MAP DISPLAY DEVICE AND MAP DISPLAY METHOD
First Claim
1. A map display device that displays a map image around a vehicle position, the display device comprising:
- a display unit;
a first storage unit storing map data including road data of at least one road and road information that is related to the road;
a second storage unit storing adjustment data based on a relationship between a display position of the road data and a display position of the road-related information; and
a map display control unit for calculating the display position of the road-related information related to the road on the basis of the adjustment data for the individual road, and displaying the road-related information on a screen of the display unit.
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Abstract
A map display device that displays a map image around a vehicle position includes a display unit; a first storage unit storing map data including road data of a road and road-related information related to the road; a second storage unit storing adjustment data based on a relationship between display positions of the road data and the road-related information; and a map display control unit for calculating the display position of the road-related information based on the adjustment data for the individual road, and displaying the road-related information on a screen of the display unit. A road width to be displayed o the screen may be determined in accordance with the number of lanes and a road type. The adjustment data may be a distance between the display positions of the road and the road-related information, and may be determined in accordance with the road type and the road width.
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18 Claims
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1. A map display device that displays a map image around a vehicle position, the display device comprising:
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a display unit; a first storage unit storing map data including road data of at least one road and road information that is related to the road; a second storage unit storing adjustment data based on a relationship between a display position of the road data and a display position of the road-related information; and a map display control unit for calculating the display position of the road-related information related to the road on the basis of the adjustment data for the individual road, and displaying the road-related information on a screen of the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A map display method that generates a map image by using map data including map character data having a street name, and adjustment data based on a relationship between a display position of a street name and a display position of a road, the method comprising:
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detecting a current vehicle position; extracting map data for an area around the current vehicle position; acquiring adjustment data that is based on a relationship between a display position of road data for a road and a display position of road-related information for the road, the road related information for the road being included in the map data; calculating the display position of the road-related information for the road based on the adjustment data and a road width of the road; and generating a map image, including the road-related information, based on the calculated position, and displaying the map image on a screen of a display unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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