The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Naohiro Sakashita, Oobu, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340988 ; 340990 ; 340995 ; 701201 ; 701202 ; 701204 ; 701206 ; 701209 ; 701210 ;
Abstract
A vehicular navigation system capable of establishing a path to a destination to include a road frequently used by the user. First, the present position of the vehicle is located. A road map containing the present position is displayed on the viewing screen of the navigation system. A decision is made as to whether the present position is proximate to any registered location. If so, a nearby road is selected as a road to be used by the vehicle. The path is established to include this nearby road. The navigation system guides the user through this path.