MAP DISPLAY SYSTEM, MAP DISPLAY, AND MAP DISPLAY METHOD
First Claim
1. A map display system comprising a map display for displaying a plurality of maps, and an information distribution server for distributing map data to said map display, the information distribution server being connected to said map display via communication means;
- said map display system characterized in comprising;
display means for displaying a scrollable first map and a second map containing the scope of said first map;
scroll control means for scrolling said first map;
condition judging means for judging whether or not a result obtained by scrolling said first map by said scroll control means has satisfied a preset condition; and
display control means for controlling the display form of said second map;
whereinsaid display control means is configured so as to control the display form of said second map on the basis of the judgment result of said condition judging means.
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Abstract
Even if a detailed map being displayed is continuously scrolled, the place of the detailed map being displayed is kept to a wide-area map. A map display system having a map display for displaying a plurality of maps and an information distribution server which is connected to the map display through a communication means and distributes map data to the map display comprises a display means for displaying a first map capable of being scrolled and a second map including the scope of the first map, a scroll control means for scrolling the first map, a condition judging means for judging whether or not to control the display form of the second map according to the result of the scroll of the first map by the scroll control means and a condition for controlling the display form of the second map set in advance, and a reduced scale control means for controlling the display form of the second map. The reduced scale control means controls the display form of the second map according to the result of the judgment of the condition judging means.
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15 Claims
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1. A map display system comprising a map display for displaying a plurality of maps, and an information distribution server for distributing map data to said map display, the information distribution server being connected to said map display via communication means;
- said map display system characterized in comprising;
display means for displaying a scrollable first map and a second map containing the scope of said first map; scroll control means for scrolling said first map; condition judging means for judging whether or not a result obtained by scrolling said first map by said scroll control means has satisfied a preset condition; and display control means for controlling the display form of said second map;
whereinsaid display control means is configured so as to control the display form of said second map on the basis of the judgment result of said condition judging means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- said map display system characterized in comprising;
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6. A map display for displaying a plurality of maps, said map display characterized in comprising:
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display means for displaying a scrollable first map and a second map containing the scope of said first map; scroll control means for scrolling said first map; condition judging means for judging whether or not a result obtained by scrolling said first map by said scroll control means has satisfied a preset condition; and display control means for controlling the display form of said second map;
whereinsaid display control means is configured so as to control the display form of said second map on the basis of the judgment result of said condition judging means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A map display method in a map display comprising display means for displaying a plurality of maps, said map display method characterized in having:
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a first step for displaying a scrollable first map on said display means; a second step for displaying a second map containing the scope of said first map on said display means; a third step for scrolling said first map; a fourth step for judging whether or not a result obtained by scrolling said first map in accordance with said third step has satisfied a preset condition; and a fifth step for controlling the display form of said second map on the basis of the judgment result via said fourth step. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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