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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2004
Yoshiteru Kawasaki, Toyonaka, JP;
Kenji Nishimura, Nabari, JP;
Hitoshi Araki, Hirakata, JP;
Keiichi Senda, Kyoto, JP;
Masato Yuda, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiteru Kawasaki, Toyonaka, JP;
Kenji Nishimura, Nabari, JP;
Hitoshi Araki, Hirakata, JP;
Keiichi Senda, Kyoto, JP;
Masato Yuda, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An in-vehicle information apparatus presents, to a user, information which includes a returning route. The apparatus includes: a home position holding unit for holding beforehand a position of the user's home; a home arrival time holding unit for holding beforehand the user's home arrival time; a present position obtainment unit for obtaining the user's present position; a present time obtainment unit for obtaining a present time; a route search unit for obtaining a returning route from the present position to the user's home position, a required time for the returning route, and a departure time to leave the present position so the user can get home by the home arrival time; and a presentation unit for comparing the obtained departure time and the present time, and presenting to the user the departure time and the returning route obtained by the route search unit, before the departure time is passed.