PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To determine whether a user having a walking assisting apparatus on can pass through a difficulty walking route such as stairs or a slope.SOLUTION: A walking guide system includes: a difficulty walking route detecting process for detecting a difficulty walking route existing in a walking route of the user a walking determination process for determining whether the user having walking ability in assisting walking by the walking assisting apparatus can pass through a difficulty walking route detected by the difficulty walking route detecting process and a control part for performing a notification process for notifying the user of an impassable route when the walking determination process determines that the user cannot pass through the difficulty walking route.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】歩行補助装置を装着したユーザーに対し、階段、坂道などの歩行難経路の通行可否を判定する。【解決手段】本発明に係る歩行案内装置は、ユーザーの歩行ルート中に存在する歩行難経路を検出する歩行難経路検出処理と、歩行補助装置にて歩行を補助した場合の歩行能力で、歩行難経路検出処理にて検出された歩行難経路を通行できるか否かを判定する歩行判定処理と、歩行判定処理で、歩行難経路を通行できないと判定した場合、通行できない旨をユーザーに告知する告知処理を実行する制御部と、を備えることを特徴とする。【選択図】図3
