Patent ID: 9316500
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: G01C,G01P,G01S

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for switching a navigation mode between a vehicle navigation mode and a pedestrian navigation mode, the apparatus comprising: a sensor configured to detect an acceleration of the apparatus; and a controller configured to switch the navigation mode of the apparatus between the vehicle navigation mode and the pedestrian navigation mode based on the acceleration of the apparatus detected by the sensor, wherein the sensor detects the acceleration of the apparatus according to movement of the apparatus, and outputs the detected acceleration of the apparatus, wherein the controller recognizes a step by using the detected acceleration of the apparatus, and wherein if the step is recognized, the controller determines whether a number of recognized steps is greater than a predetermined threshold value and switches the navigation mode to the pedestrian navigation mode if the number of recognized steps is greater than the predetermined threshold value.