POSITION REGISTRATION DEVICE, ROUTE SEARCH DEVICE, POSITION REGISTRATION METHOD, POSITION REGISTRATION PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20090153362A1
• Filed: 03/01/2007
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Goto, Seiji, Yano, Kenichiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,940,194 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/932.200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3685 the POI's being parking facilities
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096827 where the route is computed onboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096844 where the complete route is dynamically recomputed based on new data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/168 Driving aids for parking, e.g. acoustic or visual feedback on parking space
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/006 Representation of non-cartographic information on maps, e.g. population distribution, wind direction, radiation levels, air and sea routes
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/10 Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids optical projection apparatus per se G03B

Abstract

A position registering apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires traveling state information concerning a mobile object; a position identifying unit that identifies a current position of the mobile object based on the traveling state information and map information; a parking determining unit that determines whether the mobile object is parked when the current position is identified not be on a road; and a registering unit that registers a point of deviation from the road by the mobile object as an entrance point to a parking lot when the current position that has been identified to be on the road is identified to be not on the road and the mobile object is determined to be parked. The registering unit further registers the current position identified upon the parking determining unit determining that the mobile object is parked, as a parking lot position correlated with the entrance point.

Claims

1-12. -12. (canceled)

13. A position registering apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit that acquires traveling state information indicating a traveling state of a mobile object;

a position identifying unit that identifies a current position of the mobile object based on the traveling state information and map information;

a registering unit that registers, into a storage unit, a point of deviation from a road by the mobile object as an entrance point to a parking lot when the current position that has been identified to be on the road is identified to be at a place other than on the road; and

a parking determining unit that determines whether the mobile object is parked when the current position is identified to be at a place other than on a road, wherein

the registering unit registers the point of deviation as the entrance point when the mobile object is determined to be parked, and registers the current position identified upon the parking determining unit determining that the mobile object is parked, as a parking lot position correlated with the entrance point.

14. The position registering apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a type determining unit that, when the parking determining unit determines that the mobile object is parked, determines a type of the parking lot based on the traveling state of the mobile object after the current position that has been identified to be on the road is identified to be at a place other than on the road, wherein

the registering unit registers and correlates the type of the parking lot with the parking lot position.

15. A navigation apparatus comprising:

a position registering apparatus including

an acquiring unit that acquires traveling state information indicating a traveling state of a mobile object,

a position identifying unit that identifies a current position of the mobile object based on the traveling state information and map information,

a registering unit that registers, into a storage unit, a point of deviation from a road by the mobile object as an entrance point to a parking lot when the current position that has been identified to be on the road is identified to be at a place other than on the road, and

a parking determining unit that determines whether the mobile object is parked when the current position is identified to be at a place other than on a road, wherein

the registering unit registers the point of deviation as the entrance point when the mobile object is determined to be parked, and registers the current position identified upon the parking determining unit determining that the mobile object is parked, as a parking lot position correlated with the entrance point;

a generating unit that generates a parking lot list including parking lot information corresponding to the parking lot position registered by the registering unit; and

a display unit that displays the parking lot list when a parking lot is searched for.

16. A navigation apparatus comprising:

a position registering apparatus including

an acquiring unit that acquires traveling state information indicating a traveling state of a mobile object,

a position identifying unit that identifies a current position of the mobile object based on the traveling state information and map information,

a registering unit that registers, into a storage unit, a point of deviation from a road by the mobile object as an entrance point to a parking lot when the current position that has been identified to be on the road is identified to be at a place other than on the road, and

a parking determining unit that determines whether the mobile object is parked when the current position is identified to be at a place other than on a road, and

a type determining unit that, when the parking determining unit determines that the mobile object is parked, determines a type of the parking lot based on the traveling state of the mobile object after the current position that has been identified to be on the road is identified to be at a place other than on the road, wherein

the registering unit registers the point of deviation as the entrance point when the mobile object is determined to be parked, registers the current position identified upon the parking determining unit determining that the mobile object is parked, as a parking lot position correlated with the entrance point, and registers and correlates the type of the parking lot with the parking lot position.

a generating unit that generates a parking lot list including parking lot information and type information corresponding to the parking lot position registered by the registering unit; and

a display unit that displays the parking lot list when a parking lot is searched for.

17. A route retrieval apparatus comprising:

a position registering apparatus including

an acquiring unit that acquires traveling state information indicating a traveling state of a mobile object,

a position identifying unit that identifies a current position of the mobile object based on the traveling state information and map information,

a registering unit that registers, into a storage unit, a point of deviation from a road by the mobile object as an entrance point to a parking lot when the current position that has been identified to be on the road is identified to be at a place other than on the road, and

a parking determining unit that determines whether the mobile object is parked when the current position is identified to be at a place other than on a road, wherein

the registering unit registers the point of deviation as the entrance point when the mobile object is determined to be parked, and registers the current position identified upon the parking determining unit determining that the mobile object is parked, as a parking lot position correlated with the entrance point;

a destination setting unit that sets the parking lot position registered in the storage unit as a destination; and

a route retrieving unit that retrieves a route to the entrance point registered and correlated with the parking lot position when the parking lot position is set as the destination.

18. A route retrieval apparatus comprising:

a position registering apparatus including

an acquiring unit that acquires traveling state information indicating a traveling state of a mobile object,

a position identifying unit that identifies a current position of the mobile object based on the traveling state information and map information,

a registering unit that registers, into a storage unit, a point of deviation from a road by the mobile object as an entrance point to a parking lot when the current position that has been identified to be on the road is identified to be at a place other than on the road, and

a parking determining unit that determines whether the mobile object is parked when the current position is identified to be at a place other than on a road, wherein

the registering unit registers the point of deviation as the entrance point when the mobile object is determined to be parked, and registers the current position identified upon the parking determining unit determining that the mobile object is parked, as a parking lot position correlated with the entrance point;

a destination setting unit that sets a destination;

a route retrieving unit that retrieves a route to a destination from an exit position registered and correlated with the parking lot position when the destination is set while the current position of the mobile object is within a predetermined range from the parking lot position and identified at a place other than on a road.

19. A position registering method comprising:

acquiring traveling state information indicating a traveling state of a mobile object;

identifying a current position of the mobile object based on the traveling state information and map information;

registering, into a storage unit, a point of deviation from a road by the mobile object as an entrance point to a parking lot when the current position that has been identified to be on the road is identified to be at a place other than on the road; and

determining whether the mobile object is parked when the current position is identified to be at a place other than on a road, wherein

the registering includes registering the point of deviation as the entrance point when the mobile object is determined to be parked, and registering the current position identified upon determining that the mobile object is parked, as a parking lot position correlated with the entrance point.

20. A computer-readable recording medium storing therein a position registering computer-program that causes a computer to execute:

acquiring traveling state information indicating a traveling state of a mobile object;

identifying a current position of the mobile object based on the traveling state information and map information;

registering, into a storage unit, a point of deviation from a road by the mobile object as an entrance point to a parking lot when the current position that has been identified to be on the road is identified to be at a place other than on the road; and

determining whether the mobile object is parked when the current position is identified to be at a place other than on a road, wherein

the registering includes registering the point of deviation as the entrance point when the mobile object is determined to be parked, and registering the current position identified upon determining that the mobile object is parked, as a parking lot position correlated with the entrance point.