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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2009
Joe Tsung-ying Yeh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Theresa I-hsing Yeh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Kun-ming Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Joe Tsung-Ying Yeh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Theresa I-Hsing Yeh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Kun-Ming Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Elan Microelectronics Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A navigation system includes a touch screen for receiving a touch input and displaying a navigation map, mode-switching means for issuing a mode-switching command to switch the navigation system into an input mode, a memory for storing a database, and a controller to recognize a handwriting input or a gesture input to acquire an input information, search the database for a facility information corresponding to the input information, and show facilities represented by the facility information in the navigation map.