Display method and apparatus for navigation system
First Claim
1. A display method for a navigation system, comprising the following steps of:
- starting a screen display of the navigation system showing a predetermined type of information;
detecting if a user has changed to a new screen other than that showing the predetermined type of information; and
displaying a screen showing the predetermined type of information within a vacant space in the new screen or by superposing on the new screen.
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Abstract
A display method and apparatus for a navigation system continuously provides the user the predetermined type of information, typically, the route to the destination even when the user changes the screen to any type of screen in the middle of the route guidance mode. The display method is comprised of the steps of starting a route guidance mode for guiding a user to a destination, detecting whether a user has changed to a new screen different from that in the route guidance mode, determining whether the user has reached the destination, displaying a route guidance screen within the new screen when the user has not reached the destination.
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22 Claims
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1. A display method for a navigation system, comprising the following steps of:
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starting a screen display of the navigation system showing a predetermined type of information;
detecting if a user has changed to a new screen other than that showing the predetermined type of information; and
displaying a screen showing the predetermined type of information within a vacant space in the new screen or by superposing on the new screen.
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2. A display method for a navigation system, comprising the following steps of:
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starting a route guidance mode for guiding a user to a selected destination;
detecting if a user has changed to a new screen other than that of the route guidance mode;
determining whether the user has reached the destination; and
displaying a route guidance screen within the new screen when the user has not reached the destination. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A display apparatus for a navigation system, comprising:
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means for starting a screen display of the navigation system showing a predetermined type of information;
means for detecting if a user has changed to a new screen other than that showing the predetermined type of information; and
means for displaying a screen showing the predetermined type of information within the new screen within a vacant space in the new screen or by superposing on the new screen.
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13. A display apparatus for a navigation system, comprising:
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means for starting a route guidance mode for guiding a user to a selected destination;
means for detecting whether a user has changed to a new screen other than that of the route guidance mode;
means for determining whether the user has reached the destination; and
means for displaying a route guidance screen within the new screen when the user has not reached the destination. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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