manual assistance to obtain the information they need from a third party. This is usually time consuming and inconvenient. In addition, calling attention depends on whether someone can respond and the private investigation is not always successful and depends on the individual's search skills. Similarly, a priori knowledge is not always completely accurate and sometimes tends to be incomplete. Similarly, (iv) results sometimes tend to produce errors. In addition, the information required may not be in a language that is familiar to the user. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with the present invention, a navigation device is provided that includes a processing resource configured to support a user interface to support association with a point of interest when the user interface is in use User selection; 135358.doc 201017109 and a data persister operatively coupled to the processing resource and configured to store the point of interest data according to a data structure, the data structure supporting the identity of the point and a record of the associated time data; wherein the processing resource is configured to, in use, respond to the user associated with the point of interest selecting to retrieve from the data store a point of interest item stored according to the data structure And the processing resource is configured to determine whether a time measurement meets a predetermined time criterion, j, and the predetermined time is evaluated for at least a portion of the time-of-time data component of the (four) note data item that is placed. For the avoidance of doubt, it should be understood that reference to time measurement herein is intended to include any suitable measurement and/or calculation of time, which may include (but not limited to): travel time, arrival time, current or proposed date, and / or current or proposed time. Time measurements can be estimated. The user selection associated with the point of interest may be a selection of a category of attention point; and the processing resource may be configured to output at least a portion of the point of interest data retrieved in response to the time measurement meeting the predetermined time criteria. The user selection associated with the point of interest may be a selection of a category of interest; and the data store may further comprise: a plurality of point of interest data items including the point of interest item; the processing resource may be configured to A plurality of points of interest data items are selected from the plurality of points of interest data items, wherein the time measurement is consistent with respective predetermined criteria associated with the plurality of points of interest data items. The processing resource can be configured to output at least a portion of each of the plurality of points of interest data items. The user selection associated with the point of interest may be a selection of a point of interest in a category focus point 135358.doc • 13- 201017109. The processing resource can be configured to generate an alert in response to determining that one of the time criteria is deduplicated. The processing resource can be configured to respond to the time and time criterion - determining that the point of interest data is used in accordance with the predetermined route calculation. The time select component can identify a time limit f J associated with the point of interest φ, . a ^ ^, and the processing resource can be configured to determine whether the arrival time of the -. Leading the time limit. The processing resource can be configured to determine if the time of arrival of the calculation / ® is prior to the time limit for a predetermined time margin. The processing data is configured to cause the (4) person to set the predetermined time margin via the user interface. The data store can be configured to store a first predetermined time margin associated with a rented first point of interest category and a second predetermined time margin associated with the first point of interest category . The time limit associated with the point of interest may be - the business hours are stopped. The time data component can identify - a time range containing the time limit; and the time range can constitute a business time range associated with the point of interest (four). The time limit associated with the point of interest may be related to one of the points of interest expiring and/or time. The 昧pq ^ W inter-call restriction associated with the point of interest may be related to an expiration date of the point of interest data item associated therewith. 135358.doc .14- 201017109 In response to the inter-material measurement not meeting the predetermined time (4), the point of interest item is deleted to make the point of interest item unavailable. The calculated arrival time can be estimated (4). The calculated arrival can be calculated using traffic data. ^ Source y is configured (4) Measured - Delay in the way and determines the amount of time ' " 疋 疋 符合 符合 符合 》 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该The calculated route. The time data component can contain time data associated with the point of interest.峙 相关 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该 该Each of the aging point data items may include - associated with it =: respectively corresponding to a number of points of interest; and the processing resource is closed, the main 11; φ is calculated by the juice relative to the respective time limit Each of the plurality of points of interest - the time of the eve - the time of the gentleman's door, and the calculation of the at least part of each of the plurality of points of interest data items calculated according to the calculation The relative time of each can be estimated. A second aspect of the invention provides a navigation device that includes a navigation device that can be used in the first aspect. The navigation device is configured to provide a package-processing resource that is operatively consuming to a data storage device and is configured to be based on a data structure 135358.doc 15· 201017109 Storing a point of interest data that supports a record of the identity of one point and the time data associated therewith; wherein the processing resource is configured to respond to the user associated with the point of interest selected from the data store while in use The lion stores, based on the data structure, a primary point data item, and the processing resource is configured to determine whether a time measurement meets a predetermined time criterion, the predetermined time criterion being related to the selected point of interest data item - At least part of the time data component is evaluated. The processing resource can be configured to correlate information selected by the user associated with the point of interest. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a navigation system comprising a navigation device as described above in relation to the first aspect of the present invention; and a server device as set forth in the second aspect of the present invention.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for providing information about a point of interest is provided by: an evaluation user interface supporting user selection associated with a point of interest; A funded ^ page structure to store the point of interest data, the data structure branch (4) off (four) - the identity and the time data associated with it - recorded in response to the user associated with the point of interest selected from a data store Is According to the data, the surname belongs to the left-bee + bee pin, and the structure stores a point of interest item; and determines whether the time measurement conforms to a pre-emptive time criterion, the predetermined time criterion is about the extracted time criterion Attention is paid to at least part of the time data component of one of the subjects to be evaluated. According to the present invention, there is provided a computer program component, which comprises a computer for causing a computer to execute the above-described hotspot 2^. The method of the fourth or fifth aspect of the present invention Code component. 135358.doc •16· 201017109 Γ The computer program component can be embodied on a computer readable medium. The advantages of the embodiments are set forth below, and further details and features of each of these embodiments are defined in the accompanying claims and in the following embodiments. Therefore, it is possible to provide a navigation device feeder device and method for providing π 〇 ι information which is larger than οι information based only on the position of the ΡΟΙ. Therefore, it provides information on the accuracy and usefulness of the improvement. In fact, it provides a facility that maximizes the likelihood that a user will arrive at a point of interest in a timely or at least timely manner. Therefore, the user does not waste time traveling to a POI that is not available, unreachable, or no longer exists due to a POI associated with a transient event. Similarly, when the user is on the way, the user is given the opportunity to select another p〇I if the user encounters a delay on the way that would result in an inability to reach the initially selected POI in time. The apparatus, system and method also provide useful information about the reliability of the provided POI information. The apparatus and method thus provide an improved user experience with the navigation device and the possibility of saving user time and avoiding inconvenience. [Embodiment] At least one embodiment of the present invention will now be described by way of example only. In the following description, the same reference numerals are used to identify similar parts. Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with particular reference to PNDs. However, it should be borne in mind that the teachings herein are not limited to PNDs, but are generally applicable to configurations configured to perform navigation software in a portable and/or mobile manner such that route gauges 135358.doc. ι7. 201017109 and navigation functions are provided. Any type of processing device. Thus, it can be seen that in the context of the embodiments described herein, the navigation device is intended to include, but is not limited to, any-type route planning and navigation device, and whether the device is embodied as a PND, such as a vehicle or a vehicle Portable computing resources that perform route planning and navigation software (eg, portable personal computers (PCs), mobile phones, or personal digital assistants (PDAs) are not relevant. It should be understood that in some cases, the "destination" location selected by the user does not necessarily have the corresponding starting location where the user wishes to start navigation and, therefore, should not be in the context of "destination" The reference to the "destination" view is interpreted to mean that the origination of an initial route is necessary, travel must occur to the destination, or indeed, the presence of the destination needs to indicate the corresponding departure location. s have lived with the above conditions. The global positioning system (Gps) and the like of Figure i are used for various purposes. In general, GPS is a satellite-based navigation system that can determine continuous position, speed, time, and (in some cases) direction information for an unlimited number of users. The GPS previously known as NAVSTAR incorporates a plurality of satellites orbiting the earth in extremely precise orbits. Based on these precise orbits, GPS satellites can relay their location to any number of receiving units. The GPS system is implemented when a device specially equipped to receive GPS data starts scanning a radio frequency of the GPS satellite k. After receiving a radio signal from a GPS satellite, the device determines the exact position of the satellite via one of a plurality of different conventional methods. In most cases, the device will continue to scan the signal 'until it At least three different satellite signals have been obtained 135358.doc -18 - 201017109 (Note that the position is usually not determined by using only three signals using other triangulation techniques, but it can be determined that after performing the geometric triangulation, the reception The device utilizes three known locations to determine its own two-dimensional position relative to the satellite. This determination can be made in a known manner. Additionally, obtaining a fourth satellite signal allows the receiving device to calculate its three-dimensional position in a known manner by the same geometric calculations. The position and velocity data can be continuously updated in real time by an unlimited number of users. As shown in Fig. 1, the GPS system 1〇〇 includes a plurality of satellites 1〇2 around the earth 1〇4 orbital®. GPS receiver 1〇 6 Received spread spectrum GPS satellite data signal 1〇8 from many complex satellites 1〇2. Spread spectrum data signal 1〇8 is continuously transmitted from each satellite 102, issued Each of the spread spectrum data signals 1 〇 8 includes a data stream that includes information identifying a particular satellite 102 from which the data stream originated. The GPS receivers 1 通常 6 typically require at least three satellites 102 The spread spectrum data signal is 1 〇 8 so that a two-dimensional position can be calculated. The reception of the fourth spread spectrum data signal enables the GPS receiver 106 to calculate the three-dimensional position using known techniques. ❹ In Figure 2, the navigation system contains the The communication device 200' communication network in communication with the server 150 via a communication channel 152 supported by the communication network, as desired, may be implemented by any of a number of different configurations. Communication channel 152 - The communication medium or path connecting the navigation device 200 and the server BO is generally indicated. When the connection via the communication channel 152 is established between the server 150 and the navigation device 200 (note that the connection may be a data connection via the mobile device, The server 150 can communicate with the navigation device 200 via a direct connection via a personal computer via a personal computer, etc. 135358.doc -19- 201017109 The communication channel 152 is not limited to a specific In addition, communication channel 152 is not limited to a single communication technology; that is, channel 152 may include several communication links using a variety of techniques. For example, communication channel 152 may be adapted to provide an electrical communication, The path of optical communication and/or electromagnetic communication, etc. Similarly, communication channel 152 includes, but is not limited to, the following: or a combination thereof: circuits, electrical conductors such as wires and coaxial cables, fiber optic gauges, conversion , radio frequency (RF) waves, atmosphere, free space, etc. In addition, the channel 152 may include intermediate devices such as routers, repeaters, buffers, transmitters, and receivers. In an illustrative configuration, communication channel 152 is supported by the telephone network and computer network. In addition, communication channel 152 may be capable of accommodating wireless communication, such as infrared communication, radio frequency communication (such as 'microwave frequency communication). In addition, communication channel 1 52 can accommodate satellite communications. Communication signals transmitted via communication channel 152 include, but are not limited to, signals required or desired for a given communication technology. For example, the signals may be suitable for use in cellular technology, such as time division multiple access (Tdma), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA), global mobile communication. System (GSM), etc. Both digits and analog L numbers can be transmitted via communication channel 152. Such signals may be modulated, encrypted and/or compressed signals that may be ideal for communication techniques. In this example, the navigation device 200 included or coupled to the GPS receiver device 160 can be optionally via a wireless communication terminal (not shown) such as a mobile phone, PDA, and/or mobile phone technology. A device) establishes a network of hardware with a communication network (eg, "action" communication network) 135358.doc •20· 201017109 words 'to establish a digital connection' eg via known Bluetooth technology The digital connection can then establish a network connection with the server 150 via its network service provider (e.g., via the Internet). Similarly, the "swing" network connection can be established on the navigation device 2 (when it travels alone and/or in a vehicle, it can be and often acts) and the server 15 The information is provided as "instant" or at least extremely "new". In this example, the navigation device 2 is a Bluetooth-enabled navigation device so that the navigation device 200 can be unknown to the wireless communication terminal. The setting thereby enables the navigation device 200 to operate correctly in the case of a mobile phone model, manufacturer, etc. that constantly changes the spectrum. For example, the model/manufacturer specific settings can be stored on the navigation device 2〇〇. Information stored for this information. Although not shown, wireless communication terminals are not required to provide access to the communication network, and navigation device 2 may of course include mobile phone technology including, for example, an antenna 'or The internal antenna of the navigation device 2 is used as appropriate. The mobile phone technology within the navigation device 200 may also include an add-in card (eg, a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card). Similarly, navigation The mobile phone technology within 2 can similarly establish a network between the navigation device 2 and the server 150 via, for example, the Internet in a manner similar to any of the terminals having wireless communication capabilities. The connection of a network connection between a mobile device (via a service provider) and another device, such as server 150, can be performed in a known manner using, for example, the Internet. In this regard, it can be used. Any number of appropriate data communication protocols, for example, TCP/IP layered agreements. In addition, 'mobile devices are available 135358.doc -21- 201017109

For example, 'CDMA2000, GSM, IEEE _ is therefore visible' to make use of an internet connection, which can be achieved via a data connection using a mobile phone or mobile phone technology.

What is the number of communication standards 802.11 a/b/c/g/n, etc. . In addition to other components not illustrated herein, the server 150 includes a processor 154' operatively coupled to the memory 156 and operatively coupled to the bulk storage via a wired or =wire connection 158. Equipment (10). The mass storage device 160 includes a storage of navigation data and map information, and may also be a device separate from the server 15 or may be further operatively connected to the communication via the processor 154. The channel 152 transmits the beacon to the navigation device 2 and the transmitter 162 and the receiver 164 that receive the information from the navigation device 2. The transmitted and received signals may include data, communications, and/or other propagated signals that may be selected or designed in accordance with communication requirements and communication techniques used in the communication system of the navigation system. 164. Additionally, it should be noted that the functions of transmitter 162 and receiver 164 can be combined into a single transceiver. As mentioned above, the navigation device 200 can be configured to communicate with the feeder 150 via the communication channel 152. The navigation device 2 transmits and receives signals and/or data via the communication channel 152 using the transmitter 166 and the receiver 168, These devices can be further used to communicate with devices other than the server 150. In addition, transmitter 166 and receiver 168 are selected or designed in accordance with communication requirements and communication techniques used in the communication design of navigation device 200, and the functions of transmitter 166 and receiver 168 can be combined as described above with respect to FIG. A single transceiver. Of course, navigation device 200 includes other hardware and/or functional portions that will be described in further detail herein later at 135358.doc-22.201017109. The software stored in the server memory 156 provides instructions to the processor 154 and allows the server 150 to provide services to the navigation device 2. One of the services provided by the server 150 includes processing the request from the navigation device 2 and transmitting the navigation data from the mass data storage 160 to the navigation device 2 . Another service that may be provided by the server 150 includes the use of various algorithms for the desired application to process the navigation data and to communicate the results of such calculations to the navigation device 200. Server 1 50 forms a remote source of information that can be accessed by navigation device 200 via, for example, a wireless channel. Server 150 can include a network server located on a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a virtual private network (VPN), and the like. The feeding suit 150 may comprise a personal computer (such as a 'desktop or laptop computer') and the communication channel 152 may be a cable connected between the personal computer and the navigation device 2A. Alternatively, a personal computer can be connected between the navigation device 2 and the I server 150 to establish an internet connection between the server 150 and the navigation device 2〇0. The information from the server 150 can be provided to the navigation device 2 via the information download, and the information download can be automatically updated periodically or periodically after the user connects the navigation device 200 to the server 150, and/or can be More dynamics are established after a more constant or frequent connection between the server 105 and the navigation device 200 via, for example, a wireless mobile connection device and a TCP/IP connection. For many dynamic calculations, the processor 154 in the server 15 can be used to handle a large amount of processing needs, however, the 'navigation device 2's processor (not shown in Figure 2, 135, 358.doc • 23-201017109) can also be used frequently. A large amount of processing and calculation is handled independently of the connection to the server 15A. Referring to Figure 3, it should be noted that the block diagram of the navigation device 2 does not include all of the components of the navigation device, but only a number of example components. The navigation device 200 is located within a housing (not shown). The navigation device 2 includes a processing resource including, for example, the processor 2〇2 mentioned above, and the processor 2〇2 is coupled to the input device 204 and the display device (for example, the display screen 2〇6). Although the singular form of input device 204 is referred to herein, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that input device 204 represents any number of input devices, including keyboard devices, voice input devices, touch panels, and/or for inputting information. Any other known input device. Similarly, display screen 206 can include any type of display screen, such as a 'liquid crystal display (LCD). In one configuration, the input device 204, the touch panel, and the display screen 2 are integrated to provide an integrated input and display device, including a touch pad or touch screen input 250 (FIG. 4). The input of information (via direct input, menu selection, etc.) and the information display via the touch panel screen enable the paying user to simply touch one of the plurality of display options to select one of the plurality of display options or to activate the plural One of the virtual or "soft" buttons. In this regard, processor 202 supports a graphical user interface (GUI) that incorporates touch screen operations. In the navigation device 200, the processor 202 is operatively coupled to the input device 204 via connection 210 and is capable of receiving input information from the input device 204 via connection 210, and the processor 202 is operatively coupled to the display via the respective output connection 212 At least one of 206 and output device 208 to output information to 135358.doc • 24-201017109 The navigation device 200 can include an output device, such as an 'audio output device (eg, a speaker). Because the output device 208 can generate voice information for the user of the navigation device 200, it should also be understood that the input device 204 can include a microphone and a software for receiving input voice commands. The navigation can also include any Additional input devices 2〇4 and 'or any additional output devices, such as audio input/output devices. The processor 2G2 is operatively coupled to the memory 214 via connection 216 and is further adapted to receive from the input/output (I/O) 埠 218 via connection 22 to send the message to the input/output ( 1/〇) 埠 218, wherein the bee can be connected to the 1/〇 device 222 outside the navigation device 2〇〇. The external 1/〇 device 222 can include, but is not limited to, an external listening device, such as an earpiece. The connection to the I/O device 222 can additionally be a wired or wireless connection to, for example, any other external device (such as a car stereo unit) for hands-free operation and "go θ-initiated operation, For example, a connection to an earpiece or a headset and/or a connection to a mobile phone, wherein a mobile phone connection can be used to: • between the navigation device 20 〇 and the server 1 5 经由 via, for example, the internet or any Other networks establish data connections. 3 further illustrates an operative connection between processor 2〇2 and antenna/receiver 224 via connection 226, where the antenna/receiver can be, for example, a GPS antenna/receiver. It will be understood that the antenna and receiver represented by reference numeral 224 are schematically combined for illustration, but the antenna and receiver may be positionally separated components, and the antenna may be, for example, a GPS patch antenna or a helical antenna. . It will be understood that those skilled in the art will appreciate that the electronic 135358.doc 25-201017109 components shown in Figure 3 are powered by - or multiple power sources (not shown) in a conventional manner. As will be understood by those skilled in the art, the different configurations of the components shown in Figure 3 are covered. For example, the components shown in Figure 3 can be in communication with one another via wired and/or wireless connections and the like. Accordingly, the navigation device 200 described herein can be a portable or handheld navigation device 200. In addition, the broadcastable or handheld navigation device of Figure 3 can be known in a manner to connect or "connect" to a vehicle such as a bicycle, bicycle, steam or boat. This navigation device 200 can then be removed from the docking position for portable or handheld navigation purposes. Referring to FIG. 4, the navigation device 200 can include an integrated input and display device 206 and other components of FIG. 2 (including but not limited to, an internal GPS receiver 224, a microprocessor 2, a power supply (not shown), and a memory. Unit of body system η#, etc.). The navigation device 200 can be located on the arm 252, which can be used to fasten the arm 2 itself to the vehicle dashboard/window/etc. This arm 252 is an example of a docking station to which the navigation device 2 can be coupled. For example, the navigation device 200 can be coupled or otherwise coupled to the arm 252 of the interface by snapping the navigation device 200 to the arm 252. The navigation device 200 can thus rotate on the arm 252. In order to release the connection between the navigation device 200 and the docking station', for example, a button (not shown) on the navigation device 200 can be pressed. Other equally suitable configurations for coupling the navigation device 2〇〇 to the docking station and decoupling the navigation device 200 from the docking station are well known to those skilled in the art. Turning to Figure 5, the processor 202 cooperates with the memory 214 to support a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) 262 that functions as a functional hardware component of the navigation device 200 135358.doc • 26 - 201017109 260 and software executed by the device The interface between. The processor 202 loads the memory system 264 from the memory system 264, which provides an environment in which the application software 266 (which implements some or all of the above-described route planning and navigation functionality) can operate. The application software 266 provides an operating environment including 01; 1, which supports the core functions of the navigation device 200, such as map viewing, route planning, navigation functions, and any other functions associated therewith. In this regard, the portion of the application software 266 includes a POI information module 268.

The operation of the above navigation device 200 will now be described in the context of a user of the navigation device 200 wishing to travel between two locations in Germany. However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other equally applicable examples are contemplated and the choice of location is not intended to be limiting. In operation (Figure 6) 'users (located in Erhardstrape, 27 of Germany)

Visitors to the Munich Office of the European Patent Office need a navigation aid to a restaurant in Munich, where the user is known. The restaurant is an example of a point of interest (POI). The P0I is recorded in a repository of POIs stored in the memory 214 to form a data storage. The POI database contains a number of P0I items and is based on support for this! The information structure of the space and time information of > 01 is organized, and the time information of the P0I item constitutes the time data component. Thus, the data structure is configured to accommodate the name of p〇I, for example, coordinates expressed as longitude and latitude, and any temporal characteristics associated with P〇I. In addition, in this example, each item in the database of P0I includes a description of ρ〇ι and image data. The data structure supports the inclusion of other information (eg height and phone number). Similarly, the (iv) structure does not have to support the storage of all types of data described above... The example data structure is shown in the following table 135358.doc -27- 201017109 i:

Table I In this example, the time characteristics mentioned above are business hours, such as business hours H (four) data does not have to be related to business hours and may be related to other business hours, for example, availability and/or reachability periods. In addition, the time characteristics can be more complicated than the set of production time applicable to #周中#, for example, some restaurants have weekly and/or seasonally changing business hours' or even stop operating in some seasons. It can therefore be included in the time information recorded according to the data structure. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that other examples, as described later in this document, will show that the data structure can accommodate records of other time information. In order to implement the navigation to the navigation using the navigation device, the user configuration - the route is as follows. Referring to Figures 12 through 22, the user takes the illustrative destination location entry process described below. Although not shown, the user uses the application

The software 266 supports one of the setting menu options to select the view generation of the three-dimensional mode. When the user turns on the navigation device 200, the device 2 takes a gps orientation and performs a self-position determination by calculating (in a known manner) the current position of the navigation device 2〇〇. As shown in FIG. 12, the user is then presented with a display 300 displayed in a pseudo three-dimensional manner: the local environment 302 in which the navigation device 200 is determined; and in the region 3〇4 of the display 300 below the local environment 302. A set of control and status messages. 135358.doc -28. 201017109 By touching the display at local environment 302, navigation device 200 updates display 300' by means of a series of virtual or soft buttons 306 (as shown in Figure 13) Or the soft button 3〇6, the user can enter the destination that the user wishes to navigate to. By touching "Navigate to""virtual button 308, navigation device 200 switches to display (as shown in Figure 14) a plurality of virtual buttons, each of which has a different purpose than a different category Related to the ground. In this example, the display 300 displays the "Home" button, and if the button is pressed, the destination is set to the stored end position. "Favourite" soft button displays a list of destinations previously stored by the user in the navigation device 2 when pressed, and is to be calculated if one of the destinations is subsequently selected The destination of the route is set to the selected previously stored destination. The "Address" virtual button begins a process in which the user can enter the street address of the destination to which the user wishes to navigate. The "Recent destination" soft button, when pressed, displays a list of selectable destinations that have been held in the memory of the navigation device and that the user has recently navigated to. The selection made by one of the destinations populated in this list sets the destination location of the route to the selected (previously visited) - location. The triangle "arrow" shape virtual button provides access to additional sub-menu options for the "Navigate to..." menu option. The "Point of interest" " virtual button 310 exhibits a number of options when pressed" by means of which the user can choose to navigate to any of a plurality of locations, such as an automated teller machine (ATM) , gas stations or tourist resorts' such points of interest have been pre-stored in the navigation device 2〇〇 as a navigation device 135358.doc -29- 201017109 200 users may want to navigate to the location 'as described above. In this example, the user knows that the user wants the navigation device 200 to calculate the name of the destination to which the route is located, and assumes that the button is operated by touching the button displayed on the touch screen (step 400) (p〇int) Of interest) " virtual button 310, then (as shown in Figure 15) presents the user with a series of POI options. In detail, 'display 300 shows " near your P0I (P01 near you), • virtual button 312, · (POI in city) "virtual button, "P〇I near Home" virtual button near the end, "POI along the curb line (POI along route )"virtual button, " Near destinations (POI near destination) " virtual button and the most recently selected POI on (for example, a gas station) quick selection of a virtual button.

Since the user knows that the restaurant is relatively close to the current location of the navigation device 200, the user touches "close to your P〇I near you" virtual button 3 12 and presents it to the user (Fig. 16). Shown in a series of additional POI options. In this example, the display 300 is updated to show the "any POI category" virtual button that allows the user to type in the name of a particular POI, and to use the Restaurant"POI Virtual Description 3 14. "Petrol Station"POI Virtual Button, "Airport" Virtual Buttons and "Hotel/Motel" "Virtual Buttons for Specific POI Categories. Triangle &quot The arrow" shape virtual button provides access to prompts that allow the user to enter the name of a POI category that is not currently displayed. However, in this example, the user selects (step 402) "Restaurant &quot POI virtual button 314, and the navigation device 200 switches to display (as shown in Figure 17) a list of restaurants 316 that constitute POI 135358.doc • 30- 201017109 near the current location of the navigation device 200. After the button 318 scrolls down the displayed restaurant list 316, the user finds that the restaurant sought is not listed, and thus the user presses a search button (not shown in FIG. 17), thus guiding The device 200 updates the display 300 (as shown in Figure 18) to present the virtual keypad 320 and prompts the user to enter the name of the ?? 1 by means of the prompt 322. The user thus begins to type the name of the restaurant using the virtual keypad 320. For example, 'the first three letters of the restaurant name, until the name of the restaurant appears (step 404) in the result space 324 between the prompt 322 and the virtual keypad 320. In this example, the user wishes to go to the name " The Acquarell" restaurant and result space 324 contains a result item 326 entitled "Acquarello restaurant"" because this is the restaurant the user is looking for, so the user selects this by touching the result item 326. The restaurant and navigation device 200 updates display 300 (as shown in FIG. 19) to present location 328' of result item 326 relative to adjacent street and other details regarding result item 326, in this example, result item 326 is in Munich The restaurant called "Aequarello". Shows 3〇〇 also shows "Back" virtual button, "Dial" "Virtual Press (In this case, the integration of telephone support aid) and " Select (Select) " virtual button 330. To display the above-mentioned information about the result item 326, the processor 2 accesses the database of the POI and retrieves the POI data for the selected restaurant and stored in the data store according to the data structure. Since the user believes that the correct P〇I details have been retrieved, the user confirms the selection of the POI by touching "Selecting" the virtual button 330, and the navigation device 200 calculates (step 406) the navigation device 200. The current position is 135358.doc -31 · 201017109 Route 4 between selected POI destinations In this example, processor 2〇2 then calculates the journey time associated with the calculated route. In this example, the estimated journey The estimate may include the use of traffic data and any other available data (eg, road speed limit data). Once the estimated travel is calculated, the processor 202 accesses the POI^ time _ and borrows from the POI data item. The inter-information information maintained by the navigation device is set by the navigation device during the initial setting of the navigation device 200. The (10) information module 268 of the navigation device then performs the time check process using the time evaluation module (step 400). In order to determine the compliance of the time measurement with a predetermined time criterion. Examples of time measurement and predetermined time criteria are set forth below. As will be apparent, the assessment is about self-data. A predetermined time criterion for at least part of the time data component of the focus data item of the class 214. Referring to Figure 7, the time check process calculates the estimated time of arrival using the current time retrieved and the calculated estimated travel time. The arrival time constitutes a time measurement and compares the estimated arrival time with the time information taken (step 42〇). In this example, for the simplicity and clarity of the description herein, the time information includes a stoppage that constitutes a time limit. Time. The time limit is used to estimate whether the user arrives at the restaurant during business hours (ie, when the restaurant is closed - (4)). Of course, depending on the restaurant owner's practice, the time limit can be changed daily and/or seasonally. Because &, the application software selects a time limit suitable for or aligned with the current time period (e.g., day) from the stored time information. The POI information module 268 then determines (step 422) whether the user will arrive in time. If the estimated arrival time exceeds the time limit (in this example, stop 135358.doc •32· 201017109 business hours), POI The module 268 determines that it is necessary to provide the user with a warning of the event (step 424). Conversely, if the estimated time of arrival does not exceed the time limit, the P0I information module 268 determines that it is not necessary to provide a warning to the user (step 426). It should be understood that another time limit may be the business hours door and a similar check by the P01 information module 268 to ensure that the user does not arrive at the restaurant before the restaurant begins to operate. Therefore, the POI information module 268 verifies that the user will Arriving within a time frame, for example, during business hours 'detailed at the business hours of the selected restaurant. Referring back to Figure 6, the P0I information module 268 needs to provide alerts to the user. (Step 412) In the event that processor 202 updates display 3 to provide a visual and/or audible alert to the user (step 414). In the event that a warning or alert is provided to the user, the UI module 268 provides the user with an opportunity to select another POI via the user interface (step 416). If the user decides to select another ρ〇ι in the previously selected category (in this example, for the restaurant), the navigation device 200 updates the display to show the repetition (steps 4〇4 to 416) previously by selecting "restaurant (Restaurant) "P〇I virtual button 314 (Fig. 16) provides the results and the selection and calculation process mentioned above, until a P0I can be selected, the user can and the selected p〇I The associated useful time compatible time (e.g., business hours) reaches the acceptable level. Of course, if desired, the navigation device 200 can update the display 300 to display another portion of the menu structure of the user interface (e.g., ) to allow the user to select different POI proximity options of the type shown in the map. Alternatively, if the user wishes to ignore the warning and maintain the currently selected POI, the navigation device 200 displays the calculated route 332 by displaying the map of the relatively lower magnification of the entire route 135358.doc • 33· 201017109 (as shown in the figure). Continued as shown in 20). The user also has: another, Done " virtual button 334, the user can press the "Done" "virtual button 334 to indicate that the calculated route is acceptable, one" In the alternative, the user can press the Find alternative " button 336 to cause the navigation device 200 to calculate another route to the destination; and a "details The (Detaiis) "button 338" user can press the "Detaiis" button 338 to display selectable options for displaying more detailed information about the currently displayed route 334. In this example, it is assumed that the user considers the displayed route to be acceptable, and once the "D〇ne" virtual button 336 is pressed, the user is presented with the three-dimensional starting position 34 of the navigation device 200. View (Fig. 2A. Once the destination is set by the user, the user leaves the departure position and the navigation device 200 updates the map by providing a visual and visual basis by determining the position of the navigation device 2 (Optional) Voice Navigation Commands • The user is directed (step 418) in a known manner. In this regard, the navigation device 200 monitors the navigation device 2 via the processor 2〇2 and the GPS receiver 224 constituting the position determination unit. The location of the UI. Once the navigation device 2 has advanced a sufficient distance along the route planned by the application software 28 of the navigation device 200, it is necessary to update the three-dimensional view displayed by the display devices 206, 25A. The longitude and latitude of the location of 200, the application software 286 evaluates the map data and extracts topographical data, land use data and road data, and uses this information 3D view. Since the details of the rendered view are not central to the description of the embodiments herein, further details of the view reproduction will not be described herein for the sake of clarity and brevity of the description 135358.doc-34-201017109. The navigation device continues to provide guidance to the user, and assuming that the user follows the instructions provided by the navigation device 200, the navigation device 2 ultimately identifies the location of the destination by a trellis flag 342 (Fig. 22) (in this example: Restaurant "Aeq_(6)"). In another example, the above simple example is augmented by considering the appropriate time margin to ensure timely arrival of the POI, in which case it is usually a limitation to arrive at the restaurant or other POI immediately before the business stoppage time. Therefore, the memory _ body 214 can be stored - a predetermined time margin, for example, 2 hours, and is used when evaluating whether the user needs to have a warning about reaching p〇I. Although in this example For the clarity and brevity described herein, a single time margin or time window is stored in memory 214, but depending on the selected POI or the like. A number of different time margins are available for the navigation device to be placed and used. Jane therefore follows the process described above with respect to Figure 6 for the previous embodiment (steps 418), but the process can be changed as follows. 8. In addition to the time information associated with the selected POI being processed, prior to the identified business time comparison (step 420), 'calculate the estimated arrival time. In this example, add it to the time gate 纟ροι information mode. Group 268 then determines (step 428) whether the user will arrive at the appropriate time by evaluating the estimated time of arrival and the time margin of the combined building relative to the acquired time information, i.e., POI information module 268 It is determined whether the sum of the estimated arrival time and the time margin results in a combined time exceeding the time limit mentioned above. Depending on the outcome of the determination, 135358.doc -35- 201017109 provides the warning to the user in the manner described above with respect to Figures 6 and 7. Of course, if desired, a determination may also be made based on the consideration of the above-mentioned business hours (〇pening time or opening hour). In another embodiment, the user may be permitted to set and/or modify the time margin 'eg, 'in the navigation device 200. The initial setting period. In yet another embodiment, the data structure can support storage of time margins specific to certain P〇I. The time margin may be provided by the P01 holder or representative to assist both the visitor and the visitor at a time when it is inappropriate or not at the time that the person is happy to see. However, some or all of the time margins may additionally or alternatively be set by the user. In another embodiment (Fig. 9), the navigation device 2 monitors (step 43) traffic information received via any known suitable technique and determines (step 432) that there is a possibility of encountering a delay in the middle. In this case, the navigation device 200 determines that there is a delay on the route along the way while the user is on the way to the destination Ροι (for example, according to any of the previous examples), such as attribution In the case of a road traffic accident, and the information module 268 recalculates (steps) the estimated arrival time and performs any of the above-described examples with respect to the previously described examples - for example: relative to the selected ροι An estimate of the estimated time of arrival of the time limit, or an estimate of the time margin of the time of arrival ▲ relative to the time limit. In the case where the recalculated estimated time leads to the need to warn the user (step 412), the user is warned in the manner described (step 41, and in the warning about possible out of 1 to j) Thereafter, the navigation device _ is made in the same manner as described above. The user thus has (option 416) the opportunity to select another POL in the selected category as desired 135358.doc -36- 201017109. In fact, use The user may even be permitted to select a different POI proximity option, otherwise the navigation device 200 continues (step 438) to navigate to the selected p〇I. In one of the above embodiments, if the POI information module 268 determines It is necessary to issue a warning about the arrival of the selected p〇I outside the working hours to the user, and the 'J ροι information module 268 can optionally recalculate to the selected route ρ〇ι and carry out the relevant route related to the recalculation. Whether the estimated arrival time of the joint (four) will result in the user reaching the above assessment of the selected POI at a time compatible with the business hours of the selected p 。 I. As described above, the assessment visual needs include time margin. In another embodiment, the time information supported by the data structure may include an expiration date indicating the validity period of the 疋Ροι. This type of time information may be used for short-lived P0I, for example, sports events, exhibitions, Exhibitions, parades, thrift and concerts 'Because the groups involved in the short-term p〇I can promote the ephemeral via the items in the POI database of the navigation device? 〇1, and the user of φ will not be allowed to choose No longer has trouble with the short-lived p〇I of the current or "deprecated" (because it no longer exists and/or no longer occurs). In this example, the POI database therefore contains a transient p〇I, but includes Each. The expiration date of the short P〇1. In fact, all POIs may have expiration date information associated with them. i stored in the database. However, these POIs will not expire (eg 'historical monuments' There may be expiration date information stored to indicate the permanent nature of ρ〇ι. To utilize this feature, the POI inspection process may be performed in addition to or in combination with any of the above described POI inspection processes. The analysis of the expiration information is provided separately. See Figure 10, 135358.doc -37- 201017109 In addition to any of the above descriptions of the previous examples, in this example the 'POI information module 268 will be selected and selected. The expiration date of the feature indicated in the POI is compared with the current period. Depending on the application to be applied, the expiration date can be a time stamp with a different level of detail. For example, the time stamp can only specify &quot The cut-off date or the exact time is used. In this example, the expiration date of the selected POI is compared with the current date, and the 卩01 information module 268 determines (step 442) whether the selected POI has expired. If the current period (and possibly daytime) exceeds the timestamp of the selected POI, then the selected POI is deemed to have expired and the POI information module 268 determines that a warning or alert needs to be given to the user (step 424). Alternatively, if the selected P〇I is determined to have not expired, the POI information module 268 determines that the warning or alarm is unnecessary (step 426). Accordingly, prior to providing any other warning regarding deferred arrival or early arrival, the POI information module 268 alerts (step 414) that the user's POI has expired via the user interface and provides the user with a chance to select another (step 416). ). Alternatively, if the user selects a request for navigation assistance to the selected ρ〇ι, the POI information module 268 provides the user with the above example in the above example before providing the guidance to the selected 〇I (step 418). Either describe any other warnings about the necessary delay arrival or early arrival. In another example, the ability to analyze the time information associated with Ρ〇Ι can be used to filter the p 〇 I item when generating the POI list, for example, as described above with respect to FIG. 3 , 3 , provided via the user interface Before at least part of the information of the - or more of the P〇I data items, the POI database (example #, for the selected p〇I category) can be executed by the p〇I information module in the above example 135358.doc •38 - The inspection process described in any of 201017109 to select to present only those POI items that are valid and/or useful. Therefore, the need to provide an initial warning before setting p〇I as a destination can be eliminated, although such warnings are of course useful when a delay is encountered. In another embodiment, the POI information module 268 can be configured to provide a warning when the expiration of the POI item is about to occur (e.g., within a predetermined time margin). Therefore, in the event that the selected P0I is expected to expire, a warning can be issued to the user who planned the route before (for example) the departure date, and the period ® expires on the departure date. Alternatively or additionally, the POI information module 268 T, 'to the configuration to query the user via the user interface to obtain the departure date and/or the appropriate departure time to be able to determine whether the selected p〇I will be in the future and/or The time has expired. In yet another embodiment (Fig. 11), the ability to analyze the time information associated with ροι can be used to clear or otherwise reproduce the ροι that has expired and cannot be used. In this regard,! > 01 information module 268 can perform the following process. When a predetermined event occurs in the spring, for example, a predetermined period of time (eg, one day or week) has expired, or the navigation device 200 has been powered, the POJ K module 268 can detect (step 444) the event. (e.g., the elapse of the predetermined time period) 'and may access (step 446) the memory 214 after the predetermined time period elapses and then analyze the stored in the database of ροι and have an expiration date stored therewith Every POI. Therefore, access (step 446) has a first p〇I of the first expiration date stored therewith, and the p〇I information module 268 is determined relative to the current time and/or the expiration date (step 448). Take the P0I has expired. If it is considered that the acquired POI has expired, then the P0I information module 268 detects 135358.doc •39· 201017109

The test (step 450) is from the data library. Or, if the ρ〇ι item has not expired, then <Η乍 is not taken. In both cases, the PII information module 268 then determines (step 452) whether the P〇I database contains other POI items that need to be reviewed. In the case where the database contains another p〇I item, the ρ〇ι information module 268 retrieves another POI item from the database of P〇1 and repeats the POI item subsequently retrieved (steps 446 to 452). The above assessment. Once all p〇I has been evaluated, the above process is stopped and the POI information module 268 returns to the time at which the next scheduled event is determined to occur (step 444). As mentioned above, the expired p〇I needs #* to be deleted, and can alternatively be simply marked as unavailable or deactivated to prevent expiration! >01 is used for route generation purposes or map display. In this regard, the expired POI may therefore be excluded from any list that may be generated by selecting the 1>〇1 category. In another embodiment, the ability to analyze the time information associated with the POI may be provided to the user. Information about the reliability of selected POIs. In this regard, the data structure supports the recording of the time and/or date of each issue associated with the stored P0I. The POI information module 268 is thus able to evaluate the age of the POI item selected by the user and use this information to provide a reliability rating or coefficient. For example, this can be done by providing only the aging of the selected p〇I or the generation of values corresponding to one of a number of aging thresholds, for example, aging greater than one month (=1), greater than three months (=2), greater than six months (=3), greater than one year (=4), greater than 2 years (=5), greater than 5 years (=6). Color values may be used to express the value, and/or the rating system may be coarser to accommodate the color code of the parental light type. Thus, the user can be provided with an indication of the user's confidence in the time information used for the selected POI. 135358.doc -40- 201017109 In a further embodiment - the method of Figure 6 is modified such that the P 〇 I term displayed by selecting p 产生 produces an estimated arrival time calculated for each p 〇 I item to be listed The POI information module 268 is configured to sort the results and display the calculated time. The T2PQIf module 268 can estimate the time of arrival, the estimated travel time, and the time relative to the time limit (eg, business Time or stop time) sort the results. In the latter case, the Lu P0I information module 268 calculates the time between the estimated arrival time and the time limit of the user. Alternatively, the time margin suitable for the selected POI category described above can be used by the POI information module 268 to calculate the time remaining between the time limit and the estimated time of arrival modified by the time margin. Of course, it should be understood that this embodiment is applicable to the generation of any suitable P〇I list. Of course, if limited processing resources are available and the navigation device 2 can communicate with the server 150, the functionality associated with the provision of the p来自I from the selected p〇I category can be provided externally to the server. And the message requesting the POI information based on the selection made by the user can be sent from the navigation device 2 to the servo viewer 150. In response to this, the server 150 performs the calculations mentioned above to generate a POI list, which is chronologically ordered. It should be understood that the various aspects and embodiments of the present invention have been described hereinabove, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration set forth herein, and the scope of the invention is expanded to include the scope of the accompanying claims. All configurations of the scope and its modifications and changes. For example, although the above embodiments have been extensively described in the context of the process for setting a destination, the above examples may be used with respect to setting one or more POIs along the route that has been calculated by the navigation device. 135358.doc -41 - 201017109 ''Understanding, although the above real POIs may be described in the context of a restaurant as a p〇I may be any other such as a 'municipal location or public entertainment venue' having a temporal nature associated with it, such as , museums, libraries, parks, recycling centers or commercial establishments such as shops, bars, pubs (taverns), parking lots and gas stations. While the embodiments described in the foregoing detailed description refer to GPS, it is contemplated that the navigation device may utilize any of the position sensing techniques as an alternative to (or indeed 'cover GPS') GPS. For example, the navigation device may utilize other global navigation satellite systems, such as the European Galileo (also referred to as the (1) system, which is not limited to satellite-based, but can be easily used with ground-based beacons or any other device to enable the device to determine its geography. The system of the location functions. The alternative embodiment of the present invention can be implemented as a computer program product for use in a computer system, for example, stored on a tangible data recording medium (such as a magnetic disk, CD_ROM, R 〇M or a fixed disk) is a computer command or is embodied in a computer data signal transmitted via tangible media or wireless media (eg, microwave or infrared). These series of computer instructions may constitute the above description. All or part of the functionality, and can also be stored in any memory device (volatile memory or non-volatile memory, such as 'semiconductor, magnetic, optical or other memory devices). It will be fully understood that although the preferred embodiment implements certain functionality by software 'but the functionality is equivalent It is only implemented in hard disks (for example, by one or more ASICs (Special Application Integrated Circuits) or actually by a mixture of hardware and software. Similarly, the invention should not be used 135358.doc -42- The scope of 201017109 is to be construed as being limited to implementation in software. Finally, it should be noted that although the scope of the patent application is to be construed as a specific combination of the features described herein, the scope of the invention is not limited to the specific combinations claimed In the meantime, the scope of the present invention is extended to include any combination of the features or embodiments herein, whether or not the specific combination has been specifically enumerated in the accompanying claims. 1 is a schematic illustration of one illustrative portion of a Global Positioning System (GPS) that can be used by a navigation device; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a communication system for communicating between a navigation device and a server device; 2 is a schematic illustration of the electronic components of the navigation device or any other suitable navigation device; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of one of the configurations of the installation and/or connection navigation device; FIG. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a method for providing POI information used by the navigation device of FIGS. 2 and 3 and constituting an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the method of FIG. FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing another process of the method of the present invention and constituting another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 9 is another method for providing POI information constituting still another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 10 is a flow chart showing still another inspection process of the method of Figures 6 and 9 and constituting another embodiment of the present invention; 135358.doc -43- 201017109 Figure 11 is a still further embodiment of the present invention A flowchart of a method for generating information; and FIG. 12 to FIG. 22 are screens of the navigation device during execution of the method of FIG. 6.

[Main component symbol description] 100 GPS system 102 Satellite 104 Earth 106 GPS receiver 108 Spread spectrum GPS satellite data signal 150 Server 152 Communication channel 154 Processor 156 Memory 158 Wired or wireless connection 160 Large-capacity data storage device 162 Transmitter 164 Receiver 166 Transmitter 168 Receiver 200 Navigation Device / Navigation Device 202 Processor 204 Input Device 206 Display / Integrated Input and Display Device / Display Device 135358.doc -44 - 201017109 ❹ 208 208 Output Device 210 Connection 212 Connection 214 Memory 216 Connection 218 Input/Output (I/O)埠220 Connection 222 I/O Device 224 Antenna/Receiver 226 Connection 250 Touch Pad or Touch Screen Input 252 Arm 254 Suction Cup 260 Function Hardware Component 262 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) 264 Operating System 266 Application Software 268 POI Information Module 300 Display 302 Local Environment of the Navigation Device 304 Area 306 Below the Local Environment 302 Virtual or Soft Button 308 Virtual Press 4s 310 Virtual Button 135358.doc •45· 201017109 312 virtual button 3 14 Virtual Buttons 316 Restaurant List 318 Virtual Button 320 Virtual Keypad 322 Tip 324 Result Space 326 Result Item 328 Location 330 Virtual Press 332 Route 334 Virtual Button / Currently Displayed Route 336 Virtual Press 338 Virtual Press 340 Current Departure Location 342 Lattice Flag 135358.doc -46-

Claims (1)

201017109 X. Patent Application Range: 1. A navigation device comprising: - a processing resource configured to support a user interface that supports user selection associated with a point of interest while in use; And a data storage device operatively pure to the processing resource and configured with: a data structure-data structure material focus data, the data structure supporting a record of the identity-identity and time data associated therewith; Wherein the processing resource is configured to, in use, responsive to the user selected from the data store to access the data item of interest stored in the data structure; and the processing resource is configured to determine - Time measurement for compliance with a predetermined rule 2. The predetermined time criterion is to evaluate at least part of the time data component of one of the points of interest data items retrieved. For example, if the user associated with the point of interest selects the pair--point of interest-selection; and, the I processing resource is configured to output a response in response to the time measurement to meet the pre-emption time criterion. And extract at least part of the point of interest data. 3.::: The device of item 1 or 2 'where the $A pair-category focus is associated with the point of interest-selection; and the capital further comprises: D: a plural number containing the item of interest a point of interest data item, the process being configured to select a plurality of points of interest, items from the plurality of points of interest data item, wherein the time measurement meets respective subscriptions respectively associated with the plurality of points of interest data 135358.doc 201017109 Time guidelines. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the user associated with the point of interest is selected to make a selection of a point of interest in a category of points of interest. 5. The device of claim 4, wherein the processing resource is configured to generate a report in response to determining that the time measurement does not meet one of the predetermined time criteria. 6. The apparatus of claim i or 2, wherein the processing resource is configured to cause the point of interest data item to be unavailable for user selection for use in response to the determining that the time measurement does not meet the predetermined time criterion Route calculation. 7. The device of claim 2 or 2 wherein the time data component identifies a time limit associated with the gate/primary point; and the processing resource is configured to determine - whether the calculated arrival time is ahead of the time limit . 8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the processing resource is configured to determine whether the metered arrival time is similar to the time limit up to a predetermined time margin of 9 乂I::, wherein the processing resource is configured to The user interface is allowed to set the predetermined time margin. The device of item 7, wherein the data store is configured to store a first time associated with the I primary point category - a predetermined time yu 2 u: two::M:::, a system-stop camp 4 points associated with the Time limit 12. The device of claim 7, wherein the time data component identifies - includes the 135358.doc 201017109 (four) $ time range 'this time range constitutes - the business time range associated with the point of interest. 13_After request item 7, 廿丄^, the time limit associated with the point of interest', the expiration date and/or time of one of the points of interest. === The device of item 1, the towel of the point of interest data item is responsive to the time 2 = one of the predetermined time criteria is determined to be unavailable by deleting it. ❿ 1 ^ The device of claim 7 'where the calculated arrival time is estimated to be I: IT: where the calculated arrival time is the device using the transit delay: 1 or 2, where the processing resource is The configuration is to detect -^ quasi-delay; and the shirt measures the time-re-evaluation whether the pre-determination is met, wherein the processing resource is configured to calculate a -pack route. m The in-transit delay is related to the calculated 19·=ΓΤ, wherein the time data component contains time data associated with the time-dependentness of the related account. 20. The device of claim 19, wherein the processing resource is configured to be based on the medium; and the time-dependent data coefficient associated with the time of the point data item. The inter-machin page leaf is a reliable 21. device, wherein each of the plurality of points of interest data items includes a respective time limit associated therewith and respectively corresponds to a number of 135358.doc -3 - 201017109 points of interest; And the processing resource is configured to be in the tenth, and the tenth is calculated relative to the respective time limit, and each of the several points of interest is reached. 1 " time sorting the output of at least a portion of each of the plurality of focus data items. 22 - a server device comprising: The processing source is operatively coupled to a data storage device and configured to store the point of interest data according to the data structure, the data structure supporting the record of the point of interest-identity and the time data associated therewith; Wherein the processing resource is configured to, in use, responsive to a user associated with the point of interest to select from the data store to retrieve a point of interest data item stored in accordance with the data structure; and the processing resource is configured to determine A time measurement determines whether a predetermined time criterion is met, the predetermined time criterion being evaluated regarding at least a portion of the time data component of the one of the points of interest data items retrieved. 23. The device of claim 22, wherein the processing resource is configured to receive information regarding the user selection associated with the point of interest. 24. A navigation system comprising: a navigation device as claimed in claim 1 or 2; and a server device as in claim 22 or 23. 25 _ - A method for providing information of interest, the method comprising: a user interface supporting a user selection associated with a point of interest; and storing a point of interest data according to a structure of the material, the data structure supporting the point of interest a record of the identity and associated time and materials; 135358.doc 201017109 in response to the user selection associated with the point of interest, a data item stored from a data storage wire according to the data structure; and - Time measurement conforms to a predetermined time criterion that is evaluated with respect to at least a portion of the time data component of the point of interest data item being manipulated. 26. A computer program component comprising computer code means for causing a computer to perform a method as claimed. 27. The computer program component of claim 26, embodied in a computer. 』蟥Media 135358.doc