Ghebleh bearing indicator
August 13, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesGeneral purpose navigation aid device Device for indicating direction to a predetermined locale Self-sufficient navigation device for street vehicles Running position indicator apparatus Heading detecting apparatus Portable information device having an output related to natural physical events Distance-measuring system using orthogonal magnetic field generators and orthogonal magnetic field sensors Automobile route information display Islamic prayer calculator/clock device Method and apparatus for display of distance and direction to destination InventorsApplicationNo. 872412 filed on 04/23/1992US Classes:701/207, Employing position determining equipment701/300, RELATIVE LOCATION702/150Orientation or positionExaminersPrimary: Zanelli, Michael J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG01C 021/00AbstractA Ghebleh bearing indicator apparatus for providing a user with a displayed indication of the relative bearing between his current position and a destination, such as Mecca, includes a keyboard and display. A microprocessor processes selected stored latitude/longitude information for one of a plurality of cities along with information from an included electronic digital compass to calculate and display the bearing to Mecca on a compass rose. The apparatus includes a preprogrammed list of up to eight cities which, in one operational mode, allows an unsophisticated user to select a location merely by pressing a single key on the keyboard. In a second mode, a plurality of countries and associated cities is scrolled on the screen to permit highlighting and selection by the user. | |
