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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2003
Applicant:
Koichi Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Koichi Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C021/30 ; G08G001/123 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A map data reading and processing section acquires map information belonging to a hierarchical structure classified depending on coverage of a road map, a remote controller specifies a bypass region to bypass traffic of a vehicle in response to an input operation, and the route search processing section of a navigating function section searches for a route that detours the bypass region when the bypass region is included within the coverage of the map information belonging to a hierarchy acquired by the map data reading and processing section.