| US 7,548,804 B2 | ||
| Emulation to provide multiple applications in mobile equipment | ||
| Matthew J. Rossow, Dos Palos, Calif. (US); Michael L. O'Connor, Redwood City, Calif. (US); and David G. Lawrence, Santa Clara, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Novariant, Inc., Fremont, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 19, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/134,166. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0271348 A1, Nov. 30, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 701—36 [701/50; 701/200; 701/207; 701/41; 340/990] | 54 Claims |
| 1. A method comprising:
running a navigation program in a vehicle; and
running an emulation program in the vehicle;
wherein the vehicle is a farm implement, a mining vehicle or a construction vehicle, and wherein the emulation program is
a farming, mining or construction application that is different than the navigation program;
wherein running the navigation program comprises running a steering guidance program, as-applied map generator program, variable
rate map generator program, a cut-fill map generator program or combinations thereof, the running operable to generate real-time
images on a display in the vehicle as a function of a position of the vehicle; and
wherein the emulation program is a virtual terminal program operable to generate an image for a display, the virtual terminal
program operable to receive display information from one or more sources.
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