Navigation Apparatus and Navigation Method
First Claim
1. A navigation apparatus comprising:
- a location obtaining portion to obtain a present location;
a destination point setting portion to set a point of destination;
a departure point setting portion to set a point of departure;
a facility extraction portion to extract facility information of a facility located in a neighborhood of a route from said point of departure to said point of destination from among facility information included in map information; and
a notification portion to give notification at a prescribed timing if at least one facility information is extracted by said facility extraction portion.
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Abstract
In order to notify a user that a facility is present in the neighborhood of a route to a destination, a mobile phone includes a location obtaining portion to obtain a present location (S03, S09), a destination setting portion to set a point of destination (S02), a departure point setting portion to set a point of departure (S04), a facility extraction portion to extract facility information of a facility located in the neighborhood of a route from the point of departure to the destination from among facility information included in map information (S08), and a light emission control portion to give notification at a prescribed timing if at least one facility information is extracted by the facility extraction portion (S14).
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17 Claims
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1. A navigation apparatus comprising:
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a location obtaining portion to obtain a present location; a destination point setting portion to set a point of destination; a departure point setting portion to set a point of departure; a facility extraction portion to extract facility information of a facility located in a neighborhood of a route from said point of departure to said point of destination from among facility information included in map information; and a notification portion to give notification at a prescribed timing if at least one facility information is extracted by said facility extraction portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A navigation method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a present location; setting a point of destination; setting a point of departure; extracting facility information located in a neighborhood of a route from said point of departure to said point of destination from among facility information included in map information; and giving notification at a prescribed timing, if at least one facility information is extracted as a result of extraction.
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Specification