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Voice route-guidance system and method having a function for judging approachment to a decision point

US5793631A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 1995
Grant dateAug 11, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/096872
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A voice route-guidance system for vehicles which terminates its route-guidance when the vehicle arrives at the destination and even if the present position of the vehicle is measured with low accuracy. An approach judging unit judges that the vehicle approaches a point spaced apart from a destination by a predetermined distance. A guidance termination judging unit further judges whether or not there is a point in which the route-guidance should be carried out between the present vehicle position and the destination. From these judgments, the system judges that the vehicle approaches the point spaced apart from the destination by the predetermined distance and also that all the route-guidance has been terminated. Thus, a termination unit terminates the route-guidance.

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