MAP INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A map information processing apparatus comprising:
- a position detecting means for detecting a position thereof;
a map information storage unit for storing map information including road information;
a new road detecting unit for, when information about a road corresponding to the position detected by said position detecting means does not exist in the road information acquired from said map information storage unit, detecting, as a new road, said road, and generating new road running history information showing a history of running along said detected new road;
a new road generating unit for generating new road information on a basis of the new road running history information generated by said new road detecting unit;
a new road information storage unit for storing the new road information generated by said new road generating unit;
a new road editing unit for editing new road information acquired from said new road information storage unit; and
a road information updating unit for updating the road information by adding the new road information edited by said new road editing unit to said map information storage unit.
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Abstract
A map information processing apparatus includes: a new road detecting unit (19) for, when information about a road corresponding to a position detected does not exist in road information, detecting the road as a new road, and generating new road running history information showing a history of running along the detected new road; a new road generating unit (20) for generating new road information from the new road running history information generated by the new road detecting unit; a new road information storage unit (16b) for storing the new road information generated by the new road generating unit; a new road editing unit (23) for editing new road information acquired from the new road information storage unit; and a road information updating unit (21) for updating the road information by adding the new road information edited by the new road editing unit to the map information storage unit.
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21 Claims
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1. A map information processing apparatus comprising:
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a position detecting means for detecting a position thereof; a map information storage unit for storing map information including road information; a new road detecting unit for, when information about a road corresponding to the position detected by said position detecting means does not exist in the road information acquired from said map information storage unit, detecting, as a new road, said road, and generating new road running history information showing a history of running along said detected new road; a new road generating unit for generating new road information on a basis of the new road running history information generated by said new road detecting unit; a new road information storage unit for storing the new road information generated by said new road generating unit; a new road editing unit for editing new road information acquired from said new road information storage unit; and a road information updating unit for updating the road information by adding the new road information edited by said new road editing unit to said map information storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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