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Display method and apparatus for navigation system
Assignee: Alpine Electronics Inc
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Filing: 2002-08-13
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Granted: 2005-02-22
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Expires: 2022-08-13
Abstract
Abstract A display method and apparatus for navigation system for specifying the destination easily and quickly. The navigation system is designed to enable a user to quickly select a street name and easily specify the address number of the destination through a map image of the selected street. The navigation system includes a menu for changing a keyboard screen or other input screen to a map screen showing the image of the selected street. A user can find a location of the destination on the image of the selected street. Various display methods are provided to promote quick and easy operations for finding the location on the selected street. When there are two or more streets having same street name with different street types or street prefixes, the navigation system displays selection means for a user to select one of the streets.
Inventors
- 👤 Tatsuo Yokota
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:19
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08G; G08G1/00; G08G1/09; G08G1/0962; G08G1/0968; G08G1/096877; G08G1/096894; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/26; G01C21/34; G01C21/36; G01C21/3605; G01C21/3611; G01C21/3614
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A display method for a navigation system, comprising the following steps of: displaying a keyboard for inputting a street name of a destination; displaying a street name selected by a user and a map menu for changing a current screen to a map screen; changing the current screen to the map screen which displays an image of the street selected by the user and a cursor as a pointing device; and finding a position on the image of the selected street and pointing the position on the selected street by the cursor, thereby determining an address of the destination; wherein said step of changing the current screen to said map screen including a step of displaying the image of said selected street in such a way that a start point of said selected street matches a center of the map screen.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A display method for a navigation system, comprising the following steps of: displaying a keyboard for inputting a street name of a destination; displaying a street name selected by a user and a map menu for changing a current screen to a map screen; changing the current screen to the map screen which displays an image of the street selected by the user and a cursor as a pointing device; and finding a position on the image of the selected street and pointing the position on the selected street by the cursor, thereby determining an address of the destination; wherein said step of changing the current screen to said map screen including a step of displaying the image of said selected street in such a way that a start point of said selected street matches a center of the map screen.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A display method for a navigation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein said step of displaying the street name and the map menu includes a step of, when there are two or more streets having same street name with different street types or street prefixes, displaying selection means for selecting one of the streets.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A display method for a navigation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein said step of changing the current screen to said map screen including a step of highlighting the image of the selected street in the map screen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A display method for a navigation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein said step of displaying the street name selected by the user including a step of displaying selection means for selecting a range of address numbers of the selected street.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A display method for a navigation system as defined in claim 4 , wherein said step of displaying the selection means for selecting the range of address numbers including a step of displaying a numerical range of the address numbers as the selection means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
A display method for a navigation system as defined in claim 4 , wherein said step of displaying the selection means for selecting the range of address numbers including a step of displaying an area of specific interest as the selection means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A display method for a navigation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein said step of changing the current screen to said map screen including a step of selecting a map scale in the map screen based on a type of said selected street.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
A display method for a navigation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein said step of changing the current screen to said map screen including a step of selecting a map scale in the map screen based on a range of address numbers of said selected street specified by a user.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A display method for a navigation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein said step of finding and pointing the position on said selected street including a step of at least one of scrolling and zooming said map screen.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
67 words
A display method for a navigation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein said step of changing the current screen to said map screen including a step of displaying the image of said selected street in such a way that a center of said selected street matches a center of the map screen and wherein the cursor is positioned at the center of the map screen.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A display method for a navigation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the cursor is positioned at the center of the map screen.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
A display method for a navigation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein said step of finding and pointing the position on said selected street including a step of displaying an address of a cursor point on said selected street.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
47 words
A display method for a navigation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein said step of finding and pointing the position on said selected street including a step of moving the cursor on the image of said selected street while maintaining the map screen without change.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
60 words
A display method for a navigation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein said step of changing the current screen to said map screen including a step of assigning a color to the image of said selected street where two or more colors are assigned for differentiating between a main street and a branch street of said selected street.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
54 words
A display method for a navigation system as defined in claim 1 , wherein said step of changing the current screen to said map screen including a step of alternating two or more colors of said selected street or blinking a color of said selected street to highlight the image of said selected street.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
135 words
A display method for a navigation system, comprising the following steps of: displaying a keyboard for inputting a street name of a destination; displaying a street name selected by a user and a map menu for changing a current screen to a map screen; changing the current screen to the map screen which displays an image of the street selected by the user and a cursor as a pointing device; and finding a position on the image of the selected street and pointing the position on the selected street by the cursor, thereby determining an address of the destination; wherein said step of finding and pointing the position on the selected street including a step of displaying means for indicating existence of a further image of said selected street outside of a current map screen.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
135 words
A display method for a navigation system, comprising the following steps of: displaying a keyboard for inputting a street name of a destination; displaying a street name selected by a user and a map menu for changing a current screen to a map screen; changing the current screen to the map screen which displays an image of the street selected by the user and a cursor as a pointing device; and finding a position on the image of the selected street and pointing the position on the selected street by the cursor, thereby determining an address of the destination; wherein said step of finding and pointing the position on the selected street including a step of displaying means for indicating existence of a further image of said selected street outside of a current map screen.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
140 words
A display method for a navigation system, comprising the following steps of: displaying a keyboard for inputting a street name of a destination; displaying a street name selected by a user and a map menu for changing a current screen to a map screen; changing the current screen to the map screen which displays an image of the street selected by the user and a cursor as a pointing device; and finding a position on the image of the selected street and pointing the position on the selected street by the cursor, thereby determining an address of the destination; wherein said step of finding and pointing the position on said selected street including a step of jumping from one segment of said selected street to another segment of said selected street when there is a gap in said selected street.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
140 words
A display method for a navigation system, comprising the following steps of: displaying a keyboard for inputting a street name of a destination; displaying a street name selected by a user and a map menu for changing a current screen to a map screen; changing the current screen to the map screen which displays an image of the street selected by the user and a cursor as a pointing device; and finding a position on the image of the selected street and pointing the position on the selected street by the cursor, thereby determining an address of the destination; wherein said step of finding and pointing the position on said selected street including a step of jumping from one segment of said selected street to another segment of said selected street when there is a gap in said selected street.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
157 words
A display apparatus for a navigation system, comprising: means for displaying a keyboard for inputting a street name of a destination; means for displaying a street name selected by a user and a map menu for changing a current screen to a map screen; means for changing the current screen to the map screen which displays an image of the street selected by the user and a cursor as a pointing device; and means for finding a position on the image of the selected street and pointing the position on the selected street by the cursor, thereby determining an address of the destination; wherein said means for changing the current screen to said map screen including means for displaying the image of said selected street in such a way that a start point of said selected street matches a center of the map screen and wherein the cursor is positioned at the center of the map screen.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
157 words
A display apparatus for a navigation system, comprising: means for displaying a keyboard for inputting a street name of a destination; means for displaying a street name selected by a user and a map menu for changing a current screen to a map screen; means for changing the current screen to the map screen which displays an image of the street selected by the user and a cursor as a pointing device; and means for finding a position on the image of the selected street and pointing the position on the selected street by the cursor, thereby determining an address of the destination; wherein said means for changing the current screen to said map screen including means for displaying the image of said selected street in such a way that a start point of said selected street matches a center of the map screen and wherein the cursor is positioned at the center of the map screen.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
56 words
A display apparatus for a navigation system as defined in claim 18 , wherein said means for displaying the street name and the map menu includes means for, when there are two or more streets having the same street name with different street types or street prefixes, displaying selection means for selecting one of the streets.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
39 words
A display apparatus for a navigation system as defined in claim 18 , wherein said means for changing the current screen to said map screen including means for highlighting the image of the selected street in the map screen.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
53 words
A display apparatus for a navigation system as defined in claim 18 , wherein said means for displaying the street name selected by the user including means for selecting a range of address numbers of said selected street based on a numerical range of the address numbers or an area of specific interest.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
54 words
A display apparatus for a navigation system as defined in claim 18 , wherein said means for changing the current screen to said map screen including means for selecting a map scale in the map screen based on a type of said selected street or a range of address numbers of said selected street.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
39 words
A display apparatus for a navigation system as defined in claim 18 , wherein said means for finding and pointing the position on said selected street including means for at least one of scrolling and zooming said map screen.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
66 words
A display apparatus for a navigation system as defined in claim 18 , wherein said means for changing the current screen to said map screen including means for displaying the image of said selected street in such a way that a center of said selected street matches a center of the map screen and wherein the cursor is positioned at the center of the map screen.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
40 words
A display apparatus for a navigation system as defined in claim 18 , wherein said means for finding and pointing the position on said selected street including means for displaying an address of a cursor point on said selected street.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
45 words
A display apparatus for a navigation system as defined in claim 18 , said means for finding and pointing the position on said selected street including means for moving the cursor on the image of said selected street while maintaining the map screen without change.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
59 words
A display apparatus for a navigation system as defined in claim 18 , wherein said means for changing the current screen to said map screen including means for assigning a color to the image of said selected street where two or more colors are assigned for differentiating between a main street and a branch street of said selected street.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
53 words
A display apparatus for a navigation system as defined in claim 18 , wherein said means for changing the current screen to said map screen including means for alternating two or more colors of said selected street or blinking a color of said selected street to highlight the image of said selected street.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
143 words
A display apparatus for a navigation system, comprising: means for displaying a keyboard for inputting a street name of a destination; means for displaying a street name selected by a user and a map menu for changing a current screen to a map screen; means for changing the current screen to the map screen which displays an image of the street selected by the user and a cursor as a pointing device; and means for finding a position on the image of the selected street and pointing the position on the selected street by the cursor, thereby determining an address of the destination; wherein said means for finding and pointing the position on the selected street including means for jumping from one segment of said selected street to another segment of said selected street when there is a gap in said selected street.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
143 words
A display apparatus for a navigation system, comprising: means for displaying a keyboard for inputting a street name of a destination; means for displaying a street name selected by a user and a map menu for changing a current screen to a map screen; means for changing the current screen to the map screen which displays an image of the street selected by the user and a cursor as a pointing device; and means for finding a position on the image of the selected street and pointing the position on the selected street by the cursor, thereby determining an address of the destination; wherein said means for finding and pointing the position on the selected street including means for jumping from one segment of said selected street to another segment of said selected street when there is a gap in said selected street.
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