Patent ID: 8467961
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: G01C,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A handheld device for navigation, which enables a user to carry the device along a planned route, comprising: a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver for receiving signals from a plurality of GPS satellites; storage for storing data, the data including data concerning a desired destination and data relating to a plurality of user profiles of a user, each of the plurality of user profiles of the user being for a different persona of the user, the data relating to each of the plurality of user profiles of the user including data indicative of preference of a corresponding persona of the user; wherein the different persona including at least one of personal, business and vacation persona; a processor coupled with the GPS receiver and the storage, and configured to calculate a location of the device as a function of the received signals and to cause a route to the desired destination to be planned, the route being planned for travel by the user; and an output element coupled with the processor for providing instructions to navigate along the route to the desired destination and information concerning facilities surrounding the route which satisfy preferences of a selected persona of the user, wherein the handheld device is operable to communicate with a server via a communication network and the route is planned by the server.