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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2005
Applicant:
Rodney Paul Opitz, Arlington, TX (US);
Inventor:
Rodney Paul Opitz, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Uniden America Corporation, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus, method and system for generating a map using a global positioning system (). According to one embodiment, the present invention is a mapping apparatus capable of automatically loading the most relevant local map data to a handheld mapping device () as needed. The mapping apparatus comprises a handheld mapping device () incorporating a wide area base database () and a local area detail database (). The apparatus further comprises a mobile docking station () incorporating a wide area detail database () and software operable to update the local area detail database ().