Travel time providing device

Abstract

The course DB stores a plurality of combinations of the layout of a course and the measurement reference position of that course. The course identification unit refers to the course DB and identifies the course traveled by the racing vehicle based on the route traveled by the racing vehicle. The travel time measurement unit measures the travel time of the racing vehicle based on the measurement reference position of the identified course, the vehicle position information of the racing vehicle, and the vehicle position acquisition time associated with each vehicle position information, and stores the information indicating the course and the measured travel time in the travel time DB. The information indicating the course and the measured travel time are associated and stored in the travel time DB. The provision processing unit provides multiple travel times associated with the same course to the user.

1 . A travel time providing device comprising:
 a course identification unit that refers to a course database in which a plurality of combinations of a layout of a racing course and a measurement reference position serving as a measurement reference for a travel time of a racing vehicle on the racing course are stored, and identifies a racing course on which the racing vehicle has traveled, based on a travel path of the racing vehicle acquired from a plurality of pieces of vehicle position information indicating a position of the racing vehicle acquired over time;   a travel time measurement unit that measures the travel time of the racing vehicle that has traveled on the identified racing course based on the measurement reference position of the identified racing course, the vehicle position information, and the time at which each piece of the vehicle position information is acquired, and stores information indicating the identified racing course and the travel time in association with each other in a memory; and   a provision process unit that provides, to a user, a plurality of travel times associated with the same racing course.   
     
     
         2 . The travel time providing device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the travel time measurement unit acquires travel performance information indicating a travel performance of the racing vehicle, and stores the travel performance information in association with information indicating the identified racing course and the travel time in a memory, and   the provision process unit provides, to the user, a plurality of travel times associated with the same racing course and to which the travel performance information indicating equivalent travel performance is associated.