NAVIGATION DEVICE, NAVIGATION METHOD, AND MOBILE PHONE HAVING NAVIGATION FUNCTION
First Claim
1. A navigation device comprising:
- position measuring means that measures a present position on the basis of satellite signals received from satellites;
map displaying means that reads a local map including the present position from storage means and displays the local map on display means;
present position notifying means that generates a mark and displays the mark on the local map, the mark representing the present position and having a predetermined shape;
estimated present position acquiring means that acquires an estimated present position by estimating the present position in a communication environment in which the satellite signals are unreceivable; and
control means that reads attribute information about a next link that is next to a present link including the present position and, if the control means determines that the next link is an area in which a reception sensitivity for the satellite signals is low, does not fix the mark and continuously displays the mark on the local map in accordance with the estimated present position instead of using the present position measured by the position measuring means after the present position has moved from the present link to the next link.
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Abstract
Provided is a navigation device including position measuring means that measures a present position on the basis of satellite signals; map displaying means that displays a local map; present position notifying means that displays a present position mark on the local map; estimated present position acquiring means that acquires an estimated present position by estimating the present position in a communication environment in which the satellite signals are unreceivable; and control means that reads attribute information about a next link that is next to a present link including the present position and, if the control means determines that the next link is an area in which a reception sensitivity for the satellite signals is low, does not fix the mark and continuously displays the mark on the local map in accordance with the estimated present position after the present position has moved from the present link to the next link.
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10 Claims
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1. A navigation device comprising:
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position measuring means that measures a present position on the basis of satellite signals received from satellites; map displaying means that reads a local map including the present position from storage means and displays the local map on display means; present position notifying means that generates a mark and displays the mark on the local map, the mark representing the present position and having a predetermined shape; estimated present position acquiring means that acquires an estimated present position by estimating the present position in a communication environment in which the satellite signals are unreceivable; and control means that reads attribute information about a next link that is next to a present link including the present position and, if the control means determines that the next link is an area in which a reception sensitivity for the satellite signals is low, does not fix the mark and continuously displays the mark on the local map in accordance with the estimated present position instead of using the present position measured by the position measuring means after the present position has moved from the present link to the next link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A navigation method comprising the steps of:
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measuring a present position on the basis of satellite signals received from satellites by using predetermined position measuring means; reading a local map including the present position from storage means and displaying the local map on display means by using predetermined map reading means; generating and displaying a mark on the local map by using predetermined present position notifying means, the mark representing the present position and having a predetermined shape; acquiring an estimated present position by estimating the present position by using predetermined estimated present position acquiring means in a communication environment in which the satellite signals are unreceivable; and performing control, by using predetermined control means, so as to read attribute information about a next link next to a present link including the present position and, if the control means determines that the next link is an area in which a reception sensitivity for the satellite signals is low, so as not to fix the mark and so as to continuously display the mark on the local map in accordance with the estimated present position instead of using the present position measured by the position measuring means after the present position has moved from the present link to the next link.
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8. A mobile phone having a navigation function, the mobile phone comprising:
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a mobile phone unit; and a navigation device including position measuring means that measures a present position on the basis of satellite signals received from satellites, map displaying means that reads a local map including the present position from storage means and displays the local map on display means, present position notifying means that generates a mark and displays the mark on the local map, the mark representing the present position and having a predetermined shape, estimated present position acquiring means that acquires an estimated present position by estimating the present position in a communication environment in which the satellite signals are unreceivable, and control means that reads attribute information about a next link that is next to a present link including the present position and, if the control means determines that the next link is an area in which a reception sensitivity for the satellite signals is low, does not fix the mark and continuously displays the mark on the local map in accordance with the estimated present position instead of using the present position measured by the position measuring means after the present position has moved from the present link to the next link.
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9. A navigation device comprising:
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a position measuring section that measures a present position on the basis of satellite signals received from satellites; a map displaying section that reads a local map including the present position from a storage section and displays the local map on a display section; a present position notifying section that generates a mark and displays the mark on the local map, the mark representing the present position and having a predetermined shape; an estimated present position acquiring section that acquires an estimated present position by estimating the present position in a communication environment in which the satellite signals are unreceivable; and a control section that reads attribute information about a next link that is next to a present link including the present position and, if the control means determines that the next link is an area in which a reception sensitivity for the satellite signals is low, does not fix the mark and continuously displays the mark on the local map in accordance with the estimated present position instead of using the present position measured by the position measuring section after the present position has moved from the present link to the next link.
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10. A mobile phone having a navigation function, the mobile phone comprising:
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a mobile phone unit; and a navigation device including a position measuring section that measures a present position on the basis of satellite signals received from satellites, a map displaying section that reads a local map including the present position from a storage section and displays the local map on a display section, a present position notifying section that generates a mark and displays the mark on the local map, the mark representing the present position and having a predetermined shape, an estimated present position acquiring section that acquires an estimated present position by estimating the present position in a communication environment in which the satellite signals are unreceivable, and a control section that reads attribute information about a next link that is next to a present link including the present position and, if the control means determines that the next link is an area in which a reception sensitivity for the satellite signals is low, does not fix the mark and continuously displays the mark on the local map in accordance with the estimated present position instead of using the present position measured by the position measuring section after the present position has moved from the present link to the next link.
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Specification