Patent ID: 6928364
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A navigation apparatus for mounting in a moving object, the navigation apparatus comprising: an input unit, a central processing unit, a storage unit, and an output unit, wherein said storage unit has a means for storing data relating to a navigated area, said input unit having means for inputting different information relating to travel according to a type of said moving object, when said moving object is traveling, said central processing unit having computing and retrieving means for finding from data stored in said storage unit, a unit area not suitable for travel as a cell when said information relating to travel is inputted, the cell is computed and retrieved corresponding to the type of said moving object and said output unit having means for outputting or displaying said cell, wherein the cells, including units which are not suitable for travel are regarded as significant and displayed so as to create an area which is suitable for travel according to the type of moving object.