Patent ID: 7406380
Filing Date: 2008-07-29
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A navigation system comprising: a storage medium operable to store user information; a parameter storage section operable to store one or more parameters used for controlling a presentation of information necessary for providing navigation guidance for an entity; a parameter acquisition section operable to acquire at least one parameter from the parameter storage section based on the user information stored in the storage medium; an information generation section operable to generate information necessary for providing navigation guidance for the entity and for arranging a presentation of the information being generated in accordance with the at least one parameter acquired by the parameter acquisition section; a traffic information receiving section operable to receive traffic information representing a current traffic situation in a road network; and an output section operable to output the information generated by the information generation section, wherein the parameter storage section stores at least one parameter for each range of a plurality of predetermined ranges of age or length of driving career, and the at least one parameter includes a switching period for switching to the traffic information received by the traffic information receiving section.