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Vehicle navigation apparatus and method of searching for and displaying neighborhood facilities

  • US 20050137788A1
  • Filed: 12/01/2004
  • Published: 06/23/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle navigation apparatus comprising:

  • a display unit for providing guidance information through a screen;

    an information input unit for entering information designated by a user;

    a storage unit for storing map information including information about facilities; and

    a controller for controlling the input and output of information to and from said display unit, said information input unit, and said storage unit, wherein, while a map image is displayed on the screen of said display unit with reference to said map information, when a desired searching direction viewed from a base point on the map image is designated by the user, said controller searches across said map information for facilities located in the designated searching direction, and displays a list of the facilities on the screen of said display unit.

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