JPH0440596A - Navigation device for vehicle - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
本発明は、ブラウン管デイスプレィ等からなる表示部の
画面に表示された地図上に、自車の現在位置および進行
方向等を表示する機能を備えた車両用ナビゲーション装
置の改良に関するものである。[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention has a function of displaying the current position and direction of travel of the own vehicle on a map displayed on the screen of a display unit such as a cathode ray tube display. This invention relates to an improvement of a vehicle navigation device.
従来、例えば特開昭63−231477号公報に示され
るように、表示部の画面に地図情報を表示するように構
成されたナビゲーション装置において、交通情報の放送
電波を受信することによって得たデータと、上記地図情
報とに応じて現在の画面上に表示可能な交通情報を全て
読出し、上記画面に地図情報と交通情報とを重ねて表示
するようにしたものが知られている。Conventionally, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-231477, a navigation device configured to display map information on the screen of a display unit uses data obtained by receiving broadcast radio waves for traffic information. It is known that all the traffic information that can be displayed on the current screen is read out in accordance with the map information, and the map information and traffic information are displayed on the screen in a superimposed manner.
上記のように表示部の画面に、地図情報と表可能な全て
の交通情報とを重ねて表示するより構成した場合には、
豊富な情報を得ることかできるという利点を有する反面
、例えは車両の進行方向と反対方向に位置する交通情報
等の不必要な情報までか画面に表示されるため、必要な
情報か見にくくなるという問題がある。If the map information and all traffic information that can be displayed are displayed overlappingly on the display screen as described above,
Although it has the advantage of being able to obtain a wealth of information, it also has the disadvantage that unnecessary information, such as traffic information located in the opposite direction of the vehicle, is displayed on the screen, making it difficult to see what information is needed. There's a problem.
本発明は、上記問題点を解決するためになされたもので
あり、表示部の画面に表示された情報の視認性を低下さ
せることなく、運転に必要な道路交通情報を上記画面に
表示して適正に認識させることができる車両用ナビゲー
ション装置を提供することを目的としている。The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is capable of displaying road traffic information necessary for driving on the screen of the display unit without reducing the visibility of the information displayed on the screen. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle navigation device that can be properly recognized.
請求項]の発明は、表示部の画面に表示された地図上に
、自軍の現在位置および進行方向等を表示する機能を備
えた車両用ナビゲーション装置において、上記地図上に
表示される道路交通情報を読出す情報読出手段と、この
情報読出手段によって読出された道路交通情報の重要性
を判断し、重要性の低い情報か表示部に出力されるのを
制限する情報制限手段とを設けたものである。The invention as claimed in [Claim] provides a vehicle navigation device having a function of displaying the current position and direction of movement of own troops on a map displayed on the screen of a display unit, which provides road traffic information displayed on the map. and an information restriction means that determines the importance of the road traffic information read by the information reading means and restricts information of low importance from being output to the display section. It is.
請求項2の発明は、情報制限手段における情報の重要性
の判断基準となる車両の走行状態を検出する走行状態検
出手段を設けたものである。The invention according to claim 2 is provided with a driving state detection means for detecting the driving state of the vehicle, which serves as a criterion for determining the importance of information in the information restriction means.
請求項3の発明は、情報制限手段による道路交通情報の
重要性の判断基準となるデータを入力する操作スイッチ
を設けたものである。According to the third aspect of the invention, an operation switch is provided for inputting data serving as a criterion for determining the importance of road traffic information by the information restriction means.
上記請求項1記載の発明によれは、情報読出手段によっ
て画面上に表示可能な種々の道路交通情報か読出され、
この情報のうち情報制限手段によって重要であると判断
された情報たけか、表示部の画面に表示された地図上に
重ねて表示されることになる。According to the invention described in claim 1, the information reading means reads out various road traffic information that can be displayed on the screen,
Of this information, only the information that is determined to be important by the information restriction means is displayed superimposed on the map displayed on the screen of the display unit.
上記請求項2記載の発明によれば、走行状態検出手段に
よって検出された目的地までの距離もしくは車両の進行
方向等に基づき、道路交通情報の重要性が情報制限手段
において自動的に判断されることになる。According to the invention set forth in claim 2, the importance of road traffic information is automatically determined by the information restriction means based on the distance to the destination or the traveling direction of the vehicle detected by the driving state detection means. It turns out.
上記請求項3記載の発明によれば、操作スイッチによっ
て入力された表示領域、道路の停滞長さ等のデータに基
つき、道路交通情報の重要性が情報制限手段において判
断されることになる。According to the third aspect of the present invention, the importance of road traffic information is determined by the information restriction means based on data such as the display area and length of road stagnation inputted by the operation switch.
第1図は、本発明に係る車両用ナビゲーション装置の実
施例を示している。このナビゲーション装置は、車両の
インストルメントパネル等に設置されるブラウン管デイ
スプレィ等からなる表示部1と、この表示部1の画面に
表示される地図のデータを記憶するコンパクトディスク
等からなる地図記憶手段2と、選択スイッチ3の操作に
応じて上記表示部1の画面に表示される地図の縮尺度を
設定する縮尺設定手段4と、この縮尺設定手段4および
後述する現在位置推測手段5の出力信号に応じ、上記地
図記憶手段2から必要な地図データを読出す地図読出手
段6と、この地図読出手段6によって読出された地図デ
ータを上記表示部1に出力するための画像情報に変換す
る画像変換手段7とを備えている。FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a vehicle navigation device according to the present invention. This navigation device includes a display unit 1, which is a cathode ray tube display installed on a vehicle's instrument panel, etc., and a map storage unit 2, which is a compact disk or the like that stores map data displayed on the screen of the display unit 1. and a scale setting means 4 for setting the scale of the map displayed on the screen of the display section 1 in accordance with the operation of the selection switch 3; map reading means 6 for reading out necessary map data from the map storage means 2, and image conversion means for converting the map data read by the map reading means 6 into image information for outputting to the display section 1. 7.
上記現在位置推測手段5は、地図記憶手段2に記憶され
た地図データと、地磁気センサおよび車輪速センサ等の
車両に設けられた各センサの実測データとに基づいて車
両の現在位置を推測する自立推測航法と、人工衛星から
送信される電波を受信し、そのデータに基づいて車両の
絶対位置を推測する衛星航法とを組み合わせることによ
り、自車の現在位置を高精度で推測するように構成され
ている。The current position estimating means 5 is an independent unit that estimates the current position of the vehicle based on map data stored in the map storage means 2 and actual measurement data of each sensor installed in the vehicle, such as a geomagnetic sensor and a wheel speed sensor. It is configured to estimate the current position of the vehicle with high precision by combining dead reckoning with satellite navigation, which receives radio waves transmitted from artificial satellites and estimates the vehicle's absolute position based on that data. ing.
また上記ナビゲーション装置には、上記現在位置推測手
段5から構成される装置データおよび目的地入力手段8
から入力された目的地データに基つき、目的地までの距
離を測定する距離測定手段9と、予め入力された道路情
報および必要に応じて応じて順次入力される交通情報等
からなる道路交通情報を記憶する情報記憶手段10と、
この情報記憶手段10から現在位置に対応したデータを
読出す情報読出手段11と、この情報読出手段11から
出力される情報データおよび上記距離測定手段9から出
力される距離データに基づいて上記道路交通情報の重要
性を判断し、重要性の低い情報が上記画像変換手段7を
介して表示部1に出力されるのを制限する情報制限手段
12とが設けられている。The navigation device also includes device data and destination input means 8 comprising the current position estimating means 5.
distance measuring means 9 for measuring the distance to the destination based on the destination data input from the road traffic information consisting of road information input in advance and traffic information input sequentially as necessary; information storage means 10 for storing;
Information reading means 11 reads out data corresponding to the current position from the information storage means 10, and the road traffic information is calculated based on the information data outputted from the information reading means 11 and the distance data outputted from the distance measuring means 9. Information restriction means 12 is provided which determines the importance of information and restricts information of low importance from being output to the display section 1 via the image conversion means 7.
上記ナビゲーション装置の制御動作を第2図に示すフロ
ーチャートに基ついて説明する。まずステップS1にお
いて、縮尺設定手段4により設定された地図縮尺度の設
定値を読出した後、ステップS2において、現在位置推
定手段5により推測した自車の現在位置を地図読出手段
6、距離測定手段9および情報読出手段11にそれぞれ
出力する。そして、ステップS3において、上記地図縮
尺度および自軍の現在位置に応じて表示部1の画面に表
示すべき地図のデータを読出す。The control operation of the navigation device will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in step S1, the setting value of the map scale set by the scale setting means 4 is read out, and then in step S2, the current position of the own vehicle estimated by the current position estimating means 5 is read out by the map reading means 6 and the distance measuring means. 9 and information reading means 11, respectively. Then, in step S3, data of a map to be displayed on the screen of the display unit 1 is read out according to the map scale and the current position of the own army.
次に、ステップS4において、目的地入力手段8によっ
て目的地か設定されているか否かを判定し、この判定に
おいて目的地か入力されていないことか確認された場合
には、ステップS5において、情報読出手段11で読出
された現在位置に対応する道路交通情報の全てを、画像
変換手段7を介して表示部1に出力する。この結果、例
えば第3図に示すように、交差点情報を表示部1の画面
に表示する場合において、遠距離、中距離および近距離
に位置する地名および距離等の全て情報か表示されるこ
とになる。Next, in step S4, it is determined whether a destination has been set by the destination input means 8, and if it is confirmed in this determination that a destination has not been input, in step S5, information All the road traffic information corresponding to the current position read by the reading means 11 is output to the display section 1 via the image converting means 7. As a result, for example, as shown in Figure 3, when intersection information is displayed on the screen of the display unit 1, all information such as place names and distances located at long distances, medium distances, and short distances are displayed. Become.
上記ステップS4で目的地か設定されていることか確認
された場合には、ステップS6において、現在位置推測
手段5により推測された現在位置から距離測定手段9に
より測定された目的地までの距離りを読出した後、ステ
ップS7において、」−記距離りが25km以上である
か否かを判別する。If it is confirmed in step S4 that the destination has been set, in step S6, the distance from the current position estimated by the current position estimating means 5 to the destination measured by the distance measuring means 9 is determined. After reading out, in step S7, it is determined whether the recorded distance is 25 km or more.
この判別の結果、上記距離りが25km以上であること
が確認された場合には、ステップS8において、情報読
出手段11で読出された道路交通情報のうち、遠距離情
報だけを表示部1に出力する。As a result of this determination, if it is confirmed that the distance is 25 km or more, in step S8, only long-distance information is output to the display unit 1 out of the road traffic information read out by the information reading means 11. do.
すなわち、情報制限手段12において、目的地までの距
離りが長いために上記情報読出手段1−1で読出された
種々の道路交通情報のうち、中距離および近距離の情報
は重要性が低いと判断してその情報が表示部に出力され
るのを阻止することにより、例えば第4図に示すように
、現在位置から25km以上離れた遠距離の地名だけが
表示された交差点情報を表示部1の画面に表示する。That is, the information restriction means 12 determines that among the various road traffic information read out by the information reading means 1-1, medium-distance and short-distance information is of low importance because the distance to the destination is long. By making a judgment and preventing that information from being output to the display unit, for example, as shown in FIG. displayed on the screen.
また、上記ステップS7においてNoと判別された場合
には、ステップS9において、目的地までの距離りか5
km以上であるか否かを判別する。Further, if the determination in step S7 is No, then in step S9, the distance to the destination is 5 km.
It is determined whether the distance is equal to or greater than km.
この判別の結果、上記距離りが5km以上であることか
確認された場合には、ステップSIOにおいて、上記種
々の道路交通情報のうちの中距離情報たけを情報制限手
段12から画像変換手段7を介して表示部]に出力する
。また、上記ステ・ノブS9においてNoと判定されて
目的地までの距離が5km未満であることか確認された
場合には、ステップSllにおいて、上記種々の道路交
通情報のうちの近距離情報たけを画像変換手段7を介し
て表示部1に出力する。As a result of this determination, if it is confirmed that the distance is 5 km or more, in step SIO, only medium-distance information among the various road traffic information is transmitted from the information restriction means 12 to the image conversion means 7. output to the display section]. In addition, if the determination is No in the above STEP S9 and it is confirmed that the distance to the destination is less than 5 km, in step Sll, only the short distance information among the various road traffic information is displayed. The image is outputted to the display section 1 via the image conversion means 7.
このように情報制限手段12において、上記距離測定手
段9から出力された目的地までの距離デ夕に基つき、情
報読出手段11で読出した道路交通情報の重要性を判断
し、重要性の低い情報か表示部1に出力されるのを制限
するように構成したため、上記表示部1において必要か
つ十分な交差点情報等の道路交通情報か表示され、不必
要な情報か表示されるのを防止することができる。した
かって、表示部1において表示された道路交通情報の視
認性を低下させることなく、必要な情報を乗員に与える
ことかできる。In this way, the information restriction means 12 judges the importance of the road traffic information read out by the information reading means 11 based on the distance data to the destination outputted from the distance measuring means 9, and determines the importance of the road traffic information read out by the information reading means 11. Since the configuration is configured to restrict information output to the display section 1, necessary and sufficient road traffic information such as intersection information is displayed on the display section 1, and unnecessary information is prevented from being displayed. be able to. Therefore, necessary information can be provided to the occupant without reducing the visibility of the road traffic information displayed on the display unit 1.
また、上記距離測定手段9からなる車両の走行状態検出
手段の検出データ、つまり目的地までの距離データを基
準として上記道路交通情報の重要性を自動的に判断する
ように構成したため、繁雑なスイッチ操作を必要とする
ことなく、所望の情報を適正に選定して表示部1におい
て表示することができる。In addition, since the configuration is configured to automatically judge the importance of the road traffic information based on the detection data of the vehicle running state detection means consisting of the distance measuring means 9, that is, the distance data to the destination, the importance of the road traffic information is automatically determined. Desired information can be appropriately selected and displayed on the display unit 1 without requiring any operation.
なお上記実施例では、表示部子において交差点情報を表
示する場合について説明したか、第5図に示すように、
各種の道路交通情報を表示部1に表示するとともに、第
6図に示すように、表示部1の画面に表示された地図上
に、現在位置Aから目的地までの推奨道路Bを設定して
表示する機能を備えたナビゲーション装置において、上
記推奨道路Bの検出手段を設け、この検出手段からなる
走行状態検出手段によって検出された推奨道路Bのデー
タに基づき、道路交通情報の重要性を判断し、重要性の
低い道路交通情報の表示を制限するように構成してもよ
い。すなわち、推奨道路が設定されていない場合に、第
5図に示すように、表示部1の画面に表示される渋滞情
報Cおよび通行坦制情報り等の道路交通情報の重要性を
、上記推奨道路I3のデータと対比させて判断し、第6
図に示すように、推奨道路Bの近傍以外の情報は重要付
か低いと判定してその表示を制限し、上記推奨道路Bの
近傍に位置する情報だけを地図上に表示するように構成
してもよい。In the above embodiment, the case where intersection information is displayed on the display element has been explained, or as shown in FIG.
Various road traffic information is displayed on the display unit 1, and a recommended road B from the current position A to the destination is set on the map displayed on the screen of the display unit 1, as shown in FIG. In a navigation device equipped with a display function, a detection means for the recommended road B is provided, and the importance of road traffic information is determined based on the data of the recommended road B detected by the driving state detection means comprising the detection means. , the display of less important road traffic information may be restricted. In other words, when a recommended road is not set, as shown in FIG. Judging by comparing it with the data of road I3,
As shown in the figure, information other than the vicinity of the recommended road B is determined to be of low importance and its display is restricted, and only information located in the vicinity of the recommended road B is displayed on the map. Good too.
また、車両の乗員が走行予定道路を指定する入力手段を
備えたナビゲーション装置において、第7図に示すよう
に、上記入力手段によって走行予定道路Eか入力された
場合に、この走行予定道路Eのデータに基ついて道路交
通情報の重要性を判定し、走行予定道路E上にあるもの
以外の情報は重要性が低いと判断してその表示を制限す
るように構成してもよい。In addition, in a navigation device equipped with an input means for specifying a road on which a vehicle occupant plans to travel, as shown in FIG. The importance of road traffic information may be determined based on the data, and information other than information on the planned travel road E may be determined to be of low importance, and the display thereof may be restricted.
] 1
また、第8図に示すように、車両の進行方向に対して所
定角度の領域F内にある道路交通情報たけを表示し、上
記領域F外の情報の表示を制限するように構成したナビ
ゲーション装置において、上記領域Fの設定角度を増減
して表示領域を指定する操作スイッチ13を設け、この
操作スイッチ13によって上記情報制限手段12の作動
状態を制御するように構成してもよい。この場合には、
上記操作スイッチ]3によって領域Fの設定角度を増減
することにより、表示部1の画面に表示される道路交通
情報の表示領域を任意に指定し、必要かつ十分な量の情
報を適正に表示することができる。1. Also, as shown in Fig. 8, only the road traffic information within a region F at a predetermined angle with respect to the direction of travel of the vehicle is displayed, and the display of information outside the region F is restricted. The navigation device may be provided with an operation switch 13 for specifying a display area by increasing or decreasing the setting angle of the area F, and the operation state of the information restriction means 12 may be controlled by this operation switch 13. In this case,
By increasing/decreasing the setting angle of area F using the above-mentioned operation switch] 3, the display area of road traffic information displayed on the screen of display unit 1 can be arbitrarily specified, and necessary and sufficient amount of information can be appropriately displayed. be able to.
また、第9図に示すように、道路の渋滞長さに応じて情
報の表示量を増減する操作スイッチ14を設け、この操
作スイッチ14によって設定された設定長さ以上の渋滞
情報Cまたけを表示部1において表示し、渋滞長さが設
定値以下の渋滞情報の表示を制限するように構成しても
よく、あるいは上記操作スイッチ↑4に代えて表示部1
に表示される渋滞速度、つまり停滞道路を通過する車両
の走行速度に応して停滞情報の表示量を増減する操作ス
イッチを設けた構造としてもよい。In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, an operation switch 14 is provided to increase or decrease the amount of information displayed according to the length of the traffic jam on the road, and the operation switch 14 is used to display traffic jam information C that is longer than the set length. It may be configured to display on the display unit 1 and restrict the display of traffic jam information where the length of the traffic jam is less than a set value, or the display unit 1 may be displayed in place of the above operation switch ↑4.
The structure may include an operation switch that increases or decreases the amount of stagnation information displayed in accordance with the traffic jam speed displayed on the stagnation road, that is, the traveling speed of a vehicle passing through the stagnation road.
また、第10図に示すように、予め設定した地図の重要
地点に位置する交差点のうちから特定の交差点を指定す
る操作スイッチ15を設け、この操作スイッチ15によ
って指定された交差点Gの近傍に位置する道路交通情報
を情報制限手段子2において選定し2、この選定された
道路交通情報だけを表示部1の画面(、′表示するよう
に構成してもよい。このように予め設定した複数の交差
点の中から特定地点の道路交通情報を、乗員のスイッチ
操作に応じて選択して表示するように構成した場合には
、上記交差点Gを通過すべきか否かを、上記道路交通情
報に基づいて迅速かつ適正に判断することかできるとい
う利点がある。In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, an operation switch 15 is provided for specifying a specific intersection from among the intersections located at important points on a preset map, and a position near the intersection G specified by this operation switch 15 is provided. It may be configured such that the road traffic information to be used is selected in the information restriction means 2, and only the selected road traffic information is displayed on the screen (,') of the display section 1. If the road traffic information for a specific point from among the intersections is selected and displayed in accordance with the passenger's switch operation, it is determined whether or not to pass through the intersection G based on the road traffic information. It has the advantage of being able to make quick and appropriate decisions.
また、第11図に示すように、駐車場の位置および駐車
スペースの有無等の駐車場情報を表示する機能と、駐車
場の料金を選定する操作スイッチ〕6とを備えたナビゲ
ーション装置において、上]3
記操作スイッチ16の操作に応じて表示部1の画面に表
示される駐車場情報を制限するよう構成してもよい。例
えば第12図に示すように、上記操作スイッチ16によ
って駐車料金の安い駐車場を表示するように上記操作ス
イッチ16が操作された場合に、駐車料金の高い駐車場
の情報が表示部1に出力されるのを制限し、料金の安い
駐車場だけを表示部1の画面に表示するように構成して
もよい。Further, as shown in FIG. 11, in a navigation device equipped with a function of displaying parking lot information such as the location of a parking lot and the presence or absence of a parking space, and an operation switch 6 for selecting a parking lot fee, ]3 The parking lot information displayed on the screen of the display unit 1 may be configured to be limited in accordance with the operation of the operation switch 16. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when the operation switch 16 is operated to display a parking lot with a low parking fee, information on a parking lot with a high parking fee is output to the display unit 1. It may be configured such that only parking lots with low fees are displayed on the screen of the display unit 1.
以上説明したように本発明は、情報読出手段によって読
出された道路交通情報の重要性を情報制限手段によって
判断し、重要性が低いと判断された情報が、表示部に出
力されるのを制限するようにしたため、表示部の画面に
表示された地図上に、不必要な情報が重ねて表示される
のを防止して必要な情報の視認性か低下するのを防止す
ることかでき、必要かつ十分な情報を表示部の画面に適
正に表示することができるという利点がある。As explained above, in the present invention, the importance of the road traffic information read by the information reading means is determined by the information restricting means, and information that is determined to be of low importance is restricted from being output to the display section. This prevents unnecessary information from being overlaid on the map displayed on the display screen and reduces the visibility of necessary information. Moreover, there is an advantage that sufficient information can be appropriately displayed on the screen of the display unit.
また、走行状態検出手段によって検出された車]4
両の走行状態に基づいて上記道路交通情報の重要性を判
断するように構成した場合には、繁雑な操作を必要とす
ることなく上記重要性の判断を適正に実行することかで
きるという利点かある。In addition, if the vehicle detected by the driving condition detection means is configured to determine the importance of the above road traffic information based on the driving condition of the vehicle, the importance of the above road traffic information can be determined without the need for complicated operations. It has the advantage of being able to make appropriate decisions.
また、上記重要性の判断基準となるデータを入力する操
作スイッチを設け、この操作スイッチに応して情報制限
手段の作動状態か制御されるように構成した場合には、
表示部の画面に表示される情報量を必要に応じて適正に
制御することかできるという利点かある。Furthermore, if an operation switch is provided for inputting data that serves as a criterion for determining the importance, and the operating state of the information restriction means is controlled in accordance with this operation switch,
This has the advantage that the amount of information displayed on the screen of the display unit can be appropriately controlled as necessary.
第1図は本発明に係る車両用ナビゲーション装置の実施
例を示すブロック図、第2図は上記ナビゲーション装置
の制御動作を示すフローチャート、第3図および第4図
は上記ナビゲーション装置の画面を示す説明図、第5図
および第6図は本発明の別の実施例に係るナビゲーショ
ン装置の画面を示す説明図、第7図は本発明のさらに別
の実施例を示す第6図相当図、第8図は本発明のさらに
別の実施例を示す第6図相当図、第9図は本発明のさら
に別の実施例を示す第6図相当図、第10図は本発明の
さらに別の実施例を示す第6図相当図、第11図および
第12図は本発明のさらに別の実施例を示す第5図およ
び第6図相当図である。
1・・・表示部、9・距離測定手段(走行状態検出手段
)、11・・・情報読出手段、12・・情報制限手段、
13,14,15.16・・操作スイッチ。
特許出願人 マツダ 株式会社代 理 人
弁理士 小谷悦司同 同
長1)正量 同 伊藤孝夫
く←撃玖→害
4嘔+茶傘
→ギ
一〜< 4−4 ¥ノ →−:壬:
歿←″f癩→がFIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the vehicle navigation device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the navigation device, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are explanations showing screens of the navigation device. 5 and 6 are explanatory diagrams showing screens of a navigation device according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. The figures are a diagram corresponding to FIG. 6 showing still another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 9 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 6 showing still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a diagram corresponding to still another embodiment of the present invention. 6, and FIGS. 11 and 12 are views corresponding to FIGS. 5 and 6 showing still another embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Display unit, 9. Distance measuring means (driving state detecting means), 11... Information reading means, 12... Information limiting means,
13, 14, 15, 16... Operation switch. Patent applicant Mazda Co., Ltd. Agent
Patent Attorney Etsushi Kotani Same Chief 1) Same amount Same Takao Ito ← Gekiku → Harm 4 O + Tea Umbrella → Giichi ~ < 4-4 ¥ノ → −: 壬: 歿←″f leprosy → が
Claims (3)
置および進行方向等を表示する機能を備えた車両用ナビ
ゲーション装置において、上記地図上に表示される道路
交通情報を読出す情報読出手段と、この情報読出手段に
よって読出された道路交通情報の重要性を判断し、重要
性の低い情報が表示部に出力されるのを制限する情報制
限手段とを設けたことを特徴とする車両用ナビゲーショ
ン装置。1. Information reading means for reading road traffic information displayed on the map in a vehicle navigation device having a function of displaying the current position and direction of travel of the own vehicle on a map displayed on the screen of a display unit. and information restriction means for determining the importance of the road traffic information read by the information reading means and restricting information of low importance from being output to the display section. navigation device.
る車両の走行状態を検出する走行状態検出手段を設けた
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の車両用ナビゲーション
装置。2. 2. The vehicle navigation system according to claim 1, further comprising a driving state detecting means for detecting a driving state of the vehicle, which serves as a criterion for determining the importance of information in the information restricting means.
準となるデータを入力する操作スイッチを設けたことを
特徴とする請求項1記載の車両用ナビゲーション装置。3. 2. The vehicle navigation device according to claim 1, further comprising an operation switch for inputting data serving as a criterion for determining the importance of road traffic information by the information restriction means.
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