公开(公告)号：US5945927A

公开(公告)日：1999-08-31

申请号：US998843

申请日：1997-12-29

申请人： Okihiko Nakayama ,  Norimasa Kishi ,  Masaki Watanabe ,  Kiyomichi Yamada ,  Hiroshi Tsuda

发明人： Okihiko Nakayama ,  Norimasa Kishi ,  Masaki Watanabe ,  Kiyomichi Yamada ,  Hiroshi Tsuda

IPC分类号： G01C21/36 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G09B29/10 ,  G08G1/123

CPC分类号： G01C21/3635 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G09B29/106

摘要： A bird's eye view commonly used in a flight simulation is applicable to an apparatus and method for navigating a vehicle running on a set route of travel to a set destination using a (color) display unit according to the present invention. The bird's eye view of a road map surrounding a present position of the vehicle has a viewing point placed at a predetermined position on an upper sky in a direction opposite to the set destination with the present position of the vehicle as a reference and has a line of sight looking down over the road map so that a part of the road map surrounding the present position of the vehicle can be viewed in an extended scale form and the remaining part of the road map remote from the present position and nearer to the set destination can be viewed in a gradually reduction scale form.

摘要翻译： 通常在飞行模拟中使用的鸟瞰图适用于使用根据本发明的（彩色）显示单元将在设定的行驶路线上行驶的车辆导航到的设备和方法。 围绕车辆的当前位置的路线图的鸟瞰图具有以与车辆的当前位置为基准的方式相对于设定目的地的方向放置在上天空的预定位置处的视点，并且具有线 视线向下俯视道路地图，使得围绕车辆当前位置的路线图的一部分能够以扩展比例形式观看，并且路线图的剩余部分远离当前位置并且更靠近设定目的地 可以逐渐缩小的形式来看待。

公开(公告)号：US5748109A

公开(公告)日：1998-05-05

申请号：US362647

申请日：1994-12-23

申请人： Akio Kosaka ,  Okihiko Nakayama ,  Yoshitaka Yatsugi ,  Norimasa Kishi ,  Masaki Watanabe ,  Kiyomichi Yamada ,  Masayasu Iwasaki ,  Hiroshi Tsuda

发明人： Akio Kosaka ,  Okihiko Nakayama ,  Yoshitaka Yatsugi ,  Norimasa Kishi ,  Masaki Watanabe ,  Kiyomichi Yamada ,  Masayasu Iwasaki ,  Hiroshi Tsuda

IPC分类号： G01C21/36 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G09B29/10 ,  G08G1/123

CPC分类号： G01C21/3635 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G09B29/106

摘要： A bird's eye view commonly used in a flight simulation is applicable to an apparatus and method for navigating a vehicle running on a set route of travel to a set destination using a (color) display unit according to the present invention. The bird's eye view of a road map surrounding a present position of the vehicle has a viewing point placed at a predetermined position on an upper sky in a direction opposite to the set destination with the present position of the vehicle as a reference and has a line of sight looking down over the road map so that a part of the road map surrounding the present position of the vehicle can be viewed in an extended scale form and the remaining part of the road map remote from the present position and nearer to the set destination can be viewed in a gradually reduction scale form.

公开(公告)号：US6011494A

公开(公告)日：2000-01-04

申请号：US92641

申请日：1998-06-09

申请人： Masaki Watanabe ,  Norimasa Kishi ,  Yoshitaka Yatsugi ,  Kiyomichi Yamada

发明人： Masaki Watanabe ,  Norimasa Kishi ,  Yoshitaka Yatsugi ,  Kiyomichi Yamada

IPC分类号： G01C21/36 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G09B29/10 ,  G08G1/123

CPC分类号： G01C21/3635 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G09B29/106

摘要： In an apparatus and method for navigating a mobile body such as a vehicle or user, an accurate and easily grasping road map graphic data in a bird's eye display mode are achieved with a running route on which the mobile body has traveled maintained and having a continuity to the past running information and operability of the navigating apparatus is improved. In the navigating apparatus and method, the present position information and display parameter information are previously set, a line of sight is determined on the basis of the forwarding direction information, a view point position is determined on the basis of the forwarding direction is determined. A road map data expressed with a two-dimensional X-Y plane as a reference is stored. The road map data stored receive their coordinate transformations on the basis of the determined view point position and direction of line of sight to generate the bird's eye view. Such generated bird's eye view image data are output to a display unit so that the bird's eye view can be viewed from a display image screen. Furthermore, character data such as names of places are selectively superimposed on respective minor regions of the image screen without superimpositions on other character data belonging to adjacent minor regions.

摘要翻译： 在用于导航诸如车辆或用户的移动体的装置和方法中，利用行进路线实现鸟瞰显示模式中的准确且容易掌握的路线图图形数据，移动体已经在其上行进并且具有连续性 改进了导航装置的运行信息和可操作性。 在导航装置和方法中，预先设定当前位置信息和显示参数信息，根据转发方向信息确定视线，根据转发方向确定视点位置。 存储用二维X-Y平面表示的路线图数据作为基准。 存储的路线图数据根据确定的视点位置和视线方向接收其坐标变换，以产生鸟瞰图。 这样生成的鸟瞰图图像数据被输出到显示单元，从而可以从显示图像屏幕观看鸟瞰图。 此外，诸如地名的字符数据被选择性地叠加在图像屏幕的各个次要区域上，而不会叠加在属于相邻次要区域的其他字符数据上。

公开(公告)号：US5793310A

公开(公告)日：1998-08-11

申请号：US384715

申请日：1995-02-03

申请人： Masaki Watanabe ,  Norimasa Kishi ,  Yoshitaka Yatsugi ,  Kiyomichi Yamada

发明人： Masaki Watanabe ,  Norimasa Kishi ,  Yoshitaka Yatsugi ,  Kiyomichi Yamada

IPC分类号： G01C21/36 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G09B29/10 ,  G08G1/123

CPC分类号： G01C21/3635 ,  G08G1/0969 ,  G09B29/106

摘要： In an apparatus and method for navigating a mobile body such as a vehicle or user, an accurate and easily grasping road map graphic data in a bird's eye display mode are achieved with a running route on which the mobile body has traveled maintained and having a continuity to the past running information and operability of the navigating apparatus is improved. In the navigating apparatus and method, the present position information and display parameter information are previously set, a line of sight is determined on the basis of the forwarding direction information, a view point position is determined on the basis of the forwarding direction is determined. A road map data expressed with a two-dimensional X-Y plane as a reference is stored. The road map data stored receive their coordinate transformations on the basis of the determined view point position and direction of line of sight to generate the bird's eye view. Such generated bird's eye view image data are output to a display unit so that the bird's eye view can be viewed from a display image screen. Furthermore, character data such as names of places are selectively superimposed on respective minor regions of the image screen without superimpositions on other character data belonging to adjacent minor regions.

公开(公告)号：US06999874B2

公开(公告)日：2006-02-14

申请号：US10700497

申请日：2003-11-05

申请人： Fumio Seto ,  Okihiko Nakayama ,  Masaki Watanabe

发明人： Fumio Seto ,  Okihiko Nakayama ,  Masaki Watanabe

IPC分类号： G01C21/00

CPC分类号： G01C21/3608

摘要： A navigation device, installed on a vehicle to enable information to be provided to an occupant of the vehicle, includes a display section providing a display of an image to the occupant of the vehicle, a speech recognition section executing speech recognition processing for a voice input relating to a speech recognition object word that forms a word to be an objective for speech recognition, and an information providing processor section compelling a predetermined image to be displayed on the display section depending on a recognized content resulting through the speech recognition processing in the presence of recognition of the speech recognition object word resulting through the speech recognition processing. The speech recognition section executes second speech recognition processing for the speech recognition object word except for the speech recognition object word present in the image currently displayed in the display section in the presence of a failure in recognition of the speech recognition object word.

摘要翻译： 一种安装在车辆上以使得能够向车辆的乘客提供信息的导航装置包括向车辆的乘客提供图像显示的显示部分，对语音输入执行语音识别处理的语音识别部分 涉及形成作为语音识别的目标的单词的语音识别对象字，以及信息提供处理器部分，其根据在存在中通过语音识别处理产生的识别内容来引导要在显示部分上显示的预定图像 通过语音识别处理产生语音识别对象字的识别。 在存在语音识别对象字的识别失败的情况下，语音识别部分对于存在于显示部分中当前显示的图像中的语音识别对象字除外执行语音识别对象字的第二语音识别处理。

公开(公告)号：US07280915B2

公开(公告)日：2007-10-09

申请号：US11105374

申请日：2005-04-14

申请人： Masaki Watanabe ,  Fumio Seto ,  Hirofumi Inoue ,  Toshiaki Takahashi ,  Okihiko Nakayama

发明人： Masaki Watanabe ,  Fumio Seto ,  Hirofumi Inoue ,  Toshiaki Takahashi ,  Okihiko Nakayama

IPC分类号： G06G7/78

CPC分类号： G01C21/367

摘要： A CPU of a navigation device includes a clock unit, a continuous driving time measurement unit that measures continuous driving time from a traveling start time, a course stage prediction unit, and a presenting information controller. The course stage prediction unit selects based on the traveling start time, a first transition determination reference time for transition from a “first stage” to a “middle stage” from prepared data of the first transition determination reference time and a second transition determination reference time for transition from the “middle stage” to a “last stage” from prepared data of the second transition determination reference time. The course stage prediction unit then predicts a course stage by comparing the continuous driving time with the selected transition determination reference times. Depending on the predicted course stage, the presenting information controller presents information convenient for a driver in the predicted course stage.

摘要翻译： 导航装置的CPU包括时钟单元，连续驱动时间测量单元，其测量从行驶开始时间开始的连续行驶时间，课程预测单元和呈现信息控制器。 课程阶段预测单元基于行驶开始时间，从第一转变判定基准时间的准备数据和第二转变判定基准时间从“第一阶段”到“中间阶段”的转变的第一转移判定基准时间 用于从第二转变确定参考时间的准备数据从“中间阶段”转换到“最后阶段”。 课程阶段预测单元然后通过将连续行驶时间与所选择的转移确定参考时间进行比较来预测课程阶段。 根据预测的课程阶段，演示信息控制器在预测课程阶段提供方便驾驶员的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20050114020A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-26

申请号：US10992781

申请日：2004-11-22

申请人： Fumio Seto ,  Masaki Watanabe ,  Okihiko Nakayama

发明人： Fumio Seto ,  Masaki Watanabe ,  Okihiko Nakayama

IPC分类号： G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/36

CPC分类号： G01C21/3626

摘要： A navigation device includes a guide point selecting section selecting a guide point related to direction guide information among branch points on a travel path where a vehicle travels; a direction guide information generating section generating the direction guide information of the selected guide point; an output controlling section controlling output of the generated direction guide information; and an output section presenting the direction guide information. The direction guide information generating section generates the direction guide information in which the guide point is associated with display of the place name of the branch destination at the guide point.

摘要翻译： 导航装置包括引导点选择部，选择与车辆行驶的行驶路径上的分支点之间的方向引导信息相关的引导点; 方向指导信息生成部，其生成所选择的引导点的方向引导信息; 输出控制部，控制所生成的方向引导信息的输出; 以及呈现方向指导信息的输出部分。 方向引导信息生成部生成在该引导点处，引导点与分支目的地的地名的显示相关联的方向引导信息。

公开(公告)号：US07088266B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-08

申请号：US10648251

申请日：2003-08-27

申请人： Masaki Watanabe ,  Fumio Seto ,  Okihiko Nakayama

发明人： Masaki Watanabe ,  Fumio Seto ,  Okihiko Nakayama

IPC分类号： G08G1/123

CPC分类号： G01C21/3673 ,  G08G1/0969

摘要： A map image display device is configured and arranged to improve operability by enabling a map image of a location distant from a currently displayed map image to be appropriately displayed with a simple operation. The map image display device displays names that are subject to a user's input command superimposed on a map image, and, if one of the displayed names is specified, switches the map image to be displayed to a map image in the vicinity of the specified name. At this time, the map image display device selects as the name to be superimposed on the map image at least one distant map name that is not included in the map image to be displayed, and displays that selected distant map name superimposed in the map image peripheral part corresponding to the bearing from the center of the map image to be displayed.

摘要翻译： 地图图像显示装置被配置和布置为通过使得能够通过简单的操作适当地显示远离当前显示的地图图像的位置的地图图像来提高可操作性。 地图图像显示装置将映射用户的输入命令的名称叠加在地图图像上，如果指定了所显示的名称之一，则将要显示的地图图像切换到指定名称附近的地图图像 。 此时，地图图像显示装置选择要在地图图像上叠加的至少一个远景地图名称作为要显示的地图图像中不包含的地图名称，并将所选择的遥控地图名称叠加在地图图像中 外围部分对应于从地图图像中心显示的轴承。

公开(公告)号：US06581005B2

公开(公告)日：2003-06-17

申请号：US09987274

申请日：2001-11-14

申请人： Masaki Watanabe ,  Rumi Minakawa ,  Hiroshi Saitou ,  Okihiko Nakayama

发明人： Masaki Watanabe ,  Rumi Minakawa ,  Hiroshi Saitou ,  Okihiko Nakayama

IPC分类号： G06F16500

CPC分类号： G01C21/30

摘要： A vehicle position calculation apparatus and method are provided to correct a vehicle position to be located on a map route. The vehicle position calculation apparatus has a vehicle position measuring section measuring a vehicle position, a road data supply section supplying road geometrical data including a line segment and a closed region correlated with a road on a map, and a vehicle position correcting section correcting the vehicle position on the map by using the road geometrical data. The position correcting section locates the vehicle position by itself on the map as a corrected vehicle position, in response to a relatively positional relation between the vehicle position and the road geometrical data. In such a correction, the vehicle position correcting section can correct the vehicle position to be in alignment with a point on corresponding one of position correction shapes, or it can correct the vehicle position onto a traveling link generated in response to the road geometrical data.

公开(公告)号：US07164987B2

公开(公告)日：2007-01-16

申请号：US10683002

申请日：2003-10-14

申请人： Masaki Watanabe ,  Fumio Seto ,  Okihiko Nakayama

发明人： Masaki Watanabe ,  Fumio Seto ,  Okihiko Nakayama

IPC分类号： G01C21/30

CPC分类号： G01C21/367

摘要： A map image display apparatus for displaying a map image with at least one name for entering a command to change the map image, and switching the displayed map image, when accepting the command with the name designated, to a map image in a vicinity of the designated name. The apparatus includes a defined region storage device which stores information of a name-defined region indicated by the name, a center position thereof, and a display scale enabling displaying substantially the whole name-defined region within one screen; and a display target determination device which determines a map image to be displayed at the display scale with the center position of the name-defined region taken as a display center, referring to the stored information.

摘要翻译： 一种地图图像显示装置，用于显示具有用于输入改变地图图像的命令的至少一个名称的地图图像，并且当接收到具有所指定的名称的命令时，将所显示的地图图像切换到所述地图图像附近的地图图像 指定名称 该装置包括一个定义的区域存储装置，其存储由名称所指示的名称定义区域的信息，其中心位置和能够在一个屏幕内基本上显示整个名称定义区域的显示比例; 以及显示对象确定装置，参照存储的信息，以将名称定义区域的中心位置作为显示中心，以显示比例确定要显示的地图图像。