Information processing apparatus, route navigator, information processing method, and computer program storage medium

US9109899B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9109899-B2
Application numberUS-201214004303-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 14, 2012
Priority dateMar 22, 2011
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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An information processing apparatus may be implemented as a route navigator, which uses a route navigation method and a computer program product. A processing circuit is used to calculate respective passage frequencies of passageway segments in a passage history. The processing circuit then selects a navigation route to a destination, includes at least one passageway segment with a passage frequency that is a low or zero passage frequency.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a processing circuit configured to: detect one of a plurality of user movement modes; store a passage history for each of the plurality of user movement modes; calculate passage frequencies of passageway segments in the passage history based on the passage history for each respective plurality of user movement modes; and select a navigation route to a destination based on the detected one of a plur…

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What does patent US9109899B2 cover?
An information processing apparatus may be implemented as a route navigator, which uses a route navigation method and a computer program product. A processing circuit is used to calculate respective passage frequencies of passageway segments in a passage history. The processing circuit then selects a navigation route to a destination, includes at least one passageway segment with a passage freq…
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Suzuki Toshikazu, Sony Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01C21/3484. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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