Navigation systems, methods, and programs
First Claim
1. A navigation apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a communication portion that receives traffic information; and
a controller that;
determines whether there is a controlled road link within a predetermined distance of the vehicle;
determines whether there is congestion information that begins with the controlled road link based on the received traffic information; and
provides, if the congestion information indicates that traffic congestion begins at the controlled link, guidance including traffic congestion guidance, the traffic congestion guidance indicating that the traffic congestion begins at the controlled road link.
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Abstract
Vehicle navigation systems, methods, and programs, receive traffic information. The systems, methods, and programs determine whether there is a controlled road link within a predetermined distance of the vehicle and determine whether there is congestion information that begins with the controlled road link based on the received traffic information. The systems, methods, and programs provide, if the congestion information indicates that traffic congestion begins at the controlled link, guidance including traffic congestion guidance, the traffic congestion guidance indicating that the traffic congestion begins at the controlled road link.
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14 Claims
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1. A navigation apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a communication portion that receives traffic information; and
a controller that;
determines whether there is a controlled road link within a predetermined distance of the vehicle;
determines whether there is congestion information that begins with the controlled road link based on the received traffic information; and
provides, if the congestion information indicates that traffic congestion begins at the controlled link, guidance including traffic congestion guidance, the traffic congestion guidance indicating that the traffic congestion begins at the controlled road link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A navigation method for a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving traffic information;
determining whether there is a controlled road link within a predetermined distance of the vehicle;
determining whether there is congestion information that begins with the controlled road link based on the received traffic information; and
providing, if the congestion information indicates that traffic congestion begins at the controlled link, guidance including traffic congestion guidance, the traffic congestion guidance indicating that the traffic congestion begins at the controlled road link. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A navigation apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving traffic information;
means for determining whether there is a controlled road link within a predetermined distance of the vehicle;
means for determining whether there is congestion information that begins with the controlled road link based on the received traffic information; and
means for providing, if the congestion information indicates that traffic congestion begins at the controlled link, guidance including traffic congestion guidance, the traffic congestion guidance indicating that the traffic congestion begins at the controlled road link.
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