Patent ID: 6351708
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: G01C,G06Q

Abstract:
A vehicle navigation system comprising:a navigation apparatus for transmitting a current position of a vehicle and a target destination thereof; a base station for receiving the current position and the target destination, searching map information to obtain route information from the current position to the target destination, and transmitting the route information to the navigation apparatus; an information storage section provided in the base station which stores the map information; a route searching section provided in the base station which searches the map information to obtain added route information, which includes identification information relating to the ability of a vehicle operator to correlate the route information with an intended route; a transmitting section provided in the base station and transmitting the route information to the navigation apparatus and then transmitting the added information thereto; and a display section provided in the navigation apparatus and displaying the route information and the added route information each of which is transmitted from the base station, such that a relationship between the route information and a route along which the vehicle is intended to travel is identified.