Patent ID: 8340895

Claim:
A method of querying and displaying point of interest information in a personal navigation device, the method comprising: the personal navigation device sending a search term to a first server for finding a matching category corresponding to the search term, wherein the search term is inputted to the personal navigation device through a user interface of the personal navigation device; the personal navigation device receiving matching category data corresponding to the search term from the first server; the personal navigation device displaying a representation of the matching category described in the matching category data, wherein the representation of the matching category comprises a full path showing names of the matching category and ancestor categories of the matching category; the personal navigation device sending a query to a second server when the matching category is selected through the user interface of the personal navigation device; the personal navigation device receiving point of interest data corresponding to the matching category from the second server; and the personal navigation device displaying a point of interest described in the point of interest data.