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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2011
Teruhide Hayashida, Tokyo, JP;
Satomi Yoshioka, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroki Nakashima, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideo Ito, Ebina, JP;
Teruhide Hayashida, Tokyo, JP;
Satomi Yoshioka, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroki Nakashima, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideo Ito, Ebina, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A section defining method separates a road between a departure point and a destination point into a plurality of links under a predetermined condition and defines a section based on a link cost, which is an index indicating ease of travel and set for each link. The section is used to generate guide information provided to a driver of a vehicle. The section is defined by combining, among the plurality of links between the departure point and the destination point, at least two continuous links that yield a decrease in standard deviation, which is based on sums of the link costs.