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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2004
Tatsuo Yokota, Torrance, CA (US);
Joanna Sagami, Torrance, CA (US);
Tatsuo Yokota, Torrance, CA (US);
Joanna Sagami, Torrance, CA (US);
Alpine Electronics, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A navigation method and apparatus finds a location and a route to a plurality of destinations with the minimum number of stops or the shortest overall distance. The navigation method includes the steps of: specifying a plurality of destinations in a navigation system; searching a one-stop location where two or more specified destinations exist or searching a location of each destination; displaying results of search for prompting a user to decide whether recommended locations of the destinations in the search result is acceptable; repeating the above steps of searching locations and displaying the search results until the user accepts recommended locations of the destinations; and guiding the user to the destinations accepted by the user.
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