NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING INFORMATION ON POINTS OF INTEREST
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1. An apparatus of providing map information, the apparatus comprising:
- a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiving module configured to calculate positional information with respect to the apparatus;
a display configured to display map information and the calculated positional information; and
a controller configured to search for Points of Interests (POIs) from a selected POI category, and to control the display to display image icons representing POIs that were found during the search on corresponding positions within the displayed map information.
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Abstract
An apparatus of providing map information, which includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiving module configured to calculate positional information with respect to the apparatus, a display configured to display map information and the calculated positional information, and a controller configured to search for Points of Interests (POIs) from a selected POI category, and to control the display to display image icons representing POIs that were found during the search on corresponding positions within the displayed map information.
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1. An apparatus of providing map information, the apparatus comprising:
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a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiving module configured to calculate positional information with respect to the apparatus; a display configured to display map information and the calculated positional information; and a controller configured to search for Points of Interests (POIs) from a selected POI category, and to control the display to display image icons representing POIs that were found during the search on corresponding positions within the displayed map information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing map information, the method comprising:
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calculating positional information with respect to an apparatus providing the map information; displaying the map information and the calculated positional information; searching for Points of Interests (POIs) from a selected POI category; and displaying image icons representing POIs that were found during the search on corresponding positions within the displayed map information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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