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Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 28, 2012
Applicant:

Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;

Inventor:

Seiji Kato, Toyota, JP;

Assignee:

DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/28 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G01C 21/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3626 (2013.01); G01C 21/32 (2013.01); G01C 21/3697 (2013.01);
Abstract

A navigation apparatus includes a control unit for determining whether an approach route to a branch point, which is a route guidance object, and an exit route from the branch point correspond to a learned road link of a learned road data. The control unit provides a normal guidance, instructing a progress direction guidance for the branch point, when none of the approach and exit routes is determined to correspond to a learned road link. Alternatively, the control unit provides a learned road guidance, which is different from the normal guidance, when at least one of the approach route and the exit route is determined to correspond to a learned road link, where the learned road guidance reflects the learned road link in the route guidance.


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