Vehicle navigation apparatus employing node selection, comparison and
elimination techniques
    2.
    发明授权
    Vehicle navigation apparatus employing node selection, comparison and elimination techniques 失效
    采用节点选择,比较和消除技术的车辆导航装置

    公开(公告)号:US5109344A

    公开(公告)日:1992-04-28

    申请号:US342951

    申请日:1989-04-25

    IPC分类号: G01C21/30

    CPC分类号: G01C21/30

    摘要: A vehicle navigation apparatus which selects possible target nodes stored in memory based on the present position of the vehicle and then eliminates those nodes not possible to reach after comparing the bearing from the present position of the vehicle to each selected node with the present bearing of the vehicle. The navigation apparatus determines that the vehicle is traveling on a road-not-in-memory when the number of possible nodes is reduced to zero. The navigation apparatus repeatedly searches, after each predetermined travel distance, for possible nodes within a progressively widening search circle, the radius of which is related to the distance traveled. When a target is found which is stored in memory the apparatus determines that the vehicle has returned to travel on a road stored in memory.

    Apparatus for navigating vehicle
    3.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for navigating vehicle 失效
    车辆导航装置

    公开(公告)号:US5046011A

    公开(公告)日:1991-09-03

    申请号:US374262

    申请日:1989-06-30

    IPC分类号: G01C21/00 G01C21/30

    CPC分类号: G01C21/30

    摘要: Disclosed is a navigation apparatus for showing a driver the current position of his vehicle by estimating the vehicle position on the basis of the travel direction and travel distance thereof and matching the current vehicle position thus estimated to map information stored previously. The apparatus disclosed is capable of navigating a vehicle with accuracy even if it is traveling on a road which is not stored in memory; in that case, the apparatus repeats comparison of the vehicle travel direction with the directions in which lie the current vehicle position and respective nodes stored in memory, and accumulates the comparison results so as to infer the arrival of the vehicle at its destination which corresponds to one of the nodes stored in memory.

    Route guiding apparatus and medium
    5.
    发明授权
    Route guiding apparatus and medium 有权
    路线引导装置和介质

    公开(公告)号:US06421606B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-07-16

    申请号:US09637928

    申请日:2000-08-14

    IPC分类号: G06F700

    摘要: A route guiding apparatus provides information for a route using public transportation as an alternative to a vehicular route. In addition to searching for a vehicular route from a current location to a destination, it is determined whether the current location and the destination are within a zone in which public transportation can be used. When the current location and the destination are determined to be within a public transportation zone, a route using public transportation is searched for. Subsequently, the cost of the route using public transportation and the cost of the vehicular route are compared. When the cost of the public transportation route falls within a predetermined limit, the apparatus indicates the public transportation route. The route costs are calculated considering factors such as required travel time and ticket fees. The apparatus may also recommend public transportation when no parking is available near the destination, or based on traffic information concerning the vehicular route.

    摘要翻译: 路线引导装置提供使用公共交通的路线的信息作为车辆路线的替代。 除了搜索从当前位置到目的地的车辆路线之外,还确定当前位置和目的地是否在可以使用公共交通的区域内。 当前位置和目的地确定在公共交通区域内时,搜索使用公共交通工具的路线。 随后,比较使用公共交通工具的路费和车辆路线成本。 当公共交通路线的成本落在预定限度内时,装置表示公共交通路线。 路线费用是根据所需的旅行时间和机票费用来计算的。 该装置还可以在目的地附近没有停车场的情况下,或者基于关于车辆路线的交通信息来推荐公共交通工具。

    Position recognition device and position recognition method, and accounting processor and accounting processing method
    6.
    发明授权
    Position recognition device and position recognition method, and accounting processor and accounting processing method 失效
    位置识别装置和位置识别方法,以及会计处理器和会计处理方法

    公开(公告)号:US07778941B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-17

    申请号:US10363738

    申请日:2001-08-10

    IPC分类号: G07B15/02 G07B17/00

    摘要: A position recognition device for deciding a zone where a moving object takes a position. The device comprises: a travel distance decider for deciding whether or not the moving object has traveled a predetermined distance corresponding to the detection error of the position of the moving object; and a zone decider for deciding the zone where the moving object takes a position, if the travel distance decider decides that the moving object has traveled the predetermined distance.According to the invention, therefore, “the decision of the zone where the moving object exists” is not made, in case the position of the moving object cannot be precisely detected. Therefore, the precision in the decision of the zone where the moving object exists is improved, and it is unnecessary to set a buffer zone that “the decision of the zone where the moving object exists is not made if the moving object takes a position in the neighborhood” as the reference for deciding the existing zone of the moving object. Without the necessity for setting the buffer zone, therefore, it is possible to reduce the quantities of data and operations and to suppress the rise in the cost for manufacturing the position recognition device. Within the travel distance for a possible error in the detection of the position of the moving object, moreover, it is unnecessary to detect the position of the moving object. Therefore, it is sufficient to acquire discrete pieces of positional information so as to be the position recognition device. It is, therefore, possible to promote the reduction in the size of the position recognition device and to suppress the rise in the cost for manufacturing the position recognition device.

    摘要翻译: 一种位置识别装置,用于确定移动物体位置的区域。 该装置包括:行进距离决定器,用于判定移动物体是否已经移动了与运动物体的位置的检测误差相对应的预定距离; 以及区域判定器,用于决定移动物体的位置的区域,如果行驶距离决定器判定移动物体行驶了预定距离。 因此,根据本发明,在不能精确地检测到移动物体的位置的情况下,不进行“存在移动物体的区域的判定”。 因此,存在移动物体的区域的决定的精度得到改善,并且不需要设置缓冲区,即,如果移动物体处于位置,则不存在移动物体存在的区域的判定 作为确定移动物体的现有区域的参考。 因此,不需要设置缓冲区,可以减少数据量和操作量,并且抑制用于制造位置识别装置的成本的上升。 此外,在检测移动物体的位置的可能误差的移动距离内,不需要检测移动物体的位置。 因此,获取位置信息的离散片以便成为位置识别装置就足够了。 因此,可以促进位置识别装置的尺寸的减小并且抑制用于制造位置识别装置的成本的上升。

    Charging system which carries out data processing for fee payment
    7.
    发明授权
    Charging system which carries out data processing for fee payment 失效
    对付费进行数据处理的收费系统

    公开(公告)号:US06845362B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-18

    申请号:US09984071

    申请日:2001-10-26

    摘要: A charging system which carries out position confirmation of a moving body at a place where there is a radio wave blocked facility, and which carries out automatic detection of GPS antenna blockage for avoiding charging. The charging system includes a GPS positioning device for recognizing a vehicle position, a vehicle speed pulse measuring device for dead reckoning navigating, a monitor device which generates information expressing a current position by using these, and a charging processing which judges whether or not a recognized current position is within a charge area and which carries out data processing for charging. The monitor includes a simple map database which includes positions of facilities or geographical features at which GPS positioning is impossible, and when GPS positioning is impossible, the facility or geographical feature corresponding to the current position is detected, and that position is made to be a current position.

    摘要翻译: 一种充电系统,其在有无线电波阻挡设施的地方进行移动体的位置确认,并且进行GPS天线阻挡的自动检测以避免充电。 充电系统包括用于识别车辆位置的GPS定位装置,用于航位推算的车速脉冲测量装置,使用这些信号产生表示当前位置的信息的监视装置,以及判断是否识别 当前位置在充电区域内,并进行充电的数据处理。 监视器包括简单的地图数据库,其包括不可能进行GPS定位的设施或地理特征的位置,并且当GPS定位不可能时,检测到与当前位置相对应的设施或地理特征,并且将该位置设为 当前位置。

    Monitoring system for automatic charging apparatus for vehicle
    8.
    发明授权
    Monitoring system for automatic charging apparatus for vehicle 失效
    汽车自动充气装置监控系统

    公开(公告)号:US07053792B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-30

    申请号:US10381745

    申请日:2001-09-28

    IPC分类号: G07B15/00 G08G1/00 G06F17/60

    摘要: When a monitor apparatus judges that a vehicle has stopped at a predetermined position (step 705), the monitor apparatus transmits pseudo position information of the vehicle (dummy data) to an automatic charging apparatus (step 725). The automatic charging apparatus calculates a charge amount on the basis of the dummy data, and transmits the result of the calculation to the monitor apparatus. The monitor apparatus receives the result (step 735) and judges on the basis of the result whether the automatic charging apparatus is in an anomalous state (step 740). Since the above-described successive operations are performed only when the vehicle stays, the status of another automatic charging apparatus not monitored is not misidentified as the status of an automatic charging apparatus to be monitored.

    摘要翻译: 当监视器装置判定车辆停在预定位置时(步骤705),监视装置将自动充电装置的车辆的伪位置信息(伪数据)发送(步骤725)。 自动计费装置根据虚拟数据计算计费量,将计算结果发送给监视装置。 监视器装置接收结果(步骤735),并基于结果判断自动计费装置是否处于异常状态(步骤740)。 由于仅当车辆停留时执行上述连续操作,因此未监视的另一自动充电装置的状态不会被误认为要被监视的自动充电装置的状态。

    Automotive navigation system
    9.
    发明授权
    Automotive navigation system 失效
    汽车导航系统

    公开(公告)号:US4912645A

    公开(公告)日:1990-03-27

    申请号:US174418

    申请日:1988-03-25

    IPC分类号: G01C21/26 G01C21/34 G01S19/49

    CPC分类号: G01C21/367 G01S19/49

    摘要: An automotive navigation system has a receiver for receiving data signals on present position of the vehicle transmitted from satellites. A present position detecting system detects the present position of the vehicle on the basis of the data signals. A display device shows the present position of the vehicle on the basis of the output of the present position detecting system. Change of the output of the present position detecting system to be given to the display device is inhibited when the vehicle is at a stop.

    摘要翻译: 汽车导航系统具有用于接收从卫星发送的车辆当前位置上的数据信号的接收器。 当前位置检测系统基于数据信号检测车辆的当前位置。 显示装置根据当前位置检测系统的输出显示车辆的当前位置。 当车辆停止时,禁止改变当前位置检测系统的输出给显示装置。

    Vehicle collected fee distributing system
    10.
    发明授权
    Vehicle collected fee distributing system 失效
    车辆收费分配制度

    公开(公告)号:US07487108B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-03

    申请号:US10381660

    申请日:2001-09-28

    摘要: An on-vehicle automatic charging apparatus 10 obtains its own position information from GPS signals from GPS satellites 51 to 53, determines on the basis of the position information whether conditions for charging are satisfied, and subtracts a calculated charge amount from an inserted prepaid car, when the conditions for charging are satisfied. At this time, information used for calculation of the charge amount is written into the prepaid card as a charge record. When the prepaid card is inserted into a card issuing machine 20 in order to increase the balance, the card issuing machine 20 reads the written charge record and transmits it to a center computer 30. The center computer 30 distributes the charge amount to management companies on the basis of the charge record.

    摘要翻译: 车载自动充电装置10从GPS卫星51至53的GPS信号获取其自己的位置信息,根据位置信息确定是否满足充电条件,并从插入的预付车中减去计算的收费金额, 满足充电条件时。 此时,将用于计算费用的信息作为收费记录写入预付卡。 当预付卡被插入发卡机20以增加余额时,卡发行机器20读取书面的收费记录并将其发送到中央计算机30.中央计算机30将收费金额分配给管理公司 收费记录的基础。