公开(公告)号：US06950744B2

公开(公告)日：2005-09-27

申请号：US10151097

申请日：2002-05-21

Applicant: Yasuhiro Daizen

Inventor： Yasuhiro Daizen

IPC: G09B29/00 ,  G01C21/00 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G09B29/10 ,  G06F165/00 ,  G08G1/123

CPC classification number: G01C21/34

Abstract: An intersection search apparatus includes: a map information retrieve unit to retrieve map information; an input unit to specify a road to be searched and/or intersection-related information on a facility and/or a featuring object from roads included in the map information; an intersection search unit to search an intersection which exists on the road to be searched and specified by the input unit and to which the facility and/or the featuring object of the specified intersection-related information are adjacent from the map; and an output unit to output the intersection information related to the intersection search by the intersection search unit.

Abstract translation: 交叉路口搜索装置包括：地图信息检索单元，用于检索地图信息; 用于指定要搜索的道路的输入单元和/或与地图信息中包括的道路相关的设施和/或特征对象的交叉路口相关信息; 交叉路口搜索单元，搜索存在于由所述输入单元进行搜索和指定的道路上的交叉点，并且所述交通路口相关信息的设施和/或所述特征对象与所述地图相邻; 以及输出单元，输出与交叉口搜索单元相关的交叉路口信息。