Navigation apparatus and method
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1. A navigation apparatus comprising:
- an input unit for inputting an area name; and
a controller that;
searches for one or more business places having a name which includes the input area name;
generates at least one area-based group of the searched for one or more business places; and
displays an area corresponding to one of the at least one area-based groups on a display.
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus, capable of searching for a destination within an area having an informal name, includes an input unit for inputting an area name and a controller. The controller searches for one or more business places having a name which includes the input area name, generates at least one area-based group of the searched for one or more business places, and displays an area corresponding to one of the at least one area-based groups on a display.
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22 Claims
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1. A navigation apparatus comprising:
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an input unit for inputting an area name; and
a controller that;
searches for one or more business places having a name which includes the input area name;
generates at least one area-based group of the searched for one or more business places; and
displays an area corresponding to one of the at least one area-based groups on a display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for searching for a location, comprising:
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inputting an area name;
searching for one or more business places having a name which includes the input area name;
generating at least one area-based group of the searched for one or more business places; and
displaying an area corresponding to one of the at least one area-based groups. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A navigation apparatus comprising:
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means for inputting an area name;
means for searching for one or more business places having a name which includes the input area name;
means for generating at least one area-based group by grouping the searched for one or more business places according to a corresponding location, each area-based group including one or more of the searched for business places; and
means for displaying an area corresponding to one of the at least one area-based groups on a display.
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