Communications: electrical – Vehicle position indication
Patent
1995-10-18
2000-10-03
Swarthout, Brent A.
Communications: electrical
Vehicle position indication
340539, 342457, 701300, G08G 1123
Patent
active
061279455
ABSTRACT:
A personal navigation device and method for providing location information. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of a portable hand-held unit. The portable unit contains a communication system adapted to receive data at and transmit data from the portable unit. The portable unit also contains a position determining system which determines the geographic location of the portable unit. The position determining system is connected to the communication system. A graphic display located on the portable unit is also connected to the position determining system. The graphic display displays a representation of the current location of the portable unit with respect to a previously selected location. In one embodiment, the representation of the current location also includes a representation of the speed and the heading of the portable unit with respect to the previously selected location.
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Swarthout Brent A.
Trimble Navigation Limited
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