Position information inputting apparatus for a vehicle travel guide system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for inputting and storing a position of a vehicle for use in a vehicle navigation system, the apparatus comprising:
- map information storage means for storing atlas information that corresponds to areas of an associated paper atlas;
spot information storage means for storing spot information corresponding to predetermined points of interest within areas of the associated paper atlas and linked to said atlas information, said spot information including an attribute of each predetermined point of interest;
designating means for designating a specific area of the associated paper atlas and for designating a specific attribute;
means for retrieving from said spot information storage means and displaying spot information which corresponds to points of interest within said specific area and which shares said specific attribute;
selecting means for selecting one of the points of interest corresponding to displayed spot information; and
position information storage means for storing the position of the vehicle according to the one point of interest selected by said selecting means.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for allowing simple entry and display of location information in a vehicle travel guide system. Spot information corresponding to contents carried on an atlas is stored in a memory card 24, and by designating a retrieval condition such as an atlas name corresponding to an atlas, a page, an area or an attribute of a spot, spot information which satisfies the retrieving condition is retrieved from the spot information stored in the memory card 24 and a result of the retrieval is displayed on a display unit 23 in a superimposed relationship with an over wide image of the atlas. Further, desired spot information as the result of the retrieval is selected, and the selected spot information is stored as position information of a current location or a destination into a position information memory 12. The disclosed apparatus allows a beginner who is not familiar with the operation of the device to input position information such as a destination readily in a short time without confusion.
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10 Claims
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1. An apparatus for inputting and storing a position of a vehicle for use in a vehicle navigation system, the apparatus comprising:
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map information storage means for storing atlas information that corresponds to areas of an associated paper atlas; spot information storage means for storing spot information corresponding to predetermined points of interest within areas of the associated paper atlas and linked to said atlas information, said spot information including an attribute of each predetermined point of interest; designating means for designating a specific area of the associated paper atlas and for designating a specific attribute; means for retrieving from said spot information storage means and displaying spot information which corresponds to points of interest within said specific area and which shares said specific attribute; selecting means for selecting one of the points of interest corresponding to displayed spot information; and position information storage means for storing the position of the vehicle according to the one point of interest selected by said selecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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