NAVIGATION APPARATUS
First Claim
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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Abstract
A navigation apparatus includes a map data acquiring means 11a, 11, 12, and 5 for acquiring map data including car pool lane data, a current position determining means 13, 14, 15, and 10 for determining a current position, and a display unit 2 for generating and displaying a map of an area surrounding the current position determined by the current position determining means on the basis of the map data acquired by the map data acquiring means. The navigation apparatus further includes a control unit 10 for, when moving close to a predetermined location during travel along a road, on a basis of the car pool lane data included in the map data acquired by the map data acquiring means, automatically causing the display unit to display a detailed drawing showing lane information and a car pool lane in distinction from other lanes while enlarging the lane information and the car pool lane.
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13 Claims
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1. A navigation apparatus comprising:
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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, and wherein 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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