Moving route processing device and information providing system using this moving route processing device

• US 8,731,828 B2
• Filed: 09/04/2009
• Issued: 05/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: Nishikawa, Shuichi
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEUNG, CALVIN K
• Application Number:
  US13/390,861
• Publication Number:
  US 20120150442A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,719 Days
• Field of Search: 701/409, 701/515, 701/519
• US Class Current: 701/519
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/005 including pedestrian guidance indicator
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096816 where the complete route is transmitted to the vehicle at once
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/09685 where the complete route is computed only once and not updated
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096883 where input information is obtained using a mobile device, e.g. a mobile phone, a PDA
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/80 for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics, e.g. flu

Abstract

Disclosed is a moving route processing device provided with: a route data creating unit for adding date and time information showing a current date and time to position information showing a current position to create route data with timestamp; a route data recorder for recording the route data with timestamp created by the route data creating unit; a communication processing unit for acquiring predetermined data from a database connected to a network; a route comparing unit for comparing the predetermined data acquired by the communication processing unit with the route data with timestamp recorded in the route data recorder; and a display processing unit for, when it is determined from the comparison by the route comparing unit that a close contact state existed, creating and displaying a message showing that a close contact state existed.

Claims

1. A moving route processing device comprising:

a route data creating unit for adding date and time information showing a current date and time to position information showing a current position to create each of a plurality of route data entries with respective timestamps;

a route data recorder for recording route data comprising the route data entries with timestamps created by said route data creating unit;

a communication processing unit for acquiring predetermined data from a database connected to a network, wherein the predetermined data acquired by communication processing unit from the database comprises route data with at least one timestamp showing a moving route of a person infected with an epidemic disease;

a route comparing unit for comparing the predetermined data acquired by said communication processing unit with at least part of the route data with timestamps recorded in said route data recorder; and

a display processing unit for, when it is determined from the comparison by said route comparing unit that a close contact state existed, creating and displaying a message showing that a close contact state existed.

2. The moving route processing device according to claim 1, wherein the communication processing unit acquires location and time period data showing a location where and a time period during which something like an incident occurred from the database connected to the network.

3. The moving route processing device according to claim 1, wherein the route comparing unit compares time information provided within the predetermined data and the at least part of the route data with timestamps recorded in the route data recorder.

4. The moving route processing device according to claim 1, wherein the route data with timestamps recorded by the route data recorder shows a route previously traveled by the moving route processing device.