Vehicle navigation system and method

A vehicle navigation system comprising:

• a navigation apparatus transmitting a current position of a vehicle and a target destination thereof:
• a base station receiving the current position and the target destination, searching map information to determine route information from the current position to the target destination, and transmitting the route information to the navigation apparatus:
• means, provided in the base station, for storing added information with regard to road features;
• means, provided in the base station, for searching the added information to obtain added route information, which includes identification information relating to the ability of a vehicle operator to correlate the route information with an intended route;
• means, provided in the base station, for transmitting the route information to the navigation apparatus, and for then transmitting the added route information thereto;
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• means, provided in the navigation apparatus, for displaying the route information and the added route information each of which is transmitted from the base station.

A method for navigating a vehicle comprising:

• transmitting a current position of a vehicle and a target destination thereof from a navigation apparatus to a base station;
• receiving at the base station the current position and the target destination;
• searching map information to obtain route information with regard to a route from the current position to the target destination;
• transmitting the route information to the navigation apparatus;
• searching the map information to obtain added route information with regard to the route, said added route information including identification information relating to the ability of a vehicle operator to correlate the route information with an intended route;
• transmitting the added route information to the navigation apparatus after the route information is transmitted to the navigation apparatus;
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• displaying at the navigation apparatus the route information and added route information each of which is transmitted from the base station.