Patent ID: 7676830
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing location-based navigation subscription services from a service provider to a vehicle navigation device, comprising: providing a wireless connection between the navigation device and a server of the service provider by way of a communications network, where the server is adapted to provide the location-based navigation subscription services to the navigation device; modifying service configuration data relating to access rights for the location-based navigation subscription services at the navigation device; providing the modified service configuration data from the navigation device to the server by way of the communications network, where the modified service configuration data has been modified at the navigation device to alter access to the location-based navigation subscription services provided by the server to the navigation device; storing the modified service configuration data on the server to allow access to the location-based navigation services of the server based on the modified service configuration data changes made at the navigation device; altering access to the location-based services by the navigation device at the server based on the modified service configuration data; storing the modified service configuration data in the navigation device; using the navigation device to request a location-based service from the server by way of the communications network; transmitting a response to the service request from the server to the navigation device, where the response includes a service type identifier specific to the type of service requested by the navigation device; receiving a response to the service request from the server at the navigation device; comparing the modified service configuration data stored at the navigation device with the service type identifier to verify that the received response corresponds to a location-based service that is accessible to the navigation device; and inhibiting use of the received response at the navigation device if the received response does not correspond to a location-based service that is accessible to the navigation device.