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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING NAVIGATION INFORMATION BASED ON INSTRUCTIONS DESCRIBED IN A SCRIPT

  • US 20010056443A1
  • Filed: 09/09/1999
  • Published: 12/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A navigation information presenting apparatus or presenting navigation information to a user according to a state, comprising:

  • means for inputting a navigation script composed of an instruction sequence based on a predetermined specification, in which at least one of time information and point information, and information for guidance to be output according to at least one of a presentation time and a presentation place can be described using a set of combinations of a name which can identify a type of the information and the contents thereof;

    means for performing one of state acquisition of acquiring a state including at least one of a current time and a current point, and state generation of generating a state including at least one of a virtual current time and a virtual current point;

    means for processing instructions described in the input navigation script according to at least one of a current time and a current point, which is obtained by one of the state acquisition and the state generation; and

    means for outputting navigation information to be output as the instructions are processed, and for presenting the navigation information to the user.

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