Navigation apparatus, and information recording medium containing navigation program readable by computer
AssigneePioneer Corporation
InventorMasaya Hashida
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Abstract
There is provided a navigation apparatus capable of executing a guide corresponding to an inside structure of a building which even if a vehicle is running in the building. The apparatus determines whether or not a current position of the vehicle is located in the building. If it is determined that the current position is located in the building, a plan view of the building is displayed. Then, the displayed plan view is used to carry out a navigation process.
Claims14
A navigation apparatus comprising:
- a current position determining device for determining whether or not a current position of a movable body is located in a building;
- a displaying device for displaying building information in relation to the building if the current position is located in the building;
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- a processing device for carrying out a navigation process by using the displayed building information.
An information recording medium in which a navigation program is readably recorded by a computer included in a navigation apparatus, the navigation program causing the computer to function as navigation processing devices, the navigation processing devices comprising:
- a current position determining device for determining whether or not a current position of a movable body is located in a building;
- a displaying device for displaying building information in relation to the building if the current position is located in the building;
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- a processing device for carrying out a navigation process by using the displayed building information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.