Positioning and displaying system
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A positioning and displaying apparatus comprising:
- means for positioning a current place on a map;
means for retrieving an area name containing said current place located by said positioning means;
means for displaying characters indicating said area name retrieved by said retrieving means; and
an external storage means for storing a map table therein;
said positioning means including an indicator which indicates a point on a latitude and a longitude of said current place, and being adapted to retrieve an area name containing said latitude and said longitude of said current place;
said retrieving means being further adapted to select a proper square for defining an area therein, said proper square being situated inside of said current place defined by said indicator.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A positioning and displaying apparatus includes a unit for positioning a current place, a unit for retrieving an area name containing the current place located by the positioning unit, and a unit for displaying characters indicating the area name retrieved by the retrieving unit.
53 Citations
9 Claims
-
1. A positioning and displaying apparatus comprising:
-
means for positioning a current place on a map; means for retrieving an area name containing said current place located by said positioning means; means for displaying characters indicating said area name retrieved by said retrieving means; and an external storage means for storing a map table therein; said positioning means including an indicator which indicates a point on a latitude and a longitude of said current place, and being adapted to retrieve an area name containing said latitude and said longitude of said current place; said retrieving means being further adapted to select a proper square for defining an area therein, said proper square being situated inside of said current place defined by said indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
Specification