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Details
Inventors: McCarthy, Kevin C.; Uhlmann, Eugenie V.; Lynam, Niall R.;
Assignee: Donnelly Corporation (Holland, MI)
Primary Examiner: Louis Jacques; Jacques H.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

A vehicular navigation system is provided that includes a vehicular wireless communication system that comprises a global-positioning system receiver in a vehicle, the global-positioning system receiver operable to receive data indicative of the geographic position of the vehicle from satellites external to the vehicle. The vehicular wireless communication system includes a wireless communication link between a transceiver in the vehicle and a transceiver at a site remote from the vehicle whereby wireless communication can exist between the vehicular transceiver and the remote transceiver. The vehicular wireless communication system is responsive to the request by downloading to the vehicle turn-by-turn directions generally from the current location to the destination, the turn-by-turn directions being derived from a database and a display in the vehicle, preferably at the interior rearview mirror assembly, displaying turn-by-turn instructions to the driver of the vehicle.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1.
A navigation system suitable for use in a vehicle comprising: a vehicle; said vehicle including an interior rearview mirror assembly, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising an interior reflective element; a vehicular wireless communication system; said vehicular wireless communication system comprising a global-positioning system receiver, said vehicle including said global-positioning system receiver, said global-positioning system receiver operable to receive data indicative of the geographic position of said vehicle from satellites external to said vehicle; said vehicular wireless communication system including a wireless communication link between a transceiver in said vehicle and a transceiver at a site remote from said vehicle whereby wireless communication can exist between said vehicular transceiver and said remote transceiver; said wireless communication including transmission from said vehicle to said remote transceiver of data indicative of the geographic location of said vehicle; said vehicular wireless communication system including a database, said database being external said vehicle and said database at least including map data associated with the geographic location of said vehicle; said vehicular wireless communication system including a user input whereby a driver of said vehicle can input a destination and request directional information thereto, said user input occurring at a current location of said vehicle; said vehicular wireless communication system being responsive to said request by downloading to said vehicle turn-by-turn directions generally from said current location to said destination, said turn-by-turn directions being derived from said database; and said interior rearview mirror assembly including a display, said display displaying turn-by-turn instructions to said driver of said vehicle.
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The system in claim 1 wherein said user input comprises at least one of a voice input and a keypad input


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