公开(公告)号：US08571790B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-29

申请号：US13047980

申请日：2011-03-15

申请人： Atsushi Tanabe ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Tetsuo Kumagai

发明人： Atsushi Tanabe ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Tetsuo Kumagai

IPC分类号： G01C21/00

CPC分类号： G01C21/32

摘要： A method for switching a reference map data in a navigation device having a map data memory for storing a plurality of map data, the navigation device executing a navigation function with using a first map data among the plurality of map data stored in the map data memory as the reference map data, the method includes: reading out a second map data from a memory medium; determining whether the map data memory already stores a same map data as the second map data; and switching the reference map data from the first map data to the same map data as the second map data when the map data memory already stores the same map data as the second map data in the memory medium.

摘要翻译： 一种用于切换具有用于存储多个地图数据的地图数据存储器的导航装置中的参考地图数据的方法，所述导航装置使用存储在地图数据存储器中的多个地图数据中的第一地图数据执行导航功能 作为参考地图数据，该方法包括：从存储介质读出第二地图数据; 确定地图数据存储器是否已经存储与第二地图数据相同的地图数据; 以及当所述地图数据存储器已经将与所述第二地图数据相同的地图数据存储在所述存储介质中时，将所述参考地图数据从所述第一地图数据切换到与所述第二地图数据相同的地图数据。

公开(公告)号：US20110238305A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-29

申请号：US13047980

申请日：2011-03-15

申请人： Atsushi TANABE ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Tetsuo Kumagai

发明人： Atsushi TANABE ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Tetsuo Kumagai

IPC分类号： G01C21/26

CPC分类号： G01C21/32

摘要： A method for switching a reference map data in a navigation device having a map data memory for storing a plurality of map data, the navigation device executing a navigation function with using a first map data among the plurality of map data stored in the map data memory as the reference map data, the method includes: reading out a second map data from a memory medium; determining whether the map data memory already stores a same map data as the second map data; and switching the reference map data from the first map data to the same map data as the second map data when the map data memory already stores the same map data as the second map data in the memory medium.

摘要翻译： 一种用于切换具有用于存储多个地图数据的地图数据存储器的导航装置中的参考地图数据的方法，所述导航装置利用存储在地图数据存储器中的多个地图数据中的第一地图数据执行导航功能 作为参考地图数据，该方法包括：从存储介质读出第二地图数据; 确定地图数据存储器是否已经存储与第二地图数据相同的地图数据; 以及当所述地图数据存储器已经将与所述第二地图数据相同的地图数据存储在所述存储介质中时，将所述参考地图数据从所述第一地图数据切换到与所述第二地图数据相同的地图数据。

公开(公告)号：US08983758B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US13203891

申请日：2010-03-04

申请人： Tomoyuki Zaitsu ,  Shinji Kachi ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Tsuyoshi Iwata ,  Takahisa Ozaki ,  Masamiki Andoh ,  Toshio Inoguchi ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Teruhide Hayashida

发明人： Tomoyuki Zaitsu ,  Shinji Kachi ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Tsuyoshi Iwata ,  Takahisa Ozaki ,  Masamiki Andoh ,  Toshio Inoguchi ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Teruhide Hayashida

IPC分类号： G08G1/0967

CPC分类号： G08G1/096741

摘要： Conventionally, different traffic information cannot be sent in accordance with an output reason of a request to send. According to the present invention, a request to send traffic information, which is output in response to an instruction given by a user operation or an automatically given instruction, is acquired, an output reason of the request to send is determined, and a communication unit is controlled so that the traffic information on different areas is sent depending on the cases where the output reason is the instruction given by the user operation or the automatically given instruction.

摘要翻译： 通常，根据发送请求的输出原因，不能发送不同的交通信息。 根据本发明，获取响应于由用户操作或自动给定指令给出的指令而输出的交通信息的请求，确定发送请求的输出原因，以及通信单元 被控制，使得根据输出原因是用户操作或自动给定指令给出的指令的情况，发送不同区域的交通信息。

公开(公告)号：US08666646B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-04

申请号：US13510443

申请日：2010-12-02

申请人： Tomoyuki Zaitsu ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Tooru Yamazaki

发明人： Tomoyuki Zaitsu ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Tooru Yamazaki

IPC分类号： G08G1/16

CPC分类号： G08G1/163 ,  G08G1/167

摘要： A vehicle guidance device includes: an inter- vehicle distance specification unit that specifies an inter-vehicle distance, which is an inter-vehicle distance in a prescribed lane, between vehicles up to a reference point of a lane change; a recommended section specification unit that ,based on the specified inter-vehicle distance, specifies a recommended section in which a lane change to the prescribed lane should be made before reaching the reference point; and a communication unit that, based on the specified recommended section, outputs guidance information pertaining to the lane change to the prescribed lane.

摘要翻译： 车辆引导装置包括：车辆间距离指定单元，其指定在车道之间的车辆间距离，所述车辆间距离是车道间变化的参考点之间的车辆间距离; 推荐部分规格单元，根据指定的车间距离，指定在到达参考点之前应进行到规定车道的车道更换的推荐部分; 以及通信单元，根据指定的推荐部分，将与车道改变有关的引导信息输出到规定车道。

公开(公告)号：US08600650B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-03

申请号：US13143515

申请日：2010-01-21

申请人： Tomoyuki Zaitsu ,  Shinji Kachi ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Tsuyoshi Iwata ,  Toshio Inoguchi ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Teruhide Hayashida

发明人： Tomoyuki Zaitsu ,  Shinji Kachi ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Tsuyoshi Iwata ,  Toshio Inoguchi ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Teruhide Hayashida

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G01C21/26 ,  G08G1/0104

摘要： When a vehicle passes through an intersection that is stored in a collection target intersection database and for which direction-specific probe information is collected, a CPU of a navigation device generates a plurality of direction-specific probe information (entry link, exit link, section travel time, and the like) from a plurality of unit distance section information that is collected within a direction-specific traffic information acquisition section until the vehicle passes through the intersection, an entry link traveled before entering the intersection; and an exit link traveled after passing through the intersection, and transmits these to an information distribution center.

摘要翻译： 当车辆通过存储在收集对象交叉点数据库中的交叉点并且针对哪个方向特定的探测信息被收集时，导航装置的CPU生成多个方向特定的探测信息（入口链接，出口链接，部分 行驶时间等），直到车辆通过交叉路口为止，收集在方向特定交通信息获取部分内的多个单位距离区间信息，进入交叉路口前行进的入口链路; 并且通过交叉路口行进的出口链路，并将它们发送到信息分发中心。

公开(公告)号：US20110276257A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-10

申请号：US13143515

申请日：2010-01-21

申请人： Tomoyuki Zaitsu ,  Shinji Kachi ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Tsuyoshi Iwata ,  Toshio Inoguchi ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Teruhide Hayashida

发明人： Tomoyuki Zaitsu ,  Shinji Kachi ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Tsuyoshi Iwata ,  Toshio Inoguchi ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Teruhide Hayashida

IPC分类号： G08G1/00 ,  G01C21/26

CPC分类号： G01C21/26 ,  G08G1/0104

摘要： When a vehicle passes through an intersection that is stored in a collection target intersection database and for which direction-specific probe information is collected, a CPU of a navigation device generates a plurality of direction-specific probe information (entry link, exit link, section travel time, and the like) from a plurality of unit distance section information that is collected within a direction-specific traffic information acquisition section until the vehicle passes through the intersection, an entry link traveled before entering the intersection; and an exit link traveled after passing through the intersection, and transmits these to an information distribution center.

摘要翻译： 当车辆通过存储在收集对象交叉点数据库中的交叉点并且针对哪个方向特定的探测信息被收集时，导航装置的CPU生成多个方向特定的探测信息（入口链接，出口链接，部分 行驶时间等），直到车辆通过交叉路口为止，收集在方向特定交通信息获取部分内的多个单位距离区间信息，进入交叉路口前行进的入口链路; 并且通过交叉路口行进的出口链路，并将它们发送到信息分发中心。

公开(公告)号：US20120265428A1

公开(公告)日：2012-10-18

申请号：US13202503

申请日：2010-02-22

申请人： Tomoyuki Zaitsu ,  Shinji Kachi ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Tsuyoshi Iwata ,  Toshio Inoguchi ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Teruhide Hayashida

发明人： Tomoyuki Zaitsu ,  Shinji Kachi ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Tsuyoshi Iwata ,  Toshio Inoguchi ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Teruhide Hayashida

IPC分类号： G08G1/00

CPC分类号： G08G1/0104

摘要： According to the present invention, information which is associated with a motion of a vehicle can be acquired even in the case where no vehicle travels on a road. Motion information, which is associated with the motion of the vehicle on the road where the vehicle traveled, is acquired along with time information. Reference traffic information, which is traffic information on the road at a reference time which is specified by the time information, is acquired from a traffic information providing device which constantly provides the traffic information. A correlation between the motion information and the reference traffic information is specified. Furthermore, estimated motion information, which indicates an estimated motion of the vechicle on the road at an estimate time when the motion is estimated, is acquired based on estimating source traffic information at the estimate time and the correlation, the estimating source traffic information being provided as the traffic information of the estimating source from the traffic information providing device in the case where no motion information is acquired at the estimate time.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明，即使在车辆在道路上行驶的情况下也可以获取与车辆的运动相关联的信息。 与车辆行驶的道路上的车辆的运动相关联的运动信息与时间信息一起被获取。 从始终提供交通信息的交通信息提供装置获取作为由时间信息指定的参考时间的道路上的交通信息的参考交通信息。 指定运动信息和参考交通信息之间的相关性。 此外，基于估计时间的估计源交通信息和相关性来获取指示在估计运动时的估计时间道路上道路的估计运动的估计运动信息，提供估计源交通信息 作为在估计时间没有获取运动信息的情况下的来自交通信息提供装置的估计源的交通信息。

公开(公告)号：US20120245833A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-27

申请号：US13510443

申请日：2010-12-02

申请人： Tomoyuki Zaitsu ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Tooru Yamazaki

发明人： Tomoyuki Zaitsu ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Tooru Yamazaki

IPC分类号： G08G1/16

CPC分类号： G08G1/163 ,  G08G1/167

摘要： A vehicle guidance device includes: an inter- vehicle distance specification unit that specifies an inter-vehicle distance, which is an inter-vehicle distance in a prescribed lane, between vehicles up to a reference point of a lane change; a recommended section specification unit based on the specified inter-vehicle distance, specifies a recommended section in which a lane change to the prescribed lane should be made before reaching the reference point; and a communication unit that, based on the specified recommended section, outputs guidance information pertaining to the lane change to the prescribed lane.

摘要翻译： 车辆引导装置包括：车辆间距离指定单元，其指定在车道之间的车辆间距离，所述车辆间距离是车道间变化的参考点之间的车辆间距离; 基于指定的车间距离的推荐部分规格单位指定在到达参考点之前应当对规定车道进行车道改变的推荐部分; 以及通信单元，根据指定的推荐部分，将与车道改变有关的引导信息输出到规定车道。

公开(公告)号：US20120041669A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-16

申请号：US13203891

申请日：2010-03-04

申请人： Tomoyuki Zaitsu ,  Shinji Kachi ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Tsuyoshi Iwata ,  Takahisa Ozaki ,  Masamiki Andoh ,  Toshio Inoguchi ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Teruhide Hayashida

发明人： Tomoyuki Zaitsu ,  Shinji Kachi ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Tsuyoshi Iwata ,  Takahisa Ozaki ,  Masamiki Andoh ,  Toshio Inoguchi ,  Kazunori Watanabe ,  Teruhide Hayashida

IPC分类号： G08G1/0967

CPC分类号： G08G1/096741

摘要： Conventionally, different traffic information cannot be sent in accordance with an output reason of a request to send. According to the present invention, a request to send traffic information, which is output in response to an instruction given by a user operation or an automatically given instruction, is acquired, an output reason of the request to send is determined, and a communication unit is controlled so that the traffic information on different areas is sent depending on the cases where the output reason is the instruction given by the user operation or the automatically given instruction.

摘要翻译： 通常，根据发送请求的输出原因，不能发送不同的交通信息。 根据本发明，获取响应于由用户操作或自动给定指令给出的指令而输出的交通信息的请求，确定发送请求的输出原因，以及通信单元 被控制，使得根据输出原因是用户操作或自动给定指令给出的指令的情况，发送不同区域的交通信息。

公开(公告)号：US20140195156A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-10

申请号：US14125389

申请日：2012-05-23

申请人： Toshiki Yamamoto ,  Hiroaki Sugiura ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Kuniaki Tanaka ,  Tomoki Kodan ,  Akira Saito

发明人： Toshiki Yamamoto ,  Hiroaki Sugiura ,  Kenji Nagase ,  Kuniaki Tanaka ,  Tomoki Kodan ,  Akira Saito

IPC分类号： G01C21/36

CPC分类号： G01C21/3626 ,  G01C21/3605 ,  G01C21/3685

摘要： Search criterion information, which indicates a search criterion is transmitted to a search server, destination point information on a destination point, which is a point found by the search server based on the search criterion, is obtained, a candidate point database that stores candidate point information on a candidate point connected to a road in association with the candidate point is searched, the candidate point associated with the candidate point information having a similarity to the destination point information, higher than or equal to a predetermined reference similarity, is identified as an arrival point, and first guidance information that indicates a first route to the arrival point is generated when the arrival point has been identified and second guidance information that indicates a second route to a point closest to the destination point among points on roads is generated when the arrival point has not been identified.

摘要翻译： 表示搜索条件的搜索标准信息被发送到搜索服务器，获取作为基于搜索条件的搜索服务器找到的点的目的地点上的目的地点信息，存储候选点的候选点数据库 搜索与候选点相关联的与道路相关的候选点的信息，将与具有高于或等于预定参考相似度的目的地点信息相似的候选点信息相关联的候选点识别为 到达点和指示到达点的第一路线的第一指导信息是在到达点被识别时产生的，并且当在道路上的点之间产生指示到最接近目的地点的点的第二路线的第二引导信息时 到达点尚未确定。