Patent ID: 6446001
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B60Q,G01C

Abstract:
A navigation apparatus installed on a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:command signal inputting means for inputting a command signal to select an operation mode of navigation; current position detecting means for detecting a current position of the vehicle on which said navigation apparatus is installed and supplying current positional information; data reading means for reading voice guidance data, object data indicative of a geographical location, sound data symbolizing a feature of said geographical location, and map data from an information storage medium storing said map data in response to said command signal and said current positional information; and navigation control means for displaying said map data and said object data read by said data reading means onto a display device and for outputting a voice guidance corresponding to said voice guidance data and outputting audible sounds to a user of the apparatus through a speaker when said vehicle is within a predetermined distance of said geographical location, said audible sounds corresponding to said sound data symbolizing a feature of said geographical location.