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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Xin Jin, Nagoya, JP;
Hironobu Sugimoto, Nagoya, JP;
Shingo Kinashi, Okazaki, JP;
Kazuteru Maekawa, Miyoshi, JP;
Sadahiro Koshiba, Takahama, JP;
Takahiro Yamaguchi, Okazaki, JP;
Yuji Sato, Owariasahi, JP;
Seiji Takahata, Nishio, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides technology that updates a map such that appropriate guidance can be provided near an intersection. A map data update system updates map data on a link-by-link basis and includes a link acquisition portion that acquires an existing link which is a link indicated by existing map data and a new link which is a link indicated by new map data, and a link update portion that updates the existing link with the new link based on a shape of a portion of the existing link connected to an intersection and a shape of a portion of the new link corresponding to the existing link, the portion being connected to the intersection.