Customer-settled voice navigation apparatus

• US 6,282,494 B1
• Filed: 11/30/1999
• Issued: 08/28/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Holux Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Holux Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: Hsu, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Gary
• Application Number:
  US09/449,609
• Time in Patent Office: 637 Days
• Field of Search: 701/200, 701/207, 701/208, 701/209, 701/211, 701/213, 340/988, 340/990, 340/995, 731/78.R
• US Class Current: 701/211
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3632 Guidance using simplified or iconic instructions, e.g. using arrows G01C21/365 takes precedence

Abstract

A customer-settled voice navigation apparatus is disclosed which comprises a control unit, a satellite positioning signal receiving unit, a map data supply unit, a carte display unit, a navigating condition setting unit, an audio input unit, a navigating condition and information storage unit, a navigating condition comparing unit an audio output unit, and a voice output requiring unit. According to the invention, the user could settle any desired navigating information itself with respect to any location, area, timing, speed, height, and direction by means of an audio-recording manner at any place. Also, the invention could output audio navigating information previously recorded when the navigating condition designated by the user is matched.

Claims

1. A customer-set navigation apparatus comprising a satellite positioning signal receiving unit for receiving a GPS signal;

a control unit for controlling and processing the GPS signal received by the satellite positioning signal receiving unit to obtain a real-time condition including coordinate data representative of the place at which the navigation apparatus is located and related data in accordance with the GPS signal;

a map data supply unit for supplying to the control unit map data pertinent to the area in which the navigation apparatus is located;

a carte display unit for displaying the current location of the satellite positioning signal receiving unit from the map of the map data supply unit in accordance with the coordinate data and the map data;

a navigating condition setting unit for setting a navigating condition by a user;

an audio input unit for inputting any navigating information corresponding to the navigating condition via voice by the user;

a navigating condition comparing unit for determining whether the navigating condition matches the real-time condition; and

an audio output unit for outputting corresponding voice navigating information stored in the storage unit according to the navigating condition at the timing the navigating condition matches the real-time condition.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the navigating condition setting unit includes a condition selecting unit for selecting different conditions being input.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the navigating condition setting unit includes a location setting unit for inputting coordinate data serving as the navigating condition.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the navigating condition setting unit includes a time setting unit for inputting time data serving as the navigating condition.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the navigating condition setting unit includes a speed setting unit for inputting speed data serving as the navigating condition.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, where the navigating condition setting unit includes a height setting unit for inputting height data serving as the navigating condition.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the navigating condition setting unit includes a direction setting unit for inputting direction data serving as the navigating condition.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the navigating condition setting unit includes an instant recording unit for immediately inputting audio information.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the map data supply unit is a card-inserting type.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a voice output unit for checking the stored navigating information by a user and actively outputting the stored navigating information via voice.