Route setting device and route setting method
First Claim
1. A route setting device comprising:
- a current location detecting section configured to detect a current vehicle location of a host vehicle;
a transit point setting section configured to set a user selected transit point based on a user setting instruction from a user;
a recommended route calculating section configured to calculate a first recommended route from the current vehicle location to a destination via the user selected transit point; and
a transit point determining section configured to determine, based on the user setting instruction, whether the user selected transit point set by the transit point setting section is a disposable type of transit point through which a subsequently recommended route, that is calculated after the first recommended route, is not required to pass, and to determine, based on the user setting instruction, whether the transit point set by the transit point setting section is a substitutable type of transit point in for which an alternative transit point can be substituted so that the subsequently recommended route can pass through the alternative transit point,the recommended route calculating section being further configured to calculate as the subsequently recommended route a non transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination without requiring the user selected transit point to be located along the non transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is determined to be the disposable type by the transit point determining section, and being further configured to calculate as the subsequently recommended route an alternative transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination with the alternative transit point being located along the alternative transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is determined to be the substitutable type by the transit point determining section.
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Abstract
A route setting device includes a current location detecting section, a transit point setting section, a recommended route calculating section and a transit point determining section. The transit point determining section is configured to determine whether the user selected transit point is a disposable type of transit point and whether the transit point set is a substitutable type of transit point based on the user setting instruction. The recommended route calculating section is configured to calculate a non transit point recommended route without requiring the user selected transit point to be along the non transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is the disposable type, and an alternative transit point recommended route with the alternative transit point located along the alternative transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is the substitutable type.
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21 Claims
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1. A route setting device comprising:
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a current location detecting section configured to detect a current vehicle location of a host vehicle; a transit point setting section configured to set a user selected transit point based on a user setting instruction from a user; a recommended route calculating section configured to calculate a first recommended route from the current vehicle location to a destination via the user selected transit point; and a transit point determining section configured to determine, based on the user setting instruction, whether the user selected transit point set by the transit point setting section is a disposable type of transit point through which a subsequently recommended route, that is calculated after the first recommended route, is not required to pass, and to determine, based on the user setting instruction, whether the transit point set by the transit point setting section is a substitutable type of transit point in for which an alternative transit point can be substituted so that the subsequently recommended route can pass through the alternative transit point, the recommended route calculating section being further configured to calculate as the subsequently recommended route a non transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination without requiring the user selected transit point to be located along the non transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is determined to be the disposable type by the transit point determining section, and being further configured to calculate as the subsequently recommended route an alternative transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination with the alternative transit point being located along the alternative transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is determined to be the substitutable type by the transit point determining section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A route setting device comprising:
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a current location detecting section configured to detect a current vehicle location of a host vehicle; a transit point setting section configured to set a user selected transit point based on a user setting instruction from a user; a recommended route calculating section configured to calculate a first recommended route from the current vehicle location to a destination with the first recommended route including the user selected transit point, and configured to calculate, while the host vehicle is traveling, a non transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination without requiring the user selected transit point to be located along the non transit point recommended route; an arrival time determining section configured to determine which one of the first recommended route and the non transit point recommended route will result in an earlier arrival at the destination; a disposability determining section configured to determine whether the user selected transit point is a disposable type, through which the non transit point recommended route is not required to pass, based on a setting condition that is used as part of the user setting instruction by the transit point setting section to set the user selected transit point; and a presenting section configured to present the non transit point recommended route to the user when the disposability determining section determines that the user selected transit point is the disposable type and when the arrival time determining section determines that the non transit point recommended route will result in an arrival at the destination earlier than the first recommended route. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A route setting device comprising:
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current location detecting means for detecting a current vehicle location of a host vehicle; transit point setting means for setting a user selected transit point based on a user setting instruction from a user; recommended route calculating means for calculating a first recommended route from the current vehicle location to a destination via the user selected transit point; transit point determining means for determining, based on the user setting instruction, whether the user selected transit point is a disposable type of transit point through which a subsequently recommended route, that is calculated after the first recommended route, is not required to pass, and to determine, based on the user setting instruction, whether the user selected transit point is a substitutable type of transit point for which an alternative transit point can be substituted so that the subsequently recommended route can pass through the alternative transit point, the recommended route calculating means further includes a function for calculating, as the subsequently recommended route, a non transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination without requiring the user selected transit point to be located along the non transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is determined to be the disposable type, and the recommended route calculating means further includes a function for calculating, as the subsequently recommended route, an alternative transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination with the alternative transit point being located along the alternative transit point recommended route when the user selected transit point is determined to be the substitutable type.
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20. A route setting device comprising:
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current location detecting means for detecting a current vehicle location of a host vehicle; transit point setting means for setting a user selected transit point based on a user setting instruction from a user; recommended route calculating means for calculating a first recommended route from the current vehicle location to a destination with the first recommended route including the user selected transit point, and for calculating, while the host vehicle is traveling, a non transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination without requiring the user selected transit point to be located along the non transit point recommended route; arrival time determining means for determining which one of the first recommended route and the non transit point recommended route will result in an earlier arrival at the destination; disposability determining means for determining whether the user selected transit point is a disposable type, through which the non transit point recommended route is not required to pass, based on a setting condition that is used as part of the user setting instruction by the transit point setting means to set the user selected transit point; and presenting means for presenting the non transit point recommended route to the user when the disposability determining means determines that the user selected transit point is the disposable type and when the arrival time determining means determines that the non transit point recommended route will result in an arrival at the destination earlier than the first recommended route.
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21. A route setting method comprising:
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detecting a current vehicle location of a host vehicle; setting a user selected transit point based on a user setting instruction from a user; calculating a first recommended route from the current vehicle location to a destination with the first recommended route including the user selected transit point, and calculating, while the host vehicle is traveling, a non transit point recommended route from the current vehicle location to the destination without requiring the user selected transit point to be located along the non transit point recommended route; determining which one of the first recommended route and the non transit point recommended route will result in an earlier arrival at the destination; determining whether the user selected transit point is the disposable type, through which the non transit point recommended route is not required to pass, based on a setting condition that is used as part of the user setting instruction to set the user selected transit point; and presenting the non transit point recommended route to the user when the user selected transit point is the disposable type and when the non transit point recommended route will result in an arrival at the destination earlier than the first recommended route.
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Specification