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NAVIGATION APPARATUS

  • US 20110264368A1
  • Filed: 07/05/2011
  • Published: 10/27/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A navigation apparatus comprising:

  • a map data acquiring unit for acquiring map data including car pool lane data from a map recording medium and for storing the map data;

    a current position determining unit for determining a current position of a vehicle; and

    a display unit for displaying the current position of the vehicle on a map on a basis of the map data read from said map data acquiring unit, and the current position of the vehicle outputted from said vehicle position determining unit,wherein said navigation apparatus comprises;

    a control unit for, when, during travel along a route including a car pool lane in a traveling direction of the vehicle, the vehicle moves close to a predetermined location distant from said car pool lane, performing a control operation of displaying a map including the current position of the vehicle, information about said car pool lane in the traveling direction of the vehicle, a predetermined graphic showing the car pool lane, and a detail drawing in which said car pool lane is enlargely shown in distinction from other lanes on said display unit on a basis of the car pool lane data read from said map data acquiring unit, the current position of the vehicle and the route to a destination, andwherein the information about said car pool lane in the traveling direction of the vehicle include a name of a subsequent road along the route and information showing that a lane of the subsequent road is a car pool lane.

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