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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2004
Hiromitsu Kato, Machida, JP;
Hiroaki Kawamichi, Tokyo, JP;
Shigetoshi Sameshima, Machida, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A guidance system which may include: a position direction obtaining unit which obtains a current position and moving direction of an operation device; a destination information obtaining unit which obtains destination information; a route information generating unit which generates route information to the destination from the current position by use of map information; an output device management unit which manages an installation position of the output device; an output device selecting unit which selects one output device from the plurality of output devices, on the basis of information of the current position, moving direction and installation position of the output device; a selected output device presenting unit which presents an information that specifies the selected output device to the operation device; and an information display instructing unit which displays the generated route information displayed on the selected output device in accordance with the information to be specified.