Navigation device
US8958982B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3644
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a navigation device including: a target candidate extracting unit for extracting target candidates located along a guidance route from a map database on a basis of a vehicle position, the guidance route, and intersection information about a target intersection for guidance; a target determining unit for determining a target on a basis of knowledge about target determination from among the target candidates extracted by the target candidate extracting unit; a guidance sentence generating unit for generating a guidance sentence by using the target determined by the target determining unit; and a sound output unit for outputting voice guidance on a basis of the guidance sentence generated by the guidance sentence generating unit.
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