Communications: electrical – Vehicle position indication – Map display
Patent
1996-10-11
2000-05-16
Swarthout, Brent A.
Communications: electrical
Vehicle position indication
Map display
340990, 701209, 701211, G08G 1123
Patent
active
060643234
ABSTRACT:
A navigation apparatus and navigation method for an automobile in which a map is visually displayed and a desired destination can be set by speaking the name of such destination. A voice recognition section recognizes the destination and marks it on the map that is being displayed and the best route to the displayed destination is then shown on the map to be followed by the driver of the automobile.
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Asano Yasuharu
Ishii Kazuo
Kakuda Hiroshi
Minamino Katsuki
Ogawa Hiroaki
Maioli Jay H.
Sony Corporation
Swarthout Brent A.
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