Point-of interest icon and point-of- interest mark display method
First Claim
1. A point-of-interest icon display method for displaying point-of-interest icons at positions of points of interest on a map, said method comprising:
- displaying multiple point-of-interest icons using one representative icon when the multiple point-of-interest icons overlap on the map or when the multiple point-of-interest icons are densely distributed on the map.
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Abstract
In a point-of-interest (POI) icon display method for displaying a POI icon at a position of a point of interest on a map, when a large number of POI icons are densely displayed, one representative icon is displayed instead of these POI icons. When the representative icon is selected, the original individual POI icons or detailed information of the POIs corresponding to the original individual POI icons are displayed. In a case in which a POI is displayed by a polygon on the map and the POI icon is present within the POI polygon, the POI icon is displayed in the central portion of the polygon.
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18 Claims
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1. A point-of-interest icon display method for displaying point-of-interest icons at positions of points of interest on a map, said method comprising:
displaying multiple point-of-interest icons using one representative icon when the multiple point-of-interest icons overlap on the map or when the multiple point-of-interest icons are densely distributed on the map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A point-of-interest icon display method for displaying point-of-interest icons at positions of points of interest on a map, said method comprising:
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displaying a point-of-interest on a map using a polygon; and
displaying the point-of-interest icon in the central portion of the polygon when the point-of-interest icon is present within the point-of-interest polygon. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A navigation apparatus, for mounting in a vehicle, for displaying point-of-interest icons at positions of points of interest on a map, said navigation apparatus comprising:
a control section for displaying multiple point-of-interest icons using one representative icon when the multiple point-of-interest icons overlap on the map or when the multiple point-of-interest icons are densely distributed on the map. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. A navigation apparatus, for mounting in a vehicle, for displaying point-of-interest icons at positions of points of interest on a map, said navigation apparatus comprising:
a control section for displaying points of interest using polygons on a map and for displaying a point-of-interest icon in the central portion of a polygon when the point-of-interest icon is present within the point of interest polygon.
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