Navigation system
US6385535B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/36
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A navigation system having a navigation controller includes a voice recognition unit for recognizing a predetermined word from the spoken utterances of a user. It also includes a destination supposition and suggestion unit for predicting an appropriate destination desired by a user, based on a user's speech, and audibly suggests the predicted destination, and destination entry unit. If the suggested destination satisfies a user, the destination entry unit enters into the navigation controller the suggested destination.
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