Patent ID: 8428314

Claim:
A fingerprint-initiated navigating method to be implemented using a navigating device, said fingerprint-initiated navigating method comprising the steps of: a) associating a k th set of fingerprint data with corresponding destination information, where k is an integer ranging from 1 to n, and n is not less than 1, step a) including the following sub-steps of, pre-storing n sets of fingerprint data in the navigating device, configuring the navigating device to operate in a map mode, where the navigating device shows a map to enable a user to select a map location, and to receive a command to execute a fingerprint-associated navigation setup procedure, and while the navigating device executes the fingerprint-associated navigation setup procedure, receiving a setup fingerprint signal, analyzing the setup fingerprint signal and identifying whether the setup fingerprint signal conforms with one of the n sets of fingerprint data pre-stored in the navigating device, and if the setup fingerprint signal conforms with one of the n sets of fingerprint data pre-stored in the navigating device, linking the map location with the set of the fingerprint data that conforms with the setup fingerprint signal; b) receiving a navigating fingerprint signal conforming with the k th set of fingerprint data; and c) showing a destination indicated by the destination information corresponding to the k th set of fingerprint data.