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Route guidance systems, methods, and programs

  • US 20100026804A1
  • Filed: 04/25/2008
  • Published: 02/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A route guidance system for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a controller that;

    detects a current position of the vehicle;

    searches for a route to a destination based on the detected current position;

    identifies a guide intersection along the route;

    sets a route guide point at a predetermined point on the route before the guide intersection;

    calculates a number of intersections along the route from the route guide point to the guide intersection having both a traffic signal and a road feature; and

    performs a voice output based on the calculated number of intersections when the vehicle arrives at the route guide point.

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