NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NAVIGATION DEVICE

• US 20100191457A1
• Filed: 07/18/2008
• Published: 07/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd. (Faurecia SA)
• Original Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd. (Faurecia SA)
• Inventors: Harada, Tomohiro
• Granted Patent: US 8,255,157 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3617 using user history, behaviour, conditions or preferences, e.g. predicted or inferred from previous use or current movement
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/007 using computer methods
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/10 Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids optical projection apparatus per se G03B

Abstract

A navigation device that can easily select information matched with user'"'"'s favorite or intention from information on many stores and facilities is provided.

In a car navigation device 1 for performing a route guidance of a moving object, plural symbols featured by individualities are displayed on a display panel 2, and when any one of the plural displayed symbols is selected, sightseeing information relevant to the individuality of the selected symbol is selected from the sightseeing facilities data base 31, and the selected sightseeing information is displayed on the display panel 2.

Claims

1. A navigation device for performing a route guidance of a moving object, characterized by comprising:

sightseeing information storing means for storing sightseeing information;

display control means for displaying plural symbols featured by respective individualities on a display screen;

sightseeing information selecting means for selecting, from the sightseeing information storing means, sightseeing information relating to individuality of any symbol selected from the plural symbols displayed on the display screen when the symbol concerned is selected from the plural symbols; and

information display control means for displaying the sightseeing information selected by the sightseeing information selecting means on the display screen.

2. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the display control means displays the plural symbols on the display screen at the same time or while these symbols are switched to one another.

3. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the symbol is displayed on the display screen with a color, a shape or the combination thereof which evokes the individuality by which the symbol concerned is featured.

4. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the display control means displays explanation information to explain the individuality by which the symbol is featured.

5. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the sightseeing information storing means stores the sightseeing information type by type, and the sightseeing information selecting means selects the sightseeing information relating to the individuality of a selected symbol from the sightseeing information storing means, and also further select the sightseeing information of the indicated type from the selected sightseeing information.

6. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the sightseeing information storing means stores symbol relevant information representing the related symbol every sightseeing information in advance, and the sightseeing information selecting means selects sightseeing information relating to the individuality of the selected symbol from the sightseeing information storing means on the basis of the symbol relevant information stored in the sightseeing information storing means.

7. A method of controlling a navigation device for performing a route guide of a moving object, character in that a navigation device having a display screen and sightseeing information storing means for storing sightseeing information is controlled to display plural symbols featured by respective individualities on a display screen, select sightseeing information relating to the individuality of any symbol from the sightseeing information storing means when the symbol concerned is selected from the plural symbols displayed on the display screen, and display the selected sightseeing information on the display screen.