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Title:
ROUTE SEARCHING METHOD, ROUTE SEARCHING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM WITH ROUTE SEARCHING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3522665
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an easy and high-speed route search without using a road network data with a connecting relation of roads described thereon.
SOLUTION: This method comprises means 110 for receiving information for the start point and end point requested for route search from a user and gaining information for blocks adjacent to the start point and end point from a map database 150; means 120 for searching blocks connected to the target blocks and calculating a graph structure using the blocks as nodes and the connecting relation as link; means 130 for calculating the block route from the requested start point to end point by use of the calculated graph structure for blocks; and means 140 for gaining route information from the calculated block route and outputting it to the user.


Inventors:
Fujii, Kensaku
Mori, Hitoshi
Ichikawa, Kenichi
Arikawa, Tomohiko
Application Number:
JP2000234834A
Publication Date:
April 26, 2004
Filing Date:
August 02, 2000
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Assignee:
NIPPON TELEGR & TELEPH CORP <NTT>
International Classes:
G09B29/00; G01C21/00; G06F17/30; G08G1/0969; G09B29/10; (IPC1-7): G01C21/00; G06F17/30; G09B29/00; G09B29/10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
鈴木 誠