Vehicle navigation system and related software program
First Claim
1. A vehicle navigation system possessing information storing capability, wherein a group of regions or spots on a given map are designated beforehand as on-map targets, said vehicle navigation system comprising:
- judging and memorizing means for making a judgment as to whether a predetermined condition for each of the on-map targets is fulfilled or not based on vehicle traveling conditions and for memorizing judgment information obtained as a result of said judgment; and
informing means for directly or indirectly informing a user of present status as to fulfillment/nonfulfillment of said predetermined condition for each of said on-map targets based on said judgment information memorized by said judging and memorizing means, wherein fulfillment of said predetermined condition is checked based on a traveling distance of a vehicle when each of said on-map targets represents a predetermined region.
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Abstract
A vehicle navigation system includes a computer-based control unit with a display unit. A group of regions or spots on a given map are designated beforehand as on-map targets. A judgement is made as to whether a predetermined condition for each on-map target, having been set beforehand, is fulfilled or not based on vehicle traveling conditions. The result of judgement is memorized. A user is informed directly or indirectly of the present status as to fulfillment/nonfulfillment of the predetermined condition for each on-map target based on the judgement information.
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1. A vehicle navigation system possessing information storing capability, wherein a group of regions or spots on a given map are designated beforehand as on-map targets, said vehicle navigation system comprising:
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judging and memorizing means for making a judgment as to whether a predetermined condition for each of the on-map targets is fulfilled or not based on vehicle traveling conditions and for memorizing judgment information obtained as a result of said judgment; and
informing means for directly or indirectly informing a user of present status as to fulfillment/nonfulfillment of said predetermined condition for each of said on-map targets based on said judgment information memorized by said judging and memorizing means, wherein fulfillment of said predetermined condition is checked based on a traveling distance of a vehicle when each of said on-map targets represents a predetermined region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle navigation system possessing information storing capability, wherein a group of regions or spots on a given map are designated beforehand as on-map targets, said vehicle navigation system comprising:
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judging and memorizing means for making a judgment as to whether a predetermined condition for each of the on-map targets is fulfilled or not based on vehicle traveling conditions and for memorizing judgment information obtained as a result of said judgment; and
informing means for directly or indirectly informing a user of present status as to fulfillment/nonfulfillment of said predetermined condition for each of said on-map targets based on said judgment information memorized by said judging and memorizing means, wherein said judging and memorizing means further memorizes additional information with respect to fulfillment/nonfulfillment of the predetermined condition for each of said on-map targets, and said informing means informs said additional information in connection with a corresponding on-map target of the on-map targets, wherein said additional information is a number of times with respect to fulfillment of the predetermined condition for each of said on-map targets. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A vehicle navigation system possessing information storing capability, wherein a group of regions or spots on a given map are designated beforehand as on-map targets, said vehicle navigation system comprising:
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judging and memorizing means for making a judgment as to whether a predetermined condition for each of said on-map targets is fulfilled or not based on vehicle traveling conditions and for memorizing judgment information obtained as a result of said judgment; and
informing means for directly or indirectly informing a user of present status as to fulfillment/nonfulfillment of said predetermined condition for each of said on-map targets based on said judgment information memorized by said judging and memorizing means, wherein fulfillment of said predetermined condition is checked based on a period of time during which a vehicle is positioned on each of said on-map targets. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A vehicle navigation system possessing information storing capability, wherein a group of regions on a given map are designated beforehand as on-map targets, said vehicle navigation system comprising:
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judging and memorizing means for making a judgment as to whether a predetermined condition for each of said on-map targets is fulfilled or not based on vehicle traveling conditions and for memorizing judgment information obtained as a result of said judgment; and
informing means for directly or indirectly informing a user of present status as to fulfillment/nonfulfillment of said predetermined condition for said each of said on-map targets based on said judgment information memorized by said judging and memorizing means,wherein said fulfillment/nonfulfillment of said predetermined condition for each of said on-map targets is judged based on entry of a vehicle into each region. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A vehicle navigation system possessing information storing capability, where a group of regions on a given map are designated beforehand as on-map targets, said vehicle navigation system comprising:
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judging and memorizing means for making a judgment as to whether a predetermined condition for each of said on-map targets is fulfilled or not based on vehicle traveling conditions and for memorizing judgment information obtained as a result of said judgment; and
informing means for directly or indirectly informing a user of present status as to fulfillment/nonfulfillment of said predetermined condition for each of said on-map targets based on said judgment information memorized by said judging and memorizing means, wherein fulfillment of said predetermined condition is judged by checking whether or not a goal or any transit point in a route guidance is present in a region where a vehicle enters. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A vehicle navigation system possessing information storing capability, where a group of spots on a given map are designated beforehand as on-map targets, said vehicle navigation system comprising:
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judging and memorizing means for making a judgment as to whether a predetermined condition for each of said on-map targets is fulfilled or not based on vehicle traveling conditions and for memorizing judgment information obtained as a result of said judgment; and
informing means for directly or indirectly informing a user of present status as to fulfillment/nonfulfillment of said predetermined condition for each of said on-map targets based on said judgment information memorized by said judging and memorizing means, wherein fulfillment of said predetermined condition is judged by checking driver'"'"'s manipulations on the vehicle including operations for turning off an ignition key switch, shifting a gear lever to a parking position, pulling a hand-operated brake lever, and unlocking and/or opening any door. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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