NAVIGATION APPARATUS
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus includes a map data acquiring means 11a, 11, 12, and 5 for acquiring map data including car pool lane data, a current position determining means 13, 14, 15, and 10 for determining a current position, and a display unit 2 for generating and displaying a map of an area surrounding the current position determined by the current position determining means on the basis of the map data acquired by the map data acquiring means. The navigation apparatus further includes a control unit 10 for, when moving close to a predetermined location during travel along a road, on a basis of the car pool lane data included in the map data acquired by the map data acquiring means, automatically causing the display unit to display a detailed drawing showing lane information and a car pool lane in distinction from other lanes while enlarging the lane information and the car pool lane.
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23 Claims
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1-12. -12. (canceled)
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13. A navigation apparatus including a map data acquiring means for acquiring map data including car pool lane data from a map recording medium, a current position determining means for determining a current position of a vehicle, a display unit for generating and displaying a map of an area surrounding the current position determined by said current position determining means on a basis of the map data acquired by said map data acquiring means, and a control unit for, when it is judged on a basis of the map data acquired by said map data acquiring means that either the current position determined by said current position determining means or a destination set up on the map displayed by said display unit is on a car pool lane, causing said display unit to display a warning indicating that a car pool lane avoidance route cannot be searched for, characterized in that:
when moving close to a predetermined location during travel along a road, on a basis of the car pool lane data included in the map data acquired by the map data acquiring means, said control unit automatically causes the display unit to display a detailed drawing showing lane information and a car pool lane in distinction from other lanes while enlarging the lane information and the car pool lane. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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