Patent ID: 6339746
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
A route guidance system for a pedestrian, comprising:an input unit configured to input a departure point and a destination point of a pedestrian user; a route data memory configured to store route data including path positions and connections of a road network; a route calculation unit configured to calculate a route from the departure point to the destination point by referring to the route data in said route data memory; a landmark memory configured to store landmark data for the pedestrian's confirmation, each landmark representing a signpost of one of the departure point, the destination point, and the route; a landmark selection unit configured to select the landmark data along the route calculated by said route calculation unit from said landmark memory; and a presentation unit configured to present a route guidance to the pedestrian using the route calculated by said route calculation unit and the landmark data selected by said landmark selection unit, and to indicate to the pedestrian to confirm the landmark in the route guidance whenever said presentation unit presents each landmark along the route; wherein said input unit inputs a response including a confirmation by the pedestrian for each landmark presented by said presentation unit.