Navigation device

• US 20030105576A1
• Filed: 11/01/2002
• Published: 06/05/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Ishikawa, Shuu, Kamiya, Masahiro
• Granted Patent: US 6,862,520 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/102
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 2009/04777 with additional push or pull action on the handle
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 2009/04781 with additional rotation of the controlling member
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 9/04792 for rotary control around the axis of the controlling member
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 9/04796 for rectilinear control along the axis of the controlling member
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/10 Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids optical projection apparatus per se G03B
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/08 for teaching control of aircraft, e.g. Link trainer

Abstract

Since a joystick 2 which is capable of three motions of leaning in a plurality of predetermined directions (arrows 22a to 22h), rotating about an axial line 20 (arrows 21a, 21b) and pressing in a direction along the axial line 20 (an arrow 23) is disposed, an operation of this joystick 2 can be provided with a lot of navigation functions, and as compared with in prior arts, the number of switches of a remote controller and an operation panel section can be decreased.

Claims

1. A navigation apparatus mounted in a vehicle, comprising:

display means;

a joystick capable of leaning in a plurality of predetermined directions, rotating about a predetermined axial line, and pressing in a direction along the axial line; and

control means for changing a display state of the display means according to a motion of the joystick.

2. The navigation apparatus of claim 1, wherein a map is displayed on the display means, and

the control means rotates the map when the joystick is rotated about the axial line.

3. The navigation apparatus of claim 1, wherein a map is displayed on the display means;

and

the controls means changes a scale of the map when the joystick is rotated about the axis in a state of being pressed in the direction of the axis.

4. The navigation apparatus of claim 3, wherein the control means scales up the map from a displayed state when the joystick is rotated to one side about the axial line in a state of being pressed in the direction of the axial line, and scales down the map from a displayed state when the joystick is rotated to the other side about the axial line in a state of being pressed in the direction of the axial line.

5. The navigation apparatus of claim 1, wherein a map is displayed on the display means, and

the control means scrolls the map when the joystick is leaned, and changes a scrolling speed of the map when the joystick is pressed in the direction of the axial line in a state of being leaned.

6. The navigation apparatus of claim 1, wherein a plurality of predetermined navigation functions are provided,

items corresponding to the navigation functions and designating means for selecting and designating an aimed item are displayed on the display means, and

the control means shifts the designating means when the joystick is leaned, and changes a shifting speed of the designating means when the joystick is pressed in the direction of the axial line in a state of being leaned.

7. The navigation apparatus of claim 1, wherein a numerical data inputting mode for inputting numerical data is provided,

a cursor for inputting the numerical data is displayed on the display means, and

the control means increments and decrements a number on the cursor when the joystick is rotated about the axial line, shifts a digit of the cursor when the joystick is leaned, and fixes inputted numerical data when the joystick is pressed in the direction of the axial line.

8. The navigation apparatus of claim 7, wherein the numerical data is a telephone number.

9. The navigation apparatus of claim 7, wherein the numerical data is a post code.

10. The navigation apparatus of claim 7, wherein the numerical data is latitude and longitude information.

11. The navigation apparatus of claim 7, wherein the numerical data is position information, which is encoded position data of a specific place.

12. The navigation apparatus of claim 7, wherein the control means increments a number on the cursor when the joystick is rotated to one side about the axial line and decrements a number on the cursor when the joystick is rotated to the other side about the axial line.