The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2015
Zenrin Co., Ltd., Kitakyushu-shi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Anjo-shi, JP;
Tomohiko Masutani, Kitakyushu, JP;
Hiroyuki Tashiro, Kitakyushu, JP;
Tomoko Arita, Kitakyushu, JP;
Motohiro Nakamura, Okazaki, JP;
Tomoki Kodan, Nagoya, JP;
Atsushi Ikeno, Minato, JP;
Yoshitaka Kato, Minato, JP;
Sadahiro Koshiba, Takahama, JP;
Kazuteru Maekawa, Miyoshi, JP;
Koichi Ushida, Okazaki, JP;
ZENRIN CO., LTD., Kitakyushu-shi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
AISIN AW CO., LTD., Anjo-shi, JP;
Abstract
A route search apparatus configured to search a route from a set place of departure to a set destination comprises network data that includes nodes and links representing a road network, an average cost value indicating an average of travel time of each of the links, and a variance value indicating a degree of variance of the travel time, and a route searcher configured to determine the route from the place of departure to the destination as a recommended route, based on the average cost value, the variance value and a weight coefficient of the variance value.