1. A computer implemented method comprising: receiving, with a navigation device, user input regarding a desired city name; determining whether the user input matches a city name in a Last Used City List; when determined that the user input matches the city name in the Last Used City List, selecting the city name in the Last Used City List that matches the user input as a best candidate; when determined that the user input does not match any city name in the Last Used City List, consulting a Global City List, wherein consulting the Global City List includes: determining whether a number of city names in the Global City List matching the user input exceeds a predetermined threshold; and selecting a city name in the Global City List matching the user input that is geographically nearest to the navigation device as a best candidate when the number of city names in the Global City List matching the user input does not exceed the predetermined threshold; and displaying the best candidate in response to character entry by the user.
1. A computer implemented method comprising: receiving, with a navigation device, user input regarding a desired city name; determining whether the user input matches a city name in a Last Used City List; when determined that the user input matches the city name in the Last Used City List, selecting the city name in the Last Used City List that matches the user input as a best candidate; when determined that the user input does not match any city name in the Last Used City List, consulting a Global City List, wherein consulting the Global City List includes: determining whether a number of city names in the Global City List matching the user input exceeds a predetermined threshold; and selecting a city name in the Global City List matching the user input that is geographically nearest to the navigation device as a best candidate when the number of city names in the Global City List matching the user input does not exceed the predetermined threshold; and displaying the best candidate in response to character entry by the user. 3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the consulting the Global City List further comprises having the GCL in alphabetical order.