| 1. A standalone computer system for
generating travel directions from a point of origin, corresponding to a
location of said computer system, to a destination that corresponds to a
geographic location associated with telephone number identification
information representative of an incoming or outgoing telephone call
comprising:
i) a telephone receiver;
ii) a database containing information correlating
said telephone number identification information with a corresponding
geographic location, said database includes:
a) a locally assembled address book, and
b) telephone directory information;
iii) navigation software operative to provide a map
or navigation directions between said geographic location associated with
the telephone number identification information and the location of the
computer system;
iv) an output device; and
v) a computer program operative to:
a) control said computer system to detect and
interpret incoming or outgoing telephone number identification information
associated with a telephone call;
b) control said computer system to first search said
locally assembled address book in said database using the telephone number
identification information to obtain information representative of a
geographic location associated with the telephone number identification
information, and
subsequently search said telephone directory
information to obtain information representative of a geographic location
associated with the telephone number identification information whenever
said information in not found in said locally assembled address book;
c) control said computer system to employ said
navigation software to automatically provide said map or navigation
directions between said point of origin and the geographic location
associated with the telephone number identification information; and
d) control the computer system to selectively
provide said map or navigation directions to said output device in a
desired media. |