Information display system for use with a navigation system
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1. An information display system, comprising:
- a first memory that stores map information;
an input device that inputs a schedule, the schedule comprising a schedule location and a schedule time;
a second memory that stores the schedule;
a present position detector that detects the present position of a vehicle; and
a controller that;
determines whether the present position of the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the schedule location;
determines whether a present time is within a predetermined time period of the schedule time;
allows, when the present position of the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the schedule location and the present time is within a predetermined time period of the schedule time, an operator to determine whether to visit the schedule location;
searches, when the operator determines to visit the schedule destination, for a route to the schedule location using the stored map information; and
provides route guidance based on the searched route.
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Abstract
An information display system including an input device that inputs a scheduled event, a schedule storage in which the schedule is stored, a display device that displays a map, a memory that stores map information and the scheduled event, and a controller that displays a schedule reminder message on the map at a specified time before the scheduled event is to occur.
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16 Claims
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1. An information display system, comprising:
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a first memory that stores map information;
an input device that inputs a schedule, the schedule comprising a schedule location and a schedule time;
a second memory that stores the schedule;
a present position detector that detects the present position of a vehicle; and
a controller that;
determines whether the present position of the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the schedule location;
determines whether a present time is within a predetermined time period of the schedule time;
allows, when the present position of the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the schedule location and the present time is within a predetermined time period of the schedule time, an operator to determine whether to visit the schedule location;
searches, when the operator determines to visit the schedule destination, for a route to the schedule location using the stored map information; and
provides route guidance based on the searched route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for displaying information, comprising:
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storing map information;
inputting a schedule, the schedule comprising a schedule location and a schedule time;
storing the schedule;
detecting the present position of a vehicle;
determining whether the present position of the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the schedule location;
determining whether a present time is within a predetermined time period of the schedule time;
allowing, when the present position of the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the schedule location and the present time is within a predetermined time period of the schedule time, an operator to determine whether to visit the schedule location;
searching, when the operator determines to visit the schedule destination, for a route to the schedule location using the stored map information; and
providing route guidance based on the searched route. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A storage medium storing a set of program instructions executable on a data processing device and usable to display information, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for storing map information;
instructions for inputting a schedule, the schedule comprising a schedule location and a schedule time;
instructions for storing the schedule;
instructions for detecting the present position of a vehicle;
instructions for determining whether the present position of the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the schedule location;
instructions for determining whether a present time is within a predetermined time period of the schedule time;
instructions for allowing, when the present position of the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the schedule location and the present time is within a predetermined time period of the schedule time, an operator to determine whether to visit the schedule location;
instructions for searching, when the operator determines to visit the schedule destination, for a route to the schedule location using the stored map information; and
instructions for providing route guidance based on the searched route.
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