Navigation system with unique audio tones for maneuver notification
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1. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
- a database including a plurality of roads;
a position determining system, said position determining system determining a position of a vehicle relative to said plurality of roads;
an input device for selecting a destination from said database;
a route determination system, said system determining a route to said destination via a plurality of maneuvers on said plurality of roads; and
a sound system for projecting a non-voice audible maneuver instruction for each of the plurality of maneuvers.
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Abstract
A vehicle navigation system provides non-voice audible maneuver instructions to a driver immediately prior to an upcoming maneuver. When the vehicle is very near the execution of the upcoming maneuver, it is preferable to provide a non-voice audible maneuver instruction that is always consistent with the upcoming maneuver. After a short familiarization period the driver will intuitively identify a particular tone or series of tones with a particular maneuver. Further, by only providing the non-voice audio maneuver instruction within a relatively short distance prior to the upcoming maneuver the driver will identify the tone(s) with the immediacy of the upcoming maneuver.
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29 Claims
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1. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
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a database including a plurality of roads;
a position determining system, said position determining system determining a position of a vehicle relative to said plurality of roads;
an input device for selecting a destination from said database;
a route determination system, said system determining a route to said destination via a plurality of maneuvers on said plurality of roads; and
a sound system for projecting a non-voice audible maneuver instruction for each of the plurality of maneuvers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
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a database including a plurality of roads;
an input device for selecting a destination from said database;
a route determination system, said system determining a route to said destination via a plurality of maneuvers on said plurality of roads; and
a sound system for projecting an audible maneuver instruction for each one of a plurality of maneuvers, said audible maneuver instruction projected within one-tenth of a mile of said upcoming maneuver and having a first portion and a second portion. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for guiding a user of a vehicle navigation system along a route, said method comprising the following steps:
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(a) determining a route on a plurality of roads to a destination via a plurality of maneuvers;
(b) projecting a non-voice audible maneuver instruction for each of said plurality of maneuvers determine in said step (a), said non-voice audible maneuver instruction having a first portion and a second portion. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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