Map display apparatus
First Claim
1. A graphic display apparatus comprising:
- character kind judgement means for judging whether or not one symbol or one character should be represented by a plurality of characters;
first character plotting means for plotting a character by a typeface not having decoration when the character kind judgement means judges that one symbol or one character should be represented by a plurality of characters; and
second character plotting means for plotting a character with decoration when the character kind judgement means judges that one symbol or one character should be represented by a plurality of characters.
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus for displaying most appropriately information such as character strings, routes, etc., when a map is displayed by bird'"'"'s-eye view display. The navigation apparatus includes a portion for calculating the present position on the basis of information from sensors, a portion for executing perspective conversion operation for displaying a map by bird'"'"'s-eye view display, a portion for disposing the present position or the present position and a position representing a destination at the most suitable positions, a portion for controlling so that overlap of character strings can be eliminated, a portion for controlling the same character strings, a portion for displaying most appropriately a background such as lines and planes, a portion for controlling marks to be displayed, and a portion for executing graphic plotting by using the resulting map data.
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10 Claims
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1. A graphic display apparatus comprising:
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character kind judgement means for judging whether or not one symbol or one character should be represented by a plurality of characters;
first character plotting means for plotting a character by a typeface not having decoration when the character kind judgement means judges that one symbol or one character should be represented by a plurality of characters; and
second character plotting means for plotting a character with decoration when the character kind judgement means judges that one symbol or one character should be represented by a plurality of characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A graphic display apparatus comprising:
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character overlap judgement means for judging whether or not overlap of characters occurs between a plurality of characters;
first character plotting means for plotting a character by a typeface not having decoration; and
second character plotting means for plotting a character by a typeface having decoration when overlap of characters is not judged as occurring by the character overlap judgement means. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A map display apparatus comprising:
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symbol or letter kind judgement means for judging whether or not one symbol or letter should be represented by a plurality of characters;
first character plotting means for plotting one symbol or letter using a typeface not having decoration when the symbol or letter kind judgement means judges that one symbol or letter should be represented by a plurality of characters; and
second character plotting means for plotting one symbol or letter using a typeface having decoration when the symbol or letter kind judgement means judges that one symbol or letter should not be represented by a plurality of characters. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A map display apparatus comprising:
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letter overlap judgement means for judging whether or not overlap of letters occurs between a plurality of letters;
first character plotting means for plotting a letter using a typeface not having decoration when the letter overlap judgement means judges that overlap of letters occurs; and
second character plotting means for plotting a letter using a typeface having decoration when the letter overlap judgement means judges that overlap of letters does not occur. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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