Navigation system
AssigneeAlpine Electronics, Inc.
InventorsTetsuya Ohishi, Kiyoto Hiruta, Tatsuki Nakamura, Hiroshi Shishido, Hiroyuki Nemoto, Koji Hayashida, Fumio Saito
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Abstract
A navigation system having a navigation controller includes a voice recognition unit for recognizing a predetermined word from the spoken utterances of a user. It also includes a destination supposition and suggestion unit for predicting an appropriate destination desired by a user, based on a user's speech, and audibly suggests the predicted destination, and destination entry unit. If the suggested destination satisfies a user, the destination entry unit enters into the navigation controller the suggested destination.
Claims19
A navigation system having a navigation controller for finding a route to a set final destination, for displaying the found route along with a map covering a vehicle's position, and for navigating the vehicle to the final destination, said navigation system comprising:
- a voice recognition unit for recognizing a predetermined word from spoken utterances of a user;
- a destination supposition and suggestion unit for providing a suggested destination based on a user's utterances;
- and
- a destination entry unit for entering the suggested destination as the final destination for said navigation controller.
A navigation system having a navigation controller for finding a route to a set final destination, for displaying the route along with a map covering a vehicle's position, and for navigating a vehicle to the final destination, said navigation system comprising:
- a user voice characteristic registering unit to register a voice of a user of the navigation system who frequently rides in the vehicle;
- a user identifying unit to identify a user by the voice registered by said user voice characteristic registering unit;
- a voice recognition unit for recognizing a predetermined word from spoken utterances of a user identified by the user identifying unit;
- a destination supposition and suggestion unit for predicting a destination based on one or more utterances identified by said voice recognition unit;
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- a destination entry unit for entering the suggested destination as the final destination for said navigation controller.
A method of navigating a vehicle to a final destination comprising the acts of:
- providing a navigation system having a navigation controller;
- receiving a spoken utterance from a user in the voice recognition unit;
- identifying a predetermined word from the spoken utterance;
- identifying one or more destinations utilizing the predetermined word;
- suggesting a desired destination;
- and
- providing the desired destination to the navigation controller.
A method of navigating a vehicle to a final destination comprising:
- providing a navigation system having a navigation controller, a user voice characteristic registering unit, a user identifying unit, a voice recognition unit, a destination supposition and suggestion unit, and a destination entry unit;
- registering a voice of a frequent user of the navigation system utilizing said user voice characteristic registering unit;
- identifying a user, by the voice registered by said user voice characteristic registering unit, utilizing said user identifying unit;
- recognizing a predetermined word, from spoken utterances of a user identified by the user identifying unit, utilizing said voice recognition unit;
- predicting a destination, based on one or more utterances identified by said voice recognition unit, utilizing said destination supposition and suggestion unit;
- and
- entering the suggested destination as the final destination, for said navigation controller, utilizing said destination entry unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.