On-vehicle route guidance device and route guidance method
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1. An on-vehicle route guidance device, comprising:
- a map storage device which stores a road map;
a zone storage device which stores information related to zones in which there are a plurality of point of interests (POIs) including at least one parking lot;
a zone selection device which selects any zone from among the zones which are stored in the zone storage device;
a route search device which sets a parking lot within a zone which has been selected by the zone selection device as a destination point, and which searches out a route to that parking lot based upon a road map which is stored in the map storage device, and a route guidance device which guides the vehicle driver to that parking lot based upon the route which has been searched by the route search device.
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Abstract
Information is stored relating to zones in which there are a plurality of POIs including at least one parking lot, a parking lot in a zone which has been selected from among these zones which are stored in memory is set as a destination point, a route is searched out to that parking lot based upon a road map, and the driver is guided to that parking lot based upon the route which has been found.
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1. An on-vehicle route guidance device, comprising:
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a map storage device which stores a road map;
a zone storage device which stores information related to zones in which there are a plurality of point of interests (POIs) including at least one parking lot;
a zone selection device which selects any zone from among the zones which are stored in the zone storage device;
a route search device which sets a parking lot within a zone which has been selected by the zone selection device as a destination point, and which searches out a route to that parking lot based upon a road map which is stored in the map storage device, and a route guidance device which guides the vehicle driver to that parking lot based upon the route which has been searched by the route search device. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An on-vehicle route guidance device which performs wireless communication with an information center which comprises a map storage device which stores a road map, a zone storage device which stores information related to zones in which there are a plurality of POIs including at least one parking lot and a route search device which sets a parking lot in a zone as a destination point and searches out a route to that parking lot based upon a road map which is stored in the map storage device, comprising:
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a zone selection device which selects any zone from among the zones which are stored in the zone storage device; and
a route guidance device which commands the information center to search for a route to a parking lot which has been selected by the zone selection device, and which guides the vehicle driver to that parking lot based upon a route which has been searched by the information center. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. An on-vehicle route guidance device, comprising:
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a map storage means for storing a road map;
a zone storage means for storing information related to zones in which there are a plurality of POIs including at least one parking lot;
a zone selection means for selecting any zone from among the zones which are stored in the zone storage means;
a route search means for setting a parking lot within a zone which has been selected by the zone selection means as a destination point, and for searching out a route to that parking lot based upon a road map which is stored in the map storage means, and a route guidance means for guiding the vehicle driver to that parking lot based upon the route which has been searched by the route search means.
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6. An on-vehicle route guidance device which performs wireless communication with an information center outside the vehicle which comprises a map storage means for storing a road map, a zone storage means for storing information related to zones in which there are a plurality of POIs including at least one parking lot, and a route search means for setting a parking lot in a zone as a destination point and searches out a route to that parking lot based upon a road map which is stored in the map storage means, comprising:
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a zone selection means for selecting any zone from among the zones which are stored in the zone storage means; and
a route guidance means for commanding the information center to search for a route to a parking lot which has been selected by the zone selection means, and for guiding the vehicle driver to that parking lot based upon a route which has been searched by the information center.
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7. A route guidance method, comprising:
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setting as a destination point a parking lot in a zone which has been selected from among these zones which are stored, based upon information stored in a memory related to zones in which there are a plurality of POIs including at least one parking lot;
searching out a route to that parking lot which has been set as the destination point based upon a road map; and
guiding the driver to that parking lot based upon the route which has been searched.
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8. A route guidance method, comprising:
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selecting a zone selected from among the zones in which there are a plurality of POIs including at least one parking lot, commanding a information center to search for a route to the parking lot within the zone which has been selected, receiving a route which has been searched from the information center; and
guiding the vehicle driver to that parking lot based upon the route which has been received.
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