Abstract: A vehicle navigation apparatus includes: a vehicle position information obtaining unit detecting a vehicle position; a special section detecting unit detecting a special section from a guidance route ahead of the vehicle position; a leading lane shift detecting unit detecting a shift of the vehicle from a main line to the leading lane in the special section; and a branch guiding unit conducting branch guidance for a branch point with a leading lane and conducting, in response to the detection of the shift of the vehicle into the leading lane detected by the leading lane shift detecting unit, travel guidance for a branch path.

Abstract: A vehicle navigation apparatus includes: a vehicle position information obtaining unit detecting a vehicle position; a special section detecting unit detecting a special section from a guidance route ahead of the vehicle position; a leading lane shift detecting unit detecting a shift of the vehicle from a main line to the leading lane in the special section; and a branch guiding unit conducting branch guidance for a branch point with a leading lane and conducting, in response to the detection of the shift of the vehicle into the leading lane detected by the leading lane shift detecting unit, travel guidance for a branch path.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus for registers a place of departure a destination, a route traveled, a time of day and/or a day of the week that the route was traveled; determines whether an input place of departure and input destination are respectively substantially the same as a place of departure and destination of a registered route; reads out a particular registered route from registered route information, the particular registered route having substantially the same place of departure and destination as the respective input place of departure and input destination and a registered day of the week that is the same as a day of the week and/or a registered time of day that is nearest to a time of day for which route guidance between the input place of departure and input destination is requested, performs route guidance based on a route returned.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus for a vehicle registers a place of departure, a destination, and a route traveled by the vehicle; determines whether an input place of departure and input destination are respectively substantially the same as a place of departure and destination of a registered route, an input place of departure and an input destination being substantially the same as a respective place of departure and destination of a particular registered route when the input place of departure is within a predetermined distance of the place of departure of the particular registered route and the input destination is within the predetermined distance of the destination of the particular registered route; reads out the particular registered route from registered route information; and performs route guidance based on a route returned.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus for a vehicle that registers a place of departure, a destination, and a route traveled by the vehicle and determines whether an input place of departure and input destination are respectively substantially the same as a place of departure and destination of a registered route. The navigation apparatus reads out a portion of a particular registered route from registered route information, the particular registered route having substantially the same place of departure and destination as the respective input place of departure and input destination, and the portion of the particular registered route being that portion of the particular registered route within a predetermined layer of map data which has been organized into layers. The navigation apparatus performs route guidance based on a the read out route.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus for a vehicle including a registration means for registering a place of departure, a destination, and a route traveled by the vehicle; a determination means for determining whether an input place of departure and input destination are respectively substantially the same as a place of departure and destination of a registered route; a route search means for reading out a portion of a particular registered route from registered route information, the particular registered route having substantially the same place of departure and destination as the respective input place of departure and input destination, and the portion of the particular registered route being that portion of the particular registered route within a predetermined layer of map data which has been organized into layers; and a control means for performing route guidance based on a route returned by the search means.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus for a vehicle including a registration means for registering a place of departure, a destination, and a route traveled by the vehicle; a determination means for determining whether an input place of departure and input destination are respectively substantially the same as a place of departure and destination of a registered route, an input place of departure and an input destination being substantially the same as a respective place of departure and destination of a particular registered route when the input place of departure is within a predetermined distance of the place of departure of the particular registered route and the input destination is within the predetermined distance of the destination of the particular registered route; a route search means for reading out the particular registered route from registered route information; and a control means for performing route guidance based on a route returned by the search means.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus for a vehicle comprising a registration means for registering a place of departure, a destination, a route traveled by the vehicle, a time of day that the route was traveled, and/or a day of the week that the route was traveled; a determination means for determining whether an input place of departure and input destination are respectively substantially the same as a place of departure and destination of a registered route; a route search means for reading out a particular registered route from registered route information, the particular registered route having substantially the same place of departure and destination as the respective input place of departure and input destination, a registered day of the week that is the same as a day of the week for which route guidance between the input place of departure and input destination is requested, and/or a registered time of day that is nearest to a time of day for which route guidance between the input place of departure and input destin

Abstract: A land vehicle navigation apparatus provides a present location map and various easily understood guidance information items in conformity with the environmental criteria of a route. The navigation apparatus includes information storage for storing map data as to route search, route guidance, and other guidance data, a present position detector for detecting the present position of the vehicle, an input device for inputting commands and information for route search and route guidance, and a display monitor unit for displaying a guidance screen with a map and other information relating to the route search and route guidance in a one-screen mode, or in a multiple-screen mode. A display controller responds to an input command via the input device, reads guidance data from the information storage, and controls the display of resultant read data on the display unit.