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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2002
Ryotaro Iwami, Kobe, JP;
Nobuyuki Nakano, Katano, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka-Fu, JP;
Abstract
A turn-by-turn on-vehicle navigation system is capable of providing drivers with helpful and appropriate information to free them from their various anxieties caused as a result of relatively less information on a display. When the vehicle's current position is located on a recommended route after the completion of a certain guidance the driver is determined as properly driving the vehicle as expected, and receives a message telling that he/she is on the right track. With such a message, the driver does not feel anxiety that often occurs when making a turn at an intersection. Further, when the vehicle passes by a predetermined landmark located at close range, supplemental information is provided for the location. Such information removes the driver's uneasiness when he/she keeps going straight along the same road for a long time. Still further, at the destination, information about the area is provided. Thereby, the driver can feel secure even if he/she is new to the area.