Navigation apparatus and method that performs route guiding to a provider location
US6654684B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3679
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A navigation apparatus measures the position of a vehicle based on position information and performing route guiding based on map information. The navigation apparatus includes an inputting unit for inputting specific information on a product or the like and selection conditions for the product or the like, a transmitting unit for transmitting the input specific information to an external storage unit in which characteristic information on the product or the like is stored, a receiving unit for receiving the characteristic information which is transmitted from the external storage unit, a retrieving unit for retrieving optimal characteristic information matching the selection conditions from the received characteristic information, a displaying unit for displaying the retrieved characteristic information, and a guiding unit for automatically setting the position of a provider for the product or the like based on the retrieved characteristic information and performing route guiding to the position of the provider.
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