Motorola Corporation

General Instrument Corporation

Richard Mark Clayton

Bernhard P Weisshaar

Kungwel Liu

Parvathy Bhaskaran

Michael T Gaumond

John David Bruner

James Blake Bullock

Garurank P Saxena

Juan C Uribe

Lee Callaway

A method is provided for improved navigation guidance in a portable navigation device () having a first navigation operating mode () for requesting () and receiving () routelet data and navigation route data and operating in accordance with the routelet data () and a second operation navigation mode () for operating in accordance with the navigation route data (). The method includes in the first navigation operating mode (), the steps of transmitting a routelet request () comprising location data, speed data and direction data, the location, speed and direction data determined () in response to a present location, a present speed and a present direction of travel, respectively, of the portable navigation device (), receiving routelet data () and operating in accordance with the received routelet data ().

Method for initiating navigation guidance in a distributed communications system

A system and method for managing content between different client devices in various domains (such as vehicle, home, and person). The system and method include receiving an input from a user on the first client device to pause the content. After receiving the input, the first client device determines whether the first client device is connected to a wireless communication system. If the first client device is connected to the wireless communication system, the first client device sends a data message to the second client device through a host system. In one embodiment, the second client device will then store the content in the second client device after receiving the data message to permit the user to resume playback of the content on the second client device. In another embodiment, the host system will store the content itself or access the content from a content provider and transfer the content directly to the second device with a data message that indicates the paused location of the content.

System and method for managing content between devices in various domains

A navigation system having a client device and a service center. The client device is capable of transmitting a starting point and a destination point from a user. The client device also includes a memory having a memory limit. The service center is capable of receiving the starting point and the destination point and calculates a route between the starting point and the destination point. The service center further is capable of generating and transmitting data associated with the calculated route to the client device. However, before transmitting the data, the service center makes a determination whether the size of the data associated with the calculated route is greater than the memory limit of the memory in the client device. If so, the data associated with the calculated route is transmitted to the client device in a plurality of segmented data files, each at a different time. The division of data may take a variety of forms including a division by geographic area. There is also a means for thinning data in geographic or coverage areas having limited connectivity. Additionally, there is a method in the service center to transmit information in segmented data files when the data associated with the calculated route is greater than the memory limit of the memory in the client device.

Server-based navigation system having dynamic transmittal of route information

A system and method for managing content between different client devices in various domains (such as vehicle, home, and person). The system and method include receiving an input from a user on the first client device to delay the content. After receiving the input, the first client device determines whether the first client device is connected to a wireless communication system. If the first client device is connected to the wireless communication system, the first client device sends a data message to a host system. In one embodiment, the host system will then obtain the content (in whole or in part) after receiving the data message to permit the user to resume playback of the content on the first client device or another client device.

A method of enabling the transmission of data in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of monitoring a plurality of communication interfaces; determining that a communication interface of the plurality of communication interfaces has become available; informing an application that the communication interface has become available; and transmitting data associated with the application on the communication interface.

Method of enabling the transmission of data in a wireless communication network

A method of optimizing the transmission of data in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of acquiring a first communication interface of a plurality of communication interfaces to transmit data associated with a first application for a first period of time; transmitting a first block of data on the first communication interface for a second period of time which is less than the first period of time; and transmitting a second block of data associated with a second application on said first communication interface for at least a portion of the first period of time remaining after the second period of time.

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Richard Mark Clayton