Navigation apparatus and navigation method
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1. An information processing system comprising:
- a route guidance screen generating unit configured to generate a route guidance screen used for route guidance for a retrieved route from a current position measured by a positioning unit to a destination and display the route guidance screen on a displaying unit; and
a guidance image generating unit configured to, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the route guidance screen, generate a guidance image in which a display subject representing the destination is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the display subject, and display the guidance image on the displaying unit by overlaying the guidance image on the route guidance screen,wherein the guidance image includes a drawing of the destination, the drawing being based on an estimated angle of view of the destination from a predetermined position along the retrieved route, andwherein when, at the estimated angle of view, there is a building overlapping the destination, the drawing is generated as if the building overlapping the destination were not present.
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus includes a positioning unit configured to measure a current position, a route guidance screen generation unit configured to generate a route guidance screen used for route guidance for a retrieved route from the current position to a destination and display the route guidance screen on a display unit, and a guidance image generation unit configured to, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the route guidance screen, generate a guidance image in which a display subject representing the destination is highlighted such that the display subject is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the display subject and display the guidance image on the display unit.
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1. An information processing system comprising:
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a route guidance screen generating unit configured to generate a route guidance screen used for route guidance for a retrieved route from a current position measured by a positioning unit to a destination and display the route guidance screen on a displaying unit; and a guidance image generating unit configured to, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the route guidance screen, generate a guidance image in which a display subject representing the destination is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the display subject, and display the guidance image on the displaying unit by overlaying the guidance image on the route guidance screen, wherein the guidance image includes a drawing of the destination, the drawing being based on an estimated angle of view of the destination from a predetermined position along the retrieved route, and wherein when, at the estimated angle of view, there is a building overlapping the destination, the drawing is generated as if the building overlapping the destination were not present. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information processing method comprising the steps of:
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causing a route guidance screen generating unit to generate a route guidance screen used for route guidance for a retrieved route from a current position measured by a positioning unit to a destination and display the route guidance screen on a displaying unit; and causing a guidance image generating unit to, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the route guidance screen, generate a guidance image in which a display subject representing the destination is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the display subject and display the guidance image on the displaying unit by overlaying the guidance image on the route guidance screen, wherein the guidance image includes a drawing of the destination, the drawing being based on an estimated angle of view of the destination from a predetermined position along the retrieved route, and wherein when, at the estimated angle of view, there is a building overlapping the destination, the drawing is generated as if the building overlapping the destination were not present.
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer-readable program for implementing an information processing method, the method comprising the steps of:
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causing a route guidance screen generating unit to generate a route guidance screen used for route guidance for a retrieved route from a current position measured by a positioning unit to a destination and display the route guidance screen on a displaying unit; and causing a guidance image generating unit to, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the route guidance screen, generate a guidance image in which a display subject representing the destination is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the display subject and display the guidance image on the displaying unit by overlaying the guidance image on the route guidance screen, wherein the guidance image includes a drawing of the destination, the drawing being based on an estimated angle of view of the destination from a predetermined position along the retrieved route, and wherein when, at the estimated angle of view, there is a building overlapping the destination, the drawing is generated as if the building overlapping the destination were not present.
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9. An information processing system comprising:
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a route guidance screen generating unit configured to generate a route guidance screen used for route guidance for a retrieved route from a current position measured by a positioning unit to a destination and display the route guidance screen on a displaying unit; and a guidance image receiving unit configured to, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the route guidance screen, receive a guidance image in which a display subject representing the destination is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the display subject, and display the guidance image on the displaying unit by overlaying the guidance image on the route guidance screen, wherein the guidance image includes a drawing of the destination, the drawing being based on an estimated angle of view of the destination from a predetermined position along the retrieved route, and wherein when, at the estimated angle of view, there is a building overlapping the destination, the drawing is generated as if the building overlapping the destination were not present. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An information processing system comprising:
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a control unit configured to control a display unit to display A) a first image used for route guidance for a retrieved route from a current position measured by a positioning unit to a destination and B) a second image in which a display subject representing the destination is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the display subject by overlaying on the first image, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the first image, wherein the second image includes a drawing of the destination, the drawing being based on an estimated angle of view of the destination from a predetermined position along the retrieved route, and wherein when, at the estimated angle of view, there is a building overlapping the destination, the drawing is generated as if the building overlapping the destination were not present.
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16. An information processing system comprising:
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a display unit configured to display A) a first image used for route guidance for a retrieved route from a current position measured by a positioning unit to a destination and B) a second image in which a display subject representing the destination is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the display subject by overlaying on the first image, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the first image, wherein the second image includes a drawing of the destination, the drawing being based on an estimated angle of view of the destination from a predetermined position along the retrieved route, and wherein when, at the estimated angle of view, there is a building overlapping the destination, the drawing is generated as if the building overlapping the destination were not present.
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Current AssigneeSony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
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Original AssigneeSony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
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InventorsMiyata, Hiromasa
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Primary Examiner(s)Nguyen, Kim T
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Application NumberUS12/661,425Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,714 DaysField of Search701/400, 701408-410, 701/412, 701/418, 701/421, 701/428, 701/429, 701/431, 701/436, 701/527US Class Current701/421CPC Class CodesG01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements f...G01C 21/3635 Guidance using 3D or perspe...G01C 21/3647 Guidance involving output o...
