Patent ID: 7680589
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A navigation apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a road map data storage unit configured to store road map data; a road regulation data storage unit configured to store master road regulation data table and temporary road regulation data table, a data determination unit configured to determine an application of either the master road regulation data or the temporary road regulation data to the target road segment based on the reference information stored in the temporary road regulation data table; and a road regulation data output unit configured to output either the master road regulation data or the temporary road regulation data of which the application is determined, wherein the data determination unit includes a present date and time acquisition unit to acquire a present date and time; and the data determination unit (i) performs a comparison of the acquired present date and time with the application period included in the reference information for the temporary road regulation data with respect to the target road segment, and (ii) determines an application of either the master road regulation data or the temporary road regulation data to the target road segment based on a result from the comparison.