Navigation system
First Claim
1. A navigation system for use in a vehicle comprising:
- a position detector configured to detect a current position of the vehicle;
a condition detector configured to detect a combination of a plurality of predetermined vehicle conditions when the vehicle is stopping at a stop location;
a first determination unit configured to determine which one of a stop-by place, at which the vehicle temporarily stops in the trip, and the destination of the trip the stop location is, based on the combination of the plurality of the predetermined vehicle conditions detected by the condition detector;
a storage unit configured to store at least the destination of the trip based on a determination result by the first determination unit, the stop location being stored in the storage unit as the destination in response to a determination of the first determination unit that the stop location is the destination, and the stop location being stored in the storage unit as the stop-by place in response to a determination of the first determination unit that the stop location is the stop-by place; and
an information provision unit configured to provide destination information regarding the trip at least based on the destination stored in the storage unit, and to provide information regarding the trip based on the stop-by place in distinction from the destination information,wherein the first determination unit determines which one of the stop-by place of the trip and the destination of the trip the stop location is based on the combination of the plurality of the predetermined vehicle conditions including an operation condition of a parking brake, an ON/OFF condition of an accessory switch, a stopping time at the stop location, an open/close condition of a door, and an increase/decrease of a number of occupants in the vehicle.
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Abstract
A navigation system for providing a destination of a trip and for use in a vehicle includes a position detector for detecting a current position of the vehicle, a condition detector for detecting a combination of a plurality of predetermined vehicle conditions when the vehicle is stopping at a stop location, a first determination unit for determining that the stop location is one of a stop-by place of the trip and the destination of the trip based on the combination of the plurality of the predetermined vehicle conditions detected by the condition detector, a storage unit for storing at least the destination of the trip based on a determination result by the first determination unit and an information provision unit for providing destination information regarding the trip at least based on the destination stored in the storage unit.
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27 Claims
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1. A navigation system for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a position detector configured to detect a current position of the vehicle; a condition detector configured to detect a combination of a plurality of predetermined vehicle conditions when the vehicle is stopping at a stop location; a first determination unit configured to determine which one of a stop-by place, at which the vehicle temporarily stops in the trip, and the destination of the trip the stop location is, based on the combination of the plurality of the predetermined vehicle conditions detected by the condition detector; a storage unit configured to store at least the destination of the trip based on a determination result by the first determination unit, the stop location being stored in the storage unit as the destination in response to a determination of the first determination unit that the stop location is the destination, and the stop location being stored in the storage unit as the stop-by place in response to a determination of the first determination unit that the stop location is the stop-by place; and an information provision unit configured to provide destination information regarding the trip at least based on the destination stored in the storage unit, and to provide information regarding the trip based on the stop-by place in distinction from the destination information, wherein the first determination unit determines which one of the stop-by place of the trip and the destination of the trip the stop location is based on the combination of the plurality of the predetermined vehicle conditions including an operation condition of a parking brake, an ON/OFF condition of an accessory switch, a stopping time at the stop location, an open/close condition of a door, and an increase/decrease of a number of occupants in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A navigation system for providing information on a destination of a round trip and for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a position detector configured to detect a current position of the vehicle; a timer unit configured to measure a time of stopping at a stop location in the round trip that starts and ends at a same place; a first determination unit configured to determine which of plural stop locations has a longest stopping time in the round trip, to distinguish the stop location that has the longest stopping time in the round trip from other stop locations in the round trip and to determine the distinguished stop location as the destination of the round trip when the vehicle is stopping at a plurality of the stop locations in the round trip; a storage unit configured to store at least the destination of the round trip based on a determination result by the first determination unit, the stop location being stored in the storage unit as the destination when the first determination unit determines the stop location to be the destination, and the stop location being stored in the storage unit as one of the other stop locations when the first determination unit determines the stop location to be one of the other stop locations; and an information provision unit configured to provide destination information regarding the round trip at least based on the destination stored in the storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A navigation system for providing information on a destination of a round trip and for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a position detector configured to detect a current position of the vehicle; a timer unit configured to measure a time of stopping at a stop location in the round trip that starts and ends at a same place; a first determination unit configured to determine which one of the destination of the round trip and a stop-by place the stop location is in the round trip that includes only one stop location, wherein the first determination unit determines the stop location as the destination instead of the stop-by place on condition that a ratio between the time of stopping at the stop location to a total trip time is greater than a predetermined value when the vehicle has stopped at only one stop location in the round trip; a storage unit configured to store at least the destination of the round trip based on a determination result by the first determination unit; and an information provision unit configured to provide destination information regarding the round trip at least based on the destination stored in the storage unit.
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18. A navigation system for providing information on a destination of a round trip and for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a position detector configured to detect a current position of the vehicle; a timer unit configured to measure a time of stopping at a stop location in the round trip that starts and ends at a same place; a first determination unit configured to distinguish the stop location that has a longest stopping time in the round trip from other stop locations in the round trip and to determine the distinguished stop location as the destination of the round trip when the vehicle is stopping at a plurality of the stop locations in the round trip; a storage unit configured to store at least the destination of the round trip based on a determination result by the first determination unit; and an information provision unit configured to provide destination information regarding the round trip at least based on the destination stored in the storage unit, wherein the timer unit measures the time of stopping of the vehicle at each of the stop locations respectively, and the timer unit determines that a certain stop location is a start point of the trip based on statistics that the certain stop location has the longest stopping time among the stop locations. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A navigating system for a vehicle comprising:
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a position detector configured to detect a current position of the vehicle; a condition detector configured to detect a combination of a plurality of conditions of the vehicle when the vehicle is stopping at each of stop locations; a first determination unit configured to determine which one of a stop-by place, at which the vehicle temporarily stops in the trip, and the destination of the trip each of the stop locations is, based on the combination of the conditions; a storage unit configured to store the stop locations each associated with a determination result of one of the stop-by place and the destination; and an information provision unit configured to provide stop-by-place information regarding the trip based on the stop locations each associated with the stop-by-place, wherein the first determination unit determines which one of the stop-by place of the trip and the destination of the trip the stop location is based on the combination of the plurality of the predetermined vehicle conditions including an operation condition of a parking brake, an ON/OFF condition of an accessory switch, a stopping time at the stop location, an open/close condition of a door, and an increase/decrease of a number of occupants, in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A navigation system for providing information on a destination of a trip and for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a position detector configured to detect a current position of the vehicle; a condition detector configured to detect a combination of a plurality of predetermined vehicle conditions when the vehicle is stopping at a stop location; a first determination unit configured to determine which one of a stop-by place of the trip and the destination of the trip the stop location is, based on the combination of the plurality of the predetermined vehicle conditions detected by the condition detector; a storage unit configured to store at least the destination of the trip based on a determination result by the first determination unit, the stop location being stored in the storage unit as the destination when the first determination unit determines the stop location to be the destination, and the stop location being stored in the storage unit as the stop-by place when the first determination unit determines the stop location to be the stop-by place; an information provision unit configured to provide destination information regarding the trip at least based on the destination stored in the storage unit, and to provide information regarding the trip based on the stop-by place; and a second determination unit configured to determine whether, when the stop location is determined as the destination of the trip by the first determination unit at least one of destination entries already stored in the storage unit corresponds to the stop location, wherein the storage unit stores a total number of visits in association with the at least one of destination entries in the storage unit based on the determination by the second determination unit that at least one of the destination entries already stored in the storage unit corresponds to the stop location. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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Specification