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Apparatus for providing guidance route

  • US 20090248289A1
  • Filed: 02/19/2009
  • Published: 10/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A navigation apparatus capable of setting a guidance route to a destination, the apparatus for use in a vehicle comprising:

  • a weather information acquisition unit for acquiring weather information; and

    an avoidable area setting unit for setting an avoidable area under influence of a weather phenomenon that exists in a proximity of the guidance route currently being set based on the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit, whereina coverage of the avoidable area extends along a predicted course of the weather phenomenon based on the acquired weather information, andwhen the guidance route is at least partially included in the avoidable area, the guidance route is altered to one of (a) a stand-by route that uses the guidance route currently being set with a stand-by for waiting the guidance route to take off from the avoidable area, and (b) a detour route that sets a detour from the guidance route for avoiding the avoidable area, according to a selection input after calculating and presenting a selector with both routes.

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