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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2006
Glenn T. Peterman, Overland Park, KS (US);
Glenn T. Peterman, Overland Park, KS (US);
Garmin Ltd., , KY;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a navigation device () and method that are operable to provide an alert by comparing user geographic locations. The navigation device () generally includes a location determining component () operable to determine a current geographic location of the device (), a memory () operable to store data corresponding to a previous geographic location of the device (), a processor (), and a display (). The processor () is operable to compare the current geographic location of the device () to the previous geographic location of the device () and generate an alert based upon the comparison. The display () is operable to provide a visual indication of the generated alert. Such a configuration enables an attention-getting alert to be automatically provided even if a user is severely injured or incapacitated.