NAVIGATION APPARATUS
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus is provided that is highly convenient for a user to view a map screen and a menu window. A display controller 15 determines a view mode of each of a map screen and a menu window, based on information about a travel condition of a moving object from a route search unit 12 and an own-vehicle location identification unit, when the menu window is displayed according to information entered from an input unit 10. A display map generator 16 generates a map screen according to information about the view mode from the display controller 15. A display menu generator 17 generates a menu window according to information about the view mode from the display controller 15. A display unit 21 displays the map screen from the display map generator 16 and the menu window from the menu generator 17.
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6. A navigation apparatus, comprising:
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an own-vehicle position identification unit that identifies a travel speed of a moving object and a current location thereof; an input unit that receives a user input instruction; a map database that stores map data; a route search unit that searches for a route from an origin to a destination; a display controller that determine a view mode of a map screen or a menu window, based on information about a travel condition of the moving object obtained from the route search unit or the own-vehicle position identification unit, when the menu window is displayed according to information entered from the input unit; a display map generator that generates a map screen according to information about the view mode from the display controller; a display menu generator that generates a menu window according to information about the view mode from the display controller; and a display unit that displays the map screen from the display map generator and the menu window from the display menu generator; wherein the display controller varies an area of displaying the map screen or the menu window, based on the information of the travel condition. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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