Navigation Device and Guidance Method for Information Relating to Destination

• US 20130096823A1
• Filed: 12/09/2010
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd. (Faurecia SA)
• Original Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd. (Faurecia SA)
• Inventors: Katou, Akane
• Application Number:
  US13/583,780
• Publication Number:
  US 20130096823A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/430
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3896 Transmission of map data from central databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement

Abstract

Provided is a configuration for helping a user achieve an objective (an errand) to be executed in a destination in a navigation device. Specifically provided is a navigation device for performing guidance using map information. Said navigation device acquires and stores information relevant to a destination, the information including an objective which a user intends to execute in the destination, and at the time of arrival at the destination or departure from the destination, outputs and notifies the user of the information relevant to the destination.

Claims

1. A navigation device for performing guidance by using map information, comprising,

a current position calculating unit adapted to calculate a current position,

a route acquiring unit adapted to acquire route information from the current position to a destination,

a purpose acquiring unit adapted to acquire information relating to the destination, including a purpose that a user intends to carry out at the destination,

a judging unit adapted to judge at least one of the following;

arriving at the destination and leaving the destination, and

a purpose notifying unit adapted to output the information relating to the destination and notifying the user thereof, upon either of arriving the destination and leaving the destination.

2. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein,

the judging unit judges at least one of the following;

arriving at a via point and leaving the via point, and

the purpose notifying unit outputs the information relating to the destination and notifies the user thereof, upon either of arriving the via point and leaving the via point,

3. The navigation device according to claim 2, wherein,

the purpose acquiring unit acquires information indicating a category of the purpose together with the purpose, and

the purpose notifying unit specifies a category of the via point by using the map information, upon arriving at the via point or upon leaving the via point, determines whether or not the category of the via point is related to the category of the purpose, and outputs the information relating to the destination, when there is relevance therebetween.

4. The navigation device according to claim 3, wherein,

the purpose acquiring unit acquires the category of the purpose, by accepting an input from the user, or by extracting the category from the information relating to the destination.

5. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein,

the purpose acquiring unit stores the information relating to the destination as a history of the destination, then upon acquiring a new route by the route acquiring unit, determines whether or not the history includes the information relating to the destination of the new route, and outputs the information relating to the destination, when the history includes the information relating to the destination of the new route.

6. The navigation device according to claim 5, wherein,

when the purpose notifying unit outputs the information relating to the destination, the purpose acquiring unit accepts an input of data indicating whether or not the purpose included in the information relating to the destination has been accomplished, stores the data as a history, and upon acquiring the new route, outputs the data together with the information relating to the destination of the new route.

7. A guidance method for information relating to a destination in a navigation device,

the navigation device executing,

a current position calculating step for calculating a current position,

a route acquiring step for acquiring route information from the current position to the destination,

a purpose acquiring step for acquiring information relating to the destination, including a purpose that a user intends to carry out at the destination,

a judging step for judging at least one of the following;

arriving at the destination and leaving the destination, and

a purpose notifying step for outputting the information relating to the destination and notifying the user thereof, upon either of arriving the destination and leaving the destination.