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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2009
Tomoya Ikeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Mikuriya, Tokyo, JP;
Masaharu Umezu, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Kodaka, Tokyo, JP;
Kosei Uchino, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoya Ikeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Mikuriya, Tokyo, JP;
Masaharu Umezu, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Kodaka, Tokyo, JP;
Kosei Uchino, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A map information processing device includes a map information storage unitfor storing map information, a sensor information input unitfor inputting sensor information used for calculation of a current position, a navigation processing unitfor calculating the current position by using the map information read from the map information storage unit, and the sensor information inputted from the sensor information input unit, and for, when determining that the above-mentioned calculated current position is in a tunnel shown by the read map information, and when this tunnel branches into tunnel sections at a forward position, calculating a distance to each of all tunnel end points to generate a map image about a map including this calculated distance, and an output control unitfor outputting the map image generated by the navigation processing unit.