Navigation apparatus
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1. A navigation apparatus comprising:
- display means for displaying a map and a cursor;
scrolling means for scrolling the map displayed on said display means; and
place-name-display control means for displaying on said display means the place name corresponding to the position of the cursor on the map displayed on said display means, when a specified time period elapses after the map displayed on said display means is scrolled and scrolling is stopped.
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus includes a display unit for displaying a map and a cursor, and a scrolling unit for scrolling the map displayed on the display unit. The navigation apparatus also has a place-name-display control unit for displaying on the display unit, when scrolling is performed, the place name corresponding to the position of the cursor on the map displayed on the display unit.
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33 Claims
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1. A navigation apparatus comprising:
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display means for displaying a map and a cursor;
scrolling means for scrolling the map displayed on said display means; and
place-name-display control means for displaying on said display means the place name corresponding to the position of the cursor on the map displayed on said display means, when a specified time period elapses after the map displayed on said display means is scrolled and scrolling is stopped. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A navigation apparatus comprising:
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display means for displaying a map and a cursor;
scrolling means for scrolling the map displayed on said display means; and
direction-display control means for displaying on said display means the direction viewed from a chosen position of either the operator'"'"'s vehicle location or a specified location to the location corresponding to the cursor displayed on said display means, at least when the displayed map does not include the chosen position. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A navigation apparatus comprising:
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display means for displaying a map and a cursor;
scrolling means for scrolling the map displayed on said display means;
place-name-display control means for displaying on said display means the place name of the location on the map corresponding to the cursor displayed on said display means, when a specified time period elapses after the map displayed on said display means is scrolled and scrolling is stopped; and
display-place-name changing means for changing the place name of the location on the map corresponding to the cursor according to the scale of the map displayed on said display means. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A navigation apparatus comprising:
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display means for displaying a map and a cursor;
scrolling means for scrolling the map displayed on said display means;
a database in which a location on the map corresponds to its name; and
display control means for displaying on said display means, when a specified time period elapses after the map displayed on said display means is scrolled and scrolling is stopped, the name of the location corresponding to the cursor on the map displayed on said display means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A navigation apparatus comprising:
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display means for displaying a map and a cursor;
scrolling means for scrolling the map displayed on said display means;
a database in which a location on the map corresponds to its river name, its sea name, its mountain name, or its lake name; and
display control means for displaying on said display means the river name, the sea name, the mountain name, or the lake name of the location corresponding to the cursor on the map displayed on said display means, when a specified time period elapses after the map displayed on said display means is scrolled and scrolling is stopped. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
display-name changing means for changing the name to be displayed, according to the cursor position changed by scrolling.
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20. A navigation apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the cursor displayed on said display means is always shown substantially at the center of a screen when the map is scrolled.
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21. A method of operating a vehicle navigation apparatus including a display, comprising:
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displaying a map and a cursor on the display;
scrolling the map; and
displaying an identification of the location on the map corresponding to the position of the cursor, when a specified time period elapses after the map displayed on said display is scrolled and scrolling is stopped. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method of operating a vehicle navigation apparatus including a display, comprising;
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displaying a map and a cursor on the display; and
displaying the direction from a specified location to the location on the map corresponding to the cursor, at least when the displayed map does not include the specified location. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of operating a vehicle navigation apparatus including a display and at least a larger scale map and a smaller scale map, comprising:
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displaying a map of a specified scale and a cursor on the display;
scrolling the map; and
if the larger scale map is displayed, displaying a more specific identification of the location on the map corresponding to the position of the cursor, whereas it the smaller scale map is displayed, displaying a more general identification of the location on the map corresponding to the position of the cursor, where the identification is displayed after a specified time period elapses after the map displayed on the display is scrolled and scrolling is stopped. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A method of operating a vehicle navigation apparatus comprising:
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displaying a map and a cursor on the display;
scrolling the map; and
when a specified time period elapses after scrolling of the map is stopped, displaying an identification of the location on the map corresponding to the position of the cursor. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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