Navigation system
First Claim
1. A navigation system having a navigation controller for finding a route to a set final destination, for displaying the found route along with a map covering a vehicle'"'"'s position, and for navigating the vehicle to the final destination, said navigation system comprising:
- a voice recognition unit for recognizing a predetermined word from spoken utterances of a user;
a destination supposition and suggestion unit for providing a suggested destination based on a user'"'"'s utterances; and
a destination entry unit for entering the suggested destination as the final destination for said navigation controller.
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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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19 Claims
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1. A navigation system having a navigation controller for finding a route to a set final destination, for displaying the found route along with a map covering a vehicle'"'"'s position, and for navigating the vehicle to the final destination, said navigation system comprising:
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a voice recognition unit for recognizing a predetermined word from spoken utterances of a user;
a destination supposition and suggestion unit for providing a suggested destination based on a user'"'"'s utterances; and
a destination entry unit for entering the suggested destination as the final destination for said navigation controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A navigation system having a navigation controller for finding a route to a set final destination, for displaying the route along with a map covering a vehicle'"'"'s position, and for navigating a vehicle to the final destination, said navigation system comprising:
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a user voice characteristic registering unit to register a voice of a user of the navigation system who frequently rides in the vehicle;
a user identifying unit to identify a user by the voice registered by said user voice characteristic registering unit;
a voice recognition unit for recognizing a predetermined word from spoken utterances of a user identified by the user identifying unit;
a destination supposition and suggestion unit for predicting a destination based on one or more utterances identified by said voice recognition unit; and
a destination entry unit for entering the suggested destination as the final destination for said navigation controller. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of navigating a vehicle to a final destination comprising the acts of:
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providing a navigation system having a navigation controller;
receiving a spoken utterance from a user in the voice recognition unit;
identifying a predetermined word from the spoken utterance;
identifying one or more destinations utilizing the predetermined word;
suggesting a desired destination; and
providing the desired destination to the navigation controller. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of navigating a vehicle to a final destination comprising:
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providing a navigation system having a navigation controller, a user voice characteristic registering unit, a user identifying unit, a voice recognition unit, a destination supposition and suggestion unit, and a destination entry unit;
registering a voice of a frequent user of the navigation system utilizing said user voice characteristic registering unit;
identifying a user, by the voice registered by said user voice characteristic registering unit, utilizing said user identifying unit;
recognizing a predetermined word, from spoken utterances of a user identified by the user identifying unit, utilizing said voice recognition unit;
predicting a destination, based on one or more utterances identified by said voice recognition unit, utilizing said destination supposition and suggestion unit; and
entering the suggested destination as the final destination, for said navigation controller, utilizing said destination entry unit. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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Specification