Method and device for map switching
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining a travel route based upon a travel destination input into a navigation device;
displaying map information on the navigation device, conveying the determined route;
receiving current position information relating to travel along the determined route;
determining whether or not, based upon the current position information, travel along the route enters a region wherein the relatively more detailed map information is displayable; and
switching the displayed map information to display relatively more detailed map information upon determining that travel along the route enters a region wherein the relatively more detailed map information is displayable.
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Abstract
A method and navigation device are disclosed for map switching. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving information of a current position and displaying map information including the current position on a navigation device; determining relative map information coverage for the current position; and switching the displayed map information to display map information of relatively more detailed coverage of the current position, upon determining that map information of relatively more detailed coverage of the current position is displayable. In another embodiment, the method includes determining a travel route based upon a travel destination input into a navigation device; displaying map information on the navigation device, conveying the determined route; receiving current position information relating to travel along the determined route; determining whether or not, based upon the current position information, travel along the route enters a region wherein the relatively more detailed map information is displayable; and switching the displayed map information to display relatively more detailed map information upon determining that travel along the route enters a region wherein the relatively more detailed map information is displayable. In at least one other embodiment, the method includes determining a travel route based upon a travel destination input into a navigation device; displaying a map on the navigation device, conveying the determined route; receiving current position information relating to travel along the determined route; determining whether or not the current position information is covered by two or more maps; and displaying the one of the two or more maps covering the current position information in relatively more detail, in place of the previously displayed map, upon determining that the current position information is covered by two or more maps.
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60 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining a travel route based upon a travel destination input into a navigation device;
displaying map information on the navigation device, conveying the determined route;
receiving current position information relating to travel along the determined route;
determining whether or not, based upon the current position information, travel along the route enters a region wherein the relatively more detailed map information is displayable; and
switching the displayed map information to display relatively more detailed map information upon determining that travel along the route enters a region wherein the relatively more detailed map information is displayable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 58)
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11. A navigation device, comprising:
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a processor to determine a travel route based upon a travel destination input into the navigation device;
an integrated input and display device to input the travel destination and to display map information conveying the determined route; and
a receiver to receive current position information relating to travel along the determined route, the processor being further used to determine whether or not, based upon the current position information, travel along the route enters a region wherein the relatively more detailed map information is displayable and to control the integrated input and display device to switch the displayed map information to a display of relatively more detailed map information, upon the processor determining that travel along the route enters a region wherein the relatively more detailed map information is displayable. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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receiving information of a current position and displaying map information including the current position on a navigation device;
determining relative map information coverage for the current position; and
switching the displayed map information to display map information of relatively more detailed coverage of the current position, upon determining that map information of relatively more detailed coverage of the current position is displayable. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 59)
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30. A navigation device, comprising:
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a receiver to receive a current position of the navigation device;
an integrated input and display device to display map information including the current position; and
a processor to determine relative map information coverage for the current position and to control the integrated input and display device to switch display of the map information to display map information of relatively more detailed coverage of the current position, upon determining that map information of relatively more detailed coverage of the current position is displayable. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method, comprising:
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determining a travel route based upon a travel destination input into a navigation device;
displaying a map on the navigation device, conveying the determined route;
receiving current position information relating to travel along the determined route;
determining whether or not the current position information is covered by two or more maps; and
displaying the one of the two or more maps covering the current position information in relatively more detail, in place of the previously displayed map, upon determining that the current position information is covered by two or more maps. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 60)
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49. A navigation device, comprising:
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a processor to determine a travel route, based upon a travel destination input into a navigation device;
an integrated input and display device to input the travel destination and to display conveying the determined route; and
a receiver to receive current position information relating to travel along the determined route, the processor being further used to determine whether or not the current position information is covered by two or more maps and to control the integrated input and display device to display the one of the two or more maps covering the current position information in relatively more detail, in place of the previously displayed map, upon determining that the current position information is covered by two or more maps. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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