Vehicle navigation apparatus and a program for controlling vehicle navigation apparatus
First Claim
1. A navigation apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- a registration means for registering a place of departure, a destination, a route traveled by the vehicle, and a time of day that the route was traveled;
a determination means for determining whether an input place of departure is substantially the same as a place of departure of a registered route and an input destination is substantially the same as a destination of the registered route;
a route search means for reading out a particular registered route from registered route information when the determination means determines that the input place of departure is substantially the same as the place of departure of the registered route and the input destination is substantially the same as the destination of the registered route, the particular registered route having substantially the same place of departure and destination as the respective input place of departure and input destination and having a registered time of day that is nearest to a time of day for which route guidance between the input place of departure and input destination is requested; and
a control means for performing route guidance based on a route returned by the search means.
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus for registers a place of departure a destination, a route traveled, a time of day and/or a day of the week that the route was traveled; determines whether an input place of departure and input destination are respectively substantially the same as a place of departure and destination of a registered route; reads out a particular registered route from registered route information, the particular registered route having substantially the same place of departure and destination as the respective input place of departure and input destination and a registered day of the week that is the same as a day of the week and/or a registered time of day that is nearest to a time of day for which route guidance between the input place of departure and input destination is requested, performs route guidance based on a route returned.
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27 Claims
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1. A navigation apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
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a registration means for registering a place of departure, a destination, a route traveled by the vehicle, and a time of day that the route was traveled; a determination means for determining whether an input place of departure is substantially the same as a place of departure of a registered route and an input destination is substantially the same as a destination of the registered route; a route search means for reading out a particular registered route from registered route information when the determination means determines that the input place of departure is substantially the same as the place of departure of the registered route and the input destination is substantially the same as the destination of the registered route, the particular registered route having substantially the same place of departure and destination as the respective input place of departure and input destination and having a registered time of day that is nearest to a time of day for which route guidance between the input place of departure and input destination is requested; and a control means for performing route guidance based on a route returned by the search means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A navigation apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
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a registration means for registering a place of departure, a destination, a route traveled by the vehicle, and a day of the week that the route was traveled; a determination means for determining whether an input place of departure is substantially the same as a place of departure of a registered route and an input destination is substantially the same as a destination of the registered route; a route search means for reading out a particular registered route from registered route information when the determination means determines that the input place of departure is substantially the same as the place of departure of the registered route and the input destination is substantially the same as the destination of the registered route, the particular registered route having substantially the same place of departure and destination as the respective input place of departure and input destination and having a registered day of the week that is the same as a day of the week for which route guidance between the input place of departure and input destination is requested; and a control means for performing route guidance based on a route returned by the search means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A navigation apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
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a registration means for registering a place of departure, a destination, a route traveled by the vehicle, a time of day that the route was traveled, and a day of the week that the route was traveled; a determination means for determining whether an input place of departure is substantially the same as a place of departure of a registered route and an input destination of is substantially the same as a destination of the registered route; a route search means for reading out a particular registered route from registered route information when the determination means determines that the input place of departure is substantially the same as the place of departure of the registered route and the input destination is substantially the same as the destination of the registered route, the particular registered route having substantially the same place of departure and destination as the respective input place of departure and input destination, a registered day of the week that is the same as a day of the week for which route guidance between the input place of departure and input destination is requested, and a registered time of day that is nearest to a time of day for which route guidance between the input place of departure and input destination is requested; and a control means for performing route guidance based on a route returned by the search means.
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19. A method for providing guidance based on a registered route comprising:
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inputting a place of departure; inputting a destination; comparing the input place of departure and input destination to respective places of departure and destinations of registered routes; determining if the input place of departure is substantially the same as a place of departure of a registered route and an input destination is substantially the same as a destination of a registered route; reading out a particular registered route when it is determined that the input place of departure is substantially the same as the place of departure of the registered route and the input destination is substantially the same as the destination of the registered route, the particular registered route having a time of day that is nearest to a time of day for which the guidance is requested; and providing guidance. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for providing guidance based on a registered route comprising:
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inputting a place of departure; inputting a destination; comparing the input place of departure and input destination to respective places of departure and destinations of registered routes; determining if the input place of departure is substantially the same as a place of departure of a registered route and an input destination is substantially the same as a destination of a registered route; reading out a particular registered route when it is determined that the input place of departure is substantially the same as the place of departure of the registered route and the input destination is substantially the same as the destination of the registered route, the particular registered route having a day of the week that is the same as a day of the week for which the guidance is requested; and providing guidance. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for providing guidance based on a registered route comprising:
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inputting a place of departure; inputting a destination; comparing the input place of departure and input destination to respective places of departure and destinations of registered routes; determining if the input place of departure is substantially the same as a place of departure of a registered route and an input destination is substantially the same as a destination of a registered route; reading out a particular registered route when it is determined that the input place of departure is substantially the same as the place of departure of the registered route and the input destination is substantially the same as the destination of the registered route, the particular registered route having a day of the week that is the same as a day of the week for which the guidance is requested and having a time of day that is nearest to a time of day for which the guidance is requested; and providing guidance.
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