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Title:
The specific method of a navigation device and a traffic information offer field, and the data structure of a map data base
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5968172
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide "a navigation device, a method for specifying a traffic information providing area, and a data structure of a map database" which can simply specify a rectangular traffic information providing area including all traffic fault occurrence sections without imposing a large calculation burden.SOLUTION: A rectangular area information representing a minimum rectangular area including all road shapes specified by one or more road shape element points included in one infrastructure link section is stored for each infrastructure link to configure map data, thereby enabling a rectangular traffic information providing area including all traffic fault occurrence sections to be simply specified by the rectangular area information read from the map data storage part 1 based on the infrastructure link shown by the road traffic information without performing a series of processing such as conversion from the infrastructure link shown by the received road traffic information to a road link, conversion from the road link to the road shape element points, and calculation of the rectangular area from the road shape element points.

Inventors:
Ryoichi Sato
Tomohiro Otsuka
Ohata civilization
Application Number:
JP2012197191A
Publication Date:
August 10, 2016
Filing Date:
September 07, 2012
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Assignee:
Alpine Electronics Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
G01C21/26; G06F17/30; G09B29/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP2003302224A
JP9119845A
JP2010049597A
Foreign References:
US20070225893
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuyuki Tachibana