Data recording apparatus, data recording method, program for data recording and information recording medium

• US 6,975,929 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2003
• Issued: 12/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Maruyama, Kazuhiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Zanelli, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US10/446,138
• Publication Number:
  US 20040024525A1
• Time in Patent Office: 930 Days
• Field of Search: 701/35, 701/213, 369/21, 342/357.07, 342/357.13
• US Class Current: 701/35
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0858 wherein the data carrier is removable

Abstract

The navigation apparatus is provided with: an operating unit which is used for entering type of use of movement of an automobile; a position-recognition unit which calculates at least a distance traveled by the automobile under the entered type of use; and a control unit which detects starting-point data indicating a starting-point where the automobile starts moving, and ending-point data indicating an ending-point where the automobile stops moving; and which records the calculated distance, the detected starting-point data, and the detected ending-point data on an external recording device according to the entered type of use.

Claims

1. A data-recording apparatus comprising:

an input device which is used for entering type of use of movement of a moving object;

a calculation device which calculates at least a distance traveled by the moving object under the entered type of use;

a starting-point-data detecting device which detects starting-point data indicating a starting-point where the moving object starts moving;

an ending-point-data detecting device which detects ending-point data indicating an ending-point where the moving object stops moving; and

a recording device which records at least the calculated distance, the detected starting-point data, and the detected ending-point data on a recording medium according to the entered type of use,

wherein the starting-point data comprises;

at least one of latitude and longitude of the origin position where the moving object starts moving;

a name of a road near the origin position;

a name of an intersection near the origin position; and

registered-point data indicating whether or not the origin position corresponds to a pre-registered point data, and

the ending-point data comprises;

at least one of latitude and longitude of the destination position where the moving object stops moving;

a name of a road near the destination position;

a name of an intersection near the destination position; and

registered-point data indicating whether or not the destination position corresponds to a pre-registered point data.

2. The data-recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein;

said recording medium is a portable recording medium.

3. The data-recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a temporary-stop detection device which detects whether or not the recording of the calculated distance is temporarily stopped; and

a restart-usage detection device which detects whether or not the recording is started again with the same type of use as before the temporary stop of recording, wherein

said calculation device calculates the distance by adding a new distance to the previous calculated distance before the temporary stop of recording when said restart-usage detection device detects that the recording is started again with the same type of use as before the temporary stop.

4. The data-recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a temporary-stop detection device which detects whether or not the recording of the calculated distance is temporarily stopped; and

a restart-usage detection device which detects whether or not the recording is started again with the same type of use as before the temporary stop of recording,

wherein said calculation device calculates a new distance separate from the previous calculated distance before the temporary stop of recording when said restart-usage detection device detects that the recording is started again with the different type of use as before the temporary stop.

5. The data-recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein;

said recording device writes over the calculated distance on said recording medium at least once every time a preset length of time elapses.

6. The data-recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein;

the entered type of use is either ‘

Private Use’

or ‘

Business Use’

.

8. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing a sequence of instructions, which executed by a computer included in the data-recording apparatus according to claim 1, the instructions cause the computer to function as:

an input device which can be used for entering type of use of movement of a moving object;

a calculation device which calculates at least a distance traveled by the moving object under the entered type of use;

a starting-point-data detecting device which detects starting-point data indicating a starting-point where the moving object starts moving;

an ending-point-data detecting device which detects ending-point data indicating an ending-point where the moving object stops moving; and

a recording device which records at least the calculated distance, the detected starting-point data, and the detected ending-point data on a recording medium according to the entered type of use,

wherein the starting-point data comprises;

at least one of latitude and longitude of the origin position where the moving object starts moving;

a name of a road near the origin position;

a name of an intersection near the origin position; and

registered-point data indicating whether or not the origin position corresponds to a pre-registered point data, and

the ending-point data comprises;

at least one of latitude and longitude of the destination position where the moving object stops moving;

a name of a road near the destination position;

a name of an intersection near the destination position; and

registered-point data indicating whether or not the destination position corresponds to a pre-registered point data.

9. An information recording medium in which a program for a data-recording is recorded so as to be readable by a computer included in the data-recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the program allows the computer to function as:

an input device which can be used for entering type of use of movement of a moving object;

a calculation device which calculates at least a distance traveled by the moving object under the entered type of use;

a starting-point-data detecting device which detects starting-point data indicating a starting-point where the moving object starts moving;

an ending-point-data detecting device which detects ending-point data indicating an ending-point where the moving object stops moving; and

a recording device which records at least the calculated distance, the detected starting-point data, and the detected ending-point data on a recording medium according to the type of use,

wherein the starting-point data comprises;

at least one of latitude and longitude of the origin position where the moving object starts moving;

a name of a road near the origin position;

a name of an intersection near the origin position; and

registered-point data indicating whether or not the origin position corresponds to a pre-registered point data, and

the ending-point data comprises;

at least one of latitude and longitude of the destination position where the moving object stops moving;

a name of a road near the destination position;

a name of an intersection near the destination position; and

registered-point data indicating whether or not the destination position corresponds to a pre-registered point data.

7. A data-recording method comprising:

an input process which enters type of use of movement of a moving object;

a calculation process which calculates at least a distance traveled by the moving object under the entered type of use;

a starting-point-data detecting process which detects starting-point data indicating a starting-point where the moving object starts moving;

an ending-point-data detecting process which detects ending-point data indicating an ending-point where the moving object stops moving; and

a recording process which records at least the calculated distance, the detected starting-point data, and the detected ending-point data on a recording medium according to the type of use,

wherein the starting-point data comprises;

at least one of latitude and longitude of the origin position where the moving object starts moving;

a name of a road near the origin position;

a name of an intersection near the origin position; and

registered-point data indicating whether or not the origin position corresponds to a pre-registered point data, and

the ending-point data comprises;

at least one of latitude and longitude of the destination position where the moving object stops moving;

a name of a road near the destination position;

a name of an intersection near the destination position; and

registered-point data indicating whether or not the destination position corresponds to a pre-registered point data.