Traffic-control sign display function attaching navigation system and traffic-control sign method of presentation

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the safety for conditions where the visibility of traffic sign has deteriorated by providing a traffic sign display that is provided on the side of a VICS center, judges unsafe conditions for allowing instruction information to flow, and displays the image of traffic sign information based on the instruction information.;SOLUTION: A VICS station 2 on the road that is controlled by a VICS center 1 and transmits VICS information is installed on a road, and a vehicle 3 mounting a navigation system with a traffic sign display function receives the VICS information and GPS information from a GPS satellite 4 using a VICS receiver and a GPS receiver, respectively. Then, information is first gathered and analyzed by the VICS center 1 to judge a risk level. Then, when the operation environment of the vehicle such as a zone with unseasonable whether and a nighttime operation zone changes to exceed the set risk level, instructions for switching display from normal broadcasting to the traffic labeling display of the region in the broadcasting of VICS information is transmitted to the VICS station 2 on the road.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2000,JPO