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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2009
Takehiko Koyasu, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Kohno, Tokyo, JP;
Wataru Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Kawana, Tokyo, JP;
Fumitaka Satou, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiko Koyasu, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Kohno, Tokyo, JP;
Wataru Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Kawana, Tokyo, JP;
Fumitaka Satou, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A navigation device includes a map information acquiring unitandfor acquiring map information, a positioning unitfor measuring a vehicle position, an input unitandfor inputting a search condition for a search for facilities which are search objects, a facility searching unitfor, when the vehicle position measured by the positioning unit is located on a dedicated road whose exits and entrances are predetermined, searching through the map information acquired by the map information acquiring unit for facilities existing on the dedicated road and facilities existing at a predetermined distance or less from an exit of the dedicated road, those facilities satisfying the search condition inputted from the input unit, and a display unitandfor displaying the facilities searched for by the facility searching unit in order of increasing distance from the vehicle position measured by the positioning unit.