PDA with integrated navigation functions and expense reporting

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6826473
SERIAL NO

10068992

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Systems, devices and methods are provided to integrate navigation data, such as GPS navigation data, with Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) expense reporting functions to flexibly, accurately and efficiently determine travel distances for expense reports. One aspect provided herein is a method of using a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) to provide travel expenses for an expense report. Navigation data is used to determine a travel distance, which is associated with a PDA expense report entry. In one embodiment, a procedure for determining a travel distance is selected. One procedure involves calculating a route between a starting location and an ending location. Another procedure involves determining a distance along a track log between the starting location and the ending location. Another procedure involves incrementing a counter to monitor a distance traveled from the starting location. Other aspects are provided herein.

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GARMIN LTD45 MARKET PL SUITE 3206B GARDENIA CT PO BOX 10670 CAMANA BAY KY1-1006

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burch, Matthew C Lawrence, KS 12 482
Jones, Benjamin E Olathe, KS 3 217

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