Navigation apparatus
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1. A navigation apparatus comprising:
- a current position information acquisition unit that acquires current position information;
a travel direction determination unit that determines a travel direction based on the acquired current position information and destination position information of at least one destination;
a sound unit that outputs a sound; and
a sound control unit that controls the sound unit so that the sound is output to a user from the travel direction,wherein the travel direction determination unit determines a plurality of travel directions based on the current position information and position information for each of a plurality of destinations, andwherein the sound control unit controls the sound unit to output a different sound for each of the plurality of travel directions such that each of the plurality of travel directions are output to the user at a same time.
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus 100 includes a current position information acquisition unit (a self-position acquisition unit 42) that acquires current position information, and a travel direction determination unit (for example, a route search unit 44) that determines a travel direction based on the acquired current position information and destination position information. The navigation apparatus 100 further includes a sound unit that outputs a sound (for example, a parametric speaker 30), and a sound control unit 41 that controls the sound unit so that the sound can be heard to the user from the travel direction.
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1. A navigation apparatus comprising:
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a current position information acquisition unit that acquires current position information; a travel direction determination unit that determines a travel direction based on the acquired current position information and destination position information of at least one destination; a sound unit that outputs a sound; and a sound control unit that controls the sound unit so that the sound is output to a user from the travel direction, wherein the travel direction determination unit determines a plurality of travel directions based on the current position information and position information for each of a plurality of destinations, and wherein the sound control unit controls the sound unit to output a different sound for each of the plurality of travel directions such that each of the plurality of travel directions are output to the user at a same time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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