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Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 16, 2015
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Yasuhisa Gotoh, Yokohama, JP;

Tomohiro Miyahira, Tokyo, JP;

Taku Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;

Makoto Tanibayashi, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/32 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30061 (2013.01); G01C 21/005 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); G01C 21/32 (2013.01); G01C 21/34 (2013.01); G01C 21/3407 (2013.01);
Abstract

At least one subsystem among the plurality of subsystems includes a managing section operable to manage individual route information for routes in a management target region of the at least one subsystem among the plurality of regions and adjacent route information for routes positioned in a partial range from a boundary of the management target region among routes in an adjacent region that is adjacent to the management target region, and an identifying section operable to identify the route on which the moving object is positioned based on the observation position, by using the individual route information and the adjacent route information managed by the at least one subsystem. Also provided is a method and computer program product.


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