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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2007
Koji Sengoku, Minato-ku, JP;
Masakuni Tsuge, Minato-ku, JP;
Koji Sengoku, Minato-ku, JP;
Masakuni Tsuge, Minato-ku, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a navigation system which can contribute to guidance of a moving device such as a vehicle to a destination along a route appropriate from a viewpoint of energy economy. According to second information (VIN, L, OP) on a second probe car Q, an eco-index ECOis evaluated for each combination of a link identifier Land a vehicle identifier VIN according a first function f. According to the evaluation result, a second function fis set. According to support request information (VIN) on a support subject car Q, an eco-index ECOis evaluated for an individual link identifier Laccording to the second function f. The evaluation result or the road traffic information decided according to the evaluation result is recognized by a navigation apparatus () mounted on the support subject car Q.