Method and apparatus for displaying a night-view map
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1. An electronic device having a navigation function comprising:
- memory operable to store building data;
a display;
decimating means for decimating the building data based on the unit of the bar scale of a map appearing on the display; and
display controlling means for displaying the buildings on a map on the display based on the building data decimated by the decimating means.
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus including a memory for storing building data of buildings; a display; a decimating unit for decimating the building data based on the unit of the bar scale of a map appearing on the display; and a display controller for displaying the buildings on a map on the display based on the building data decimated by the decimating unit.
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1. An electronic device having a navigation function comprising:
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memory operable to store building data;
a display;
decimating means for decimating the building data based on the unit of the bar scale of a map appearing on the display; and
display controlling means for displaying the buildings on a map on the display based on the building data decimated by the decimating means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus comprising:
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a data memory operable to store building data;
a display;
a controller operable to decimate building-shape data based on the unit of the bar scale of a map appearing on the display; and
a display controller operable to displaying a map based on the building-shape data decimated by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for displaying buildings in an electronic device having a navigation function, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a map displayed on a display, the map having a bar scale and the bar scale having a unit size determining the unit size of the bar scale of a map appearing on a display;
decimating building data based on the unit size of the bar scale; and
displaying buildings based on the decimated building data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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