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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshikazu Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2013.01); G01C 21/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/3484 (2013.01);
Abstract
An information processing apparatus may be implemented as a route navigator, which uses a route navigation method and a computer program product. A processing circuit is used to calculate respective passage frequencies of passageway segments in a passage history. The processing circuit then selects a navigation route to a destination, includes at least one passageway segment with a passage frequency that is a low or zero passage frequency.