US 2002/0161517 A1 · Navigation system, server system for a navigation system, and computer-readable information recorded medium in which destination prediction program is recorded

Abstract

A navigation system is provided that allows an appropriate destination point to be set when a vehicle begins to travel without an operator setting a destination point. A navigation system is provided with a system control section and, if a vehicle begins to travel without an operator setting a destination point, destination point information is retrieved. This destination point information is stored in a travel information database on the basis of information about the position of the vehicle, the direction in which the vehicle is progressing and information about the road. The road is which the vehicle is traveling along that was calculated based on the respective signals input from a GPS receiving section and various sensor sections. In addition, if there are candidates for the relevant destination point, candidate destination points are displayed on a display section as predicted destination points.

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Dependent claims

A navigation system comprising:

a receiving device which receives current position information used for measuring a current position of a mobile body;
a recognizing device which recognizes the current position of the mobile body based on the received current position information;
a database which stores destination point information including at least one of position information about a position of a destination point that was set in the past and route information about a route along which the mobile body traveled up to a destination point that was set in the past;
a predicting device which predicts a destination point towards which the mobile body is currently heading based on the recognized current position of the mobile body and the destination point information stored in the database;
and
a notifying device which gives notification of the destination point towards which the mobile body is currently heading that has been predicted by the predicting device.

3 more elements

A server system for a navigation system comprising:

a receiving device which receives current position information about a current position of a terminal device mounted in a mobile body;
a predicting device which predicts a destination point towards which the moving body is currently heading based on the current position information and destination point information including at least one of position information about a position of a destination point that was set in the past and route information about a route along which the mobile body traveled up to a destination point that was set in the past;
and
a transmitting device which transmits to the terminal device information about the destination point towards which the moving is currently heading predicted by the predicting device.

1 more element

An information recorded medium wherein a destination point prediction program is recorded so as to be read by a computer, the computer included in a navigation system for navigating a mobile body, the program causing the computer to function as:

a predicting device which predicts a destination point information towards which the mobile body is currently heading based on a recognized current position of the mobile body and destination point information including at least one of position information about a position of a destination point that was set in the past and route information about a route along which the mobile body traveled up to a destination point that was set in the past;
and
a notifying device which gives notification of the destination point towards which the mobile body is currently heading that has been predicted by the predicting device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Navigation system, server system for a navigation system, and computer-readable information recorded medium in which destination prediction program is recorded

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Navigation system, server system for a navigation system, and computer-readable information recorded medium in which destination prediction program is recorded

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