Navigation apparatus
First Claim
1. A navigation apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a map data storage section storing therein road map data;
a departure point setting section configured to set a departure point;
a destination point setting section configured to set a destination point;
a guidance route retrieval section configured to retrieve a guidance route between the departure point and the destination point based on the road map data; and
a navigation route setting section configured to set a navigation route for use in route guidance based on the retrieved guidance route,wherein;
when the destination point setting section sets the destination point to a facility having a plurality of places for arrival, the guidance route retrieval section retrieves a plurality of guidance routes that respectively leads from the departure point to the plurality of places for arrival; and
when the plurality of guidance routes includes one guidance route that does not require the vehicle to make a U-turn on a road around the facility, the navigation, route setting section sets the navigation route to the one guidance route.
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The navigation apparatus includes a map data storage section storing therein road map data; a guidance route retrieval section configured to retrieve a guidance route between a departure point and a destination point based on the road map data; and a navigation route setting section configured to set a navigation route for use in route guidance based on the retrieved guidance route. When the destination point is set to a facility having multiple places for arrival, the guidance route retrieval section retrieves multiple guidance routes from the departure point to the multiple places for arrival. When the multiple guidance routes include one guidance route that does not require the vehicle to make a U-turn on a road around the facility, the navigation route is set to the one guidance route.
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6 Claims
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1. A navigation apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
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a map data storage section storing therein road map data; a departure point setting section configured to set a departure point; a destination point setting section configured to set a destination point; a guidance route retrieval section configured to retrieve a guidance route between the departure point and the destination point based on the road map data; and a navigation route setting section configured to set a navigation route for use in route guidance based on the retrieved guidance route, wherein; when the destination point setting section sets the destination point to a facility having a plurality of places for arrival, the guidance route retrieval section retrieves a plurality of guidance routes that respectively leads from the departure point to the plurality of places for arrival; and when the plurality of guidance routes includes one guidance route that does not require the vehicle to make a U-turn on a road around the facility, the navigation, route setting section sets the navigation route to the one guidance route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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