EP0896315A2
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Display unit for navigation apparatus
Assignee: Alpine Electronics Inc
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Filing: 1998-08-05
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2018-08-05
Abstract
Abstract A navigation apparatus includes a display unit for displaying a map and a cursor, and a scrolling unit for scrolling the map displayed on the display unit. The navigation apparatus also has a place-name-display control unit for displaying on the display unit, when scrolling is performed, the place name corresponding to the position of the cursor on the map displayed on the display unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Masato Ise
- 👤 John P. Mcgovern
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:12
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/26; G01C21/34; G01C21/36; G01C21/3667; G01C21/367; G08; G08G; G08G1/00; G08G1/09; G08G1/0962; G08G1/0968; G08G1/0969
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A navigation apparatus comprising: display means for displaying a map and a cursor; scrolling means for scrolling the map displayed on said
display means; and place-name-display control means for displaying on said
display means the place name corresponding to the position
of the cursor on the map displayed on said display means,
when scrolling is performed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
28 words
A navigation apparatus according to Claim 1,
further comprising display-place-name changing means for
changing the place name to be displayed, according to the
cursor position changed by scrolling.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
A navigation apparatus comprising: display means for displaying a map and a cursor; scrolling means for scrolling the map displayed on said
display means; and direction-display control means for displaying on said
display means the direction viewed from the your-vehicle
location or the specified location to the location
corresponding to the cursor displayed on said display means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A navigation apparatus according to Claim 3,
further comprising straight-line-distance-display control
means for displaying on said display means the straight-line
distance between the your-vehicle location or the specified
location and the currently displayed location.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
A navigation apparatus comprising: display means for displaying a map and a cursor; place-name-display control means for displaying on said
display means the place name of the location on the map
corresponding to the cursor displayed on said display means;
and display-place-name changing means for changing the
place name of the location on the map corresponding to the
cursor according to the scale of the map displayed on said
display means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A navigation apparatus according to Claim 5,
wherein said display-place-name changing means changes one
of a country name, a prefecture name, a city or town name,
and a house number to another according to the scale of the
map displayed on said display means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
84 words
A navigation apparatus comprising: display means for displaying a map and a cursor; scrolling means for scrolling the map displayed on said
display means; a database in which a location on the map corresponds
to its name; and display control means for displaying on said display
means, when a specified time period elapses after the map
displayed on said display means is scrolled and scrolling is
stopped, the name of the location corresponding to the
cursor on the map displayed on said display means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A navigation apparatus according to Claim 7,
wherein the name displayed on said display means includes an
address, a place name, a facility name, a river name, a road
name, a sea name, a mountain name, and a lake name.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A navigation apparatus according to Claim 7 or 8,
wherein said display control means displays the name to be
displayed after the specified time period elapses, only for
a second specified time period.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
75 words
A navigation apparatus comprising: display means for displaying a map and a cursor; a database in which a location on the map corresponds
to its river name, its sea name, its mountain name, or its
lake name; and display control means for displaying on said display
means the river name, the sea name, the mountain name, or
the lake name of the location corresponding to the cursor on
the map displayed on said display means.
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