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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Aichi Steel Corporation, Tokai, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AICHI STEEL CORPORATION, Tokai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2024.01); E01F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0259 (2013.01); E01F 11/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a vehicle-oriented system () for providing information to a vehicle () side by using an information providing area () provided on a plane where a vehicle () moves, a magnetic distribution indicating the information by a plurality of N-pole magnetic markers (N) is formed in the information providing area (), and a sign () for identifying a position and orientation of the information providing area () is provided in the information providing area (). Therefore, information can be provided by a magnetic method irrespective of a forwarding direction of the vehicle ().