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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Keiichiro Someda, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiko Enamito, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); G01C 21/3629 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04S 7/301 (2013.01); H04S 7/302 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0827 (2013.01); B60W 2540/26 (2013.01); B60W 2710/30 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01); H04S 2400/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a navigation device installed in a vehicle includes an obtainer, a controller, and a reproducer. The obtainer obtains at least one of vehicle information related to the vehicle and driver information related to a driver of the vehicle. The controller controls, based on at least one of the vehicle information and the driver information, localization direction of a playback sound which is to be reproduced for the driver. The reproducer reproduces the playback sound using a three dimensional sound based on control of the localization direction.