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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2015
Zenrin Co., Ltd., Kitakyushu-shi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Anjo-shi, JP;
Hiroyuki Tashiro, Kitakyushu, JP;
Tomohiko Masutani, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yukiko Hiroo, Kitakyushu, JP;
Motohiro Nakamura, Okazaki, JP;
Tomoki Kodan, Nagoya, JP;
Atsushi Ikeno, Minato-ku, JP;
Yoshitaka Kato, Minato-ku, JP;
Sadahiro Koshiba, Takahama, JP;
Kazuteru Maekawa, Miyoshi, JP;
Koichi Ushida, Okazaki, JP;
ZENRIN Co., LTD., Kitakyushu-shi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
AISIN AW Co., LTD., Anjo-shi, JP;
Abstract
A route search apparatus comprises a road information storage part configured to store road information including link information comprised of single link information and composite link information; and a route searcher configured to search a recommended route between two different points using the link information. The single link information includes information regarding an approach link that is a link approaching to a node at one end of a target link, an exit link that is a link exiting from a node at the other end of the target link, and a cost of the target link for entering from the approach link and exiting to the exit link. The composite link information includes information regarding an approach link that is a link approaching to a node at one end of a target link array, an exit link that is a link exiting from a node at the other end of the target link array, and a cost of the target link array for entering from the approach link and exiting to the exit link.