METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING MAP USING NON-LINEAR COMPRESSION
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1. A map displaying method to display a map on a screen, the method comprising:
- establishing a first area on the map that is not compressed based on a current location of an object on the map;
non-linearly compressing a second area adjacent to the first area at different compression ratios according to a distance from the first area to generate a third area; and
displaying the first area and the third area on the screen.
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Abstract
A map displaying method and apparatus to display a map on a screen, the map displaying method including: establishing a first area on the map that is not compressed based on a current location of an object on the map; non-linearly compressing a second area adjacent to the first area at different compression ratios according to a distance from the first area to generate a third area; and displaying the first area and the third area on the screen.
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1. A map displaying method to display a map on a screen, the method comprising:
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establishing a first area on the map that is not compressed based on a current location of an object on the map; non-linearly compressing a second area adjacent to the first area at different compression ratios according to a distance from the first area to generate a third area; and displaying the first area and the third area on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 33)
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17. A map displaying apparatus to display a map on a screen, the apparatus comprising:
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a non-compression area establishing unit to establish a first area on the map that is not compressed based on a current location of an object on the map and; a compression area generating unit to non-linearly compress a second area adjacent to the first area at different compression ratios according to a distance from the first area to generate a third area; and a display unit to display the first area and the third area on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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34. A map displaying method to display a map including a current location within a first or second area of the map on a screen of a navigation terminal, the method comprising:
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non-linearly compressing the second area at different compression ratios according to a distance from the first area to generate a third area without compressing the first area; and displaying the first area and the third area on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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