Apparatus for assisting simple recognition of a position and program for assisting simple recognition of a position

• US 6,933,841 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2003
• Issued: 08/23/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Energy System Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Muramatsu, Harushi, Oishi, Hiroki
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland, Donnie L.
• Application Number:
  US10/422,729
• Publication Number:
  US 20030201913A1
• Time in Patent Office: 851 Days
• Field of Search: 340/995.24, 340/539.13, 340/995.12, 701/200, 701/201, 701/208, 701/209, 701/211, 701/212, 701/213, 455/412.1, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3
• US Class Current: 340/539.13
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence

Abstract

An apparatus for assisting simple recognition of a position to make simple recognition of a position of an object including a processor which stores place-name information corresponding to each position,fetches position information to show the current position of the object, selects the place-name information corresponding to the fetched position information generates assistant information to display the selected place name information and outputs the assistant information.

Claims

1. An apparatus for assisting simple recognition of a position to assist simple recognition of a current position of an object comprising:

place-name information storage means for storing place-name information to indicate a place name corresponding to each position;

position information fetch means for fetching position information to show the current position of the object sensed at an outside of said apparatus;

place-name information select means for selecting the place-name information corresponding to the position information fetched by said position information fetch means from said place-name information storage means;

assistant information generating means for generating assistant information to display the place-name information selected by said place-name information select means; and

assistant information output means for outputting the assistant information generated by said assistant information generating means to display said place-name information.

2. The apparatus for assisting simple recognition of a position according to claim 1, further comprising map-information request means for requesting map information corresponding to the position, shown by said position information fetched by said position information fetch means, from a map-information server for supplying the map information to display a map, wherein said assistant information generating means generate the assistant information to display the map information supplied by said map-information server in accordance with request by said map-information request means, correspondingly to an order from the outside of the apparatus.

3. The apparatus for assisting simple recognition of a position according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising advertisement information storage means for storing advertisement information to indicate requested advertisement related to the place-name information stored in said place-name information storage means, wherein said assistant information generating means generate the assistant information to display said advertisement information related to the place-name information.

4. A computer-readable medium for assisting simple recognition of a position, for operating a computer to assist simple recognition of a current position of an object, comprising:

position information fetch means for fetching position information to show the current position of the object sensed at an outside of said computer;

place-name information select means for selecting place-name information corresponding to the position information fetched by said position information fetch means from the place-name information to indicate a place name corresponding to an each position;

assistant information generating means for generating assistant information to display said place-name information selected by said place-name information select means; and

assistant information output means for outputting the assistant information generated by said assistant information generating means to display said place-name information.

5. The computer-readable medium for assisting simple recognition of a position according to claim 4, further comprising map-information request means for requesting map information corresponding to the position, shown by said position information fetched by said position information fetch means, of a map-information server for supplying the map information to display a map, and means for generating assistant information so as to display the map information supplied by said map-information server in accordance with request by said map-information request means, correspondingly to an order from the outside of the computer by operating said assistant information generating means.

6. The computer-readable medium for assisting simple recognition of a position according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising means for generating assistant information so as to display advertisement information related to the place-name information by operating said assistant information generating means, the place-name information being related to the advertisement information indicating requested advertisement.