Patent ID: 8315803
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A vehicle navigation system including a display device having a display panel, the display device configured to be movable so that a part of the display panel is capable of being housed, the vehicle navigation system configured to search a route from a starting point to a destination and perform a route guidance of the route by displaying a navigation screen on the display panel, the vehicle navigation system comprising: a voice output device configured to perform the route guidance with a voice output; a navigation screen determining portion configured to determine whether the route guidance is being performed by displaying the navigation screen on the display panel when the part of the display panel is housed; a voice guidance control portion configured to control the voice output device so that the voice output device performs the route guidance with the voice output when the navigation screen determining portion determines that the route guidance is being performed by displaying the navigation screen on the display panel; and a first operation input portion configured to receive an operation input of whether performing the route guidance with the voice output, wherein: