US6553309B2
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Navigation system
Assignee: Pioneer Corp
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Filing: 2001-02-01
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Granted: 2003-04-22
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Expires: 2021-02-01
Abstract
Abstract A navigation system is provided with: a present position detecting device ( 16, 17, 18 ) for detecting a present position; and a navigation device ( 11, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 ) for performing a navigation in correspondence with the detected present position on the basis of map data. The navigation system is also provided with a menu controlling device ( 11, 25, 26 ) for controlling a menu display of the navigation by using menu information capable of being updated.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiharu Uchida
- 👤 Keiichi Yamauchi
- 👤 Koichi Nagaki
- 👤 Michihiro Kaneko
- 👤 Atsuo Ohmori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 13:01
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/26; G01C21/34; G01C21/36; G01C21/3605; G01C21/3611
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A navigation system comprising: a present position detecting device for detecting a present position; a navigation device for performing a navigation in correspondence with the detected present position on the basis of map data; a menu controlling device for controlling a menu display of the navigation by using menu information capable of being updated; and wherein the menu information is composed by a user.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
A navigation system comprising: a present position detecting device for detecting a present position; a navigation device for performing a navigation in correspondence with the detected present position on the basis of map data; a menu controlling device for controlling a menu display of the navigation by using menu information capable of being updated; and wherein the menu information is composed by a user.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A navigation system according to claim 1 , wherein said menu controlling device controls the menu display of the navigation by using another menu information set and fixed in advance, in addition to the menu information capable of being updated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
A navigation system according to claim 2 , wherein said navigation system further comprises a menu selection device adapted to select one of the menu information, which is set and fixed in advance, and the menu information capable of being updated, as the menu information to be used for the menu display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A navigation system according to claim 3 , wherein said menu selection device is adapted to select one of a plurality of menu information each capable of being updated, as the menu information to be used for the menu display.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A navigation system according to claim 1 , wherein said navigation system further comprises a reading device, to which an external record medium recorded with the menu information capable of being updated is set, for reading the menu information from the external record medium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A navigation system according to claim 1 , wherein said navigation system further comprises a wireless communication device for receiving the menu information capable of being updated from an external portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A navigation system according to claim 6 , wherein the menu information capable of being updated is reserved on an internet, and said wireless communication device receives the menu information capable of being updated by connecting to the internet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A navigation system according to claim 1 , wherein said navigation system further comprises an operation device adapted to issue an operation command of the navigation in accordance with the menu display.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A navigation system according to claim 8 , wherein said navigation system further comprises an operation history memory for storing an operation history of said operation device, and said menu controlling device controls the menu display on the basis of the operation history.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
54 words
A navigation system according to claim 9 , wherein the menu information has such a data structure that the operation command is assigned to respective one of a plurality of hierarchies of the menu display, and said menu controlling device changes an hierarchy of the operation command on the basis of the operation history.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
70 words
A navigation system according to claim 10 , wherein said menu controlling device judges the number of times of operations for each operation command on the basis of the operation history, changes the operation command for which the number of times of the operation is larger to a higher hierarchy and changes the operation command for which the number of times of the operation is smaller to a lower hierarchy.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
A navigation system according to claim 11 , wherein said menu controlling device sets a display character string accompanying the menu display with respect to each operation command, and changes the display character string when changing the operation command to the higher or lower hierarchy.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A navigation system according to claim 1 , wherein the menu information is described by a format corresponding to a hyper text.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
99 words
A navigation system comprising: a present position detecting device for detecting a present position; a navigation device for performing a navigation in correspondence with the detected present position on the basis of map data; a menu information memory for storing a plurality of menu information corresponding to a plurality of different menus; a menu selection device adapted to select a desirable menu information from among the plurality of menu information; a menu controlling device for controlling a menu display of the navigation by using the selected desirable menu information; and wherein the menu information is composed by a user.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
99 words
A navigation system comprising: a present position detecting device for detecting a present position; a navigation device for performing a navigation in correspondence with the detected present position on the basis of map data; a menu information memory for storing a plurality of menu information corresponding to a plurality of different menus; a menu selection device adapted to select a desirable menu information from among the plurality of menu information; a menu controlling device for controlling a menu display of the navigation by using the selected desirable menu information; and wherein the menu information is composed by a user.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
A navigation system according to claim 14 , wherein said menu selection device displays a menu selection screen including titles of the plurality of menu information stored in said menu information memory.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
A navigation system according to claim 14 , wherein the plurality of menu information include menu information capable of being updated.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
A navigation system according to claim 16 , wherein a layout of a menu in the menu information capable of being updated is capable of being updated.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
A navigation system according to claim 16 , wherein a character string of a menu in the menu information capable of being updated is capable of being updated.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
A navigation system according to claim 14 , wherein the plurality of menu information include menu information corresponding to a menu whose theme is a specific event.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
A navigation system according to claim 19 , wherein the menu whose theme is the specific event includes an item related to a facility of an event place.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
18 words
A navigation system according to claim 1 , wherein the menu information includes positional information for a facility.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
A navigation system according to claim 21 , wherein the navigation device sets a destination based on the positional information, and performs the navigation.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
72 words
A navigation system comprising: a present position detecting device for detecting a present position; a navigation device for performing a navigation in correspondence with the detected present position on the basis of map data; a menu controlling device for controlling a menu display of the navigation by using menu information capable of being updated; and wherein the menu controlling device updates the menu display based on an operational history by a user.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
72 words
A navigation system comprising: a present position detecting device for detecting a present position; a navigation device for performing a navigation in correspondence with the detected present position on the basis of map data; a menu controlling device for controlling a menu display of the navigation by using menu information capable of being updated; and wherein the menu controlling device updates the menu display based on an operational history by a user.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
107 words
A navigation system comprising: a present position detecting device for detecting a present position; a navigation device for performing a navigation in correspondence with the detected present position on the basis of map data; a menu information memory for storing a plurality of menu information corresponding to a plurality of different menus; a menu selection device adapted to select a desirable menu information from among the plurality of menu information; a menu controlling device for controlling a menu display of the navigation by using the selected desirable menu information; and wherein the menu controlling device updates the menu display based on an operational history by a user.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
107 words
A navigation system comprising: a present position detecting device for detecting a present position; a navigation device for performing a navigation in correspondence with the detected present position on the basis of map data; a menu information memory for storing a plurality of menu information corresponding to a plurality of different menus; a menu selection device adapted to select a desirable menu information from among the plurality of menu information; a menu controlling device for controlling a menu display of the navigation by using the selected desirable menu information; and wherein the menu controlling device updates the menu display based on an operational history by a user.
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