Patent ID: 6208932
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
A navigation apparatus for providing a driver with different types of information, comprising:means for allocating a priority order, indicative of priority for information provision in accordance with a type of inputted information and a travel classification indicative of at least one of running state, driving purpose and running environment, to inputted information;means for changing a value of the travel classification in accordance with a change in at least one of the running state, driving purpose and running environment in a case where the at least one of the running state, driving purpose and running environment changes;means for selecting a first type of inputted information having a higher priority order than a second type of inputted information in a case where types of the first and second types are different from each other;means for providing the driver with the selected first type of inputted information; anddetermining means for determining, after the selected first type of inputted information is provided, whether or not the unselected type of second type of inputted information is to be provided in accordance with a travel classification of the unselected second type of inputted information.