Navigation apparatus, navigation system and route search method
First Claim
1. A navigation apparatus, comprising:
- a road setting unit that sets a road to be traversed between a departure point and a destination, the road being constituted by links for each of which a predetermined link cost is set;
a replacement unit that replaces the links constituting the road to be traversed that has been set by the road setting unit, with a virtual link whose link cost is set to be smaller than the total of the link costs of the links for the road to be traversed; and
a route search unit that searches for a recommended route from the departure point to the destination, based upon link costs set for links that constitute roads other than the road to be traversed, and the link cost set for the virtual link with which the links for the road to be traversed has been replaced by the replacement unit.
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Abstract
This navigation apparatus includes a road setting unit that sets a road to be traversed between a departure point and a destination, the road being constituted by links for each of which a predetermined link cost is set, a replacement unit that replaces the links constituting the road to be traversed that has been set by the road setting unit, with a virtual link whose link cost is set to be smaller than the total of the link costs of the links for the road to be traversed, and a route search unit that searches for a recommended route from the departure point to the destination, based upon link costs set for links that constitute roads other than the road to be traversed, and the link cost set for the virtual link with which the road to be traversed has been replaced by the replacement unit.
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17 Claims
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1. A navigation apparatus, comprising:
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a road setting unit that sets a road to be traversed between a departure point and a destination, the road being constituted by links for each of which a predetermined link cost is set;
a replacement unit that replaces the links constituting the road to be traversed that has been set by the road setting unit, with a virtual link whose link cost is set to be smaller than the total of the link costs of the links for the road to be traversed; and
a route search unit that searches for a recommended route from the departure point to the destination, based upon link costs set for links that constitute roads other than the road to be traversed, and the link cost set for the virtual link with which the links for the road to be traversed has been replaced by the replacement unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A route search method for a navigation apparatus, comprising:
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setting a road to be traversed between a departure point and a destination, the road being constituted by links for each of which a predetermined link cost is set;
replacing the links constituting the road to be traversed with a virtual link whose link cost is set to be smaller than the total of the link costs of the links for the road to be traversed; and
searching for a recommended route from the departure point to the destination, based upon link costs set for links that constitute roads other than the road to be traversed, and the link cost set for the virtual link with which the links for the road to be traversed has been replaced.
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17. A route search method for a navigation system, comprising:
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determining a road to be traversed based upon information about roads along which various types of user preferentially pass recorded in a data base;
transmitting information of the road to be traversed for specifying upon a map the road to be traversed that has been determined;
setting the road to be traversed between a departure point and a destination, the road being constituted by links for each of which a predetermined link cost is set, based upon the information of the road to be traversed that is transmitted;
replacing the links constituting the road to be traversed with a virtual link whose link cost is set to be smaller than the total of the link costs of the links for the road to be traversed; and
searching for a recommended route from the departure point to the destination, based upon link costs set for links that constitute roads other than the road to be traversed, and the link cost set for the virtual link with which the links for the road to be traversed has been replaced.
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