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Operation supporting apparatus

  • US 6,820,004 B2
  • Filed: 01/02/2003
  • Issued: 11/16/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A driving support apparatus comprising:

  • facility judging means for judging a location, from a current position, of a facility selected in advance based on the current position and map data;

    guidance synchronization means for giving voice guidance by generating voice data when a result of judgment by said facility judging means contains a voice request;

    voice guidance means for calling stereophonic or three dimensional sound field generation based on the voice guidance generated by said guidance synchronizing means;

    stereophonic or three dimensional signal processing means for outputting a volume signal based on a call of voice guidance from said voice guidance means after converting the volume signal to a stereophonic or three dimension sound field signal; and

    at least respectively two speakers for generating stereophonic or three dimensional sound field reproduction space corresponding to left and right outer ears of a listener upon receipt of said stereophonic or three dimensional sound field signal, said speakers outputting a moving sound corresponding to the directional movement of said listener that indicates to said listener the direction and location of the facility located within a predetermined distance of the listener.

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