Apparatus providing audio manipulation phrase corresponding to input manipulation

• US 6,687,604 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2001
• Issued: 02/03/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Kato, Masayuki
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, THU V
• Application Number:
  US09/921,597
• Publication Number:
  US 20020026279A1
• Time in Patent Office: 911 Days
• Field of Search: 701/36, 701/200-201, 340/825.19, 340/825.22, 340/825.24, 340/5.3, 340/5-1-, 345/704-716, 345/727-729, 345/742-743, 345/810-812, 345/825, 345/861, 345/828-829, 345/865, 704/246, 704/251, 704/257, 704/271, 379/52
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers

Abstract

An in-vehicle navigation system is capable of reducing a burden on the user for utilizing an audio manipulation function. In response to a manual input manipulation, the navigation system audibly or visually presents an audio manipulation phrase which is used when the manipulation is performed through an audio manipulation.

Claims

1. A navigation system having a manipulation setting part for performing settings in accordance with a manual input manipulation or an audio input manipulation, comprising:

an audio manipulation information generator responsive to said manual input manipulation for generating audio manipulation phrase data indicative of an audio manipulation phrase for causing the same function as said manual input manipulation; and

an audio manipulation phrase presentation unit for presenting said audio manipulation phrase indicated by said audio manipulation phrase data, thereby presenting said audio manipulation phrase upon receipt of said manual input manipulation.

2. A navigation system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an audio manipulation phrase data memory for previously storing said audio manipulation phrase data;

wherein said audio manipulation information generator generates said audio manipulation phrase data by reading said audio manipulation phrase data for causing the same function as said manual input manipulation from said audio manipulation phrase data memory in response to said manual input manipulation.

3. A navigation system according to claim 1, wherein said audio manipulation phrase presentation unit audibly or visually presents said audio manipulation phrase indicated by audio manipulation phrase data.

4. A navigation system according to claim 1, wherein when a predetermined sequence of said manual input manipulations is performed, said audio manipulation information generator generates said audio manipulation phrase data which causes the same function as a function eventually accomplished by said sequence of said manual input manipulations.

5. A navigation system according to claim 1, further comprising an audio manipulation phrase presentation requesting unit for requesting said audio manipulation phrase presentation unit to present said audio manipulation phrase only when a request is made for presenting said audio manipulation phrase through said manual input manipulation or said audio input manipulation.

6. A navigation system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a presentation mode register for storing a presentation mode indicating whether or not said audio manipulation phrase presentation unit presents said audio manipulation phrase;

a presentation mode setting unit for setting said presentation mode in said presentation mode register through said manual input manipulation or said audio input manipulation; and

an audio manipulation phrase presentation controller for instructing said audio manipulation phrase presentation unit to present said audio manipulation phrase when said presentation mode set in said presentation mode register is a mode for causing presentation of said audio manipulation phrase, and for instructing said audio manipulation phrase presentation unit to stop presenting said audio manipulation phrase when said presentation mode is a mode for prohibiting presentation of said audio manipulation phrase.

7. A navigation system according to claim 1, wherein one audio manipulation phrase is presented in response to one input manipulation.

8. A navigation system having a manipulation setting part for performing settings in accordance with a input manipulation or an audio input manipulation, comprising;

audio manipulation information generator responsive to said manual input manipulation for generating audio manipulation phrase data indicative of an audio manipulation phrase for causing the same function as said manual input manipulation;

an audio manipulation phrase presentation unit for presenting said audio manipulation phrase indicated by said audio manipulation phrase data, thereby presenting said audio manipulation phrase upon receipt of said manual input manipulation;

an audio manipulation log memory for storing, each time said audio input manipulation is performed, said audio input manipulation in correspondence with date and time at which said audio input manipulation is performed, and contents of said manipulation; and

a part responsive to said manual input manipulation for searching for information indicative of the same manipulation as said manual input manipulation from said audio manipulation log memory and instructing said audio manipulation phrase presentation unit to stop presenting said audio manipulation phrase when said audio input manipulation is recently used or when said audio input manipulation was performed at date and time later than predetermined date and time.

9. A method for controlling a navigation system which performs settings in accordance with a manual input manipulation or an audio input manipulation, said method comprising:

generating audio manipulation phrase data in response to said manual input manipulation, said audio manipulation phrase data indicating an audio manipulation phrase for causing the same function as said manual input manipulation; and

presenting said audio manipulation phrase indicated by said audio manipulation phrase data, thereby presenting said audio manipulation phrase upon receipt of said manual input manipulation.