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Title:
NAVIGATION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013170815
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a navigation device that calls special attention at a right-turn location where a traffic accident such as the right turn at an intersection with no traffic light and the like is likely to occur.

The navigation device comprises: a right-turn location detection part 41 that detects presence/absence of the right-turn location and the right-turn location in a route of a route guidance on the basis of map data; a traffic light/vehicle lane detection part 42 that detects presence/absence of the traffic light or presence/absence of a right-turn exclusive vehicle lane at the right-turn location detected by the right-turn location detection part 41 on the basis of the map data; a warning level determination part 43 that determines a warning level in accordance with the presence/absence of the traffic light or the presence/absence of the right-turn exclusive vehicle lane at the right-turn location detected by the traffic light/vehicle lane detection part 42; and a presenting output part 5 that calls attention in accordance with the warning level determined by the warning level determination part 43. At the right-turn location where the traffic accident such as the right turn at the intersection with no traffic light and the like is likely to occur, the special attention is configured so as to be called.


Inventors:
EURA HIROYUKI
Application Number:
JP2012032688A
Publication Date:
September 02, 2013
Filing Date:
February 17, 2012
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
International Classes:
G01C21/36; G08G1/16; G09B29/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hideaki Tazawa
Hamada Hatsune
Kume Teruyo
Hideo Kawamura