TW201038926A - Navigation device & method - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a navigation device (200), characterised by comprising a destination suggestion module (490) arranged to determine one or more suggested destinations from a plurality of suggestible destinations, wherein the suggestible destinations have been determined from journey information obtained from a plurality of navigation devices (200).

Description

201038926 VI. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a navigation device and a method for providing navigation device users with destination information related to the current location of the navigation device. The illustrative embodiments of the present invention relate to a portable navigation device (so-called PND), which in particular includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal receiving and processing functionality PND. Other embodiments are more generally directed to any type of processing device configured to execute navigation software to provide route planning functionality and preferably also provide navigation functionality. [Prior Art] A portable navigation device (PND) including GPS (Global Positioning System) signal receiving and processing functionality is well known and widely used as an in-vehicle or other transportation navigation system. In general, modern PNDs contain processors, memory (at least one of volatile and non-volatile, and usually both) and are stored in the memory.

Map data in the body. The processor cooperates with the memory to provide an execution environment in which a software operating system can be established, and additionally, often - or - a plurality of additional software programs to enable the functionality of the system to be controlled and provided Various other features. Typically, the 'input|step-in steps include allowing the user to interact with the device and control the device's - or multiple input interfaces, and one or more wheel-out interfaces through which the information interface can be used Passed to the user. Interpretive examples of output interfaces include visual displays and (10) audio output. An illustrative example of the input interface includes heart control of the device on/off 145230.doc 201038926 and the internal body is built in the π-loading tool, and the press is not necessarily in the loading: built in the roulette The above is used to detect the user, and the user can set the microphone in the direction of the user. The artificial artificial β can be outputted in the preferred configuration, and the surface display is configured as a sensitive complex. Cover material h sensitive. Then the kiss or input interface is used to buckle the device through the input interface. The user who operates the device of this type by touch will often include a .., _ ^ ^ or a sinus connector interface, ^ when connected, the power (4) and m data can be transmitted To the device and from one, the upper device receives the power signal and the situation as the poor beta; and, as the case may be, a wireless transmitter/receiver, a allows for cellular telecommunications and other operations. , he ah and poor network (for example, Wi_Fi,

Wi-Max GSM and its similar network). This type of PND device also includes a #^GPS antenna that can receive satellite broadcast signals including location data from the GPS antenna and then process the apostrophes to determine the current location of the device. The PND device may also include an electronic gyroscope (four) coffee (four) and an accelerometer that generate 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, determine the device and thus the installation. The speed and relative displacement of the vehicle. Typically, these features are most commonly provided in the navigation system within the wheel tool, but may also be provided in a PND device (if this is advantageous). The utility of these PNDs is primarily manifested in their ability to determine the route between the first location (usually, the departure or current location) and the second location (usually the destination) of 145230.doc 201038926. Such locations may be entered by a user of the device by any of a wide variety of different methods, such as by postal code, street name and house number, previously stored "well known" destinations (such as famous locations, Municipal location (such as a stadium or swimming pool) or other points of interest) and favorite destinations or recently visited destinations. Usually ' PND is used to calculate the "best" or "best" route between the location of the departure address and the location of the destination address based on the map data.

The function of the software. The "best" or "best fit" route is based on predetermined criteria and is not necessarily the fastest or shortest route. The choice of route to guide the driver can be very complex, and the selected route can take into account existing, predicted and dynamic and/or wirelessly received traffic and road information, historical information about road speed and driver's The preferences of the factors that determine the alternatives to the road (for example, drivers can specify routes that should not include highways or toll roads;). In addition, the device continuously monitors road and traffic conditions and provides or selects a change material due to changing conditions on which the remaining journey will take place. An instant traffic monitoring system based on various technologies (e.g., mobile phone f-exchange, stationary camera, GPS fleet tracking) is being used to identify traffic delays and feed information into the notification system. The inside of the brine can usually be installed on the dashboard or the windshield of the transport vehicle, but it can also be formed as part of the onboard computer of the red machine or as part of the control system of the transport guard itself. 4 aircraft can also be a handheld system | - 0 knives, such as ΡΙ gt 携带 (portable digital assistant), media player, action 叮 电话 phone or the like 'and in this case 145230.doc 201038926 The conventional functionality of a handheld system is extended by mounting 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 desktop or mobile computing resources that operate on appropriate software. For example, 'I car club (rac) provides online route planning and navigation facilities at huP://www_rac.c〇uk. This facility allows users to type in the starting point and destination, so the servo connected to the user's PC The device calculates the route (the aspect of which can be specified by the user), generates a map 'and generates a set of detailed navigation instructions for privately directing the user from the selected starting point to the selected destination. The facility also provides a calculated route = Reproduction and Route Preview functionality, which previews the functional simulation to enable (4), line travel, and thereby provides the user with a preview of the calculated route. In the case of a touch, once the route is calculated, the user interacts with the navigation device to select the desired route from the list of proposed routes as appropriate. 'The user can intervene or direct the route selection process, for example by Only for certain journeys, you should avoid or have to follow some routes, roads, locations, or guidelines. The PND route calculates the H-form a-main function, and navigation along this route is another major function. During the navigation along a hopper, depending on the Μβ/Μ line, these cafés often provide 5 squeak commands to slap the user along the selected route to the edge of the route. ·, '2, which is the desired destination. PND also often displays map information on the screen during the month. This information is periodically updated on the map information displayed by Rongde to indicate the current location of the device and the current location of the vehicle by the user or user (if The device is being used 145230.doc 201038926 for navigation within the vehicle). The icons displayed on the screen indicate the location of the device before t, and the map information and other map features of the current and surrounding roads near the current device location are also being displayed. In addition, the map of the road, Shen Li " Bu / brother, can display navigation information in the status bar displayed below, below or on one side. Examples of navigation information include the current road that the user needs to select. The distance of the deviation, the nature of the deviation, and the nature of the deviation may be represented by another icon indicating the characteristic of the deviation, such as 'left turn f or right turn f'. The navigation function also determines the content, duration and timing of the voice command, and can be used to guide the user through the route. As you can see, simple instructions such as "100 m moxibustion left turn" require a large number of eight and the user interaction with the device can be: * Touch::=. As previously mentioned) by the w μ-type remote; ? 7δ screen, or (in addition or any other suitable side: remote control β, by voice activation or by: in the following cases, another important function provided by the device Automatic (sound line recalculation: the user deviates from the previously calculated route or intentionally during navigation); immediate traffic condition indication - alternative route will be more advantageous and: the device can automatically recognize these conditions automatically, or when the user For any reason, the line causes the device to perform route recalculation^, which is also known to allow the user to calculate the route according to user-defined criteria; for example, the user: prefers the scenic route calculated by the device, or may wish to avoid and block the route Any device that can occur on month b, is expected to occur, or is currently occurring. (4) Then calculate various materials and prefer to follow the route of the route. For example, there is a point of interest (called ρ〇ι) of 145230.doc 201038926 The route will use the stored traffic conditions of the traffic on the specific material to be stored λ 'calculated according to the degree of possible blockage or delay due to blockage Sort the route. Other routes and navigation guidelines based on traffic information based on traffic information are also possible. Although the route calculation and navigation functions are important for the overall utility of the PND, Ren Youke can use the device purely for the information display "Free Driving", which only displays map information related to the current device location, and it has not yet The route is calculated and the device does not currently perform navigation. This mode of operation is often applicable when the user knows the route to travel along and does not require navigation assistance. Devices of the above type (e.g., 720 制 manufactured by T〇mT〇m Internati〇nai bv) are provided with a reliable means for enabling the user to navigate from one location to another. It has been noted that the user of the navigation device cannot determine the location of the destination where he wants to go. For example, a user of the navigation device may be on vacation and want to go to a location of interest. Although the point of interest (ρ〇Ι) database provides a list of locations that are worthy of attention, users are subject to the following restrictions: Without further information or guidance, it is not easy to self-select location. One of the objectives of the present invention is to solve this problem, in particular, to attempt to assist the user in the location of interest in an unfamiliar area. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To this end, a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a navigation device comprising: a destination suggestion module configured to provide one or more suggested destinations for use by the navigation device By. 145230.doc 201038926 Preferably, the destination suggestion module is configured to determine the one or more suggested destinations based on a current location of the navigation device. The destination suggestion module can determine the one or more proposed destinations based on one or more of the following: the current time, the opening time of each of the plurality of suggestable destinations, and the departure time. The distance of each of the plurality of suggestable destinations, the estimated travel time of each of the four destinations that can be built, the user preference information, and each of the suggested destinations The associated category of the poor, and/or the proximity of each of the suggested destinations to other advised destinations. Preferably, the destination suggestion module is configured to present the one or more suggested destinations on a display of the navigation device for selection by a user. The navigation device can provide route guidance to a destination selected from the plurality of suggested destinations. Preferably, the destination suggestion module is configured to receive a library of suggested destinations. The reputable destination database may be received from a server via a communication channel or received from a storage medium. The communication channel can include an intermediate computing device such as Pc. The storage medium can be a memory device. In other embodiments, the destination suggestion module, 'two configurations, transmits a message requesting one or more suggested destinations and receives a response message indicating the one or more suggested destinations. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method of providing one or more suggested purposes for a user to select, including determining one or more suggested destinations from a plurality of advisable purposes. Preferably, the method includes the step of determining 145230.doc -9- 201038926 the one or more suggested destinations based on the current location of the navigation device. The method can also include, based at least in part on, one or more of the following: or a suggested destination: a current time, an opening time of each of the suggested destinations, and a plurality of Estimated travel time, user preference information, and category information associated with each of the suggested destinations for each of the suggested destinations (4) And/or the proximity of each of the S-destination destinations to other advisable destinations. Preferably, the method can include receiving information indicative of a plurality of suggestable destinations. The plurality of suggestable destinations may be formed - a suggested destination database may be stored on a storage medium or communicated to the navigation device via a communication channel. Alternatively, the method can include the steps of transmitting a message requesting one or more suggested destinations and receiving a response message indicating the one or more suggested destinations. More desirably, the edge method further includes the step of displaying an indication of each of the suggested destinations for the user to select. The proposed destinations can be organized in one or more categories. The suggested destinations may be organized according to an index value associated with each suggested destination, wherein the index value indicates an estimate of the relevance of the destination to the user. The correlation may be based on user preferences stored in one of the memory devices and/or information indicating the type of destination previously selected by the user. Yet another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a computer software comprising one or more software modules operable to cause a processor to perform a provision of one or more when executed in an execution environment A plurality of suggested destinations for the user to select, the method includes a plurality of suggested destinations 145230.doc • 10-201038926 Determining one or more suggested destinations. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method of determining one or more (four) suggested destinations, comprising: receiving travel information from a plurality of navigation devices, wherein the travel information indication is performed by each of the navigation devices One or more journeys; and the location of the user's visit to their navigation device. Preferably, the method includes the step of determining each of a plurality of user visits. Preferably, the method includes determining a position at which each navigation device has stayed for a predetermined duration. The method can also include the step of determining which of the locations corresponds to a location of interest and which of the locations corresponds to a location of no interest. Bits that are not of interest - can include locations that are visited for job reasons. Determining the location of interest, based on a point of interest database and/or comparing their locations to a merchant directory. Preferably, the method includes the step of determining when the navigation device user is in a position to visit the location. 〇 The method can include the step of receiving feedback from a user of a navigation device indicating a rating of a visiting location. The advantages of these embodiments are set forth below, and additional details and features of each of these embodiments are defined in the accompanying dependents and elsewhere in the following embodiments. [Embodiment] Various aspects of the teachings of the present invention and the configuration of the teachings of the present invention are set forth in the accompanying drawings. The preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with particular reference to a PND. However, 145230.doc -11 - 201038926 It should be borne in mind that the teachings of the present invention are not limited to PNDs, but are generally applicable to any type of processing device that is configured to execute navigation software to provide route planning and navigation functionality. Thus, it can be seen that, in the context of the present application, the navigation device is intended to include, but is not limited to, any type of route planning and navigation device, whether the device is embodied as a PND, a navigation device built into the vehicle, It is actually embodied in computing resources that implement route planning and navigation software (such as desktop or portable personal computers (4), mobile phones, or portable digital assistants (PDAs)). With the above conditions in mind, the figure illustrates an example view of a Global Positioning System (GPS) that can be used by a navigation device. These systems are known and used for a variety of purposes. In general, GPS is a satellite radio based navigation system that is capable of determining continuous position, speed time and, in some cases, direction information for an unlimited number of users. The GPS, formerly known as the 1^8¥8-inch ruler, incorporates a plurality of satellites that orbit the Earth in a very fine-phase orbit. Based on these precise orbits, the GPS satellite can pass its location towel to any number of receiving units. / Implement a GPS system when a dedicated device is used to receive GPS data and start scanning for RF signals for GPS satellite signals. From (10) after the satellite receives a radio signal, the device determines the exact location 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 has acquired at least three different satellite signals. Uf allows the other triangulation technique to determine the position by only two signals: although this is a very good example). After performing the geometric triangulation, the receiver uses two known locations, the soil, and the two-dimensional position of the satellite relative to the satellite. 145230.doc -12- 201038926 This decision can be made in a known manner. In addition, acquiring the fourth satellite signal will allow the receiving device to calculate its three dimensional position in a known manner by the same geometric calculation. The position and speed data can be continuously updated in real time by an unlimited number of users. As shown in ® 1 'the GPS system is generally indicated by the reference number 1〇〇. A plurality of satellites 120 are in orbit around the earth 丨24. The orbit of each satellite is not necessarily the same as that of other satellites 120 and is likely to be different. The exhibition*GPS receiver 140 receives the spread spectrum GPS satellite signal 160 from various satellites. The spread spectrum satellite signal 16 continuously transmitted from each satellite 120 utilizes a highly accurate frequency standard realized by an extremely accurate atomic clock. For each satellite, 12 G is transmitted as part of its data signal transmission of 16 - - indicating the flow of data for that particular satellite 120. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the GPS receiver device 140 typically acquires a spread spectrum (10) satellite signal 16 至少 from at least three satellites 12 〇 for the GPS receiver device 丨 4 计算 to calculate its two dimensions by triangulation. position. The acquisition of additional signals, which cause signals 160 from a total of four satellites 120, permits the GPS receiver device 14 to calculate its three dimensional position in a known manner. 2 is a broad-latency representation of the electronic components of the navigation device 2GG in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention in a block component format. It should be noted that the block diagram of the navigation device 200 does not include all of the components of the navigation device, but only a number of example components. The navigation device 200 is located in a casing (not shown). The housing includes a processor 210' that is coupled to an input device 22 and a display 145230.doc 13 201038926 = Ying Guang. The wheeling device 220 can include a keyboard device panel and/or any other known input and output for inputting information, and displaying a cemetery? 4n inquiry eight display LCD display / including any type of display screen, such as firefly = two: in a particularly preferred configuration, the input device 2 2 〇 and display, left σ is an integrated input and display device, the input And the display device knows that a touchpad or touch screen input is used, so that only one of the plurality of display options can be selected or the plural is started by simply touching one of the display screens 24〇. One of the virtual buttons. The navigation device can include an output device (10), for example, an audio output device (four), a speaker). Since the output device 26 can generate voice information for the user of the navigation device, it should be understood that the input device "Ο can also include a microphone and software for receiving input voice commands. In the navigation device 200, the processor 21A is operatively coupled to input device 220 via a connection and is configured to receive input information from input device 22A via connection 225 and is operatively coupled to at least one of display screen 240 and output device 260 via output connection 245 In addition, the processor 210 is operatively coupled to the memory resource 230 via connection 235 and further adapted to receive from input/round (I/O) 埠 270 via connection 275. Information/send information to input/output (1/〇)埠27〇' where I/O槔270 can be connected to the external device/〇 device 28〇. The memory resource 230 contains ( For example, volatile memory (such as random access memory (RAM)) and non-volatile memory (eg, digital memory, such as 'flash § memory'). External I/O device 280 can include ( but not An external listening device, such as an earpiece. The connection to the I/O device 280 can additionally be a wired or wireless connection to any other external device (such as a car stereo unit) to 145230.doc -14- 201038926, for example for hands-free Operation and/or for voice-activated operation, for connection to an earpiece or headset and/or for connection to a mobile phone, for example, where a mobile phone connection can be established to establish a fineness between the navigation device and, for example, A data connection between the Internet or any other network, and/or used to establish a connection to the server via, for example, the Internet or some other network.

Figure 2 further illustrates the operative connection between processor 210 and antenna/receiver 250 via connection 255$ & _, and the antenna/receiver 250 can be, for example, a GPS antenna/receiver. It should be understood that i drunk in order to interpret and unintentionally combine the % indicated by reference numeral 250, but the antenna and receiver can be separately positioned components, and the line is (for example) GPS chip Antenna or helical antenna. In the meantime, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the electronic components shown in Figure 2 are powered by a power supply (not shown) in a conventional manner. Those skilled in the art will understand that the different configurations of the components shown in Figure 2 are considered to be within the scope of this application. For example, the components shown in Figure 2 can communicate with one another via wired and/or wireless connections and the like. Therefore, the navigation device 200 of the present application includes a portable or handheld navigation device 200. In addition, the portable or handheld navigation device of Fig. 2 can be connected or "engaged" in a known manner to a bicycle such as a bicycle, a bicycle, a car or a ship, and a transport guard. This navigation device 200 can then be removed from the docking position for «style or handheld navigation purposes. 145230.doc 201038926 _ Referring now to Figure 3 'Navigation device 2' can be established with a feeder 302 via a mobile device (not shown) such as a mobile phone 'PDA and/or any device with mobile phone technology The "action" or telecommunications network connection establishes a digital connection (such as via a digital connection such as the known Bluetooth technology). Thereafter, the mobile device can establish a network connection with the feeder 302 via its network service provider (e.g., via the Internet). Thus, establishing a network connection between the navigation device 200 (when it is on its own and/or in a vehicle in a vehicle, and which is always actionable) is connected to the server's $@"action" network. Provide "instant" or at least very "gateway" for information. ', using, for example, the Internet (such as the World Wide Web) to enter the squatting device (via the service provider) and the other such as the feeding device in a known manner

The establishment of a network connection between devices. This may include, for example, the use of a butyl CMP layered agreement. Name L 姑 班 班 ^ The ordering device can utilize any number of communication standards, such as CDMA, GSM, WAN, etc. Thus, an Internet connection can be made, for example, by means of a Bellow connection, via a mobile phone or a mobile phone technology in a navigation device. For comparison: the Internet GPRSfii between the feeding device 302 and the navigation device 2°〇 is connected with W and can be connected via a mobile phone or other mobile device and a packet radio service (the GPRS connection is operated by the telecommunication = for This is established by the high-speed data connection for the mobile device; the warm 8 is the method used to connect to the network. The navigation device 200 can know the ancient fighting method, and the data connection between the Internet device 145230.doc 16 201038926 and the server 312 is completed by, for example, the existing Bluetooth technology v and the mobile device data. The agreement may utilize any number of standards such as GSRM, the data agreement standard for the GSM standard. The navigation device 200 can include its own mobile phone technology (including, for example, an antenna, or, as appropriate, an internal antenna using the navigation device 2) within the navigation device 200 itself. The mobile phone technology within the navigation device 200 can include internal components as specified above and/or can include an insertable card (eg, a subscriber identity module or SIM card) that is equipped with, for example, the necessary Mobile phone technology and / or antenna. Thus, the mobile phone technology within the navigation device 200 can similarly establish a network connection between the navigation device 2 and the vocal 502 via, for example, the Internet, in a manner similar to any mobile device. The way to set it. For GPRS phone settings, a Bluetooth enabled navigation device can be used to work correctly with the ever-changing spectrum of mobile phone models, manufacturers, etc., for example, model/manufacturer specific settings can be stored on the navigation device 200. . The information stored for this information can be updated. In FIG. 3, navigation device 200 is depicted as being in communication with server 302 via a general communication channel 318, which may be implemented in any of a number of different configurations. When the connection between the server 3〇2 and the navigation device 2〇〇 via the communication channel 318 is established (note that the connection may be a data connection via a mobile device, a direct connection via a personal computer via the Internet, etc.) At this time, the server 302 can communicate with the navigation device 2A. The server 302 includes (in addition to other components that may not be shown) a processor 304 operatively coupled to the memory 3〇6 and = further operatively connected to the wired or wireless connection 314 A large capacity 145230.doc -17- 201038926 material storage device 3 12. The processor 304 is further operatively coupled to the transmitter 3〇8 and the receiver 310 to transmit information to and from the navigation device 200 via the communication channel 318. The signals transmitted and received may include data, communications, and/or other propagating signals. Transmitter 308 and receiver 310 may be selected or designed in accordance with communication requirements and communication techniques used in the communication design of navigation system 200. Additionally, it should be noted that the functions of transmitter 308 and receiver 310 can be combined into a single transceiver. The server 302 is further coupled to (or includes) a large capacity storage device 312, which may be coupled to the server 302 via a communication link si#. The mass storage device 3 12 contains storage of navigation data and map information, and may also be a separate device from the server 3〇2 or may be incorporated into the server 302. The navigation device 200 is adapted to communicate with the server via the communication channel 318 and includes a processor, memory, etc. as previously described with respect to FIG. 2, and a transmitter for transmitting and receiving signals and/or data via the communication channel 3 18 320 and receiver 322' note that such devices may further be used to communicate with devices other than server 3〇2. In addition, the transmission benefit 320 and the receiver 322 are selected or designed according to the communication requirements and communication technologies used in the communication design of the navigation device 2, and the functions of the transmitter 32 and the receiver 322 can be combined into a single transmission and reception. Device. The software stored in the server memory 306 provides instructions to the processor 3〇4 and allows the server 302 to provide services to the navigation device 2〇〇. One of the services provided by server 3 (10) includes processing requests from navigation device 2 and transmitting navigation data from bulk data storage 312 to the navigation device. Another service provided by the feed 145230.doc • 18- 201038926 322 includes the use of various algorithms for processing the navigation data for the desired application and transmitting the results of such calculations to the navigation device 200 〇 communication channel 318 A propagation medium or path connecting the navigation device 200 to the server 302. Both server 302 and navigation device 200 include a transmitter for transmitting data via a communication channel and a receiver for receiving data that has been transmitted by the communication channel. ❹ Communication channel 318 is not limited to a particular communication technology. Additionally, communication channel 318 is not limited to a single communication technology, i.e., channel 3 18 may include several communication links using various techniques. For example, 'communication channel 318 can be adapted to provide a path for electrical, optical, and/or electromagnetic communication, and the like. Thus, communication channel 318 includes, but is not limited to, one or a combination of the following: circuits, electrical conductors such as wires and coaxial cables, fiber optic cables, converters, radio frequency (RF) waves, atmosphere, white space ( Empty, etc. This communication channel 318 may include intermediate devices such as routers, forwarding buffers, buffers, transmitters, and receivers. In an illustrative configuration, communication channel 318 includes a telephone network and a computer network. In addition, the communication channel 318 can be adapted for wireless communication such as radio frequency, microwave frequency, infrared communication, etc. In addition, communication is used for satellite communication. j communication == channel 318 transmits communication signals including (but not limited to) ...the signal required or wanted by the overnight technology. For example, the signal can be used for cellular communication technology (all. = (TDMA) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ knife time re-access knife frequency re-access (FDMA ), code division multiple access 145230.doc 19- 201038926 (CDMA), global line (four) letter system (GSM) #) t. Both digital and analog signals can be transmitted via the communication channel: m. These signals can be for communication Technology possible The desired modulated, encrypted and/or compressed signal. The server 302 includes a remote server accessible by the navigation device 2 via the wireless channel. The server 3G2 may include - located in the regional network (UN ), a wide area network (WAN), a virtual private (four) way (vpN), etc. The server 302 can include a personal computer such as a desktop or laptop computer and the overnight channel 318 can be connected Between the personal computer and the navigation device 2, cable, or 'a personal computer can be connected between the navigation device 2〇〇 and the feeding device 3〇2 to stand between the feeding device 302 and the navigation device 200 Inter-network connection. Alternatively, a mobile phone or other handheld device can establish a 'wireless connection to the same network' for connecting the navigation device 200 to the server 3〇2 via the Internet. The download provides the navigation device 20 with information from the server 302. The information download can be automatically updated periodically, or after the user connects the navigation device 2 to the feeder 3Q2, and/or via (for example) Wireless mobile connection device and tcp/ip Then, after a relatively continuous or frequent connection is established between the feeding device 3〇2 and the navigation device 2〇〇, the update is performed in a more dynamic manner. For the Xu Xi dynamic calculation, the processor 3 in the server 3〇2 4 can be used to handle the processing needs of the large, however, the processor 210 of the navigation device 200 can also handle many processes and calculations from time to time independent of the connection to the feeder 3〇2. As indicated above in Figure 2, the navigation device 200 includes a processor 210 input device 220 and a display screen 240. The input device 220 and the display screen 240 are integrated into an integrated input and display device to implement, for example, 145230.doc • 20· 201038926 via the touch panel The information is rounded (by & direct rounds, menu selection, etc.) and information is displayed. As is well known to those skilled in the art, the screen can be, for example, a touch input LCD screen. Additionally, navigation device 2 (10) can also include any additional wheeler device 22G and/or any additional output device 241, such as an audio input/output device. 4A and 4B are perspective views of the navigation device 200. As shown in Figure 8, the navigation device 200 can be an integrated input and display device 29 (such as a 'touch panel screen) and other components of FIG. 2 (including but not limited to an internal GPS receiver 25 ( A unit of 'microprocessor (10), power supply, memory system 230, etc.). - The navigation device 200 can be located on the arm 292, which can be fastened to the vehicle dashboard/window/etc. using the suction cup 294. The arm 292 is a docking station - an example to which the navigation device 200 can be coupled. As shown in Figure 4B, for example, the navigation device 2 can be coupled to the buckle of the arm 292 to be coupled or otherwise coupled to the arm 292 of the docking station. The navigation device 200 can then be rotatable on the arm 292 as shown by the arrow. For example, in order to release the connection of the navigation device 2 to the docking station, the button on the navigation device 200 can be pressed. Other equally suitable configurations for splicing the navigation device S to the docking station and splicing the navigation device to the docking station are well known to those skilled in the art. Referring now to Figure 5 of the accompanying drawings, the memory resource 23 stores a boot-loader (not shown), and the boot loader program is executed by the processor 21 to self-memory resources. The manned-operating system is meant to be executed by functional hardware 460, which provides an environment in which application software 480 can operate 145230.doc - 21 · 201038926. Operating system 470 is used to control functional hardware component 460 and reside between application software 480 and functional hardware component 460. The application software 480 provides a working environment 'which includes a GUI that supports the core functions of the navigation device 200 (e.g., map view, route planning, navigation functions, and any other functions associated therewith). In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, this functional portion includes a destination suggestion module 490, which will now be described in detail in conjunction with the following figures. An embodiment of the present invention provides a navigation device 200 having the destination suggestion module 49A. The navigation device 200 can be advised to operate in a destination mode to provide one or more suggested destinations to the user based on the current location of the navigation device 200, the previous travel performed by the navigation device 2, and the destination of the previous visit. In some embodiments, the destination suggestion module 49 suggests a destination based at least in part on the current time. Moreover, as will be explained, the suggested destinations may be based on one or more of the following: user preferences stored in the memory 230 of the navigation device 2; one of a plurality of destinations available for suggestion Category; and/or popularity of the destination. In an embodiment, the navigation device 2 is configured to receive one or more profiles containing the suggestable destination information from the server 302 via the communication channel 318. For example, the navigation device 200 is configured to periodically from the server 3〇2; a carrier-recommended destination database can be suggested. The recommended destination database can be downloaded daily, weekly or in any other cycle. However, when it is expected that the proposed destination will only change slowly, it is expected that the weekly, bi-weekly or monthly-update cycle will be sufficient (IV). Or #, can cry in the feeding service 3〇2 instructions - the new version is available for downloading by the destination suggestion module 490; I45230.doc -22- 201038926 can recommend the destination database. Once the recommendable destination database is downloaded from the server 302, it is stored in the memory 23 of the navigation device 200 for use by the destination suggestion module 490. In another embodiment, the navigation device 200 can have a library of suggested destinations stored in a portable recorder device such as a memory card (e.g., an sd card). The portable memory device containing the reproducible destination repository may be distributed to the owner of the navigation device on a regular basis or may be sold with a regularly updated destination. In another embodiment, the navigation device 2 is configured to obtain information identifying one or more suggested destinations from the server 302 via the communication channel 318, one or more suggested destinations corresponding to navigation by navigation Information provided by device 2〇〇. • For example, the navigation device 200 can send a destination suggestion message to the server 302 'the message request to identify information of one or more suggested destinations, » or multiple suggested destinations corresponding to the request message A predetermined position of the navigation device 200. The destination suggestion message may include further information 'such as the category of the destination. The server 302 is configured to respond by transmitting a response message identifying the information of one or more suggested destinations to the navigation device 200. As mentioned above, the destination suggested to the user is based, at least in part, on the current location of the navigation device. In an embodiment, the suggested destination is within a predetermined distance of one of the current locations of the navigation device. The predetermined distance can be set by the user. Alternatively, the suggested destination may be within a predetermined travel time of one of the current locations of the navigation device. Thus, considering the nature of the road between the navigation device 2 and the proposed destination and, in some embodiments, the traffic/road conditions, the user can arrive at the suggested destination from their current location within an acceptable time. 145230.doc -23- 201038926 There may be a number of suggested destinations within the pre-line. Among their destinations, only a subset may be provided to the user by the destination suggestion module 49 as a suggested destination, or the plurality of destinations may be ordered such that the destination suggestion module 49() is first presented. Mosquitoes are their destinations that are more relevant to the users of the navigation device (10). The selection or ranking of suggested destinations may be based on the popularity of their destinations by users of the navigation device 200 or previous visitors. As will be explained, the popularity may be indicated by ranking information associated with each of the suggested destinations in the database. As will be described, the suggested destination is determined based on the number of previous visitors having the navigation device 200 or the feedback information provided via the navigation device 200. The number of previous visitors to a destination may be recorded by storing the travel information of the navigation device 200 in the memory 230 of the navigation device 2, wherein the travel information is one or more journeys (where the navigation device 2〇〇) Information recorded periodically during the operation). As explained below, the self-navigation device 2 communicates the travel information nfl to the server 302 and analyzes the travel information in conjunction with the other navigation devices to determine the recommendable destination. In some embodiments, the destination suggestion module 490 may prompt the user to enter a ranking of the destination after the destination has been visited. The destination ranking can be communicated to the server 302 in the -destination ranking message, and the plurality of destinations from one of the number of users can be combined by the server 3〇2 for ranking by the destination suggestion module 490. The decision may suggest a destination or an order in which to suggest a number of destinations to the user. In one embodiment, the destination suggestion module 490 suggests a destination based on the time that other users of the navigation device 2〇〇 previously visited each destination. 145230.doc -24- 201038926

For example, if the peak of the user who decides to visit a destination from the travel information is between 11:30 and 14:00, the destination suggestion module 490 may suggest the destination during the time. Or more prominently suggest the destination. This suggestion is advantageous in that, for example, if a destination is associated with a food/beverage, the destination suggestion module 490 will suggest a destination during a plurality of time periods in which the destination may be associated with the navigation device 2 The user of the user is more relevant or may be accepted by the user of the navigation device. Similarly, in another embodiment, the destination suggestion module 49 is configured to suggest a destination based on the open time of the suggestable destination. The destination suggestion module 490 can store the open time information, and based on the estimated travel time of the departure-destination, the destination suggestion module can include the destination or refuse to suggest the destination. This avoids the suggestion that the construction will not be opened. For destinations that have been traveled to the destination of the user. In some practical examples, destination suggestion module 490 is configured to suggest destinations to provide a wide variety of destination types. Each stipulated destination may be associated with one or more of a plurality of categories, each category table: the type of the suggested destination. For example, the categories may be "Nature Conservation Area" Museum, "Shopping Center", "Art Gallery", "Natural Site^"^ but it will be recognized that this category is merely illustrative. To prevent all or 15 knives 4 The destination is, for example, a museum 'destination suggestion module 49' - the embodiment is configured to select a suggested destination to ensure that a wide variety of 4 mesh types exist in the suggested destinations. The module can suggest a destination based on the predetermined maximum number of suggested destinations for each category. The +1 and +1 'mother categories can suggest limits for two destinations, 145230.doc -25- 201038926 There will always be various destination types in the list of suggested destinations displayed on display device 240. Additionally, in some embodiments of the invention, destination suggestion module 49 is configured to take into account the type of current location. In the case of a destination, for example, if the proposed destination is requested by a user located in the navigation device 200 at the destination of the type "culture", the destination suggestion module can Reduce the number of proposed destinations for the same "culture" category. In some embodiments, the memory device 23 of the navigation device includes: one or more files that store information about the user preferences of the user of the navigation device 200 or the storage record previously selected from the suggested destinations. One or more files of historical information for the category of the destination. These user preferences may indicate one or more destination categories that are more desirable to the user. The destination suggestion module 490 is configured to suggest a destination based on one or both of user preferences and/or historical information. For example, if either indicates that the user prefers or has previously selected a destination of the "shopping center" type, then the destination can be selected to include more destinations of their category. In an embodiment, 'a list of suggested destinations containing two destinations for each category type is not provided, and the destination suggestion module 49 is configured to use the increased destination limit (eg, 4 destinations in each category) Site) Suggest a destination for a preferred category. In other embodiments, the destination suggestion module 490 may suggest a destination based on the proximity of the proposed destinations to other offerable destinations. For example, the 'destination suggestion module 490 can select a destination 145230.doc -26- 201038926 for suggestions based on the number of other suggested destinations from a destination, a set distance, or a travel time. . Therefore, selecting a destination having other advised destinations within a predetermined distance or travel time for suggesting to the user that it has priority over a predetermined distance within a predetermined distance from the destination or none Another destination for the destination can be suggested. This option is advantageous in that once the user has visited a suggested destination, the destination suggestion module 490 can suggest more other destinations to the user. The destination suggestion module 49 is configured to suggest a destination to the user by displaying 0 on the display device 24 to indicate one of the plurality of suggested destinations. The plurality of suggested destinations can be configured in the form of a list on the display device 24A. The suggested destination may be assigned an index value based on one or more of the factors described above by the destination suggestion module 490. The destination with a larger index value can be made more prominent than other destinations assigned a lower index, for example, toward the top of the list. In addition, suggested destinations may be organized on display device 240 in accordance with one or more categories or "headers" (e.g., "shopping center", "museum", "national park", etc.). It will be appreciated that this list is not exhaustive. The user then selects a desired category and then presents a list of suggested destinations within the category on display device 240. The provision of the suggested destination by the navigation device 200 to the user may be performed in response to the user initiating the suggested destination mode (e.g., 'in response to a press-followed call received by the navigation device 2). Some embodiments of the present invention provide a server 302 that is configured to determine a destination that will be suggested to a user of the navigation split 200. The history of users based on devices that can determine the current location and report historical travel information to the server 302, such as the navigation device 200, and the transportation security device and the toll payment device 145230.doc • 27· 201038926 and _cracking Information to determine these destinations. In the embodiment of the navigation = month, the 'navigation device _ is configured to store the travel information about the journey of the guide lamp in the memory 230. = The navigation device 2 is currently navigating to the departure and destination locations: the route - the travel information includes identifying the departure location and the purpose. In addition, even if the user is using the "free driving" mode, the "200" navigation device hires the information of the location of the identification navigation device and the time when the identification navigation device 2 is called at the location is stored in the time limit. Memory in the coffee, therefore, the navigation device can be rebuilt _: follow the route. The money can include other information related to the journey and/or current: such as the speed of the navigation device, the direction of the attenuation, and so on. The navigation device 2GG transmits the stored travel information to the server, for example, when the navigation device 2 is communicably connected to the feeder. In some embodiments, the navigation device establishes a mobile connection to the feeder 302 via a mobile telephone, for example, and the travel information can be immediately communicated to the server 3G2. Alternatively, if the navigation device 2 (8) only periodically communicates with the server 3〇2, the travel information of the plurality of journeys can be transmitted to the feeder 302 at that time. Once the travel information from the plurality of navigation devices 200 is stored in the memory of the server 3〇2, the server 3〇2 is configured to determine the location of the user's visit based on the travel information for other users to use as suggestions. destination. This decision can be made by a travel analysis module operating on server 302. Figure 6 shows the travel information of the first user 61 and the second user 620. The travel information indicates that in a geographical area, the first user 61〇345230.doc -28- 201038926 visits the positions 1 〇, 3, 4 in order, and u J 4, 6, 7, 5, and 1, The second user visits the positions 1, 2, 1 η j, 9, 8, 7, 5, and 11 in order. Due to the presence of multiple samples in a relatively large area (as in each-travel trajectory) The knot ''occupies' can be seen) 'can determine the user's cost-time period-position. Or the "sea travel message" indicates that the navigation device 200 is turned off and turned on when the position is turned over - the next day (four) can refer to (four) (d) spend a period of time in his position.

Ο See Figure 7, which illustrates a method for identifying a location for use as a suggested destination in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The method begins with step 7iq. In step 0, the feeder 302 identifies from the travel information that two or more users spend more than a predetermined amount of time. In the second embodiment, in order to determine the location of interest to the user, the information (i.e., the travel trajectory from a plurality of users) is compared to determine a position where the user spends more than the time period. For example, the pre-emptive time period may be more than 2 hours, but it will be appreciated that other persistent uses may be used. In addition, it may be necessary for more than a predetermined number of users to have time in the embarrassing position. As a result of this step, positions 1, 3, 5, and 7 are identified as suggested possible locations 630. In order to improve the confidence level of the possible positions 63 s, such as the comparison of the possible locations 630 and the points of interest _ in the step, such as the location of the tourist attraction, including, for example, museums, theme parks, countries The location of parks, shopping centers, etc. also includes the location of railway stations, airports, hotels, parking lots, etc. The purpose of this step is to identify any location in the suggested possible location 630 that is unlikely to have been visited for fun (such as Iron 145230.doc -29- 201038926, station) and decide that it may have been visited for fun. The location. For example. As a result of comparing the possible positions 63G with the POI database, it is determined that: 1 and 5 are determined as tourist attractions, and thus it is appropriate to increase the positions.

. The confidence of Yu Jian’s position. Therefore, these locations are stored in a set of suggestable locations, in the illustrated example, the set contains location i, 3 = 5 *, other locations (eg, location 7) may not exist in the pOI In 740, the location of the collection that is not self-provided for the suggested location _ is removed or stored in the set of suggested locations and the traffic information about the time spent on the use of: For example, as a result of comparison with historical assets, location 7 can be identified as - both the traffic congestion user and the second user spend a period of time here. Location 7 can therefore be identified as unsuitable for suggesting to other users. In step 750, 'Compare these locations with _ store merchant information (such as identifying merchants that may be visiting for fun (such as cafes, restaurants, I general meeting, etc.) information f) library. As a result of this process, locations 4 and 9 can be identified as suggested merchant locations 64〇 and included in the set of suggestable locations. The business directory can be an online source of business information. The method ends at step 760. It will be appreciated that various modifications can be made to the method described with reference to Figure 7, such as by a number of steps: under-pure. As a result of the above process, the locations 丨, 3, 4, ... are stored in the set of suggested locations. Further information corresponding to each location may be stored for each of the locations in the set of suggested locations. 145230.doc -30. 201038926 Far information can include information about the time of each visit. For example, 3, positions 4 and 9 can experience the most visits between 11:3 and 14 time. Therefore, knowledge (5) time information of such visits can be stored along with these locations. In another embodiment, each location can be stored with the index of the down-visit location (if this is relevant in the travel information). For example, users who have visited a tourist attraction at location 3 can often visit the location meter later.

9 (4) Hall. Therefore, the information stored in position 3 can contain indicators for positions 4 and 9. As a result of the above process, the 'feeding device 3〇2 identifies a plurality of positions as suggested destinations' and these positions can be stored in one or more files in the memory 3〇6 of the server 3〇2 as Suggest destination database. As described above, the 'server 3 〇 2 can be connected to the ohms from the Ω — to transfer the built-in destination data library to the navigation device 2〇0. However, as described above, in addition to the above, in some embodiments, the servo|§ 302 can receive a destination suggestion message from a guide wheel navigation device 200 that requests one or more suggestions. destination. The one or more suggested destinations may be determined by the server 302 using the functionality described above with respect to the destination suggestion module 490 of the navigation device. In addition, however, in some embodiments of the present invention, the word processor 3〇2 is configured to propose a destination to a plurality of navigation devices 2, for example, for a predetermined duration, wherein the suggested destinations cross the plural Decentralized by destination. For example, consider a situation in which a plurality of navigational users are located in a geographic area and a plurality of users are requesting a destination from the server during a period of several hours. Since the plurality of users are in the same-geographic region (and therefore densely located), and the request is requested to be in the phase 145230.doc -31- 201038926 for a shorter time ώ navigation f, the feeding device 302 can The same one or more destinations are suggested to all of the plurality. In order to avoid this situation, in one embodiment, the server 3〇2 disperses the suggested destinations across the solid destination to avoid all users traveling to and visiting the same destination. The capacity of the ground. For example, if the destination is a large tourist attraction (such as a shopping mall), the location of the visitor may be large and may require the feeder 302 to be less distracting. However, if it is suggested that the destination is a monastery or a similar one with several:- the visitor capacity, the "server"3<2> can only advise the destinations To avoid clogging in the other place. A method 800 of determining a recommendable destination in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention will now be explained with reference to FIG. At step 810, journey information is received from a plurality of navigation devices. The travel information is analyzed by the servo benefit 302 to determine the location to be used as a suggestion 目的地 destination. Step 82() may include performing the method explained with reference to FIG. As a community of step 820, the test.s 7 identifies a plurality of locations as suggested for placement, i. In the step request, the server 3〇2 analyzes one or more time periods in which each location of the travel information is associated with each visit. In step _, the sequence information is determined (as will be explained with reference to Figure 1). In step coffee, the decision information is stored in a suggested destination database, and the user identification of the navigation device can suggest a destination. Referring to the structure of a suggestable destination database in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As explained, 145230.doc • 32· 201038926 As explained, the suggested destination database can be communicated to one or more navigation devices, such as 'on the storage medium or downloaded from the server 302 to the navigation device 200. Alternatively, the database is stored for access by the server 3〇2 in response to a destination suggestion message received from one or more navigation devices. 9A, 9B, and 9C illustrate the time associated with visiting three locations. As shown in FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C, it has been decided that there are cafes, theme parks, and nightclub. The second embodiment of the present invention determines the time information in step 83G by determining the time at which the user of the navigation device 200 visits each location based on the travel information received in step 810. The duration in which each navigation device 2 is present at each 'position' can be assigned by the server 302 to a plurality of predetermined time periods - or more, 疋Λ, etc. As can be seen from Figure 9, the twenty-four hour period t is considered to be a two-hour period' but it will be appreciated that other times can be utilized^ as will be understood from Figure 9A, the main visit to the cafe is all at the time 6 T to 18 o'clock, so server 3 () 2 can decide that this position is only suitable for advice between these 0 times. In addition, the feeder 302 determines that there are two peak periods between 6 o'clock and 8 o'clock and the U point. Accordingly, the information associated with the location of the (4) library in the suggested destination database is configured to indicate that the location should have a high probability of probation during such times. Similarly, for the theme park in Figure 9B, the time information of the travel information means: the visitors of the theme park are limited to 8:00 to 2 pm, and at this time ▲ the number of hackers is generally Smooth, that is, visitors arrive in the morning, staying for a long time. However, as can be understood from (4), for nightclubs, some visitors arrive between 20:00 and 22:00, but most visitors arrive between 145230.doc -33- 201038926 and stay until 2 o'clock. Between 4 o'clock. Therefore, the proposed destination database contains the information reflecting the time distribution of these time distributions, which contains the method explained in the explanation of Fig. 8: step. Steps _ according to the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. 1G. Based on the travel information received in step 810, the server is configured to determine. : Generally speaking, the user of the navigation device is in the visited position (4) to access positions B, C and D. The server 302 determines the order in which the navigation device 2 (9) travels to each of the positions b, C, D and then visits the position A based on the time information included in the received travel information. The arrows 9(7), 920, and 930 shown in FIG. 1G indicate the number of navigation devices 2〇〇 from the position B \ \ \ \ \ 位置 位置 位置 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , The relative sizes of 920, 930 indicate the number of navigation devices MO that are traveling on their journey during a time period considered. Arrow 940 indicates that a large number of navigation devices (10) continue to travel to location 在 at the visited location. It should be noted that not all the journeys involving positions a to E are indicated in FIG. 1(), that is, some users of the navigation device 2 may not travel to the location E after visiting the location A, and FIG. The journey by a user of a large number of navigation devices 200 is illustrated. After visiting the location e, the arrows 950 960, 970 illustrate that the user of the navigation device 2 has sneaked in various directions, ie, the user who does not appear to have several navigation devices visited after the location E a specific destination. The access sequence information for determining the order in which the user of the navigation device 200 is visited may be determined by determining that more than a predetermined number of navigation devices 200 are traveling between sequential locations. 145230.doc 201038926 An embodiment of a suggestable destination database 丨000 is illustrated in FIG. The suggested destination database 1000 contains identification information 1010 for each of the suggested destinations. The identification information 1010 can identify the geographic location of each of the suggested destinations such that the distance between the current location of a navigation device and the location of the suggestable destination can be determined. In addition, the identification information may also contain name information for each of the suggested destinations. The name information can be used to display the input of the selectable destination in the list of suggestable destinations displayed on the display device 240 of the navigation device 200. The repository 1000 includes destination type information 1020, which, as described above, may indicate that each destination is one or more of a plurality of destination types of predetermined categories. For example, as shown in Fig. ,, the destinations A to E in Fig. 1 are indicated as the following types: shopping, food, beverages, leisure, food/beverage, and shopping. However, it will be appreciated that this example is merely illustrative and other types of destinations may be selected. The time information 1030 can also be associated with a per-recommended destination that indicates when to visit the destination or to generally visit the destination. Time information 删 Delete can be derived from the received travel information (as described above) or based on publicly available open time information. The time information 1〇3〇 can be used to decide whether to recommend the destination based on the current location of the navigation device to the expected arrival time of each destination. For example, if the travel time between the current location of the navigation device and the advised destination is outside of the time indicated by the time information, it may be determined that the destination is not suitable for recommendation by the destination suggestion module 49. In some embodiments, the destination repository may be suggested to include next destination information 1040 indicating that the user may be suggested to the location at the current recommendable destination - or multiple possible next destinations Or according to the purpose of 145230.doc -35· 201038926. The next destination asset 1040 can be determined as previously explained with reference to Figure ι. In some embodiments, although not shown in the figure, the suggested destination database 1000 may further include user ranking information indicating, for example, based on the user's response to each destination ranking (for example). The average ranking of his destination. The ranking information can be used to rank a plurality of suggestable destinations so that destinations with higher rankings are first presented to the user by the navigation device 200. FIG. 12 illustrates an example graphical user interface (GUI) 1200 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention provided by the destination suggestion module 490. The GUI 1200 includes a main menu 121〇 and a navigation menu 1210, from which the navigation menu can be selected—the menu 123〇, and the menu 123 includes a graphic icon in the form of a button that is a “recommended destination”. The graphical icon, when activated by the user, causes a suggested destination menu 1240 to display a plurality of graphical buttons, each graphical button providing an option to display the suggested destination. The destination may be suggested by activating each of the buttons, which are respectively located near one of the current locations of the navigation device 2, in the city selected by the user, #near - stored in the navigation The automatic navigation position in the device 2, along a route determined by the navigation device 2, close to - the user selected by the user (four) or other navigation device has selected the destination location to go. After selecting the graphics for the money, the user is presented with a category menu 125G, which provides a selection of categories for the proposed destination. For example, as shown in % Figure 12, the stem corresponds to the graphic monologue of the currently available hot, food, entertainment, interesting ρ〇ι, one-day and more available categories. Hot options are currently available at the current time 145230.doc • 36 - 201038926 The number of visitors are expected to be at their destination, and the one-day selection of users usually spend their entire day at their destination. After selecting a destination category from the category menu 1250, the destination suggestion module 490 displays on the display device 240 a suggested destination menu 1260 containing a predetermined number of suggested destinations selectable by a user. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 12, the suggested destination menu 1260 includes information indicating the distance from the current location of the navigation device 2 to each suggested destination, the name and indication of each destination. Previous visitor ranking information for each destination ranking, but it will be appreciated that the shir suggestion destination menu 1260 may not contain all of the information in FIG. 12 in some embodiments. If the user selects a destination from the suggested destination menu 1260, the navigation device 2 provides directions to the destination. After visiting a selected destination (i.e., when the navigation device 2 is turned on after the time period of the selected location), the ranking option 1270 may be displayed by the destination suggestion module 127, the ranking option 1270 being the The user provides an option to determine the ranking of the visited destination, as shown in the ranking menu 128. The ranking information can be communicated to the server 302 for inclusion in the recommendable destination database. It will be apparent from the above description that the teachings of the present invention provide a configuration whereby a user of the navigation device 2 can be suggested based on the current location of the navigation device 2 and the journey performed by the user of the other navigation device. Or multiple destinations. In this way, the destination can be appropriately suggested to the user of the navigation device with respect to previous visitors to their destinations. It should also be understood that 'although the various aspects and embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration 145230.doc-37·201038926 set forth herein, and the present invention The scope is extended to include all configurations and modifications and changes thereto. For example, although the embodiments described in the foregoing detailed description refer to (d), it should be noted that the 'navigation device may use any of the position sensing techniques as an alternative to GPS (or indeed, in addition to Gps). For example, navigation devices may utilize other global navigation satellite systems, such as the European Galileo (GaHleo) system. As such, it is not limited to satellite-based, but can be easily implemented using ground-based beacons or any other system that enables the device to determine its geographic location. It will also be readily understood by those skilled in the art that while the preferred embodiment implements functionality by software, the functionality may equally well be in hardware (e.g., by one or more eight for special applications) The integrated circuit is implemented or actually implemented by a mixture of hardware and software. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be construed as being limited to implementation in software. Finally, it should be noted that although the scope of the accompanying patent application is stated herein The particular combination of features described herein, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific combinations of the following claims, and the scope of the present invention extends to include any combination of features or embodiments disclosed herein. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a Global Positioning System (GPS); FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of an electronic component configured to provide a navigation device - a manner in which a navigation device can receive information on a wireless communication channel Figure 45A and Figure 4A are explanatory perspective views of a navigation device; Figure 5 is a schematic representation of the software used by the navigation device Figure 2 is an illustration of travel information received from two navigation devices; Figure 7 is an illustration of a method in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention; Figure 8 is an illustration of a method in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention 9Α, FIG. 9Β and FIG. 9C are diagrams of the J-holes associated with the instance destination; Ο FIG. 10 is a map material containing a plurality of destinations and a journey between the destinations by the navigation device. 11 is an illustration of a structure of a destination database that can be suggested according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 12 is an illustration of a GUI according to an embodiment of the present invention. 120 Satellite 124 Earth 140 GPS Receiver 160 Spread Spectrum GPS Satellite Signal 200 Navigation Device 210 Processor 220 Input Device 225 Connection 230 Memory Resource 235 Connection 240 Display Screen 145 145230.doc -39- 201038926 245 Output Connection 250 Antenna/Receiver 255 Connection 260 Output device 270 Input/output (I/O) 埠 275 Connection 280 External I/O device 290 Integrated input and display device 292 Arm 294 Suction cup 302 Servo 304 Processor 306 Memory 308 Transmitter 310 Receiver 312 Bulk Data Storage Device 314 Wired or Wireless Connection/Communication Link 318 Communication Channel 320 Transmitter 322 Receiver 460 Functional Hardware Component 470 Operating System 480 Application Software 490 Destination Suggestion module 145230.doc -40- 201038926

610 First User 620 Second User 630 Possible Location 640 Suggested Business Location 900 Geographical Area 910 Arrow 920 / Arrow 930 Arrow 940 Arrow 950 Arrow 960 Arrow 970 Arrow 1000 Suggest Destination Database 1010 Identification Information 1020 Destination Type Information 1030 Time Information 1040 Next Destination Information 1210 Main Menu 1220 Navigation Menu 1230 Navigation Menu 1240 Suggested Destination Menu 1250 Category Menu 1260 Suggested Destination Menu 1270 Ranking Options 145230.doc -41 - 201038926 1280 Ranking Menu A Location Β Location C Position D Position Ο Position Ο 145 145230.doc • 42·

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201038926 VII. Patent application scope: 1 navigation device, which is characterized by including a plurality of 'suggested destination decisions _ or one of a plurality of suggested destinations □ (490) 'which has been based on self-complex • The navigation information obtained by the navigation device (10) determines the recommended destinations. 2. 2. The navigation device of claim 1 wherein the location is determined based on one of the navigation devices (2). 3. The navigation device of U item 1 or 2, wherein the suggested destinations have been determined as the position of at least some of the plurality of navigation devices (thin) for more than a predetermined period of time based on the travel information. 4. The navigation device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the destination suggestion module (willow) is configured to be based on category information associated with each of the recommendable destination towels and/or with each The time information associated with the destination may be suggested to determine the one or more suggested destinations. 5. The navigation device (200) of claim 5, wherein the time # instructs the navigation device (200) to remain in each location for one or more time periods. 6. The navigation device of claim 1 or 2, comprising a memory (280) storing a suggestable destination database (1) containing one of the suggested destinations, wherein the destination suggestion mode The group (49〇) determines the proposed destinations from the recommended destination database (1000). 7. The navigation device (2) of claim 1 or 2, wherein the destination suggestion module (490) is configured to: transmit a message to enable access to one of the constructable ant destinations a server (302) of the destination database (1), wherein the message requests one or more suggested destinations; and the receiving finger 145230.doc 201038926 indicates one of the one or more suggested destinations . A method of providing one or more suggested destinations for selection by a user, comprising: determining a current location of a navigation device (200); the method is characterized by: according to the location of the navigation device (200), The plurality of suggested destinations determine one or more suggested destinations, wherein the plurality of suggested destinations have been determined based on the travel information obtained from the plurality of navigation devices (200). 9. The method of claim 8, comprising: receiving travel information from each of the plurality of navigation devices (200), wherein the travel information indicates one of the respective navigation devices (2〇〇) or a plurality of trips; and determining each of the plurality of suggestable destinations as - or a plurality of navigation skirts staying over one of the predetermined time periods. 10, such as 5, or 8th, t, l + |. > A, which includes determining one or more time periods in which the plurality of navigation devices (200) stay at each location. The decision to build a destination or one of the four destinations includes determining whether the expected time to arrive at each of the constructable destinations is within one of the time periods. 11 = The method of claim 9, comprising comparing the plurality of locations that have stayed for more than the predetermined time period with one of the quotients = traffic information or both. Record and/or 12: The method of claim 8 or 9' includes the inclusion of information associated with the display of a destination for a user-selected slag. 13. The method of claim 8 or 9, wherein each of the suggested destinations is associated with the -category 145230.doc 201038926 and is selected by associating with each of the predetermined number of categories A predetermined number of suggested destinations are determined to determine a plurality of suggested destinations. 14. A system comprising: a plurality of navigation devices (2〇〇); and a feeding device (302) 'which is communicably coupled to each of the plurality of navigation devices (2〇〇) The system is characterized in that the far-feeding device (302) is configured to: receive travel information from each of the plurality of navigation devices (200), the travel information indicating each navigation device (2)之一) one or more journeys performed; and regarding the travel information • determining one or more recommendable destinations for more than a plurality of navigation devices (200) to stay for at least a predetermined period of time; and such navigation devices ( At least one of 200) is configured to determine one or more suggested destinations selected from the recommendable destinations based on the current location of the navigation device (2G0). 15. As claimed in claim 14, wherein the server (3〇2) is configured to determine the visit sequence information, the visit sequence information indicating each of the plurality of navigation devices (10)〇) One order of destinations can be suggested. 145230.doc