Positional information use apparatus

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2007-05-10

2010-11-23

To, Tuan C (Department: 3663)

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Navigation

Employing position determining equipment

C340S995280, C340S593000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07840345

ABSTRACT:
A vehicular swept path processor and a map matching processor calculate a current position of a subject vehicle. A gyro sensor and a steering sensor output detection signals. A POI recognition processor makes a determination as to whether the vehicle stopped off at a POI or not based on the calculated current position and the outputted detection signals. When the determination is affirmatively made, i.e., the vehicle is determined to have stopped off at the POI, the POI recognition processor calculates a recognition confidence degree relative to an accuracy in the determination. A vehicle control ECU controls an in-vehicle device such that the in-vehicle device performs a predetermined operation corresponding to the POI in a mode according to the calculated recognition confidence degree.

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