Apparatus and method for displaying route in personal navigation terminal
First Claim
1. A route guidance apparatus of a personal navigation terminal, the route guidance apparatus comprising:
- a road structure information storage unit for storing information related to road structures;
a user preference information storage unit for storing at least one road structure preference representing a preference of a user related to the at least one road structure; and
a controller for determining a current location of the personal navigation terminal, computing routes to a destination from the current location, and selecting a user-preferred route from among the routes based on the at least one road structure preference.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a route guidance apparatus of a personal navigation terminal, which includes a road structure information storage unit for storing information related to road structures, a user preference information storage unit for storing at least one road structure preference representing a preference of a user for the road structures, and a controller for determining a current location of the personal navigation terminal, computing routes to a destination from the current location, and selecting a user-preferred route preferred by a user from among the routes based on the at least one road structure preference. In the route guidance apparatus, a personal navigation terminal displays routes based on user preferences reflecting user characteristics instead of simply displaying the shortest route, thereby causing a user to take a proper route according to one'"'"'s own characteristics and degree of fatigue.
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25 Claims
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1. A route guidance apparatus of a personal navigation terminal, the route guidance apparatus comprising:
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a road structure information storage unit for storing information related to road structures;
a user preference information storage unit for storing at least one road structure preference representing a preference of a user related to the at least one road structure; and
a controller for determining a current location of the personal navigation terminal, computing routes to a destination from the current location, and selecting a user-preferred route from among the routes based on the at least one road structure preference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A route guidance method of a personal navigation terminal, the route guidance method comprising the steps of:
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storing at least one road structure preference representing a preference of a user for at least one road structure;
determining a current location;
computing routes to a destination from the current location; and
selecting a user-preferred route preferred by a user from among the routes based on the at least one road structure preference. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A route guidance method of a personal navigation terminal, the route guidance method comprising the steps of:
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storing at least one user preference for road structures and public transportation;
determining a current location of the personal navigation terminal;
when a request to use public transportation after route computation is received from the user, determining to use the public transportation after the route computation;
computing routes using the public transportation and routes excluding the public transportation to the destination from the current location;
selecting a user-preferred route preferred by the user from among the computed routes with reference to the at least one user preference;
displaying the user-preferred route and receiving a selection whether to use the public transportation from the user in order to determine whether to use public transportation after the route computation; and
displaying the user-preferred route preferred by the user according to the selection regarding whether to use the public transportation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A route guidance method of a personal navigation terminal, the route guidance method comprising the steps of:
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storing at least one user preference for road structures and public transportation;
determining a current location of the personal navigation terminal;
computing and displaying a shortest route to a destination from the current location;
determining if road structures exist while displaying the shortest route;
if the road structures exist while displaying the shortest route, computing a user-preferred route preferred by a user based on the at least one user preference for the road structures; and
displaying the computed user-preferred route. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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