Position information processing system for mobile

• US 5,337,242 A
• Filed: 09/16/1991
• Issued: 08/09/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Iwade, Shigeru, Yamamoto, Tomohiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Gary
• Application Number:
  US07/760,551
• Time in Patent Office: 1,058 Days
• Field of Search: 364/443, 364/444, 364/449, 73/178 R, 340/988, 340/990, 340/995
• US Class Current: 701/208
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means

Abstract

A position information processing system for a mobile includes a detecting device for detecting the current position of the mobile and a memory device for storing area information relating to a plurality of divided areas and relation information with respect to the relationship between two of the divided areas. A control device is operable in such a manner that from plural sections by which the national is divided and in which plural prefectures are included, a specific section is elected initially and the selected section is checked for plural prefectures in the order of a specific matter in order to obtain a map on a page in which the current position is included. A displaying device is provided for displaying the selected area at present by order of the control device.

Claims

1. A position information processing system for use with an atlas having a plurality of pages for illustrating different districts of an area on said pages and adapted to be mounted on a mobile, the system comprising:

detecting means for detecting a current position of the mobile;

memory means divided into a plurality of segments for storing only the respective page numbers of said atlas in a sequence having a predetermined priority;

control means for searching said memory means and retrieving a selected page number instead of the associated map corresponding to the district including the current position of the mobile; and

display means for indicating the retrieved page number of the atlas.

2. A position information processing system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said priority is determined on the basis of frequency of use of each of said districts.

3. A position information processing system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the frequency of use depends on at least one of the extend of the district, the population of the district and the number of arterial roads in the district.