Method and apparatus for displaying map information
First Claim
1. A method for providing road guidance information, the method comprising:
- displaying supplemental local area information in response to a prompt by a user on a map displayed for road guidance.
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Abstract
A method for providing road guidance information includes displaying supplemental local area information in response to a prompt by a user on a map displayed for road guidance. In another method, the method includes receiving an information request for supplemental local area information, selecting supplemental local area information conforming to the information request among obtained local area information, and displaying the selected local area information on a map for road guidance. An apparatus for providing road guidance information includes a display device, a detector configured to detect a current location of the apparatus, a storage unit storing map data, and a controller configured to read out a region from the stored map data, and to display the region on the display device as a road guidance map. The controller further displays supplemental local area information on the road guidance map in response to an external request.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for providing road guidance information, the method comprising:
displaying supplemental local area information in response to a prompt by a user on a map displayed for road guidance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing road guidance information, comprising:
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receiving an information request for supplemental local area information; selecting supplemental local area information conforming to the information request among obtained local area information; and displaying the selected supplemental local area information on a map for road guidance. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for providing road guidance information comprising:
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a display device; a detector configured to detect a current location of the apparatus; a storage unit storing map data; and a controller configured to read out a region from the stored map data, the region being associated with the detected current, and to display the region on the display device as a road guidance map, the controller further configured to display supplemental local area information on the road guidance map in response to an external request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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