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Title:
経路探索装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4900316
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:

To provide a route searching apparatus for searching a route that allows a smooth movement from a place of departure to a destination.

This route searching apparatus 21 is an apparatus that searches for a route for making a smooth movement from a place of departure to a destination by changing first and second vehicles that travel according to a travel schedule set in advance. This apparatus detects a degree of congestion in a transfer region, the degree of congestion in the transfer region being a degree of congestion at the present time, the transfer region being a region of passage from a first position where a user gets off the first vehicle to a second position where the user takes the second vehicle. Furthermore, in accordance with the degree of congestion thus detected, this apparatus estimates an amount of time required to move from the first position to the second position. In addition, this apparatus searches for a route in accordance with the amount of time thus estimated.

COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT


Inventors:
Rie Shinoda
Application Number:
JP2008124147A
Publication Date:
March 21, 2012
Filing Date:
May 12, 2008
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
NEC
International Classes:
G01C21/00; G06F17/30; G08G1/005
Domestic Patent References:
JP2012374A
JP2003054407A
JP2002234442A
JP2006244069A
JP1257665A
JP2005212641A
JP2003247849A
JP11059422A
JP2006193020A
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Baba Shiba
Sakai Hiromi
Go Wakayama