Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Navigation – Employing position determining equipment
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-17
2009-02-17
Tran, Dalena (Department: 3664)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Navigation
Employing position determining equipment
C340S990000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07493212
ABSTRACT:
This abridged map generating apparatus includes an abridged map generation unit that generates an abridged map in which a shape of a road is simplified based upon road map data, wherein the road map data specifies the shapes of the road by shapes of links set for each predetermined road section, and the abridged map generation unit generates the abridged map by simplifying a shapes of a link or link series with fixed positions of both end points of the link or link series made by lining up a plurality of the links.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4924402 (1990-05-01), Ando et al.
patent: 6622085 (2003-09-01), Amita et al.
patent: 6917877 (2005-07-01), Yang
patent: 2007/0276597 (2007-11-01), Kato et al.
patent: 11-202762 (1999-07-01), None
Asahara Akinori
Hiroike Atsushi
Maruyama Kishiko
Morita Manabu
Sumizawa Akio
Crowell & Moring LLP
Tran Dalena
Xanavi Informatics Corporation
LandOfFree
Abridged map generating apparatus, on-vehicle information... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Abridged map generating apparatus, on-vehicle information..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Abridged map generating apparatus, on-vehicle information... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4136868