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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2009
Choy Wai Lee, Olathe, KS (US);
Karen J. Jantz, Overland Park, KS (US);
David C. Zahorsky, Olathe, KS (US);
Mark D. Tompkins, Overland Park, KS (US);
Ryan T. Moore, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Choy Wai Lee, Olathe, KS (US);
Karen J. Jantz, Overland Park, KS (US);
David C. Zahorsky, Olathe, KS (US);
Mark D. Tompkins, Overland Park, KS (US);
Ryan T. Moore, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Garmin Switzerland GmbH, , CH;
Abstract
A portable navigation device operable to present a plurality of operating modes. The device may include a display; a location determining component operable to determine a current geographic location of the navigation device; mount detection circuitry operable to determine a mounting status of the navigation device; and a processor coupled with the location determining component, the mount detection circuitry, and the display. The processor is operable to select one of a plurality of operating modes based on the determined mounting status and present information specific to the selected operating modes on the display.