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Destination estimating apparatus, navigation system including the destination estimating apparatus, destination estimating method, and destination estimating program

US8775080B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 2012
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 13, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C21/3617
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An object of this invention is to improve the accuracy of estimating a destination in a destination estimating apparatus. A destination estimating apparatus 100 includes: a learning data storing unit 9b that stores a history of a location specified as a destination in the past; a destination estimating unit 83 that estimates a destination from among a plurality of destination candidates including a location stored in the learning data storing unit 9b; and a candidate excluding unit 84 that, based on the history stored in the learning data storing unit 9b, excludes a destination candidate for which it is determined that a certainty factor of being a destination is lower than a predetermined threshold value from destination candidates that are estimated as being a destination by the destination estimating unit 83.

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