Abrégé

An acquisition unit (110) acquires mobile object attribute information, entrance/exit information, and target position information. The entrance/exit information identifies an intersection entrance position and an intersection exit position. The mobile object attribute information is information about the mobile object. The target position information indicates a target position located in the intersection. The target position indicates a position near which a route of the mobile object at least should pass. An identification rule setting unit (120) sets a rule used in the identification of the route using the mobile object attribute information. A route setting unit (130) sets the route using the rule set by the identification rule setting unit (120) and the entrance/exit information and target position information acquired by the acquisition unit (110).

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/34 - Recherche d'itinéraireGuidage en matière d'itinéraire
• B60W 30/10 - Maintien de la trajectoire
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte

Abrégé

A driving assistance device 1 that: automatically drives on the basis of output from a sensor unit 13 that obtains information about the vehicle periphery or information relating to the vehicle state; and stores an automatic drive determination table Tj on the basis of automatic drive correspondence information 24, etc. The driving assistance device 1 then browses the automatic drive determination table Tj and, on the basis of sensor information 23 relating to the sensor unit 13 and road element information Ie relating to a road in a prescribed road segment, determines a set comprising an automatic driving function Fc and an automatic level Lv that can be executed in the prescribed road segment.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08G 1/00 - Systèmes de commande du trafic pour véhicules routiers

Abrégé

A server device 2 stores a distribution map DB 21 including automatic driving regulations information Ir, said information being for the regulation of automatic driving of a vehicle and corresponding to a prescribed segment, and sends map data D1 including the automatic driving regulations information Ir to a driving assistance device 1. The driving assistance device 1 receives the map data D1 including the automatic driving regulations information Ir and controls the automatic driving of the vehicle, on the basis of the received automatic driving regulations information Ir.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08G 1/09 - Dispositions pour donner des instructions variables pour le trafic

Abrégé

A server device 2 stores a distribution map DB 21 including automatic driving regulations information Ir for the regulation of automatic driving of a vehicle, corresponding to a prescribed segment, and sends map data D1 including the automatic driving regulations information Ir to a driving assistance device 1. The driving assistance device 1 receives the map data D1 including the automatic driving regulations information Ir and controls the automatic driving of the vehicle, on the basis of the received automatic driving regulations information Ir.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08G 1/09 - Dispositions pour donner des instructions variables pour le trafic

Abrégé

A driving assistance device 1 that: performs automatic driving on the basis of output from a sensor unit 13 that obtains information about the periphery of a vehicle or information relating to the state of the vehicle; and stores an automatic drive determination table Tj on the basis of automatic drive correspondence information 24, etc. The driving assistance device 1 browses the automatic drive determination table Tj and, on the basis of sensor information 23 relating to the sensor unit 13 and road element information Ie relating to the road in a prescribed road segment, determines a set comprising an automatic driving function Fc and an automatic level Lv that can be executed in the prescribed road segment.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08G 1/00 - Systèmes de commande du trafic pour véhicules routiers

Abrégé

According to the present invention, an enhanced map information processing unit 14 of a driving assistance device 1 acquires surroundings information for a vehicle, said information being necessary for automatic driving, from a determination unit 13, and acquires environment information for the surroundings of a route on which automatic driving is performed from a server device 2. On the basis of the acquired environment information, the enhanced map information processing unit 14 extracts, as an automatic driving difficulty point Pn, a location at which the acquisition accuracy of a sensor unit 12 is predicted not to satisfy a standard for acquiring surroundings information necessary for automatic driving. A reporting unit 18 reports the extracted automatic driving difficulty point Pn to a user.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08G 1/16 - Systèmes anticollision
• G01C 21/26 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes spécialement adaptés pour la navigation dans un réseau routier

Abrégé

According to the present invention, a driving assistance device 1 stores map information and acquires surroundings information for a vehicle by means of an external sensor 20. The driving assistance device 1, when it is determined that the sensor accuracy of the external sensor 20 satisfies a reference accuracy, performs automatic driving on the basis of the surroundings information acquired by the external sensor 20, and, when it is determined that the sensor accuracy of the external sensor 20 does not satisfy the reference accuracy, performs automatic driving so as to guide the vehicle to a safe point on the basis of the map information.

Classes IPC  ?

• G08G 1/16 - Systèmes anticollision
• B60W 50/14 - Moyens d'information du conducteur, pour l'avertir ou provoquer son intervention
• G01C 21/26 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes spécialement adaptés pour la navigation dans un réseau routier

Abrégé

A map display device is configured as a mobile terminal or the like, and displays a map on a display section. The display section is configured of such as a touch-screen type liquid crystal display device, such that the contact positions of a user's finger, a touch pen, and other contact bodies are detected. When a plurality of contact bodies are brought into contact with the display section, a display mode is changed from a normal display mode to a map rotation mode on the basis of the amount of the migration of the contact positions of the contact bodies. In the map rotation mode, the displayed map is rotated and displayed on the basis of the amount of the migration of the contact positions of the contact bodies. When only one contact body is in contact with the display section after the change to the map rotation mode, the displayed map is rotated and displayed on the basis of the amount of the migration of the contact position of the contact body.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 3/048 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI]
• G06F 3/041 - Numériseurs, p. ex. pour des écrans ou des pavés tactiles, caractérisés par les moyens de transduction

Abrégé

A portable information processor etc. which allows simple and speedy recognition of a fare according to the age division of the age of a person supposed to actually utilize transportation facilities in case of searching paths including transportation facility utilization paths. The portable information processor is provided with an age division determination section (6a) which detects the age of the person supposed to actually utilize the transportation facilities and determines the age division to which the detected age belongs among age divisions predetermined for users of the transportation facilities; a fare calculation section (6b) which calculates a fare required for moving by utilizing the transportation facilities on the basis of the determined age division; and a display part (8) which displays the calculated fare with the determined age division.

Classes IPC  ?

• B61L 25/02 - Indication ou enregistrement de la position ou de l'identité de véhicules ou de trains

Abrégé

Useful information such as address information is given to house shape data with high efficiency and high accuracy while significantly suppressing time and cost. A map information processing device selects shape coordinate information corresponding to one of buildings or land sections out of a plurality of buildings or land sections, identifies the road link closest to the building or land section corresponding to the shape coordinate information according to the selected shape coordinate information, acquires house number range information contained in the road link information corresponding to the identified road link, calculates, according to the acquired house number range information, the house number at the point at which the vertical line drawn from a predetermined point on the contour or within the contour of the planar outer shape of the building or land section represented by the selected shape coordinate information to the identified road link crosses the road link, and determines a house number which is to be given to the selected shape coordinate information on the basis of the calculated house number.

Classes IPC  ?

• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G06T 11/60 - Édition de figures et de texteCombinaison de figures ou de texte

Abrégé

Provided are a map information processing device, a map information processing method, a map information processing program, and a recording medium by which useful information such as address information can be given to an architectural structural shape efficiently with high accuracy while the time and cost are drastically reduced. First map data configured to include address information indicating the address of a building or a lot and dot coordinate information indicating dot coordinates for representing the position of the building or the lot as a dot and second map data configured to include shape coordinate information indicating a coordinate group for representing the planar outer shape of the building or the lot are read, it is judged from the dot coordinate information included in the first map data and the shape coordinate information included in the second map data whether or not the address information corresponding to the dot coordinate information and the shape coordinate information are associated with each other, and when it is judged by an association judging means that both are associated with each other, association information for associating the address information corresponding to the dot coordinate information and the shape coordinate information with each other is generated.

Classes IPC  ?

• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G06F 17/30 - Recherche documentaire; Structures de bases de données à cet effet
• G06T 11/60 - Édition de figures et de texteCombinaison de figures ou de texte

Abrégé

An information management device capable of communicating with a terminal device having a storage unit via a communication network comprises: a first storage means for storing first information including a plurality of information contents; and a second storage means for storing second information including information relating to the first information and having a data structure having one-to-one correspondence to third information stored in the storage unit of the terminal device. This makes it possible for two databases having different data structures to maintain consistency with each other.

Classes IPC  ?

• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G06F 12/00 - Accès à, adressage ou affectation dans des systèmes ou des architectures de mémoires
• G06F 17/30 - Recherche documentaire; Structures de bases de données à cet effet

Abrégé

A map information providing apparatus keeps an icon containing class information relative to a map object to be updated and predetermined progress information relative to the map object; map information; and information relative to the map object to be updated. A progress situation information identification means obtains various kinds of information etc. to identify a progress situation relative to the map object to be updated. When the map object to be updated is included in the range of map information to be outputted, a map information output means outputs the map information with the icon containing the progress information according to a progress situation. Therefore, the update state of the map object to be updated in the map information to be outputted is expressed using the icon in which the class information relative to the map object to be updated and the progress information relative to the map object are integrated, thereby allowing a user to more easily recognize the progress situation than when the progress situation is expressed using a plurality of marks.

Classes IPC  ?

• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G06Q 10/00 - AdministrationGestion
• G09B 29/10 - Spots pour la lecture des cartes ou indicateurs de position par coordonnéesAides pour la lecture des cartes

Abrégé

A map data updating device (200) comprises a recording unit (201), an acquisition unit (202), and an update unit (203). The recording unit (201) has parcel data for drawings and region data for route calculations and records map data, which is divided into predetermined areas each corresponding to every one of a plurality of different reduction scales and is composed of mesh units having a hierarchical structure. The acquisition unit (202) acquires the latest parcel data and region data including changed data on a per hierarchy basis. The update unit (203) updates the parcel data and region data stored in the recording unit (201) on a per mesh unit basis using the latest parcel data and region data of each hierarchy obtained by the acquisition unit (202).

Classes IPC  ?

• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes

Abrégé

An update map data creation device (100) comprises a storage unit (101), a receiving unit (102), a detection unit (103), a selection unit (104), and an output unit (105). The storage unit (101) stores information in which mesh data, binary difference data, and version information are related to each other. The receiving unit (102) receives the version information of the map data recorded in a user terminal device. The detection unit (103) detects, based on the received version information, mesh data and binary difference data corresponding to the version recorded in the user terminal device from the storage unit (101). The selection unit (104) compares the detected mesh data with the detected binary difference data and selects one of the mesh data and the binary difference data, which requires a shorter update time in the user terminal device. The output unit (105) outputs the selected one of the mesh data and the binary difference data.

Classes IPC  ?

• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes

Abrégé

An information processing apparatus (100) includes a location DB (110), a map DB (120), and a control unit (170). The control unit (170) includes a first acquiring section (171), a second acquiring section (172), and a generating section (173). When the first acquiring section (171) performs a process using text data about the address of a location (hereinafter, referred to as 'retrieved location') retrieved by a location retrieval process by using a location DB (110), the first acquiring section (171) acquires position information and address information relating to the retrieved location from the location DB (110). The second acquiring section (172) acquires text data about a region name in the address of the retrieved location from the map DB (120) on the basis of the position information relating to the retrieved location. The generating section (173) combines the address information relating to the retrieved location acquired from the location DB (110) with the text data about the region name acquired from the map DB (120) to generate text data about the address of the retrieved location.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte

Abrégé

A data creation unit (100) has an acquisition section (101), a classification section (102), an integration section (103), and a storage section (104). The acquisition section (101) acquires name data concerning the names to which the positional information is linked. The classification section (102) classifies the name data for each specified region using the positional information linked to the name data acquired by the acquisition section (101). The integration section (103) is a means for integrating a plurality of adjacent regions to integrate a plurality of regions such that a total data size of the name data included in the integrated regions does not exceed the prescribed specific data size. The storage section (104) aggregates the name data for each integrated region to store such name data as a name dictionary to be used for both of the facility retrieval processing and map display processing.

Classes IPC  ?

• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G06F 17/30 - Recherche documentaire; Structures de bases de données à cet effet

Abrégé

In a map data recording device (100), a setting section (104) sets a group by combining parcel data so that the total amount of data is within the upper limit value acquired by an upper limit data amount acquiring section (102) or the total number of pieces of data is within the upper limit number of pieces acquired by an upper limit number-of-pieces of data acquiring section (103). A compression section (105) then groups the parcel data for compression and a recording control section (106) records it on a recording section (101). Further, in a map display (110), a reading section (112) reads the parcel data in a group unit from the recording section (101) and extends the parcel data read by an extension section (113). A display control section (114) then controls a display section (111) and selects parcel data included in a display range from the extended parcel data to display it on the display section (111).

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 1/41 - Réduction de la largeur de bande ou de la redondance

Abrégé

An image display device, an image display method, and a program for image display which allow the user to easily confirm the correct position of himself and to change his position to the correct position. A storing portion (26) stores a table (U1) indicating a corresponding relationship between each of all the points such as branch points in a range included in a map and an image photographed at that point and a table (U2) indicating a corresponding relationship between an image photographed at each of all the points in a region included in the map stored in the storing portion (26) and a point made to correspond to the image.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G06T 11/60 - Édition de figures et de texteCombinaison de figures ou de texte
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte
• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G09B 29/10 - Spots pour la lecture des cartes ou indicateurs de position par coordonnéesAides pour la lecture des cartes

Abrégé

A navigation device (100) guides a route to the destination by using the guidance image in which a plurality of guidance signs indicating a guidance direction for each predetermined guidance point are located toward the front side in order near the current point. The navigation device (100) comprises a setting section (101), an extraction section (102), a calculation section (103), and a display control section (104). The setting section (101) presets a first predetermined distance from the current point. The extraction section (102) extracts a predetermined guidance point on the route. The calculation section (103) calculates the distance from the current point to the predetermined guidance point extracted by the extraction section (102). The display control section (104), when the distance to the predetermined guidance point calculated by the calculation section (103) is not more than the first predetermined distance, makes the color of the guidance sign in the guidance point different from the color having been displayed before.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte
• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G09B 29/10 - Spots pour la lecture des cartes ou indicateurs de position par coordonnéesAides pour la lecture des cartes

Abrégé

A navigation system capable of reliable guidance to a destination by way of a guidance route which is easily understandable for the user is provided. A pedestrian communication navigation system (S) searches and generates the guidance route from a departure place to a destination on search condition that route data is located along walls or buildings or the user is allowed to travel in a straight line to one end of each set of the route data and then to turn right or left according to the setting of the departure place and destination by a pedestrian, associates the connection points of the route data constituting the guidance route with the image data equivalent to the direction in which the pedestrian should be guided, and, when the pedestrian travels to the departure place or each of the connection points, displays the image data in the direction of the next connection point which the pedestrian should reach on the screen.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G08G 1/005 - Systèmes de commande du trafic pour véhicules routiers comprenant un indicateur pour guider les piétons

Abrégé

An image display, image display method, and program for the image display making it easier to check against the scenery at an actual branch point or the like are provided. A portable telephone (MP) comprises: a GPS positioning section (27) for detecting the current position on the basis of the navigation radio wave from a GPS satellite; a storage section (26) for storing map data in which the influence range of a multipass on the navigation radio wave is set and photographic image information equivalent to the photograph of the scenery at a branch point existing in the influence range; and a system control section (28) for, if the current position exists in the influence range of the map data in which the influence range of the multipass is set, searching the storage section (26) for photographic image information equivalent to the photograph of the scenery at a branch point existing in the same range as the influence range in which the current position exists and displaying the searched photographic image information on a display section (24) in order close to the current position.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte

Abrégé

In a map-searching device, a facility searching means searches for a plurality of facilities corresponding to a keyword from a database. An area extraction means defines a region for each of the searched facility points and, based on the distribution of the regions, extracts an area where the facilities are crowded. An area name determination means determines the area name of each area using facility information included in the extracted area. A display order determination means determines, based on the density of the points included in the area, the priority order for displaying the area names. This enables the map-searching device to output the search result of a search using a keyword per an area unit where facilities are crowded.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 17/30 - Recherche documentaire; Structures de bases de données à cet effet

Abrégé

In a map-searching device, a facility searching means searches for a plurality of facilities corresponding to each keyword of an input keyword group from a database. An area extraction means defines a region for each of the searched facility points and, based on the distribution of the regions corresponding to each keyword, extracts an area where the facilities are crowded. An area order determination means determines, based on the density of the points included in the area, the priority order of the areas for displaying a search result. This enables the map-searching device to search using a plurality of keywords and output the search result considering all the keywords per an area unit. Accordingly, the user can determine a destination or the like per a crowded area of the facilities corresponding to all the keywords, so that a search result can be obtained in which a case of dropping in a plurality of facilities is considered.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G06F 17/30 - Recherche documentaire; Structures de bases de données à cet effet
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte

Abrégé

A stop-off point information providing apparatus comprises history information generation means for generating history information including stay place information by using the information obtained from a predetermined apparatus, route information generation means for generating route information by a predetermined method by using the above history information, route type identification means for identifying the type of a route according to the condition such as a number of the same routes among the above route information, route-related information registration means for generating route-related information about the route identified by the route type identification means, registering the route-related information, generating stop-off point information based on feature information by using the route-related information at a predetermined timing, and registering the stop-off point information, and stop-off point information providing means for providing the stop-off point information. Therefore, the stop-off point information providing apparatus can provide the useful stop-off point information in comparison with the provision of stop-off point information generated merely according to a surrounding search.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes

Abrégé

A stop-off point information providing apparatus comprises deviated route-related information holding means for holding deviated route-related information including starting point information and destination information and stop-off point information request receiving means for acquiring location information on a requester from a requester apparatus and receiving a request to provide stop-off point information. When the stop-off point information request receiving means receives the stop-off point information request, deviated route-related information acquiring means acquires deviated route-related information including the starting point information that matches the requester location information, stop-off point information generation means generates the stop-off point information by using the deviated route-related information. Stop-off point information providing means provides the stop-off point information to the requester apparatus via a predetermined network or the like.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes

Abrégé

A map-related image providing device has an optional position out of photographing positions on a route as a reference position, uses image data as photographing position notifying information for the reference position, and uses information whose data size is smaller than that of the image data (such as an icon) for other positions. Thus, the map-related image providing device can provide map information and the image data corresponding to the map information and can reduce a processing load more than the case of using an image data format for providing all the pieces of the photographing position notifying information corresponding to the positions on the route.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G06T 11/60 - Édition de figures et de texteCombinaison de figures ou de texte
• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G09B 29/10 - Spots pour la lecture des cartes ou indicateurs de position par coordonnéesAides pour la lecture des cartes

Abrégé

To provide a path guide system capable of shortening a time required for a user to compare path guide information displayed on a display part with marks such as signboards set up at actual facilities or the like, thereby allowing the user to more smoothly get to a destination. The path guide system associates special mode image data with the corresponding marks and stores them. These special mode image data are data to be used for displaying special mode images having imagination-colored areas in which colors are provided that allow a viewer to imagine actual marks usable for guiding paths. The path guide system then retrieves, out of the special mode image data, one corresponding to marks set up on paths found by a path search, and then causes an image, in which a search result display image is accompanied by a special mode image based on the retrieved special mode image data, to be displayed.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G08G 1/005 - Systèmes de commande du trafic pour véhicules routiers comprenant un indicateur pour guider les piétons
• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G09B 29/10 - Spots pour la lecture des cartes ou indicateurs de position par coordonnéesAides pour la lecture des cartes

Abrégé

An information processing system (1) comprises a first device (10) including output means (102) for outputting a content, operation means (104) for receiving a user operation, and notification means (105) for performing a notification of the user operation and a storage device (30) including acquiring means (303) for acquiring the user operation and extraction means (306) for extracting related information about the content outputted according to the acquired user operation.

Classes IPC  ?

• H04N 7/173 - Systèmes à secret analogiquesSystèmes à abonnement analogiques à deux voies, p. ex. l'abonné envoyant un signal de sélection du programme

Abrégé

A navigation system (1) comprises a first device (10) including an output means (102) for outputting a content, an operation means (104) for accepting a user's operation, and a first report means (105) for reporting the user's operation and a second device (30) including a first acquisition means (303) for acquiring the user's operation, a judgment means (306) for judging according to the user's operation whether the scene of the outputted content shows a point capable of serving as a destination, acquisition means (301, 306) for acquiring point information from an external information source when it is judged that the scene shows the point, and a calculation means (313) for calculating a route from a predetermined departure point to the destination on the basis of the point information.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte
• G06Q 50/00 - Technologies de l’information et de la communication [TIC] spécialement adaptées à la mise en œuvre des procédés d’affaires d’un secteur particulier d’activité économique, p. ex. aux services d’utilité publique ou au tourisme
• B60R 16/02 - Circuits électriques ou circuits de fluides spécialement adaptés aux véhicules et non prévus ailleursAgencement des éléments des circuits électriques ou des circuits de fluides spécialement adapté aux véhicules et non prévu ailleurs électriques

Abrégé

A stop-off place candidate information registering device holds history information including stay place information. History information searching means searches for history information meeting a predetermined condition. Event route information generating means generates event route information from the history information searched for. Stop-off place candidate information generating means generates stop-off place candidate information by using the event route information. Stop-off place candidate information registering means registers the generated stop-off place candidate information. The stop-off place candidate information registering device extracts a combination of relevant stay places from the generated event route information, generates stop-off place candidate information, and registers the information. Therefore, the stop-off place candidate information registering device can hold information appropriate to presentation as stop-off places.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte

Abrégé

A residence area history information registration device is disclosed. A current position information acquiring means acquires information on the current position from a predetermined device. A residence information identifying means identifies residence information including a residence position and a residence period on the basis of the current position information acquired by the current position information acquiring means. A residence area identifying section identifies a residence area by using the residence position. A residence area history information registration means registers residence area history information including the residence area and the residence period. This enables the residence area history information registration device to more reliably identify the residence state of a device which is not in a stopped state.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte

Abrégé

A map display and so forth in which the user can easily grasp the current position and a travelling direction are provided. A navigation system (S) is designed to display a map (3) around the current position of a pedestrian (5), a guidance route (4) for guiding the pedestrian to the goal, and the current position of the pedestrian (5) on display screens (2) of portable telephones (MP). Furthermore, the navigation system (S) is designed to display the map (3) for displaying partial character strings (7) made up of characters and numbers included in address data in an area (4) identified by the partial character strings (7) from the address data associated with the addresses of a predetermined area of the map (3) on the display screens (2).

Classes IPC  ?

• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G06T 11/60 - Édition de figures et de texteCombinaison de figures ou de texte
• G08G 1/005 - Systèmes de commande du trafic pour véhicules routiers comprenant un indicateur pour guider les piétons
• G09G 5/00 - Dispositions ou circuits de commande de l'affichage communs à l'affichage utilisant des tubes à rayons cathodiques et à l'affichage utilisant d'autres moyens de visualisation
• G09G 5/36 - Dispositions ou circuits de commande de l'affichage communs à l'affichage utilisant des tubes à rayons cathodiques et à l'affichage utilisant d'autres moyens de visualisation caractérisés par l'affichage de dessins graphiques individuels en utilisant une mémoire à mappage binaire

Abrégé

A staying place link information registering device holds history information including user information and staying place information. A history information search means searches the history information meeting a predetermined condition. A staying place link information generation means generates link information on staying places in unit of the user information by using the history information searched by the history information search means. A staying place link information registering means registers the staying place link information. Because the staying place link information registering device generates the link information on the staying places by using the history information like this, the staying place link information registering device can define the correspondence between the staying places. Accordingly, the staying place link information registering device can provide the result of search according to the link between the staying places if using the link information.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte

Abrégé

A stay place statistical result information registering device holds history information including stay place information and stay periods. History information searching means searches for history information meeting a predetermined condition. Statistical processing means performs statistical processing of the history information searched for according to the stay period for each stay place. Stay place statistical result information generating means generates stay place statistical result information including the statistical results and stay place associated with the statistical results. Stay place statistical result information registering means registers the stay place statistical result information. With this, the stay place statistical result information registering device performs predetermined statistical processing of history information, generates stay place statistical result information including the statistical processing results, and registers stay place statistical result information. Therefore, when receiving a request of provision of information about a predetermined facility, the stay place statistical result information registering device can provide information suitable for the timing by referring to the stay place statistical result information when the information provision request is received.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte

Abrégé

A position information detector acquires the pinpoint information coinciding with first address information out of inputted address information from a pinpoint information holding means and then detects the pinpoint information coinciding with inputted second address information. If the position information detector can detect the pinpoint information, it determines position information included in the detected pinpoint information as position information to be detected. If no, it searches for the range information coinciding with the first address information out of the inputted address information and estimates the position information corresponding to the inputted address information by using the searched range information and the searched pinpoint information.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 17/30 - Recherche documentaire; Structures de bases de données à cet effet
• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes

Abrégé

A display control device (100) controls display of map information on a display section (110). A control section (101) changes, along a predetermined route, display of the map information on the display section (110). A determination section (102) determined whether there is a predetermined waypoint on the route. An input section (103) receives an instruction input for display of the map information. The control section (101) changes the mode of display of the map information based on the result of determination by a determination section (102) or on an instruction inputted in the input section (103).

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes

Abrégé

A map display device (100) having a display section (101) for displaying map information, a direction detection section (102) for detecting the direction of movement, a speed detection section (103) for detecting the speed of a mobile body, a determination section (104) for determining whether or not the mobile body is traveling on a route having a curve, and a display control section (107) for controlling the display section (101). Depending on the result of detection and determination by the direction detection section (102), speed detection section (103), and determination section (104), the display control section (107) changes the position of a mark displayed on a display screen and representing the current position of the mobile body. The change is made so that the region in front of the direction of movement of the mobile body is greater than the region behind the direction of movement of the mobile body or the region in the direction of a curve is greater than the region opposite the direction of the curve. After the change, the display control section (107) displays map information, in which the position of display of the mark is changed, on the display section (101). This enables map information on a further area can be confirmed.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte

Abrégé

A direction detection section (103) detects the direction of movement of a mobile body, and an angle detection section (104) detects the inclination angle of a route on which the mobile body moves. Based on the direction and inclination angle detected, a display control section (107) controls a display section (101) to change the three-dimensional shape of an icon that is displayed on a display screen and represents the current position of the mobile body. After that, an elevation angle detection section (105) detects the elevation angle of the sun, and a calculation section (106) calculates the orientation and length of a shadow formed on the mobile body. Then, the orientation and length of a three-dimensionally shaped shadow of the icon are changed according to the calculated orientation and length of the shadow.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G06F 3/048 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI]
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte
• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G09B 29/10 - Spots pour la lecture des cartes ou indicateurs de position par coordonnéesAides pour la lecture des cartes

Abrégé

Provided is an image display device (100) for acquiring the traffic information of a designated area at an acquiring unit (101). A display control unit (103) discriminates the traffic situation of a road portion taken in the photographic image of the designated area, and compares the traffic situation with the acquired traffic information. Moreover, the display control unit (103) causes a display unit (102) to display the photographic image which is worked on the basis of the comparison result into an image expressing the actual traffic information. On the other hand, the image display device (100) may also acquire the climate information ofthe designated area at the acquiring unit (101). In this case, the display control unit (103) causes the display unit (102) to display the image, in which the image showing the current weather is overlapped on the photographic image of the designated area.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/26 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes spécialement adaptés pour la navigation dans un réseau routier
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte
• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G06T 11/60 - Édition de figures et de texteCombinaison de figures ou de texte

Abrégé

A spot information retrieving device (120) sends a retrieval request adopting an arbitrary shop or various facilities (as will be called the 'spot') from a sending unit (121) to a spot information providing device (110). The spot information providing device (110) retrieves, when it receives the retrieval request at a receiving unit (111), the information on the spot at a spot retrieving unit (112), and retrieves the information on such other spot (as will be called the 'relative spot') at a relative spot retrieving unit (113) that the retrieving device having made the retrieval request with the same key word will make a retrieval request highly possibly. Each retrieved information is sent by a sending unit (114) to the spot information retrieving device (120). In this spot information retrieving device (120), a receiving unit (122) receives each information sent from the spot information retrieving device (120), and an output unit (123) outputs the information.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 17/30 - Recherche documentaire; Structures de bases de données à cet effet

Abrégé

A judging section (105) judges a map image including a road on which a movable body is present on the basis of the current point of the movable body detected by a position detecting section (103) and the height of the current point of the movable body detected by a height detecting section (104). An acquisition section (106) then acquires information on the road and an association section (107) associates the information with the map image including the road on which the movable body is present out of a plurality of map images. A display control unit (108) highlights the map image with which the information is associated.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte
• G09B 29/00 - CartesPlansGraphiquesTracés, p. ex. tracés de routes
• G09B 29/10 - Spots pour la lecture des cartes ou indicateurs de position par coordonnéesAides pour la lecture des cartes

Abrégé

A route guidance apparatus (100) includes a generating section (101) which generates guidance images indicating the direction to be headed at a plurality of intersections or branching points on a route ahead of the current point of a movable body in which the route guidance apparatus (100) is mounted. When the movable body moves along the route, a display control unit (102) arranges the guidance images generated by the generating section (101) in the order in which the movable body reaches the intersections or the branching points and causes a display screen (110) to display the images. Furthermore, when the movable body has passed through an intersection or a branching point corresponding to one of the guidance images, the display control unit (102) arranges new guidance images not displayed on the display screen (110) in the order in which the movable body reaches the intersection or the branching point and displays them.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01C 21/00 - NavigationInstruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
• G08G 1/0969 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule ayant un dispositif de visualisation sous forme de carte
• G09B 29/10 - Spots pour la lecture des cartes ou indicateurs de position par coordonnéesAides pour la lecture des cartes

Abrégé

When an application start-up device (100) receives discretionary input information by a receiving section (101), an identifying section (102) identifies the type of the received input information. Then, a searching section (103) searches an application for executing processing by using the information of the type identified. When a start-up section (104) starts up the application searched by the searching section (103), the input information received by the receiving section (101) is set for the started up application, and the prescribed processing is executed by the application.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 9/445 - Chargement ou démarrage de programme
• G06F 12/00 - Accès à, adressage ou affectation dans des systèmes ou des architectures de mémoires