公开(公告)号：US06317687B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-13

申请号：US08030481

申请日：1993-03-15

申请人： Kyoumi Morimoto ,  Naokazu Ozaki ,  Kiyohide Kato ,  Naoko Sugiura

发明人： Kyoumi Morimoto ,  Naokazu Ozaki ,  Kiyohide Kato ,  Naoko Sugiura

IPC分类号： G01C2100

CPC分类号： B60R16/0373 ,  G01C21/3629

摘要： A vehicle navigation apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a CDROM (2) for storing all the data required for navigation processing such as maps and voice data, and a buffer (4-1) for accessing CDROM (2) to prepare beforehand a phrase necessary for the navigation guidance. A control device (1) selects appropriate phrases corresponding to the present vehicle position and reads out the selected phrases from the buffer, (4-1) successively, in response to a request signal supplied from a request sensor (7) which is output in response to the driver's request. The thus processed navigation information data is transformed into voice signals through a decoder (4-2) and output from a speaker (5) as a voice response. The control device (1) checks whether or not a phrase prepared in the buffer (4-1) is a frequently used phrase and replaces this phrase with a new phrase if this phrase is not frequently used. Furthermore, the control device (1) sets discriminating flags to the selected phrases and continuously reads out these phrases with the discriminating flags, in a predetermined order, in accordance with the driver's request, so as to execute voice response processing.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的车载导航装置包括：用于存储诸如地图和语音数据的导航处理所需的所有数据的CDROM（2），以及用于访问CDROM（2）以预先准备的缓冲器（4-1） 导航指导所需的短语。 控制装置（1）响应从从请求传感器（7）输出的请求传感器（7）提供的请求信号，依次选择与当前车辆位置对应的适当短语，并从缓冲器中读出所选择的短语，（4-1） 回应司机的要求。 如此处理的导航信息数据通过解码器（4-2）被转换成语音信号，并从扬声器（5）作为语音响应输出。 控制装置（1）检查在缓冲器（4-1）中准备的短语是否是经常使用的短语，并且如果该短语不被频繁使用，则用新短语替换该短语。 此外，控制装置（1）根据驾驶员的请求，以预定的顺序，将识别标志设置为所选择的短语，并以鉴别标志连续地读出这些短语，以便执行语音响应处理。

公开(公告)号：US20090222202A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-03

申请号：US12318217

申请日：2008-12-23

申请人： Kiyohide Kato

发明人： Kiyohide Kato

IPC分类号： G01C21/36

CPC分类号： G01C21/3655 ,  G01C21/3658

摘要： If it is determined that a course change at a branch point is necessary and a vehicle is traveling on a road in which a lane is added to correspond to a road which is taken after the course change (road before the branch point), “direction guidance” is provided before a road section in which the lane is added (added lane section) and “lane guidance” is provided in the added lane section. As above, by switching the “direction guidance” and the “lane guidance” depending on whether the vehicle has reached the added lane section or not, and by providing either one of the guidances, a driver can recognize the guidance without confusion. Particularly, when the branch point is branched off at a narrow angle and when the added lane is a lane dedicated to the road which is taken after the course change, by providing the lane guidance, instead of the direction guidance indicating left or right, the guidance becomes easier to understand.

摘要翻译： 如果确定在分支点处的路线变化是必要的，并且车辆在添加车道的道路上行驶以对应于在路线变化之后所采取的道路（分支点之前的道路），则“方向 在添加车道的路段之前提供“引导”（添加车道部分），并且在添加的车道部分中设置“车道引导”。 如上所述，通过根据车辆是否到达添加车道区段来切换“方向引导”和“车道引导”，并且通过提供任一方式，驾驶员可以不混淆地识别引导。 特别地，当分支点以窄角度分支，并且当添加的车道是专门用于道路改变之后所采取的道路的车道时，通过提供车道引导而不是指示左或右的方向引导， 指导变得更容易理解。

公开(公告)号：US07949468B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-24

申请号：US11605966

申请日：2006-11-30

申请人： Takaaki Nakayama ,  Shino Oonishi ,  Kensuke Takeuchi ,  Daisuke Tanizaki ,  Kiyohide Kato

发明人： Takaaki Nakayama ,  Shino Oonishi ,  Kensuke Takeuchi ,  Daisuke Tanizaki ,  Kiyohide Kato

IPC分类号： G01C21/30

CPC分类号： G01C21/3644 ,  G01C21/3655

摘要： Route guidance systems, methods, and programs detect a current position of a vehicle and search for a route to a destination on the basis of the vehicle position. The systems, methods, and programs set a guidance point at a predetermined distance before a target point on the searched route. If a guidance condition is met, the systems, methods, and programs provide route guidance about the target point when the vehicle reaches the guidance point, the guidance condition being met on the basis of the presence or absence of traffic lights at each of at least one intersection between the guidance point and the target point. If the guidance condition is met, the systems, methods, and programs output route guidance, the content of the route guidance being preset based on the guidance condition.

摘要翻译： 路线引导系统，方法和程序检测车辆的当前位置，并基于车辆位置搜索到目的地的路线。 系统，方法和程序在搜索路线上的目标点之前的预定距离处设置引导点。 如果满足指导条件，系统，方法和程序在车辆到达指导点时提供关于目标点的路线指导，指导条件是根据每个至少的交通信号灯的存在或不存在而满足的 引导点和目标点之间的一个交点。 如果指导条件得到满足，系统，方法和程序输出路线指导，基于指导条件预设路线引导内容。

公开(公告)号：US20070124069A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-31

申请号：US11605966

申请日：2006-11-30

申请人： Takaaki Nakayama ,  Shino Oonishi ,  Kensuke Takeuchi ,  Daisuke Tanizaki ,  Kiyohide Kato

发明人： Takaaki Nakayama ,  Shino Oonishi ,  Kensuke Takeuchi ,  Daisuke Tanizaki ,  Kiyohide Kato

IPC分类号： G01C21/00

CPC分类号： G01C21/3644 ,  G01C21/3655

摘要： Route guidance systems, methods, and programs detect a current position of a vehicle and search for a route to a destination on the basis of the vehicle position. The systems, methods, and programs set a guidance point at a predetermined distance before a target point on the searched route. If a guidance condition is met, the systems, methods, and programs provide route guidance about the target point when the vehicle reaches the guidance point, the guidance condition being met on the basis of the presence or absence of traffic lights at each of at least one intersection between the guidance point and the target point. If the guidance condition is met, the systems, methods, and programs output route guidance, the content of the route guidance being preset based on the guidance condition.

摘要翻译： 路线引导系统，方法和程序检测车辆的当前位置，并基于车辆位置搜索到目的地的路线。 系统，方法和程序在搜索路线上的目标点之前的预定距离处设置引导点。 如果满足指导条件，系统，方法和程序在车辆到达指导点时提供关于目标点的路线指导，指导条件是根据每个至少的交通信号灯的存在或不存在而满足的 引导点和目标点之间的一个交点。 如果指导条件得到满足，系统，方法和程序输出路线指导，基于指导条件预设路线引导内容。

公开(公告)号：US6064941A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-16

申请号：US937165

申请日：1997-09-25

申请人： Mitsuhiro Nimura ,  Kiyohide Kato ,  Yasunobu Ito

发明人： Mitsuhiro Nimura ,  Kiyohide Kato ,  Yasunobu Ito

IPC分类号： G01C21/36 ,  G06F165/00

CPC分类号： G01C21/3415 ,  G01C21/3682

摘要： A navigation apparatus reduces route search time while providing guidance in conformity with drivers' preferences, by selectively conducting either a full-range route search or a more limited, local area search, in accordance with detected conditions and responsive to occurrence of an off-route event. For example, the full-range route search is conducted pursuant to a determination that the vehicle has gone straight at a predetermined number of certain intersections where current guidance has directed a turn.

摘要翻译： 导航装置通过根据检测到的条件选择性地执行全范围路线搜索或更有限的局域搜索，并根据驾驶员偏好的出现来减少路线搜索时间，同时提供与驾驶员偏好相关的指导。 事件。 例如，全程路径搜索是根据车辆在当前引导已经转向的某个交叉点的预定数量已经直线的确定进行的。

公开(公告)号：US20100026804A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-04

申请号：US12149066

申请日：2008-04-25

申请人： Daisuke Tanizaki ,  Kiyohide Kato

发明人： Daisuke Tanizaki ,  Kiyohide Kato

IPC分类号： H04N7/18 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G06K9/46

CPC分类号： G01C21/3629

摘要： Route guidance systems, methods, and programs detect a current position of a vehicle and search for a route to a destination based on the detected current position. The systems, methods, and programs identify a guide intersection along the route and set a route guide point at a predetermined point on the route before the guide intersection. The systems, methods, and programs calculate a number of intersections along the route from the route guide point to the guide intersection having both a traffic signal and a road feature and perform a voice output based on the calculated number of intersections when the vehicle arrives at the route guide point.

摘要翻译： 路线引导系统，方法和程序基于检测到的当前位置检测车辆的当前位置并搜索到目的地的路线。 系统，方法和程序沿着路线识别引导交叉路口，并且在引导交叉点之前的路线上的预定点处设置路线引导点。 系统，方法和程序计算沿着从路线导向点到具有交通信号灯和道路特征两者的导向路口的路线的多个交叉点，并且当车辆到达时基于计算出的交叉点数来执行语音输出 路线指南。

公开(公告)号：US20090319171A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-24

申请号：US11992842

申请日：2006-11-29

申请人： Takaaki Nakayama ,  Shino Oonishi ,  Kensuke Takeuchi ,  Daisuke Tanizaki ,  Kiyohide Kato

发明人： Takaaki Nakayama ,  Shino Oonishi ,  Kensuke Takeuchi ,  Daisuke Tanizaki ,  Kiyohide Kato

IPC分类号： G01C21/36

CPC分类号： G08G1/096775 ,  G01C21/3629 ,  G01C21/3655 ,  G08G1/096716 ,  G08G1/09675

摘要： A route guidance system includes a current position detection section, a route search section, and a guidance section. The guidance section includes a branch computation section computes the number of branches between a host vehicle location and a guidance location along a specified route. A point guidance section executes route guidance based on the computed number of the branches. The number of branches between the host vehicle location and the guidance location is computed, and the route guidance is executed based on the computed number of the branches, so it is possible to recognize the guidance location simply by counting the number of the branches, regardless of the number of traffic signals that exist between the host vehicle location and the guidance location.

摘要翻译： 路径引导系统包括当前位置检测部分，路线搜索部分和引导部分。 引导部分包括分支计算部分，计算沿着指定路线的主机位置与引导位置之间的分支数。 点引导部基于计算出的分支数来执行路线引导。 计算主车辆位置与引导位置之间的分支数，并基于计算出的分支数来执行路线引导，因此可以简单地通过对分支数进行计数来识别引导位置，不管 存在于主车辆位置和引导位置之间的交通信号的数量。

公开(公告)号：US5874905A

公开(公告)日：1999-02-23

申请号：US698258

申请日：1996-08-14

申请人： Akimasa Nanba ,  Kiyohide Kato

发明人： Akimasa Nanba ,  Kiyohide Kato

IPC分类号： G01C21/36 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G08G1/123

CPC分类号： G01C21/3635 ,  G08G1/0969

摘要： The vehicular navigation system of the present invention includes a present position detector for detecting the present position of a vehicle, an input device for inputting a destination, an information memory for storing road data for searching for an optimal route, a route search system for searching for an optimal route to the destination based on the road data stored in the information memory, a route information converter for converting the route information near the present position of the vehicle to a visually 3-dimensional route information based on configuration of the road by the route search system, and a display for outputting and displaying the route information converted by the route information converter. The present position of the vehicle is detected, and the present position of the vehicle and route information ahead of the present position can be easily confirmed by detecting the present position of the vehicle and by converting the route information of the present position, based on the configuration of the road, to a 3-dimensional road display.

摘要翻译： 本发明的车辆导航系统包括用于检测车辆的当前位置的当前位置检测器，用于输入目的地的输入装置，用于存储用于搜索最佳路线的道路数据的信息存储器，用于搜索的路线搜索系统 用于基于存储在信息存储器中的道路数据到达目的地的最佳路线，路线信息转换器，用于基于道路的配置将车辆的当前位置附近的路线信息转换为视觉上的三维路线信息 路线搜索系统，以及用于输出和显示由路线信息转换器转换的路线信息的显示器。 检测车辆的当前位置，并且可以通过检测车辆的当前位置并且基于当前位置转换当前位置的路线信息来容易地确认车辆的当前位置和当前位置之前的路线信息 道路的配置，到三维道路显示。

公开(公告)号：US08510038B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-13

申请号：US12449770

申请日：2008-04-22

申请人： Daisuke Tanizaki ,  Kiyohide Kato ,  Kenichi Murata ,  Kiyokazu Okada

发明人： Daisuke Tanizaki ,  Kiyohide Kato ,  Kenichi Murata ,  Kiyokazu Okada

IPC分类号： G01C21/34

CPC分类号： G01C21/3658

摘要： A route guidance system includes: a current position detecting unit; a display condition determination processing unit that determines, for each of pieces of lane data that correspond to a lane list display section set in a forward direction of a vehicle position, whether a display condition for creating a lane list is satisfied, based on the pieces of lane data; a display setting processing unit that sets a piece of the lane data that satisfies the display condition as a display target; and a list display processing unit that displays the lane list based on the piece of the lane data that has been set as the display target. Thus, the piece of the lane data that satisfies the display condition is set as the display target, and the lane list is displayed based on the piece of the lane data that has been set as the display target. Consequently, the size of the lane list can be prevented from becoming too large.

摘要翻译： 路线引导系统包括：当前位置检测单元; 一个显示条件确定处理单元，基于这些块，确定对于与车辆位置的正向设置的车道列表显示部分相对应的车道数据的每一条车道数据是否满足用于创建车道列表的显示条件 车道数据; 显示设置处理单元，将满足显示条件的一条车道数据设置为显示目标; 以及列表显示处理单元，其基于已经被设置为显示目标的路段数据显示车道列表。 因此，将满足显示条件的车道数据段设置为显示目标，并且基于已经被设置为显示目标的车道数据段来显示车道列表。 因此，可以防止车道列表的尺寸变得太大。

公开(公告)号：US20070124068A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-31

申请号：US11605258

申请日：2006-11-29

申请人： Takaaki Nakayama ,  Shino Oonishi ,  Kensuke Takeuchi ,  Kiyohide Kato

发明人： Takaaki Nakayama ,  Shino Oonishi ,  Kensuke Takeuchi ,  Kiyohide Kato

IPC分类号： G01C21/00

CPC分类号： G01C21/3655

摘要： A route guidance system includes a current-location detecting unit for detecting the current location of the vehicle; a route-searching unit for searching to determine a route to a destination from the detected vehicle current location; a guidance-intersection setting processing unit for setting a guidance intersection based on the determined route; a route guidance point setting processing unit for setting a route guidance point on the near side of a guidance intersection; a change condition determination processing unit for calculating a route guidance region from the start to the end of route guidance based on the route guidance point and the contents of route guidance, and determining whether or not the route guidance region overlaps a predetermined intersection between the vehicle current location and the guidance intersection; and a route guidance region changing unit for changing the route guidance region when the route guidance region is determined to overlap the predetermined intersection.

摘要翻译： 路线引导系统包括用于检测车辆的当前位置的当前位置检测单元; 路线搜索单元，用于搜索从所检测的车辆当前位置确定到目的地的路线; 引导交叉点设置处理单元，用于基于所确定的路线设置引导交叉; 路线引导点设定处理单元，其用于在引导路口的近侧设置路线引导点; 改变条件确定处理单元，用于基于路线引导点和路线引导的内容来计算从路线引导开始到结束的路线引导区域，并且确定路线引导区域是否与车辆之间的预定交叉点重叠 当前位置和指导交叉点; 以及路线引导区域改变单元，用于当确定路线引导区域与预定交点重叠时，改变路线引导区域。