SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING WITH SAFE DRIVING, COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING WITH SAFE DRIVING, STORAGE MEDIUM UPON WHICH THE COMPUTER PROGRAM IS STORED, AND NAVIGATION DEVICE

Title:

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING WITH SAFE DRIVING, COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING WITH SAFE DRIVING, STORAGE MEDIUM UPON WHICH THE COMPUTER PROGRAM IS STORED, AND NAVIGATION DEVICE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/058573

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Disclosed is a system and method that offer improved assistance with safe driving using navigation devices, incorporating traffic regulations pertaining to route changes into guidance offered by the navigation devices. The system comprises a traffic regulations data memory (21), which associates, with roadways, data on traffic regulations pertaining to route changes, and stores the data so associated, an onboard vehicle locator (11), which locates the driver’s vehicle upon the suggested route, a comparison unit (31), which compares the location of the driver’s vehicle, as located by the onboard vehicle locator (11), with the traffic regulations data, and an output unit (40), which outputs, based on the determination made by the comparison unit (31), either information that driving regulations apply upon the road currently being traveled, as part of the suggested route, or that driving regulations apply upon roads ahead of the road currently being traveled, again, as part of the suggested route.

Inventors:

YAMASHITA YUMIKO (JP)
OHSAKI SHINTARO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2009/006202

Publication Date:

May 27, 2010

Filing Date:

November 18, 2009

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

TOYOTA MAPMASTER INC (JP)
YAMASHITA YUMIKO (JP)
OHSAKI SHINTARO (JP)

International Classes:

G01C21/00

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JPS62154098A	1987-07-09
JP2000180193A	2000-06-30
JP2006011656A	2006-01-12
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