Navigation system for vehicle
First Claim
1. A navigation system for use in a subject vehicle for organizing a navigation route toward a destination in map data comprising:
- a display unit for displaying a map based on the map data;
a position detection means for detecting a current position and a traveling direction of the subject vehicle;
a storage means for storing the map data and facility data for representation of a facility in the map;
a road recognition means for recognizing a road and a lane of the road where the subject vehicle is traveling based on the map data and the current position and the traveling direction of the subject vehicle;
a facility selection means for performing facility selection in the facility data; and
a representation control means for controlling representation of the facility according to the facility data, wherein the facility data includes a facility location and a facility type, the facility selection means includes the facility data in the facility selection, the facility data located along the lane of the road in the traveling direction of the subject vehicle, the facility selection means excludes the facility data from the facility selection, the facility data located along an opposite lane in terms of the traveling direction of the subject vehicle, and the representation control means controls the representation of the facility positioned in the map on the display unit based on the facility type in the facility data selected by the facility selection means.
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Abstract
A navigation system in a subject vehicle includes a display unit for displaying a map, a position detection function for detecting a current position and a traveling direction of the subject vehicle, a storage function for storing map data and facility data for displaying a facility icon on the map, a road recognition function for recognizing a road and a lane of the road where the subject vehicle is traveling, a facility selection function for searching a facility in the facility data and a facility icon control means for controlling the facility icon according to a facility type in the facility data. The facility icon on the map is selectively displayed on the map according to the traveling direction of the subject vehicle based on information calculated by above functions.
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18 Claims
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1. A navigation system for use in a subject vehicle for organizing a navigation route toward a destination in map data comprising:
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a display unit for displaying a map based on the map data;
a position detection means for detecting a current position and a traveling direction of the subject vehicle;
a storage means for storing the map data and facility data for representation of a facility in the map;
a road recognition means for recognizing a road and a lane of the road where the subject vehicle is traveling based on the map data and the current position and the traveling direction of the subject vehicle;
a facility selection means for performing facility selection in the facility data; and
a representation control means for controlling representation of the facility according to the facility data, wherein the facility data includes a facility location and a facility type, the facility selection means includes the facility data in the facility selection, the facility data located along the lane of the road in the traveling direction of the subject vehicle, the facility selection means excludes the facility data from the facility selection, the facility data located along an opposite lane in terms of the traveling direction of the subject vehicle, and the representation control means controls the representation of the facility positioned in the map on the display unit based on the facility type in the facility data selected by the facility selection means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11)
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6. A navigation system for use in a subject vehicle for organizing a navigation route in map data comprising:
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a display unit for displaying a map based on the map data;
a storage means for storing the map data and facility data for representation of a facility in the map, wherein the facility data includes a facility location and a facility type;
a facility display means for determining the facility type excluded from representation in the map based on a condition of the subject vehicle;
a facility selection means for performing facility selection in the facility data that excludes the facility type determined by the facility display means; and
a representation control means for controlling representation of the facility according to the facility type, wherein the representation control means controls the representation of the facility positioned in the map on the display unit based on the facility location in the facility data selected by the facility selection means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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12. A navigation system for use in a subject vehicle for organizing a navigation route in map data comprising:
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a display unit for displaying a map based on the map data;
a storage means for storing the map data and facility data for representation of a facility in the map, wherein the facility data includes a facility location and a facility type;
a facility selection means for choosing the facility data to be represented in the map; and
a representation control means for controlling representation of the facility according to the facility type, wherein a plurality of facility representations in the map controlled by the representation control means alternate at a predetermined interval when the facility representations overlap each other because of the facility location defined in the facility data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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