Information processing apparatus, information processing method, storage medium, and route guidance system

The invention provides an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a storage medium, and a route guidance system. The purpose of the present invention is, in route guidance using the function of a portable terminal, to display the direction of left-turn and right-turn to a user in such a manner that the direction of left-turn and right-turn can be more easily and intuitively understood, and the direction of left-turn and right-turn can be displayed even if the meaning of a language cannot be understood. According to the method, a guiding path of a vehicle used by a user is obtained; a sound output device worn by a user is caused to output a sound while a vehicle travels on a guide path. The positioning position of the sound image of the sound is controlled according to the guide path. 本发明提供一种信息处理装置、信息处理方法、存储介质以及路径指引系统。在利用了便携终端的功能的路径指引中，以更容易直观地理解左转右转的方向的方式向用户示出，即使不能理解语言的意思，也能够示出左转右转的方向。本发明中，获取用户使用的车辆的引导路径。在车辆在引导路径上行驶的过程中，使用户佩戴的声音输出装置输出声音。根据引导路径来控制声音的声像的定位位置。