Server, method and program for updating road information in map information providing system, and recording medium with program recording

• US 20020004701A1
• Filed: 07/06/2001
• Published: 01/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Increment P Corporation, Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Increment P Corporation
• Inventors: Nakano, Toshiaki
• Application Number:
  US09/899,088
• Publication Number:
  US 20020004701A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3815 Road data
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3841 Data obtained from two or more sources, e.g. probe vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3844 Data obtained from position sensors only, e.g. from inertial navigation
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3896 Transmission of map data from central databases
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0969 having a display in the form of a map
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates

Abstract

In a map database site 1, a road network data is constructed in a road network database 110. A locus data is acquired every time by a location data receiving section 111. The road network data and the locus data are compared/collated with each other. The map information containing road information is updated provisionally and decisively. In this configuration, a change in a road situation and foundation of a new road can be dealt with and maintenance of the map data can be easily made.

Claims

1. A server for updating road information in a map information providing system for providing desired road information in accordance with a request from each of terminal units connected via a communication network to the server with road network data constructed therein, comprising:

location data receiving means for receiving present location data from said terminal unit via said communication network, and

road network data updating means for creating locus data on the basis of said present location data thus received to update said constructed road network data.

2. A server for updating road information according to claim 1, wherein said road network updating means comprises:

a comparing/collating section for comparing/collating a locus data of said location data with said road network data; and

a road information updating section for updating said locus data as the road information if road data corresponding to said locus data has not set in said road network data on the basis of a result of comparing/collating.

3. A server for updating road information according to claim 2, wherein said road network data updating means further comprises:

road information updating decision section for deciding said locus data as the road information to be updated if the locus data obtained by a prescribed number of terminal units have substantially the same locus.

4. In a map information providing system for providing desired road information from a road network site with road network data constructed therein in accordance with a request from each of terminal units connected to the network site via a communication network, a method of updating road information, comprising the steps of:

in said road network site,

receiving present location data from said terminal unit via a network;

creating a locus data on the basis of the received present location data; and

updating said road network data on the basis of said locus data.

5. A method of updating road information according to claim 4, further comprising the steps of:

comparing/collating a locus data based on said location data with said road network data; and

updating said locus data as the road information if a road corresponding to said locus data is not set as said road network data on the basis of a result of comparing/collating.

6. A method of updating road information according to claim 5, further comprising the step of:

deciding said locus data as the road information to be updated on the basis of comparison/collation if the locus data obtained by a prescribed number of terminal units have substantially the same locus.

7. A method for updating road information according to claim 4, wherein said map information includes node data indicative of point information on a map and link data indicative of road information on the map, and said road network site correlates these data and transmits these correlated data as road data to be updated to the terminal unit according to a request therefrom.

8. A server program for a server for updating road information in a map information providing system for providing desired road information from a road network site with road network data constructed therein in accordance with a request from each of terminal units connected to the network site via a communication network, comprising:

a first step of receiving present location data from said terminal unit via said communication network, and

a second step of creating locus data on the basis of said present location data thus received to update said constructed road network data.

9. A server program for a server for updating road information according to claim 8, wherein said second step causes a computer to execute comprising the steps of:

comparing/collating a locus data of said location data with said road network data; and

updating said locus data as the road information if road data corresponding to said locus data has not set as said road network data on the basis of a result of comparing/collating.

10. A server program for a server for updating road information according to claim 8, wherein said second step causes a computer to execute comprising the step of:

deciding said locus data as the road information to be updated if the locus data obtained by a prescribed number of terminal units have substantially the same locus.

11. A computer-readable storage medium which stores a server program for a server for updating road information in a map information providing system for providing desired road information from a road network site with road network data constructed therein in accordance with a request from each of terminal units connected to the network site via a communication network, wherein said sever program causes a computer to execute

a first step of receiving present location data from said terminal unit via said communication network, and

a second step of creating locus data on the basis of said present location data thus received to update said constructed road network data.

12. A computer-readable storage medium which stores a server program for a server for updating road information according to claim 11, wherein said second step comprises:

comparing/collating a locus data of said location data with said road network data; and

updating said locus data as the road information if road data corresponding to said locus data has not set as said road network data on the basis of a result of comparing/collating.

13. A computer-readable storage medium which stores a server program for a server for updating road information according to claim 12, wherein said second step further comprises:

deciding said locus data as the road information to be updated if the locus data obtained by a prescribed number of terminal units have substantially the same locus.