NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A navigation device, comprising:
- a display configured to display map information indicating a traveling route of a vehicle including the navigation device;
a memory configured to store a plurality of sound source files for providing aural information adapted to represent directional changes to be made by the vehicle in accordance with the displayed map information; and
a controller configured to check the map information and determine a directional change the vehicle is to make in the traveling route of the vehicle, to search the memory for a sound source file corresponding to the determined directional change the vehicle is to make, and to output the sound source file at a preset time before the directional change is to be made to inform a driver of the vehicle about what directional change is upcoming.
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Abstract
A navigation device including a display configured to display map information indicating a traveling route of a vehicle including the navigation device, a memory configured to store a plurality of sound source files for providing aural information adapted to represent directional changes to be made by the vehicle in accordance with the displayed map information, and a controller configured to check the map information and determine a directional change the vehicle is to make in the traveling route of the vehicle, to search the memory for a sound source file corresponding to the determined directional change the vehicle is to make, and to output the sound source file at a preset time before the directional change is to be made to inform a driver of the vehicle about what directional change is upcoming.
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20 Claims
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1. A navigation device, comprising:
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a display configured to display map information indicating a traveling route of a vehicle including the navigation device; a memory configured to store a plurality of sound source files for providing aural information adapted to represent directional changes to be made by the vehicle in accordance with the displayed map information; and a controller configured to check the map information and determine a directional change the vehicle is to make in the traveling route of the vehicle, to search the memory for a sound source file corresponding to the determined directional change the vehicle is to make, and to output the sound source file at a preset time before the directional change is to be made to inform a driver of the vehicle about what directional change is upcoming. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling a navigation device, the method comprising:
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displaying map information indicating a traveling route of a vehicle including the navigation device; storing, in a memory, a plurality of sound source files for providing aural information adapted to represent directional changes to be made by the vehicle in accordance with the displayed map information; checking the map information and determine a directional change the vehicle is to make in the traveling route of the vehicle; searching the memory for a sound source file corresponding to the determined directional change the vehicle is to make; and outputting the sound source file at a preset time before the directional change is to be made to inform a driver of the vehicle about what directional change is upcoming. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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