Patent · US Expired

Destination guidance method of vehicle navigating

US5103400A · kind A · utility

47Cited by
7References
6Claims
0Family size

Assignees

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 28, 1991
Grant dateApr 7, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 28, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C21/3685
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A navigating apparatus which outputs information for guidance to a destination comprises an input device (1) for inputting a destination and a present position, a memory (4) in which guidance information is stored, an arithmetic unit (2) for determining optimum guidance information from the information input from the input device (1) and a display (3) for indicating the guidance information, the memory (4) having data of a plurality of parking lots at least in a destination and the arithmetic unit (2) serving to select the plurality of parking lots and guide the driver along the courses thereto in the destination. This apparatus enables the driver to go to a nearby parking lot by exploration of a course to the next parking lot at the shortest distance and guidance thereto even if a certain parking lot is full of cars in a destination.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.