On-road reference point positional data delivery device
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1. An on-road reference point positional data delivery device provided on a road for sending information to an in-vehicle detector loaded in a vehicle running on a road comprising:
- a reference point positional data delivery means, wherein said reference point positional data delivery means indicates a reference point position for service information delivered from a beacon provided on the road to the vehicle by means of road-to-vehicle communication and also has a beacon identification means for selecting a beacon sending said service information from among a plurality of beacons.
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Abstract
The on-road reference point positional data delivery device according to the present invention has a reference point positional data delivery device, and this reference point positional data delivery device has a beacon identification device for indicating a reference point position for service information delivered from a beacon provided on a road to a vehicle and also selecting the beacon delivering the service information from among a plurality of beacons.
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1. An on-road reference point positional data delivery device provided on a road for sending information to an in-vehicle detector loaded in a vehicle running on a road comprising:
a reference point positional data delivery means, wherein said reference point positional data delivery means indicates a reference point position for service information delivered from a beacon provided on the road to the vehicle by means of road-to-vehicle communication and also has a beacon identification means for selecting a beacon sending said service information from among a plurality of beacons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An on-road reference point positional data delivery device provided on a road as well as in a vehicle comprising:
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a radio beacon for road-to-vehicle communication provided on a road and having a narrow communication area in a direction in which the road extends for delivering information concerning a reference point distance from a reference point up to a point indicated by information concerning situations in a forward direction along the road or an absolute position on the road;
a reference point marker provided on a surface of the road within the communication area of said radio beacon for road-to-vehicle communication for indicating a reference position for said reference point distance or for an absolute position on the road surface;
a receiving means loaded in a vehicle for receiving signals from said radio beacon for road-to-vehicle communication;
a detection means loaded in the vehicle for detecting said reference point marker; and
a reference position detection means also loaded in the vehicle for determining that the vehicle has entered the communication area by said radio beacon for road-to-vehicle communication and then passed over the reference point marker and also for recognizing a position of said reference point marker as the reference position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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