Patent ID: 7419095
Filing Date: 2008-09-02
Classification: G01C,G01S,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A destination prediction apparatus which predicts a destination of a user, said apparatus comprising: a carried item detection unit operable to detect a carried item which the user carries; an accumulation unit operable to associate at least the carried item detected by said carried item detection unit with position information, and accumulate the carried item and the position information as a history; a causal relationship extraction unit operable to extract, from the history, a causal relationship between at least the carried item and the position information; a destination prediction unit operable to predict the destination of the user based on the causal relationship and the carried item; and a carry frequency judgment unit operable to perform judgment that distinguishes whether the carried item is a frequently carried item which is carried with a frequency greater than or equal to a predetermined percentage, or an infrequently carried item which is carried with a frequency lower than the predetermined percentage, wherein said causal relationship extraction unit is operable to extract a causal relationship between the infrequently carried item and the frequently carried item.