Patent ID: 6812860
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
A system of providing information to an onboard information device in a vehicle comprising:an onboard information device, wherein the onboard information device is a handheld computer and a user interest profile is maintained within a memory of the onboard information device; an onboard communication system operatively connected to the onboard information device, wherein the onboard communication system determines a user location from a positioning signal transmitted by a global positioning system; a remote travel information system in communication with the onboard information device, wherein the travel information system maintains geographically related information and segments the geographically related information and indexes the geographically related information by subject and location and arranges the geographically related information in a hierarchical manner in a database; and said travel information system searches the database for relevant information to the user based on the user interest profile and user location and transmits the relevant information to the onboard communication device.