Navigation apparatus and computer program
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1. A vehicle guidance device for installation in a vehicle, comprising:
- a meter position information acquisition unit that acquires information on the position of a parking meter for an on-street parking zone;
a guidance unit that provides guidance to the position of the parking meter based on the parking meter position information that is acquired by the meter position information acquisition unit; and
a parked vehicle detection unit that detects that the vehicle is parked in the on-street parking zone;
wherein, when the parked vehicle detection unit detects that the vehicle is parked in the on-street parking zone, the guidance unit provides guidance to the position of the parking meter for the on-street parking zone in which the vehicle is parked.
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Abstract
A vehicle guidance device is configured such that, in a case where a vehicle is parked in an on-street parking zone, the vehicle guidance device specifies a parking meter from among the parking meters for the on-street parking zone in which the vehicle is parked, then provides guidance to the position where the specified parking meter is installed. In a case where an on-street parking zone is located in the vicinity of the vehicle'"'"'s current position while the vehicle is in motion, the vehicle guidance device provides guidance to the position of a parking meter for the on-street parking zone.
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1. A vehicle guidance device for installation in a vehicle, comprising:
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a meter position information acquisition unit that acquires information on the position of a parking meter for an on-street parking zone; a guidance unit that provides guidance to the position of the parking meter based on the parking meter position information that is acquired by the meter position information acquisition unit; and a parked vehicle detection unit that detects that the vehicle is parked in the on-street parking zone; wherein, when the parked vehicle detection unit detects that the vehicle is parked in the on-street parking zone, the guidance unit provides guidance to the position of the parking meter for the on-street parking zone in which the vehicle is parked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer-executable program for vehicle guidance, the program comprising:
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instructions for acquiring information on the position of a parking meter for an on-street parking zone; and instructions for providing guidance to the position of the parking meter based on the acquired parking meter position information; and instructions for detecting that the vehicle is parked in the on-street parking zone; instructions for, when it is detected that the vehicle is parked in the on-street parking zone, providing guidance to the position of the parking meter for the on-street parking zone in which the vehicle is parked.
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7. A vehicle guidance method, comprising:
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acquiring information on the position of a parking meter for an on-street parking zone; and providing guidance to the position of the parking meter based on the acquired parking meter position information; and detecting that the vehicle is parked in the on-street parking zone; when the parked vehicle detection unit detects that the vehicle is parked in the on-street parking zone, providing guidance to the position of the parking meter for the on-street parking zone in which the vehicle is parked. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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