Patent ID: 6070122
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
A target searching method for use in a navigation system for navigating a movable body, said target searching method comprising:a selection process of selecting a target attribute which is an attribute of a reach target, to which said movablean extraction process of extracting M of a plurality of reach targets, where M is a natural number greater than or equal to 2, each of the M reach targets having the selected target attribute;a calculation process of giving a degree of priority to each of said extracted M reach targets in correspondence with a moving condition of said movable body, and of calculating a priority coefficient which indicates the degree of priority for each of said extracted M reach targets; anda display process of displaying one or N reach target or targets, where N is a natural number less than M, among said extracted M reach targets on the basis of the calculated priority coefficient.