Information-processing device, system thereof, method thereof, program thereof and recording medium storing the program

• US 20050149253A1
• Filed: 12/29/2004
• Published: 07/07/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Nambata, Ippei
• Application Number:
  US11/023,535
• Publication Number:
  US 20050149253A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096816 where the complete route is transmitted to the vehicle at once
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096827 where the route is computed onboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096844 where the complete route is dynamically recomputed based on new data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096866 where the complete route is shown to the driver

Abstract

A navigation device (100) has a processor (180) search by a route search section a plurality of candidate routes from a current-position to a destination according to various information, and sets one of the candidate routes as a first guidance route. When recognizing that a way point recognizer acquires way point information about a way point, the processor (180) makes a research section research a first research route from the current-position to the destination including a section of the first guidance route as well as the way point. Owing to this, the navigation device (100) can reset the first research route including at least a section of the first guidance route, i.e., the first research route reflecting the first guidance route, as a second guidance route even after the first guidance route is set.

Claims

1. An information-processing device, comprising:

a current-position information acquirer for acquiring current-position information about a current-position of a mobile body;

a destination information acquirer for acquiring destination information about a position of a destination to which the mobile body travels;

a way point information acquirer for acquiring way point information about a position of a way point to which the mobile body travels;

a route search section for searching a plurality of candidate routes from the current-position of the mobile body to the destination according to the current-position information and the destination information;

a route setting section for setting one of the plurality of candidate routes as a guidance route; and

a research section for searching a new route from the current-position of the mobile body to the destination including at least a section of the guidance route as well as the way point when it is recognized that new way point information is acquired after the guidance route is set.

2. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein the route setting section sets the candidate route as the guidance route when recognizing that the mobile body is located on the candidate route or that the mobile body is located around the candidate route after the mobile body starts moving and travels for a predetermined distance.

3. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein the route setting section sets the candidate route as the guidance route when recognizing that the mobile body travels for a predetermined distance or longer based on the candidate route.

4. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the research section searches a plurality of new routes different with each other,

the route setting section calculates the distance of a section of the guidance route included in each of the plurality of new routes and sets the new route with the distance of the section being the longest as the guidance route.

5. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the research section searches a plurality of new routes different with each other,

the route setting section calculates each travel distance of the plurality of new routes and sets the new route with the shortest travel distance as the guidance route.

6. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the research section searches a plurality of new routes different with each other,

the route setting section calculates each travel time of the plurality of new routes and sets the new route with the least travel time as the guidance route.

7. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein the research section determines whether or not a sectional distance from the way point to the guidance route is shorter than a predetermined distance, and searches a new route when determining that the sectional distance is shorter than the predetermined distance.

8. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein the research section determines whether or not a ratio of a sectional distance of the guidance route to a sectional distance from the way point to the guidance route is smaller than a predetermined ratio, and searches a new route when determining that the ratio is smaller than the predetermined ratio.

9. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the route search section searches the candidate routes in ascending order of the value of cost information using numeric as information about roads,

the research section generates corrected cost information in which a predetermined value is subtracted from the cost information about the guidance route set by the route setting section, and searches a new route using the corrected cost information.

10. An information-processing system for searching a travel route of a mobile body using a server connected to a terminal unit in a manner capable of transmitting/receiving various information over a network,

the terminal unit, comprising:

a current-position information generator for generating current-position information about a current-position of the mobile body;

a destination information generator for generating destination information about a position of a destination to which the mobile body travels;

a way point information generator for generating way point information about a way point to which the mobile body travels;

a route setting section for acquiring route information about a candidate route from the current-position of the mobile body to the destination and for generating route setting information including an instruction to set the candidate route as a guidance route;

a terminal notification controller for controlling a notifying section that notifies the guidance route; and

a terminal transceiver for transmitting to the server the current-position information, the destination information, the way point information and the route setting information and for receiving from the server the route information over the network,

the server, comprising;

a current-position information acquirer for acquiring the current-position information;

a destination information acquirer for acquiring the destination information;

a way point information acquirer for acquiring the way point information;

a route setting information acquirer for acquiring the route setting information;

a route search section for searching the candidate route according to the current-position information and the destination information and for generating route information about the candidate route;

a research section for searching a new route including at least a section of the guidance route as well as the way point and for generating the route information about a research route when recognizing that new way point information is acquired after the route setting information is acquired; and

a server transceiver for transmitting to the terminal unit the route information about the candidate route and the research route and for receiving from the terminal unit the current-position information, the destination information, the way point information and the route setting information over the network.

11. An information-processing method, comprising the steps of:

acquiring current-position information about a current-position of a mobile body;

acquiring destination information about a position of a destination to which the mobile body travels;

searching a candidate route from the current-position of the mobile body to the destination according to the current-position information and the destination information;

setting the candidate route as a guidance route; and

searching a new route from the current-position of the mobile body to the destination including at least a section of the guidance route as well as a way point when it is recognized that new way point information about the way point to which the mobile body travels is acquired after the guidance route is set.

12. An information-processing program executing by a computer an information-processing method,

the method, comprising the steps of:

acquiring current-position information about a current-position of a mobile body;

acquiring destination information about a position of a destination to which the mobile body travels;

searching a candidate route from the current-position of the mobile body to the destination according to the current-position information and the destination information;

setting the candidate route as a guidance route; and

searching a new route from the current-position of the mobile body to the destination including at least a section of the guidance route as well as a way point when it is recognized that new way point information about the way point to which the mobile body travels is acquired after the guidance route is set.

13. A recording medium storing an information-processing program in a manner readable by a computer, the program executing by a computer an information-processing method,

the method, comprising the steps of:

acquiring current-position information about a current-position of a mobile body;

acquiring destination information about a position of a destination to which the mobile body travels;

searching a candidate route from the current-position of the mobile body to the destination according to the current-position information and the destination information;

setting the candidate route as a guidance route; and

searching a new route from the current-position of the mobile body to the destination including at least a section of the guidance route as well as a way point when it is recognized that new way point information about the way point to which the mobile body travels is acquired after the guidance route is set.