Patent ID: 6728636
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
A destination guidance system utilizing a structure on premises of a building, comprising:a structure information memory which stores structure information corresponding to information pertaining to the structure on the premises of the building, the structure information including a plurality of guide points on the premises of the building, and route data indicating moving routes that connect the plurality of guide points; a guidance information memory which stores first guidance information including landmark data and landscape data concerning a plurality of approach and exit directions to and from each of the guide points; an input unit configured to make a user input a desired place of departure and destination; a recommended route generation unit configured to generate a recommended route, which is recommended upon movement from the place of departure to the destination, by selecting and connecting at least one of the route data stored in said structure information memory; a presentation information generation unit configured to extract second guidance information concerning the plurality of the approach and exit directions to and from at least one guide point, which is present on the recommended route, from the first guidance information in said guidance information memory, and to generate presentation information that contains the second guidance information; and a presentation unit configured to present the presentation information.