Digital map display scrolling method, digital map display scrolling device, and storage device for storing digital map display scrolling program

• US 6,285,347 B1
• Filed: 05/26/1998
• Issued: 09/04/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Watanabe, Ryuichi, Minami, Masafumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu, Matthew
• Assistant Examiner(s): HARRISON, CHANTE E
• Application Number:
  US09/084,687
• Time in Patent Office: 1,197 Days
• Field of Search: 345/123, 345/145, 345/159, 345/973, 345/439, 345/438, 345/121, 345/125, 345/157, 345/156, 345/158, 364/188, 701/200, 701/205, 701/207, 701/208, 701/225, 340/990, 340/995
• US Class Current: 345/684
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/973 Scroll tool, e.g. window scroll bar

Abstract

A digital map display scrolling method is provided which is for successively scrolling a displayed portion of a digital map as map information in digital form within a display screen, the method comprising the steps of displaying the displayed portion of the digital map at the display screen, shifting a pointer within the displayed portion of the digital map displayed at the display screen, and making an amount by which the pointer positioned at the displayed portion is shifted correspond to the scrolling speed of the displayed portion of the digital map within the display screen.

Claims

1. A digital map display scrolling method for successively scrolling a displayed portion of a digital map as map information in digital form within a display screen, said method comprising the steps of:

displaying said displayed portion of said digital map at said display screen;

shifting a pointer within said displayed portion of said digital map displayed at said display screen; and

scrolling said displayed portion of said digital map at a scrolling speed corresponding to an amount by which said pointer positioned at said displayed portion is shifted within said displayed portion of said digital map.

3. The digital map display scrolling method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a scrolling direction and a scrolling speed of said displayed portion of said digital map, as a result of arithmetic operations in the vicinity of said pointer within said display screen.

4. The digital map display scrolling method of claim 1, further comprising displaying information of a point at a position of a currently moving cursor, as a result of arithmetic operations in the vicinity of said pointer within said display screen.

2. A digital map display scrolling method for successively scrolling a displayed portion of a digital map as map information in digital form within a display screen, said method comprising the steps of:

displaying said displayed portion of said digital map at said display screen;

shifting a pointer within said displayed portion of said digital map displayed at said display screen; and

making an amount by which said pointer positioned at said displayed portion is shifted correspond to a scrolling speed of said displayed portion of said digital map within said display screen,

wherein a magnitude of said scrolling speed of said displayed portion of said digital map is displayed by a length of an arrow forming said pointer.

5. A digital map display scrolling device for successively scrolling a displayed portion of a digital map as map information in digital form within a display screen, said device comprising:

display means having a display screen, for displaying said displayed portion of said digital map;

pointing means for pointing and shifting a pointer, said means being operated for shifting said pointer within said displayed portion of said digital map displayed at said display screen of said display means; and

arithmetic processing means for carrying out arithmetic processing for scrolling said displayed portion of said digital map at a scrolling speed corresponding to an amount by which said pointer is shifted within said displayed portion of said digital map due to operations of said pointing means.

9. The digital map display scrolling device of claim 5, further comprising means for displaying a scrolling direction and a scrolling speed of said displayed portion of said digital map, as a result of arithmetic operations in the vicinity of said pointer within said display screen.

10. The digital map display scrolling device of claim 5, further comprising means for displaying information of a point at a position of a currently moving cursor, as a result of arithmetic operations in the vicinity of said pointer within said display screen.

6. A storage medium for storing a digital map display scrolling program for successively scrolling a displayed portion of a digital map as map information in digital form within a display screen, said program comprising the steps of:

displaying said displayed portion of said digital map at said display screen;

shifting a pointer in accordance with operation of pointing means within said displayed portion of said digital map displayed at said display screen; and

scrolling said displayed portion of said digital map at a scrolling speed corresponding to an amount by which said pointer is shifted within said displayed portion of said digital map.

7. A digital map display scrolling device for successively scrolling a displayed portion of a digital map as map information in digital form within a display screen, said device comprising:

a display having a display screen for displaying said displayed portion of said digital map;

a mouse for pointing and shifting a pointer, said mouse being operated for shifting said pointer within said displayed portion of said digital map displayed at said display screen of said display; and

a processor for carrying out arithmetic processing for scrolling said displayed portion of said digital map at a scrolling speed corresponding to an amount by which said pointer is shifted within said displayed portion of said digital map due to operations of said mouse.

12. The digital map display scrolling device of claim 7, further comprising means for displaying a scrolling direction and a scrolling speed of said displayed portion of said digital map, as a result of arithmetic operations in the vicinity of said pointer within said display screen.

13. The digital map display scrolling method of claim 7, further comprising displaying information of a point at a position of a currently moving cursor, as a result of arithmetic operations in the vicinity of said pointer within said display screen.

8. A digital map display scrolling device for successively scrolling a displayed portion of a digital map as map information in digital form within a display screen, said device comprising:

display means having a display screen for displaying said displayed portion of said digital map;

pointing means for pointing and shifting a pointer, said means being operated for shifting said pointer within said displayed portion of said digital map displayed at said display screen of said display means; and

arithmetic processing means for carrying out arithmetic processing for making an amount by which said pointer is shifted within said displayed portion of said digital map due to operations of said pointing means correspond to a scrolling speed of said displayed portion of said digital map within said display screen,

wherein a magnitude of said scrolling speed of said displayed portion of said digital map is displayed by a length of an arrow forming said pointer.

11. A digital map display scrolling device for successively scrolling a displayed portion of a digital map as map information in digital form within a display screen, said device comprising:

a display having a display screen for displaying said displayed portion of said digital map;

a mouse for pointing and shifting a pointer, said mouse being operated for shifting said pointer within said displayed portion of said digital map displayed at said display screen of said display; and

a processor for carrying out arithmetic processing for making an amount by which said pointer is shifted within said displayed portion of said digital map due to operations of said mouse, corresponding to a scrolling speed of said displayed portion of said digital map within said display screen,

wherein a magnitude of said scrolling speed of said displayed portion of said digital map is displayed by a length of an arrow forming said pointer.