Patent ID: 6417786
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
A navigation system for use with a vehicle, comprising:a housing; a receiver supported within the housing that receives signals that are indicative of a position of the receiver; a display supported by the housing for displaying information regarding the position of the receiver relative to previously determined reference points; a docking station supported within the vehicle that selectively receives the housing so that the receiver is usable within the vehicle and is selectively removable from the vehicle to be used remote from the vehicle; a second display supported in the vehicle and an electronic controller associated with the vehicle wherein the electronic controller activates the second display to display information regarding location of the vehicle when the housing is received in the docking station; and at least one switch remotely located from the housing, wherein the switch is manipulatable to select which displays will display the information regarding location of the vehicle.