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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Kazuhiro Konno, Ichikawa, JP;
Akira Saito, Ichikawa, JP;
Yuhichi Takahashi, Zama, JP;
Hayato Uenohara, Funabashi, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for providing road guidance on a navigation system. The navigation system determines a moving direction of a cursor on a map of the navigation system, wherein the cursor is movable by a user. The navigation system obtains a road near the cursor. The navigation system determines whether one or more attributes of the road coincide with predetermined attribute settings. The navigation system determines whether a direction of the road coincides with the moving direction of the cursor, in response to determining that the one or more attributes of the road coincide with the predetermined attribute settings. The navigation system determines to provide guidance, in response to determining that the direction of the road coincides with the moving direction of the cursor.