Navigation apparatus for a vehicle and program which controls the apparatus
US7209828B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3484
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A navigation apparatus for a vehicle registers a place of departure, a destination, and a route traveled by the vehicle; determines whether an input place of departure and input destination are respectively substantially the same as a place of departure and destination of a registered route, an input place of departure and an input destination being substantially the same as a respective place of departure and destination of a particular registered route when the input place of departure is within a predetermined distance of the place of departure of the particular registered route and the input destination is within the predetermined distance of the destination of the particular registered route; reads out the particular registered route from registered route information; and performs route guidance based on a route returned.
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