UNIT SETTING APPARATUS AND UNIT SETTING METHOD

摘要

A unit setting apparatus sets a unit of distance used in a vehicle. A unit is set, which is indicated by map unit information, as a unit to be used, when a map unit acquisition section has acquired the map unit information. A unit is set, which is indicated by operation unit information, as a unit to be used, when the map unit acquisition section has not acquired the map unit information, and an operation unit acquisition section has acquired operation unit information. A unit is set, which is indicated by sign unit information, as a unit to be used, when the map unit acquisition section has not acquired the map unit information, the operation unit acquisition section has not acquired the operation unit information, and a sign unit acquisition section has acquired the sign unit information.

主权项

1. A unit setting apparatus that sets a unit of distance used in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a map unit acquisition section that acquires map unit information indicating the unit according to a position of the vehicle and map data; an operation unit acquisition section that accepts an operation for specifying the unit to acquire operation unit information indicating the unit; a sign unit acquisition section that acquires sign unit information indicating the unit based on an image of a traffic sign acquired from an imaging unit mounted in the vehicle; and a unit setting section that sets a unit indicated by the map unit information as a unit to be used when the map unit acquisition section has acquired the map unit information, sets a unit indicated by the operation unit information as a unit to be used when the map unit acquisition section has not acquired the map unit information, and the operation unit acquisition section has acquired the operation unit information, and sets a unit indicated by the sign unit information as a unit to be used when the map unit acquisition section has not acquired the map unit information, the operation unit acquisition section has not acquired the operation unit information, and the sign unit acquisition section has acquired the sign unit information.