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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. 16, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuo Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Eiji Yamamoto, Saitama, JP;
Miyuki Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kakuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuharu Asano, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Omote, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuki Minamino, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340995 ; 340990 ; 701209 ; 701211 ;
Abstract
A navigation apparatus and navigation method for an automobile in which a map is visually displayed and a desired destination can be set by speaking the name of such destination. A voice recognition section recognizes the destination and marks it on the map that is being displayed and the best route to the displayed destination is then shown on the map to be followed by the driver of the automobile.