| CPC G01C 21/3423 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3415 (2013.01); G01C 21/3476 (2013.01); G01C 21/3484 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
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1. A route search device comprising:
an electronic control unit comprising a central processing unit and a memory, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to:
receive, through a communication device from an information terminal, a route search request;
set a priority in selecting a transportation means used for moving in a section of a route defined by a plurality of sections from a plurality of kinds of the transportation means for each section included in the route when searching a route to a destination based on the route search request;
search the route to the destination using one or more of the plurality of kinds of the transportation means and select a transportation means for the each section based on the set priority for the transportation means, wherein:
at least one section of the route is searched for moving by a first transportation means of the plurality of kinds of transportation means when a route length does not exceed a first upper limit value and the priority of the first transportation means for the at least one section of the route is less than a threshold value, the priority is based on a physical location associated with the at least one section of the route, and
at least one section of the route is searched for moving by the first transportation means when the route length does not exceed a second upper limit value longer than the first upper limit value and the priority of the first transportation means for the at least one section of the route is the threshold value or more, the priority is based on the physical location associated with the at least one section of the route and wherein a recommended route is defined for each section based on the selected transportation means;
connect each recommended route, defined by the selected transportation means, for each section forming a final recommended route from a departure place to the destination; and
provide, to a user via the communication device, a route information specifying the final recommended route,
wherein setting the priority of corresponding transportation means is based on the route search request comprising at least one of a physical location of a start point and a physical location of an end point for each section included in the route.
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