Mobile navigator

• US 4,470,119 A
• Filed: 07/06/1982
• Issued: 09/04/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/1981
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd. (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd. (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Minami, Kazuaki, Mikuni, Hajime, Akutsu, Kazushi, Hasebe, Koshi, Muramoto, Kazuo, Totani, Shinzo
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Gary
• Application Number:
  US06/395,339
• Time in Patent Office: 791 Days
• Field of Search: 364/443, 364/444, 364/447, 364/454, 364/457, 364/449, 364/521, 364/571, 364/424, 353/11, 353/12, 340/988-990, 340/992, 340/995, 340/996, 343/450-453, 327/207, 327/208, 73/178 R
• US Class Current: 701/208
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/30 Map- or contour-matching
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635

Abstract

A mobile navigator comprises a distance detector for generating a running distance signal, an azimuth detector for generating a progression azimuth detecting signal, a CRT display for indicating the current position of an automotive vehicle, a microcomputer for calculating the current position of the vehicle from the distance detecting signal and the progression azimuth detecting signal and supplying the current position signal to the display, and a memory in which is stored a plurality of map data, earth'"'"'s magnetic field declination information different for each area in association with the map data, and earth'"'"'s magnetic field strength information.

Claims

1. A mobile navigator comprising:

distance detecting means for detecting the distance a vehicle has run;

azimuth detecting means for detecting the azimuth in which said vehicle progresses;

display means;

storage means for storing a plurality of map data to be displayed as road maps for specific areas on said display means and different kinds of earth'"'"'s magnetic field information associated with said pluality of map data of different areas; and

control means for reading a particular map data from said storage means so that a road map of a particular area is displayed on said display means, reading certain earth'"'"'s magnetic field information associated with said particular map data from said storage means, and calculating a current position of said running vehicle on the basis of said read earth'"'"'s magnetic field information, said azimuth detected by said azimuth detecting means and said distance detected by said distance detecting means, thereby to allow said calculated current position to be displayed on the screen of said display means on which a road map is already displayed.

2. A mobile navigator according to claim 1, wherein said storage means stores distance distortion information different for each area in association with the plurality of map data, and said control means reads the distance distortion associated with the map data of a particular area from said storage means, thus the current position of the running vehicle being calculated from said distance distortion information, said progression azimuth data and said running distance data.

3. A mobile navigator according to claim 1, wherein said storage means stores earth'"'"'s magnetic field declination information different for each area in association with the plurality of map data, and said control means reads the declination information associated with the map data of a particular area from said storage means, thus the current position of the running vehicle being calculated from said declination information, said progression azimuth data and said running distance data.