NAVIGATION DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A navigation device, comprising:
- a display unit for displaying a map, at least a facility and a vicinity thereof on the map, and an icon;
an operation detection unit for detecting a movement of the icon by a user; and
an operation control unit forwhen the map of the vicinity of the facility is displayed on the display unit, setting a predetermined area around a position of the facility as a lead-in area, andwhen the icon is moved, executing a function of the icon with respect to the position of the facility if a post-movement position of the icon detected by the operation detection unit is within the lead-in area.
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Abstract
A navigation device includes a display unit, an operation detection unit, and an operation control unit. The display unit displays a map, at least a facility and a vicinity thereof on the map, and an icon. The operation detection unit detects a movement of the icon by a user. The operation control unit sets, when the map of the vicinity of the facility is displayed on the display unit, a predetermined area around a position of the facility as a lead-in area. The operation control unit also executes, when the icon is moved, a function of the icon with respect to the position of the facility if a post-movement position of the icon detected by the operation detection unit is within the lead-in area.
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18 Claims
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1. A navigation device, comprising:
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a display unit for displaying a map, at least a facility and a vicinity thereof on the map, and an icon; an operation detection unit for detecting a movement of the icon by a user; and an operation control unit for when the map of the vicinity of the facility is displayed on the display unit, setting a predetermined area around a position of the facility as a lead-in area, and when the icon is moved, executing a function of the icon with respect to the position of the facility if a post-movement position of the icon detected by the operation detection unit is within the lead-in area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A navigation device, comprising:
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a recording unit for recording map information and facility information; and a facility search unit for searching the map and facility information for a desired facility; a display unit for displaying an icon and a list of facilities returned by the facility search unit; an operation detection unit for detecting a movement of the icon by a user onto a display item in said list to select the facility corresponding to said display item; and an operation control unit for executing a function of the icon with respect to a position of the facility selected by the user, upon detection by the operation detection unit that the icon has been moved onto the display item corresponding to said facility. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A navigation method, comprising the steps of.
searching for a desired facility; -
displaying, on a display unit, an icon together with a map of a vicinity of a search facility found in the searching step; detecting a movement of the icon by a user; and when the map of the vicinity of the search facility is displayed on the display unit, setting a predetermined area around a position of the search facility as a lead-in area, and when the icon is moved, executing a function of the icon with respect to the position of the search facility if a post-movement position of the icon detected in the detecting step is within the lead-in area. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification