Navigation apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A navigation apparatus for mounting in a moving object and having an input unit, a central processing unit, a storage unit, and an output unit, wherein said storage unit has a means for storing data relating to a navigated area, said input unit has a means for inputting information relating to travel when said moving object is traveling, said central processing unit has a computing and retrieving means for finding from data stored in said storage unit a unit area not suitable for travel as a cell when said information relating to travel is input, and said output unit has a means for outputting or displaying said cell.
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus, and method, improved in practical effect and safety, comprised of an input unit, central processing unit, output unit, locator, processing means, computing and retrieving means, and storage unit and computing or retrieving and outputting or displaying a unit area not suitable for travel, that is, a “cell”, from a destination, skill, type of moving object, data of a navigated area, etc. and thereby presenting cells as realistic, useful basic information from various travel factors and enabling cells to be avoided and the destination to be reached.
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35 Claims
- 1. A navigation apparatus for mounting in a moving object and having an input unit, a central processing unit, a storage unit, and an output unit, wherein said storage unit has a means for storing data relating to a navigated area, said input unit has a means for inputting information relating to travel when said moving object is traveling, said central processing unit has a computing and retrieving means for finding from data stored in said storage unit a unit area not suitable for travel as a cell when said information relating to travel is input, and said output unit has a means for outputting or displaying said cell.
- 34. A navigation method generating information relating to a state of movement of a moving object and outputting or displaying said information, wherein said method computes or retrieves a unit area not suitable for travel as a cell and outputs or displays the same.
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