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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2017
Toyota Mapmaster Incorporated, Nagoya-shi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Kenta Nakanishi, Nagoya, JP;
Satoru Deguchi, Nagoyga, JP;
Atsushi Inoue, Toyota, JP;
Kazuhito Baba, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A map information navigation system includes: a storage unit that stores POI data including point data about a POI, node data of nodes set on roads in advance, and link data of links connecting neighboring nodes; a specification unit that specifies one link located at a shortest distance from the POI among the links for each of a plurality of directions; a determination unit that sets one of the nodes included in the specified links as a specific point and determines a predetermined area centered on the POI and passing through the specific point as a presentation target range of map information; an acquisition unit that acquires current position information indicating a current position; and a presentation unit that presents POI data including the point data about the POI with entrance of the current position into the presentation target range as a trigger.