Driving plan producing device and method, and navigation apparatus
First Claim
1. A drive plan producing device comprising:
- a contents reproducing unit which reproduces at least one of audio and video contents selected by a user;
a contents database which stores associated data including geographical point names for each of the audio and video contents;
a base contents determining unit which determines the one of the audio and video contents selected by the user as base contents used in a drive plan producing process;
a candidate place determining unit which refers to the contents database to determine the geographical point name associated with the base contents as a candidate place of driving; and
a presenting unit which presents the determined candidate place to the user.
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Abstract
A drive plan producing device includes a contents database for storing associated data including geographical point names for a plurality of contents, a base contents determining unit which determines base contents used in a drive plan producing process based on an input by a user, a candidate place determining unit which refers to the contents database to determine the geographical point name associated with the base contents as a candidate place of driving, and a presenting unit which presents the determined candidate place to the user. Based on the input by the user, certain contents are determined as base contents. The base contents are used as a base for the production of the drive plan. By referring to the contents database, the geographical point name associated with the base contents is obtained, and it is determined as the candidate place and presented to the user. The user can select a drive plan by selecting one of the candidate places.
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17 Claims
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1. A drive plan producing device comprising:
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a contents reproducing unit which reproduces at least one of audio and video contents selected by a user; a contents database which stores associated data including geographical point names for each of the audio and video contents; a base contents determining unit which determines the one of the audio and video contents selected by the user as base contents used in a drive plan producing process; a candidate place determining unit which refers to the contents database to determine the geographical point name associated with the base contents as a candidate place of driving; and a presenting unit which presents the determined candidate place to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A navigation apparatus comprising:
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a drive plan producing device; a unit which receives a designation of one candidate place by a user and which searches for a route to the designated candidate place; and a unit which provides the user with a route guidance according to the searched route, wherein the drive plan producing device comprises; a contents reproducing unit which reproduces at least one of audio and video contents selected by a user; a contents database which stores associated data including geographical point names for each of the audio and video contents; a base contents determining unit which determines the one of the audio and video contents selected by the user as base contents used in a drive plan producing process; a candidate place determining unit which refers to the contents database to determine the geographical point name associated with the base contents as a candidate place of driving; and a presenting unit which presents the determined candidate place to the user.
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11. An on-vehicle electronic system comprising:
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a drive plan producing device; a contents reproducing unit which reproduces at least one of audio and video contents selected by a user, wherein the drive plan producing device comprises; a contents database which stores associated data including geographical point names for each of the audio and video contents; a base contents determining unit which determines the one of the audio and video contents selected by the user as base contents used in a drive plan producing process; a candidate place determining unit which refers to the contents database to determine the geographical point name associated with the base contents as a candidate place of driving; and a presenting unit which presents the determined candidate place to the user.
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12. A drive plan producing method to be executed by a navigation device having a contents database for storing associated data including geographical point names for a plurality of audio and video contents, the method comprising the steps of:
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reproducing at least one of the audio and video contents selected by a user; determining the one of the audio and video contents selected by the user as base contents used in a drive plan producing process; referring to the contents database to determine the geographical point name associated with the base contents as a candidate place of driving; and presenting the determined candidate place to the user. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A program storage device readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to control the computer to function as a drive plan producing device comprising:
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a contents reproducing unit which reproduces at least one of audio and video contents selected by a user; a contents database which stores associated data including geographical point names for each of the audio and video contents; a base contents determining unit which determines the one of the audio and video contents selected by the user as base contents used in a drive plan producing process; a candidate place determining unit which refers to the contents database to determine the geographical point name associated with the base contents as a candidate place of driving; and a presenting unit which presents the determined candidate place to the user. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing a series of instructions which cause a computer to function as a drive plan producing device comprising:
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a contents reproducing unit which reproduces at least one of audio and video contents selected by a user; a contents database which stores associated data including geographical point names for each of the audio and video contents; a base contents determining unit which determines the one of the audio and video contents selected by the user as base contents used in a drive plan producing process; a candidate place determining unit which refers to the contents database to determine the geographical point name associated with the base contents as a candidate place of driving; and a presenting unit which presents the determined candidate place to the user. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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