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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2002
Thomas H. Walters, Gardner, KS (US);
Michael R. Wiegers, Overland Park, KS (US);
Robert M. Kalis, Overland Park, KS (US);
Garmin Ltd., , KY;
Abstract
A navigation apparatus ( ) configured for removably coupling with and providing navigational capabilities to a portable, handheld computing device ( ). The navigation apparatus ( ) includes a navigation receiver ( ) for receiving navigation signals from a plurality of sources; a processor ( ) coupled with the navigation receiver ( ) for determining a location of the navigation apparatus ( ) as a function of the received navigation signals; and an interface/connector ( ). The interface/connector ( ) is either a Secure Digital slot connector or a Compact Flash slot connector. Location data stored in the navigation apparatus ( ) and data representative of the location determined by the navigation apparatus ( ) may be delivered from the processor ( ) to the handheld computing device ( ) so that it may be displayed and used by a user of the device ( ).