MAP DISPLAY DEVICE AND MAP DISPLAY METHOD
First Claim
1. A map display device comprising:
- a computer to execute a program; and
a memory to store the program which, when executed by the computer, results in performance of steps comprising,causing a display device to display a map;
causing said display device to display a scrolling screen that includes a direction designation region for a user to designate a direction of scrolling the map; and
causing the map being displayed to scroll in the direction designated by the user using said scrolling screen, whereina center of said direction designation region corresponds to a reference point defined on the map being displayed on said display device, andsaid map display device causes an icon that indicates existence or absence of a predetermined significant object in each direction viewed from said reference point to be displayed on an outer periphery of said direction designation region at a position corresponding to the direction.
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Abstract
A map display device includes a map display unit that causes a touch panel to display a map, and a scrolling-screen display unit that causes the touch panel to display a scrolling screen that includes a direction designation region for a user to designate a direction to scroll the map. The center of the direction designation region corresponds to a reference point defined on the map being displayed on the touch panel. The scrolling-screen display unit causes a significant-object icon that indicates the existence or absence of a predetermined significant object in each direction viewed from the reference point to be displayed on the outer periphery of the direction designation region at a position corresponding to the direction.
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16 Claims
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1. A map display device comprising:
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a computer to execute a program; and a memory to store the program which, when executed by the computer, results in performance of steps comprising, causing a display device to display a map; causing said display device to display a scrolling screen that includes a direction designation region for a user to designate a direction of scrolling the map; and causing the map being displayed to scroll in the direction designated by the user using said scrolling screen, wherein a center of said direction designation region corresponds to a reference point defined on the map being displayed on said display device, and said map display device causes an icon that indicates existence or absence of a predetermined significant object in each direction viewed from said reference point to be displayed on an outer periphery of said direction designation region at a position corresponding to the direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A map display method comprising:
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causing a display device to display a map; causing said display device to display a scrolling screen that includes a direction designation region for a user to designate a direction of scrolling the map; and causing the map being displayed to scroll in the direction designated by the user using said scrolling screen, wherein a center of said direction designation region corresponds to a reference point defined on the map being displayed on said display device, and when said scrolling screen is caused to be displayed, an icon that indicates existence or absence of a predetermined significant object in each direction viewed from said reference point is caused to be displayed on an outer periphery of said direction designation region at a position corresponding to the direction.
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