Route setting device and route setting method
First Claim
1. A route setting device comprising:
- a current location detecting section configured to detect a current vehicle location of a host vehicle;
a transit point setting section configured to set a user selected transit point based on a user setting instruction from a user;
a recommended route calculating section configured to calculate a first recommended route from the current vehicle location to a destination via the user selected transit point; and
a transit point determining section configured to determine whether the user selected transit point set by the transit point setting section is a disposable type of transit point in which a subsequently recommended route is not required to pass through the user selected transit point based on the user setting instruction, and to determine whether the transit point set by the transit point setting section is a substitutable type of transit point in which an alternative transit point can be substituted for the user selected transit point based on the user setting instruction,the recommended route calculating section being further configured to calculate a non transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination without requiring the user selected transit point to be along the non transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is determined to be the disposable type by the transit point determining section, and to calculate an alternative transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination with the alternative transit point located along the alternative transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is determined to be the substitutable type by the transit point determining section.
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Abstract
A route setting device includes a current location detecting section, a transit point setting section, a recommended route calculating section and a transit point determining section. The transit point determining section is configured to determine whether the user selected transit point is a disposable type of transit point and whether the transit point set is a substitutable type of transit point based on the user setting instruction. The recommended route calculating section is configured to calculate a non transit point recommended route without requiring the user selected transit point to be along the non transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is the disposable type, and an alternative transit point recommended route with the alternative transit point located along the alternative transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is the substitutable type.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. A route setting device comprising:
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a current location detecting section configured to detect a current vehicle location of a host vehicle; a transit point setting section configured to set a user selected transit point based on a user setting instruction from a user; a recommended route calculating section configured to calculate a first recommended route from the current vehicle location to a destination via the user selected transit point; and a transit point determining section configured to determine whether the user selected transit point set by the transit point setting section is a disposable type of transit point in which a subsequently recommended route is not required to pass through the user selected transit point based on the user setting instruction, and to determine whether the transit point set by the transit point setting section is a substitutable type of transit point in which an alternative transit point can be substituted for the user selected transit point based on the user setting instruction, the recommended route calculating section being further configured to calculate a non transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination without requiring the user selected transit point to be along the non transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is determined to be the disposable type by the transit point determining section, and to calculate an alternative transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination with the alternative transit point located along the alternative transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is determined to be the substitutable type by the transit point determining section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A route setting device comprising:
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a current location detecting section configured to detect a current vehicle location of a host vehicle; a transit point setting section configured to set a user selected transit point based on a user setting instruction from a user; a recommended route calculating section configured to calculate a first recommended route from the current vehicle location to a destination via the user selected transit point, and to calculate a non transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination without requiring the user selected transit point to be along the non transit point recommended route while the host vehicle is traveling; an arrival time determining section configured to determine which one of the first recommended route and the non transit point recommended route will result in an earlier arrival at the destination; a disposability determining section configured to determine whether the user selected transit point is a disposable type based on a setting condition used as part of the user setting instruction to set the user selected transit point by the transit point setting section; and a presenting section configured to present the non transit point recommended route to the user when the disposability determining section determines that the user selected transit point is the disposable type when the arrival time determining section determines that the non transit point recommended route will result in an arrival at the destination earlier than the first recommended route. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A route setting device comprising:
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current location detecting means for detecting a current vehicle location of a host vehicle; transit point setting means for setting a user selected transit point based on a user setting instruction from a user; recommended route calculating means for calculating a first recommended route from the current vehicle location to a destination via the user selected transit point; transit point determining means for determining whether the user selected transit point is a disposable type of transit point in which a subsequently recommended route is not required to pass through the user selected transit point based on the user setting instruction, and to determine whether the user selected transit point is a substitutable type of transit point in which an alternative transit point can be substituted for the user selected transit point based on the user setting instruction, the recommended route calculating means further includes a function for calculating a non transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination without requiring the user selected transit point to be along the non transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is determined to be the disposable type, and the recommended route calculating means further includes a function for calculating an alternative transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination with the alternative transit point located along the alternative transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is determined to be the substitutable type.
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20. A route setting device comprising:
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current location detecting means for detecting a current vehicle location of a host vehicle; transit point setting means for setting a user selected transit point based on a user setting instruction from a user; recommended route calculating means for calculating a first recommended route from the current vehicle location to a destination via the user selected transit point, and for calculating a non transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination without requiring the user selected transit point to be along the non transit point recommended route while the host vehicle is traveling; arrival time determining means for determining which one of the first recommended route and the non transit point recommended route will result in an earlier arrival at the destination; disposability determining means for determining whether the user selected transit point is a disposable type based on a setting condition used as part of the user setting instruction to set the user selected transit point by the transit point setting means; and presenting means for presenting the non transit point recommended route to the user when the disposability determining means determines that the user selected transit point is the disposable type when the arrival time determining means determines that the non transit point recommended route will result in an arrival at the destination earlier than the first recommended route.
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21. A route setting-method comprising:
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detecting a current vehicle location of a host vehicle; setting a user selected transit point based on a user setting instruction from a user; calculating a first recommended route from the current vehicle location to a destination via the user selected transit point, and to calculate a non transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination without requiring the user selected transit point to be along the non transit point recommended route while the host vehicle is traveling; determining which one of the first recommended route and the non transit point recommended route will result in an earlier arrival at the destination; determining whether the user selected transit point is the disposable type based on a setting condition used as part of the user setting instruction to set the user selected transit point; and presenting the non transit point recommended route to the user when the user selected transit point is the disposable type and when the non transit point recommended route will result in an arrival at the destination earlier than the first recommended route.
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Specification