Method and apparatus for displaying house number and building footprint in arrival screen for navigation system
First Claim
1. A method for displaying an arrival screen for a navigation system, comprising the following steps of:
- receiving a street address number of a destination specified by a user;
retrieving map data indicating a road segment which includes the specified street address number thereon from a map information storage;
estimating positions of the destination based on street numbers of the destination and position data of the road segment;
detecting whether the user comes within a predetermined distance range from the destination; and
displaying a destination arrival screen when the user comes within the predetermined distance range from the destination where the destination arrival screen includes a destination indicator which shows a location of the destination and a current position indicator which shows a current location of the user; and
displaying a house number indicator which indicates a house number at a location corresponding to the current location of the user where the house number indicator is displayed over a building footprint when the building footprint is available;
wherein the house number indicator changes its location and a house number in response to changes of the current position of the user.
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Abstract
A method for displaying an arrival screen for a navigation system includes the steps of receiving a house number of a destination specified by a user, retrieving map data indicating a road segment which includes the specified house number thereon, estimating positions of the destination based on the house number of the destination and position data of the road segment, and displaying a destination arrival screen when the user comes within a predetermined distance range from the destination. The destination arrival screen displays a street number over a building footprint where the user is passing by, a position of the destination, a current position of the user, and a road on which the user is moving.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for displaying an arrival screen for a navigation system, comprising the following steps of:
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receiving a street address number of a destination specified by a user; retrieving map data indicating a road segment which includes the specified street address number thereon from a map information storage; estimating positions of the destination based on street numbers of the destination and position data of the road segment; detecting whether the user comes within a predetermined distance range from the destination; and displaying a destination arrival screen when the user comes within the predetermined distance range from the destination where the destination arrival screen includes a destination indicator which shows a location of the destination and a current position indicator which shows a current location of the user; and displaying a house number indicator which indicates a house number at a location corresponding to the current location of the user where the house number indicator is displayed over a building footprint when the building footprint is available; wherein the house number indicator changes its location and a house number in response to changes of the current position of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for displaying an arrival screen for a navigation system, comprising:
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means for receiving a street address number of a destination specified by a user; means for retrieving map data indicating a road segment which includes the specified street address number thereon from a map information storage; means for estimating positions of the destination based on street numbers of the destination and position data of the road segment; means for detecting whether the user comes within a predetermined distance range from the destination; and means for displaying a destination arrival screen when the user comes within the predetermined distance range from the destination where the destination arrival screen includes a destination indicator which shows a location of the destination and a current position indicator which shows a current location of the user; and means for displaying a house number indicator which indicates a house number at a location corresponding to the current location of the user where the house number indicator is displayed over a building footprint when the building footprint is available; wherein the house number indicator changes its location and a house number in response to changes of the current position of the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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