Vehicle information providing device
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1. A vehicle information providing device comprising:
- information transmitting and receiving means for communicating between vehicles;
own vehicle position detecting means for detecting a position of an own vehicle;
map data storing means for storing road map data that can be freely displayed on displaying means;
intersection image data storing means for storing image data for representing traffic conditions of vehicles at least at an intersection on the displaying means; and
processing means for extracting an intersection to be entered by the own vehicle from the road map data, for generating an image of traffic conditions of vehicles at the intersection using the image data in the intersection image data storing means based on the information obtained by the information transmitting and receiving means, and for displaying the image on the displaying means only when a plurality of preset conditions are judged to be satisfied, whereinthe plurality of preset conditions that must be judged to be satisfied include;
the own vehicle is determined to be in an area within a preset distance away from a position of the intersection based on the position of the intersection and a position of the own vehicle; and
the own vehicle is determined to be stopped.
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Abstract
An information processing unit displays a pop-up window in a display area of a display unit when the own vehicle is in an area of a set distance or less away from an extracted intersection, when the own vehicle stops, when a brake switch is ON, and when a display request for an image of traffic conditions of vehicles at the intersection by the driver is recognized. If an accelerator operation is performed in a predetermined way after the pop-up window is displayed, the display of the pop-up window is finished.
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1. A vehicle information providing device comprising:
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information transmitting and receiving means for communicating between vehicles; own vehicle position detecting means for detecting a position of an own vehicle; map data storing means for storing road map data that can be freely displayed on displaying means; intersection image data storing means for storing image data for representing traffic conditions of vehicles at least at an intersection on the displaying means; and processing means for extracting an intersection to be entered by the own vehicle from the road map data, for generating an image of traffic conditions of vehicles at the intersection using the image data in the intersection image data storing means based on the information obtained by the information transmitting and receiving means, and for displaying the image on the displaying means only when a plurality of preset conditions are judged to be satisfied, wherein the plurality of preset conditions that must be judged to be satisfied include;
the own vehicle is determined to be in an area within a preset distance away from a position of the intersection based on the position of the intersection and a position of the own vehicle; and
the own vehicle is determined to be stopped. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle information providing device comprising:
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an information transmitting and receiving unit configured to communicate between vehicles; an own vehicle position detecting unit configured to detect a position of an own vehicle; a map data storing unit configured to store road map data that can be freely displayed on displaying unit; an intersection image data storing unit configured to store image data representing traffic conditions of vehicles at least at an intersection on the displaying unit; and a processing unit configured to extract an intersection to be entered by the own vehicle from the road map data, to generate an image of traffic conditions of vehicles at the intersection using the image data in the intersection image data storing unit based on the information obtained by the information transmitting and receiving unit, and to display the image on the displaying unit only when a plurality of preset conditions are judged to be satisfied, wherein the plurality of preset conditions that must be judged to be satisfied include;
the own vehicle is determined to be in an area within a preset distance away from a position of the intersection based on the position of the intersection and a position of the own vehicle; and
the own vehicle is determined to be stopped. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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