Pedestrian navigation device, pedestrian navigation system, pedestrian navigation method and program

A pedestrian navigation device constituted in a mobile phone for navigating a pedestrian route, comprising:

• position information receiving means that acquires position information from the GPS system;
• position information analyzing means that analyzes the position information received by the said position information receiving means to calculate a present position;
• map information storing means that stores map information received from a server that provides navigation information;
• central processing means that calculates present position information based on the present position calculated by the said position information analyzing means and the map information stored in the said map information storing means;
• vibrating means that generates a vibration guide based on the present position information calculated by the said central processing means;
• and
• vibration pattern storing means that stores vibration patterns of the vibration guide generated by the said vibrating means, characterized in that:
• the central processing means determines a vibration pattern corresponding to the present position information derived from among the vibration patterns stored in the said vibration pattern storing means;
• and
• the said vibrating means generates the vibration guide based on the vibration pattern determined by the said central processing means.

A pedestrian navigation method for navigating a pedestrian route, characterized by the following steps:

• (A) position information is acquired from the GPS system;
• (B) the acquired position information is analyzed to calculate the user's present position;
• (C) present position information is calculated based on the calculated present position of the user and map information received from a server that provides navigation information;
• and
• (D) vibration is generated based on the calculated present position information.

A pedestrian navigation device constituted in a mobile phone for navigating a pedestrian route, comprising in particular:

• position information receiving means that acquires position information from the GPS system;
• position information analyzing means that analyzes the position information received by the said position information receiving means to calculate a present position;
• map information storing means that stores map information received from a server that provides navigation information;
• central processing means that calculates present position information based on the present position calculated by the said position information analyzing means and the map information stored in the said map information storing means;
• vibrating means that generates a vibration guide based on the present position information calculated by the said central processing means;
• and
• voice guide output means that outputs a guide voice based upon the present position information calculated by the said central processing means.

A pedestrian navigation device constituted in a mobile phone for navigating a pedestrian route, comprising:

• position information receiving means that acquires position information from the GPS system;
• position information analyzing means that analyzes the position information received by the said position information receiving means to calculate a present position;
• map information storing means that stores map information received from a server that provides navigation information;
• central processing means that calculates present position information based on the present position calculated by the said position information analyzing means and the map information stored in the said map information storing means;
• vibrating means that generates a vibration guide based on the present position information calculated by the said central processing means;
• and
• voice guide output means that outputs a guide voice based on the present position information calculated by the said central processing means, characterized in that:
• the said voice guide output means outputs the guide voice after a predetermined delay from the time the vibration guide is generated.

A pedestrian navigation method for navigating a pedestrian route, characterized by the following steps:

• (A) position information is acquired from the GPS system;
• (B) the acquired position information is analyzed to calculate the user's present position;
• (C) present position information is calculated based on the calculated present position of the user and map information received from a server that provides navigation information;
• (D) vibration is generated based on the calculated present position information;
• and
• (E) a guide voice is outputted based on the calculated present position information.

A pedestrian navigation method for navigating a pedestrian route, characterized by the following steps:

• (A) position information is acquired from the GPS system;
• (B) the acquired position information is analyzed to calculate the user's present position;
• (C) present position information is calculated based on the calculated present position of the user and map information received from a server that provides navigation information;
• (D) vibration is generated based on the calculated present position information;
• and
• (E) a guide voice is outputted based on the calculated present position information after a predetermined delay from the time the vibration is generated.