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Title:
TRAVEL TIME INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS AND TRAVEL TIME INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/103149
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A travel time information providing apparatus comprises a probability distribution storage unit configured to store first probability distribution data which expresses an embarkation waiting time for each location where the waiting time occurs and second probability distribution data which expresses a travel time for each location where the travel time occurs; a route acquiring unit configured to acquire a route connecting a point of origin and a destination; a travel time calculating unit configured to calculate a probability distribution of a total travel time by convoluting all probability distribution data corresponding to an embarkation waiting time which occurs on the route and a travel time which occurs on the route; and an information providing unit configured to determine an estimated travel time based on the calculated probability distribution, and output the estimated travel time.

Inventors:
SHIMAZAKI KEIKO (JP)
YOSHIOKA AKIRA (JP)
KUWAHARA MASAHIRO (JP)
KUSAJIMA TAKAYUKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2013/006846
Publication Date:
July 03, 2014
Filing Date:
November 21, 2013
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Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
G01C21/34
Domestic Patent References:
WO2009036844A12009-03-26
Foreign References:
US20120004840A12012-01-05
US20080140308A12008-06-12
JP2012058157A2012-03-22
Other References:
WIKIPEDIA: "Convolution", 12 December 2012 (2012-12-12), XP002720482, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20140218]
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KAWAGUCHI, Yoshiyuki et al. (4-10 Higashi Nihonbashi 3-chome, Chuo-k, Tokyo 04, JP)
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