Patent ID: 6778904
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
An on-vehicle navigation system for providing guidance with at least one of one or more characters and one or more symbols and not a map display, said on-vehicle navigation system comprising:a data storage section operable to store map data; an input section operable to receive a destination; a position detection section operable to detect a current position of a vehicle; a route search section operable to find a recommended route from the current position to the destination using the map data; a guidance data generation section operable to generate, from the map data and the recommended route, guidance data for the guidance; a guidance section operable to provide the guidance based on the guidance data and the current position; and an output section operable to generate at least one of a display output using the at least one of the one or more characters and the one or more symbols and a sound output about the guidance provided by said guidance section, wherein when the current position of the vehicle is on the recommended route after passing a guidance point, said guidance section is operable to provide a message indicating that the vehicle is driving properly.