Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technology capable of estimating a waiting time at an energy refilling facility for each of drive types. A center-side system includes a center-side receiver that receives, from a vehicle-side system, probe vehicle position information and drive type information that is information regarding a drive type of a probe vehicle. Then, the center-side system includes: a traffic condition estimation unit that estimates a traffic condition, which includes a drive type-classified number of vehicles, based on the probe vehicle position information and the drive type information, which are received by the center-side receiver; and a center-side transmitter that transmits, to an outside, the traffic condition estimated by the traffic condition estimation unit.

Abstract: A map information processing apparatus includes a map information storage unit (15) for storing map information, a map update information storage unit (8) for storing one or more pieces of map update information (30 to 32) used for updating yet-to-be-updated map information, a map update information selection unit (19) for selecting one or more pieces of map update information required to update the map information stored in the map information storage unit (15) from the one or more pieces of map update information stored in the map update information storage unit, and a map information updating unit (20) for updating the map information stored in the map information storage unit (15) by applying the one or more pieces of map update information selected by the map update information selection unit to the map information one by one in order of updating.

Abstract: Disclosed is a relation information generating device including a data relation definition input unit 2 for inputting a data relation definition defining a relation between data in a data set, a data relation definition analysis unit 3 for analyzing the relation between the data defined in the data relation definition inputted thereto by the data relation definition input unit 2, and a data relation information generating unit 4 for generating data relation information in which data related to each other in the data set are set on the basis of the results of the analysis of the data relation definition by the data relation definition analysis unit 3.

Abstract: Disclosed is a navigation device including a navigation function performing unit 13b for performing navigation processing, a data relation information storage unit 5a for storing data relation information in which data related each other which construct map data in a map DB is defined for each function carried out by the navigation function performing unit as the navigation processing, the data relation information being generated by an external map generating device 15 on the basis of a data relation definition defining a relation between data which construct map data in the map DB, and a data access unit 14a for referring to the data relation information stored in the data relation information storage unit 5a to acquire map data for use in the navigation function performing unit 13b when performing the navigation processing from the map DB.

Abstract: A navigation device includes a data relation definition analysis unit 3 for analyzing a relation between data which construct map data in a map DB, the relation being defined in a data relation definition inputted thereto by a data relation definition input unit 2, a data relation information generating unit 4 for generating data relation information in which data related to each other which construct map data in the map DB are set on the basis of results of the analysis of the data relation definition by the data relation definition analysis unit 3, a navigation function performing unit 13b for performing navigation processing, and a data access unit 14a for referring to data relation information of map data for use in the navigation function performing unit 13b when performing the navigation processing to acquire the above-mentioned map data from the map DB.

Abstract: A map information processing device includes a map information storage unit 23 for storing map information, a sensor information input unit 22 for inputting sensor information used for calculation of a current position, a navigation processing unit 25 for calculating the current position by using the map information read from the map information storage unit, and the sensor information inputted from the sensor information input unit, and for, when determining that the above-mentioned calculated current position is in a tunnel shown by the read map information, and when this tunnel branches into tunnel sections at a forward position, calculating a distance to each of all tunnel end points to generate a map image about a map including this calculated distance, and an output control unit 26 for outputting the map image generated by the navigation processing unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a 3Dimension stereoscopic display device including a video image playback device 5 for playing back a right-eye image or video image and a left-eye image or video image for three-dimensional stereoscopic display which are based on an inputted image or video image, a stereoscopic display monitor 6 for producing a three-dimensional stereoscopic display of the right-eye image or video image and the left-eye image or video image and a screen composition processing unit 4 for generating the right-eye image or video image and the left-eye image or video image in which a virtual display surface for three-dimensional stereoscopic display of the image or video image differs from the screen of the stereoscopic display monitor 6, and for outputting the right-eye image or video image and the left-eye image or video image to the video image playback device 5.

Abstract: A map information processing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a processor for calculating a vehicle position; a data generation unit for generating traveling locus data on the basis of the calculated vehicle position when the vehicle position deviates from a road; a registration unit for registering the traveling locus data generated by the data generation unit in a temporarily registered road list as a temporarily registered road; an operation unit for selecting one of temporarily registered roads registered in the temporarily registered road list; and an official registration unit for registering the selected temporarily registered road in an officially registered road list as an officially registered road in accordance with an instruction from the operation unit, generating road data on the basis of traveling locus data relating to the temporarily registered road, and adding the generated road data to a map data stored in a map data storage unit.

Abstract: A map distribution system that implements navigation using desired map data in which the degree of reliability of information about an object, such as a road or a facility, is taken into consideration is provided. A map distribution server 1a creates distribution data including difference map data and a reliance status showing the degree of reliability of the difference map data as a reply to edit request information about an edit request made by a user, and a map information terminal 3 receives the distribution data via a communication network 2 and performs navigation according to the reliance status included in the distribution data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a 3Dimension stereoscopic display device including a stereoscopic display monitor 6 for displaying a right-eye image or video image and a left-eye image or video image for three-dimensional stereoscopic display, a three-dimensional touch panel 22 for detecting a relative three-dimensional position of a pointing object relative to a screen of the stereoscopic display monitor 6 or a touch surface thereof, a screen composition processing unit 4 for generating the right-eye image or video image and the left-eye image or video image for three-dimensional stereoscopic display in which a base screen and a virtual display surface R for three-dimensional stereoscopic display of an icon image which is an operation target are displayed at different screen positions in a three-dimensional stereoscopic manner, and a main CPU 4a for determining that the icon image is operated when the three-dimensional touch panel unit 22 detects a predetermined operation of the pointing object.

Abstract: Disclosed is a charging control apparatus including: a communication unit 9 that communicates with a charge vehicle 3; an electric fee table 7 in which data that indicates a change of an electric fee with the elapse of time of a system power 4 is set; and a charging schedule processing unit 8 that acquires from the charge vehicle 3 a residual capacity of a battery 27 installed in the charge vehicle 3 via the communication unit 9, and plans a charging schedule to charge the battery 27 from the residual capacity of the battery 27 to a predetermined charge amount at the cheapest electric fee by a predetermined date and time, based on the electric fee table 7.

Abstract: Disclosed is a 3Dimension stereoscopic display device including a screen composition processing unit for generating a right-eye image or video image and a left-eye image or video image for planar display or for three-dimensional stereoscopic display of an image or video image, a video image playback device 5 for playing back the images or video images, and a stereoscopic display monitor unit 6 for displaying the images or video images played back by the playback device 5 in a three-dimensional stereoscopic manner, in which the screen composition processing unit 4 switches between outputting the right-eye image or video image and the left-eye image or video image for planar display to the playback device 5 and outputting the right-eye image or video image and the left-eye image or video image for three-dimensional stereoscopic display to the playback device 5 according to state of a moving object.

Abstract: Disclosed is a 3Dimension stereoscopic display device including a video image playback device 5 for playing back a right-eye image or video image and a left-eye image or video image for three-dimensional stereoscopic display of an inputted image or video image, a stereoscopic display monitor 6 for producing a three-dimensional stereoscopic display of the right-eye and left-eye images or video images, and a screen composition processing unit 4 for generating the right-eye and left-eye images or video images in which a virtual display surface P for three-dimensional stereoscopic display of the inputted image or video image is moved with respect to the screen Q of the stereoscopic display monitor 6 according to whether a user operation using an operation input unit 18 is being performed to output the right-eye and left-eye images or video images to the video image playback device 5.

Abstract: A map information processing apparatus includes a road matching means (143) for comparing the road data with current position data to carry out map matching, an input unit (130) for inputting both a specified detection start point and a specified detection end point, an unregistered road detection means (144) to which both the specified detection start point and the specified detection end point are inputted, for detecting, as an unregistered road, a section between a detection start point and a detection end point of the unregistered road which are acquired on the basis of either the map matching carried out by the road matching means or the result of comparison between running track data and the road data, and a road data generating means (145) for generating road data corresponding to the detected unregistered road and storing the road data in a map data storage means.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus has data management data that determines storage locations of real data in a data group in accordance with data definition information indicating a data structure of the data group, and a data access program that describes an access function to the real data whose data structure is specified in accordance with the data definition information, and gains access to the real data of the data group by executing the data access program while determining the storage locations of the real data by referring to the data management data.

Abstract: A navigation system includes data management data that determines storage locations of real data from data definition information indicating a data structure of a map DB 10d, a data access program that describes an access function to the real data whose data structure is specified in accordance with the data definition information; and a functional unit 15a for gaining access to the real data of the map DB 10dby executing the data access program while determining the storage locations of the real data by referring to the data management data.

Abstract: A navigation system 14a includes a data definition information input unit 2, a data definition information analysis unit 3, a data management data generating unit 4, a data access program generating unit 5, a data management data output unit 6 and a data access program output unit 7 as components for automatically generating data management data 10b and a data access program 10c.

Abstract: A map information processing device extracts objects having a relation therebetween which satisfies a predetermined requirement from among objects each of which is a search target, and selects an object which the user desires from among the objects extracted thereby by prompting the user to input the name of one of the objects according to a row of characters defined by identifier character information showing the row of a predetermined number of characters from the head of a character string showing the name of the object.

Abstract: A map distribution system that implements navigation using desired map data in which the degree of reliability of information about an object, such as a road or a facility, is taken into consideration is provided. A map distribution server 1a creates distribution data including difference map data and a reliance status showing the degree of reliability of the difference map data as a reply to edit request information about an edit request made by a user, and a map information terminal 3 receives the distribution data via a communication network 2 and performs navigation according to the reliance status included in the distribution data.

Abstract: A map distribution system that implements navigation using desired map data in which the degree of reliability of information about an object, such as a road or a facility, is taken into consideration is provided. A map distribution server 1a creates distribution data including difference map data and a reliance status showing the degree of reliability of the difference map data as a reply to edit request information about an edit request made by a user, and a map information terminal 3 receives the distribution data via a communication network 2 and performs navigation according to the reliance status included in the distribution data.