Patent ID: 6980905

Claim:
A remote-end route-calculating navigation system, comprising: an information center having at least one main information unit, said main information unit having an electronic map, route calculating software and a first communication device capable of transmitting/receiving phonic and digital information; a navigation requester having a satellite positioning device and a second communication device operable to automatically terminate a connection with said first communication device responsive to route information being completely received thereacross, said second communication device having a man-to-system interface, an output unit, a data unit, a hands-free unit, a voice synthesizer, wireless communication equipment, a longitude/latitude contrasting and calculating unit, a communication protocol unit, a memory unit, and an orientation calculating unit, said man-to-system interface receiving input from a user for controlling said navigation requester, said output unit providing audio and video messages to said user, said data unit being a memory device for storing telephone numbers of said information center and addresses of digital networks necessary for coupling to said information center, said hands-free unit allowing the user to communicate with said information center without holding the second communication device during use; said voice synthesizer having stored messages saved in a voice synthesizer memory, said longitude/latitude contrasting and calculating unit being adapted for receiving signals from said satellite positioning device and cooperating with electronic maps downloaded from said information center so as to identify instant positions of said user, said communication protocol unit having communication protocols saved in a protocol memory, said memory unit being adapted for recording data downloaded from said information center, said orientation calculating unit receiving signals from said satellite positioning device for consecutive usage, said satellite positioning device receiving signals from positioning satellites.