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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2010
Tomoaki Ishikawa, Okazaki, JP;
Masaki Nakamura, Okazaki, JP;
Masao Maura, Seto, JP;
Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Anjo, JP;
Abstract
A travel guiding apparatus, method, and program for a vehicle store map information and marker pattern identification information used to identify a marker pattern for each road type, wherein the marker pattern is a pattern of a marker included in a lane marking. The apparatus, method, and program determine a type of road on which the vehicle is traveling and detect the maker pattern on the road. The apparatus, method, and program again determine the type of the road based on the detected marker pattern and change the type of determined road from a road other than an expressway to an expressway, if the first detected type of road is a road other than an expressway and the type of road detected based on the marker pattern is an expressway.
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