Route display device and route display method
First Claim
1. A travel route display apparatus, comprising:
- starting point inputting means for inputting a starting point;
destination point inputting means for inputting a destination point;
road map data storage means for storing therein road map data including a plurality of links forming part of a road network and distance data representative of a travel distance on each of said links;
travel route searching means for searching a travel route from said starting point to said destination point;
travel distance storage means for storing therein a travel distance of a moving object traveling along said travel route on each of said links;
distance time conversion means for converting said travel distance into travel time on the basis of a predetermined travel speed of said moving object for each of said links; and
display means for displaying said travel route, and in which said display means is operative to display said travel route on the basis of said travel time of said moving object.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a travel route display apparatus capable of displaying travel route segments of great importance for the operator in a clearly recognizable manner for the operator. The travel route display apparatus comprises travel distance storage means (107) for storing therein a travel distance of a moving object traveling along the searched travel route on each of the links, travel speed storage means (108) for storing therein a predetermined travel speed of the moving object traveling along the travel route, distance time conversion means (109) for converting the travel distance into travel time for each of the links, travel time storage means (110) for storing therein the travel time obtained from the distance time conversion means (109), display mode selecting means (111) for selecting one of two display modes including a time display mode and a distance display mode, and display means (113) for displaying the travel route, and in which the display means (113) is capable of displaying the travel route on the basis of the travel time of the moving object.
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19 Claims
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1. A travel route display apparatus, comprising:
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starting point inputting means for inputting a starting point;
destination point inputting means for inputting a destination point;
road map data storage means for storing therein road map data including a plurality of links forming part of a road network and distance data representative of a travel distance on each of said links;
travel route searching means for searching a travel route from said starting point to said destination point;
travel distance storage means for storing therein a travel distance of a moving object traveling along said travel route on each of said links;
distance time conversion means for converting said travel distance into travel time on the basis of a predetermined travel speed of said moving object for each of said links; and
display means for displaying said travel route, and in which said display means is operative to display said travel route on the basis of said travel time of said moving object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A travel route display method, comprising:
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a starting point inputting step of inputting a starting point;
a destination point inputting step of inputting a destination point;
a road map data reading step of reading out road map data including a plurality of links forming part of a road network and distance data representative of a travel distance on each of said links;
a travel route searching step of searching a travel route from said starting point to said destination point;
a travel distance storage step of storing a travel distance of a moving object traveling along said travel route on each of said links;
a distance time conversion step of converting said travel distance into travel time on the basis of a predetermined travel speed of said moving object for each of said links; and
a display step of displaying said travel route, and in which said display step has a step of displaying said travel route on the basis of said travel time. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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Specification