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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2005
Akio Sumizawa, Zama, JP;
Manabu Morita, Zama, JP;
Atsushi Hiroike, Kokubunji, JP;
Kishiko Maruyama, Kokubunji, JP;
Akinori Asahara, Kokubunji, JP;
Akio Sumizawa, Zama, JP;
Manabu Morita, Zama, JP;
Atsushi Hiroike, Kokubunji, JP;
Kishiko Maruyama, Kokubunji, JP;
Akinori Asahara, Kokubunji, JP;
Xanavi Informatics Corporation, Zama-shi, JP;
Abstract
This abridged map generating apparatus includes a route searching unit that searches for a plurality of routes from a departure point to a destination which has been set, an abridged map generation unit that generates an abridged map in which road shapes of the routes which are searched out by the route searching unit are simplified, based upon road map data which specifies shapes of roads by shapes of links set for each predetermined road section, and a link compactification unit that compactifies links of the routes based upon relative positional relationships of the routes before the abridged map generation unit generates the abridged map.