What Is The
Next Step for GPS In Your Car?
With the many variables to the uses of GPS for the multitude of activities
in life, the ways of its use are becoming countless. We see GPS being
used in biking, hiking, boating, jogging and even Iditarod Dog Racing
across the wilderness of Canada.
Not to mention all the commercial uses for it. GPS is truly extraordinary
in its multiples of applications and uses. In the beginning of the
consumer use of GPS it was focused on our automobiles. So I wanted
to see what the next step for how it would be adapted in the automotive
industry is.
As I was researching for this article I stumbled on another blog where
the writer was talking about how Google wants to get into the auto
business. Imagine that, Google getting into the auto industry. Who'd
of thunk that up. Well anyway, the writer explained that Google is
in partnership with other companies to create a car that drives itself.
You can't blame Google for wanting to diversify I guess. Naturally,
GPS came to my mind when I was thinking about how this would work.
Sure enough, later in the long article, I read where a patent had
been filed with the US Government back in July of 2001, for an additional
step for how GPS would be used in our cars.
So far this has not happened yet. But the patent was approved back
in April 2009. So far as I know, I'm one of the very few who has spoken
of or written of this on the internet. So you're getting pretty fresh
stuff in this article folks. Now, how do they plan to use GPS and
what way are they going to use it that's not already being done?
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Without quoting the Patent word
for word, I'll put it in my own words as I usually like to write
anyway. The patent itself is a very long read if you get my
drift.
The Abstract:
What they want to do is say in your car or truck or van, where
you have multiple devices such as a DVD player, radar detector,
and a cell phone, they want to create an automatic notification
system using GPS for these devices.
The Why:
Because in certain states your driving in you are not allowed
by law to operate your Radar Detector. Some states a DVD Player
while driving. And now there's laws in some states that you
can't use your Cell Phone without a hands free device connected
to it. As well as new laws to keep people from texting while
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The How:
In your GPS unit, in your automobile, will be an option to input the
data to each of your devices that you have. For example, for each
of the devices mentioned, you would simply input either the devices
serial number, or make, and model of the device.
This is called registering. After you would have all your devices
registered into the software of the GPS, the unit will take over from
there. Built within the GPS software system will be a hierarchical
list of Jurisdictional Information for each State. Concerning the
use of these devices on their highways and roads.
For example, I believe in the State of Maryland, your not allowed
to operate a Radar Detector. So when you crossed the State lines into
the State, and you had your Detector registered in your GPS units
software, it would cause an audible alert and a message on the GPS
screen.
Such as "Please turn off your Radar Detector, you are not allowed
to operate it in this State." The same for any of the other devices
in your vehicle.
The Conclusion:
This technology could even be taken a step further. Such as the ability
in your GPS to automatically shutdown your device as well as give
you info for the State your driving in. It's amazing what the mind
can dream up isn't it!
I think this is a very useful invention that the Patenters have come
up with. Very innovative. Will you have to purchase a new GPS to use
this technology? I wouldn't think so. I would think it would be just
like when you update your GPS with maps.
You may have to pay for it, but you would simply download the software
to your unit. And then simply register or input the devices information
into the GPS and your done. Pretty cool stuff.
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