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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Applicant:
Kazuoki Otani, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuoki Otani, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/123 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G10L 13/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/0968 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3629 (2013.01); G10L 13/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/365 (2013.01); G01C 21/3632 (2013.01); G08G 1/096855 (2013.01); G08G 1/096872 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automotive vehicle navigation method includes obtaining electronic textual navigation information and converting the textual navigation information into audio data. The audio data is stored within the vehicle and is played back within the vehicle in sequential increments that correspond to respective legs of a trip being made by the vehicle.