Navigation device and method of implementing audio features in a navigation device

Abstract

A method of integrating audio features using a navigation device is disclosed herein, along with a navigation device itself. For example, in one embodiment the method may include receiving an interruption signal for interruption of audio playback, determining to interrupt audio playback using the navigation device in response to receipt of the interruption signal, and storing an interruption state of audio playback upon determining to interrupt the audio playback.

1 . A method of integrating audio features using a navigation device, comprising:
 receiving an interruption signal for interruption of audio playback;   determining to interrupt audio playback using the navigation device in response to receipt of the interruption signal; and   storing an interruption state of audio playback upon determining to interrupt the audio playback.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the interruption signal is received from a mobile device in communication with the navigation device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the mobile device is in communication with the navigation device over a wireless communication link. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the wireless communication link is a BLUETOOTH link. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the mobile device is one of a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant, and a laptop computer device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein: the interruption signal is generated by a navigation application processed by the navigation device; and the interruption signal is received by a jukebox application processed by the navigation device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the jukebox application stores the interruption state of audio playback. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the navigation application stores the interruption state of audio playback. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a navigation application processed by the navigation device generates the interruption signal if a navigation prompt is appropriate. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the navigation prompt is generated if a geographical location of the navigation device is in geographic proximity to at least one of a necessary change in route, a necessary change in direction, a change in street name, a point of interest, and an endpoint of a current route. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the navigation prompt includes an audible prompt describing at least one of a necessary change in route, a necessary change in direction, a change in street name, a point of interest, and an endpoint of a current route. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising: restoring audio playback at the stored interruption state of audio playback, using the navigation device. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising: receiving user input for restoring audio playback; and restoring audio playback at the stored interruption state of audio playback, using the navigation device, in response to the user input. 
     
     
         14 . A computer readable medium including program segments for, when executed on a processor of the navigation device, causing the navigation device to implement the method of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         15 . A navigation device, comprising: a processor to process the method of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         16 . A navigation device, comprising:
 means for receiving an interruption signal for interruption of audio playback;   means for determining to interrupt audio playback using the navigation device in response to receipt of the interruption signal; and   means for storing an interruption state of audio playback upon determining to interrupt the audio playback.   
     
     
         17 . The navigation device of  claim 16 , wherein the means for receiving the interruption signal includes a jukebox application processed on the navigation device. 
     
     
         18 . The navigation device of  claim 16 , wherein the means for determining includes a navigation application processed on the navigation device. 
     
     
         19 . The navigation device of  claim 16 , wherein the means for storing the interruption state includes a computer readable medium of the navigation device. 
     
     
         20 . The navigation device of  claim 16 , wherein the interruption signal is generated by a mobile device in communication with the navigation device. 
     
     
         21 . The navigation device of  claim 20 , wherein the mobile device is in communication with the navigation device over a wireless communication link. 
     
     
         22 . The navigation device of  claim 21 , wherein the wireless communication link is a BLUETOOTH link. 
     
     
         23 . The navigation device of  claim 21 , wherein the mobile device is one of a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant, and a laptop computer device. 
     
     
         24 . The navigation device of  claim 16 , wherein a navigation application processed by the navigation device generates the interruption signal if a navigation prompt is appropriate. 
     
     
         25 . The navigation device of  claim 24 , wherein the navigation prompt is generated if a geographical location of the navigation device is in geographic proximity to at least one of a necessary change in route, a necessary change in direction, a change in street name, a point of interest, and an endpoint of a current route. 
     
     
         26 . The navigation device of  claim 24 , wherein the navigation prompt includes an audible prompt describing at least one of a necessary change in route, a necessary change in direction, a change in street name, a point of interest, and an endpoint of a current route. 
     
     
         27 . The navigation device of  claim 16 , further comprising: means for restoring audio playback at the stored interruption state of audio playback, using the navigation device. 
     
     
         28 . The navigation device of  claim 16 , further comprising: means for receiving user input for restoring audio playback; and means for restoring audio playback at the stored interruption state of audio playback, using the navigation device, in response to the user input. 
     
     
         29 . A navigation device, comprising:
 a processor to receive an interruption signal for interruption of audio playback and to determine to interrupt audio playback in response to receipt of the interruption signal; and   memory to store an interruption state of audio playback upon determining to interrupt the audio playback.   
     
     
         30 . The navigation device of  claim 29 , wherein the interruption signal is generated by a mobile device in communication with the navigation device. 
     
     
         31 . The navigation device of  claim 30 , wherein the mobile device is in communication with the navigation device over a wireless communication link. 
     
     
         32 . The navigation device of  claim 31 , wherein the wireless communication link is a BLUETOOTH link. 
     
     
         33 . The navigation device of  claim 30 , wherein the mobile device is one of a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant, and a laptop computer device. 
     
     
         35 . The navigation device of  claim 29 , wherein the processor utilizes a navigation application to determine to interrupt audio playback upon receipt of the interruption signal. 
     
     
         36 . The navigation device of  claim 35 , wherein the navigation application generates a navigation prompt if a geographical location of the navigation device is in geographic proximity to at least one of a necessary change in route, a necessary change in direction, a change in street name, a point of interest, and an endpoint of a current route. 
     
     
         37 . The navigation device of  claim 36 , wherein the navigation prompt includes an audible prompt describing at least one of a necessary change in route, a necessary change in direction, a change in street name, a point of interest, and an endpoint of a current route. 
     
     
         38 . The navigation device of  claim 29 , wherein the processor restores audio playback at the stored interruption state of audio playback subsequent to receiving the interruption signal. 
     
     
         39 . The navigation device of  claim 38 , wherein the processor utilizes a jukebox application to restore audio playback. 
     
     
         40 . The navigation device of  claim 29 , further comprising: an input device to receive user input for restoring audio playback, the processor restoring audio playback at the stored interruption state of audio playback in response to the user input.