Patent ID: 6070124
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
A navigation device comprising:a present position detection means for detecting the present position of a moving means;a goal-setting means for setting a goal;a route-setting means for setting a route to the goal that is set by said goal-setting means;a route indication means for indicating, on a map picture, said route to the goal set by said route-setting means and said present position;a goal direction calculation means for obtaining a direction from said present position to said goal;a backward driving discrimination means for discriminating whether said moving means is backwardly proceeding with respect to the direction of progress of said route or not; anda goal direction informing means for informing the direction of the goal obtained by said goal direction calculation means when it is discriminated by said backward driving discrimination means that said moving means is running backwards.