Patents by Inventor Mami Nomura

Mami Nomura has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7788028
    Abstract: A navigation system includes: a detection unit that detects a vehicle to be in a stationary state or in a traveling state; a display monitor at which a roadmap is displayed; and a manual route specification unit that allows a road traced on the display monitor to be specified as a route when the vehicle is detected to be in a stationary state by the detection unit and does not allow the road traced on the display monitor to be specified as the route when the vehicle is detected to be in a traveling state by the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Xanavi Informatics Corporation
    Inventors: Yoji Matsuoka, Teruyuki Ishida, Keisuke Mutou, Takashi Yoshimaru, Mami Nomura, Takaaki Ishii, Tsugumichi Owaki
  • Patent number: 7577518
    Abstract: A navigation system includes: a roadmap display unit that displays a roadmap at a display monitor; a current position detection unit that detects a current position of the navigation system; a setting unit that sets a right turn instruction or a left turn instruction for an intersection displayed in the roadmap; and a guidance unit that provides guidance based upon the right turn instruction or the left turn instruction having been set, as the detected current position moves to a point at or within a predetermined distance to the intersection having been set via the setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Xanavi Informatics Corporation
    Inventors: Teruyuki Ishida, Keisuke Mutou, Yoji Matsuoka, Takaaki Ishii, Mami Nomura, Takashi Yoshimaru, Tsugumichi Owaki
  • Patent number: 7512483
    Abstract: According to the 1st aspect of the invention, a navigation system comprises: a storage unit that stores map data managed with links representing smallest road units; a road map display unit that displays a road map based upon the map data; a depressed position detection unit that detects a depressed position on the road map on display; and a route setting unit that extracts a corresponding link corresponding to the depressed position and sets the extracted corresponding link as a route to a destination based upon the map data, and the route setting unit extracts a link adjacent to the corresponding link and makes a decision as to whether or not the adjacent link can be entered from the corresponding link based upon the map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Xanavi Informatics Corporation
    Inventors: Yoji Matsuoka, Teruyuki Ishida, Keisuke Mutou, Hiroaki Konda, Takashi Yoshimaru, Takaaki Ishii, Mami Nomura, Tsugumichi Owaki
  • Publication number: 20080178118
    Abstract: A navigation device includes: a display device; a control device that controls the display device so as to display a plurality of indexes to be selected in order to operate predetermined functions; and an instruction device with which a user gives an instruction to select among the plurality of indexes that are displayed. And the control device displays the plurality of indexes so that the plurality of indexes are arranged in two columns in a vertical direction, indexes that are arranged in one of the two columns and indexes that are arranged in the other of the two columns are mutually displaced in a vertical direction, and the indexes that are arranged in at least the one of the two columns have shapes that project towards the other of the two columns of indexes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: Xanavi Informatics Corporation
    Inventors: Takaaki Ishii, Tsugumichi Owaki, Takashi Yoshimaru, Mami Nomura, Hitoshi Yamadera, Kazumi Matsumoto, Noriaki Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20070260395
    Abstract: A navigation system includes: a detection unit that detects a vehicle to be in a stationary state or in a traveling state; a display monitor at which a roadmap is displayed; and a manual route specification unit that allows a road traced on the display monitor to be specified as a route when the vehicle is detected to be in a stationary state by the detection unit and does not allow the road traced on the display monitor to be specified as the route when the vehicle is detected to be in a traveling state by the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: Xanavi Informatics Corporation
    Inventors: Yoji Matsuoka, Teruyuki Ishida, Keisuke Mutou, Takashi Yoshimaru, Mami Nomura, Takaaki Ishii, Tsugumichi Owaki
  • Publication number: 20060276959
    Abstract: According to the 1st aspect of the invention, a navigation system comprises: a storage unit that stores map data managed with links representing smallest road units; a road map display unit that displays a road map based upon the map data; a depressed position detection unit that detects a depressed position on the road map on display; and a route setting-unit that extracts a corresponding link corresponding to the depressed position and sets the extracted corresponding link as a route to a destination based upon the map data, and the route setting unit extracts a link adjacent to the corresponding link and makes a decision as to whether or not the adjacent link can be entered from the corresponding link based upon the map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: XANAVI INFORMATICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoji Matsuoka, Teruyuki Ishida, Keisuke Mutou, Hiroaki Konda, Takashi Yoshimaru, Takaaki Ishii, Mami Nomura, Tsugumichi Owaki
  • Publication number: 20060224316
    Abstract: A navigation system includes: a roadmap display unit that displays a roadmap at a display monitor; a current position detection unit that detects a current position of the navigation system; a setting unit that sets a right turn instruction or a left turn instruction for an intersection displayed in the roadmap; and a guidance unit that provides guidance based upon the right turn instruction or the left turn instruction having been set, as the detected current position moves to a point at or within a predetermined distance to the intersection having been set via the setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: XANAVI INFORMATICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teruyuki Ishida, Keisuke Mutou, Yoji Matsuoka, Takaaki Ishii, Mami Nomura, Takashi Yoshimaru, Tsugumichi Owaki