Map information displaying device

• US 6,320,517 B1
• Filed: 10/14/1999
• Issued: 11/20/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Yano, Fumiko, Tabata, Kazuya
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Benjamin C.
• Application Number:
  US09/402,889
• Time in Patent Office: 768 Days
• Field of Search: 360/995, 360/990, 360/988, 701/200, 701/208, 701/209, 701/211
• US Class Current: 340/995.15
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0969 having a display in the form of a map
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means

Abstract

A map information display device for a displacement body is provided with a position detection section (23) detecting a present position of a displacement body based on an output of a speed sensor (22) which detects a speed of a displacement body or a gyro (21) which detects a bearing of a displacement body or the like, a map memory (25) which stores map data and a display section (27) which displays a present position of a displacement body detected by said position detection section (23) and a map image based on map data read from a map memory (25). Display of a map image in accord with the requirements of the driver is enabled without a complicated operation by varying a map mode when displaying a map screen on the display section depending on a display state of a map on the display section or an operational state of the displacement body.

Claims

1. A map information display device comprising:

a position detection section which detects a present position of a displacement body,

a display section which displays a present position of a displacement body detected by said position detection section and a map image containing a road currently traveled by said displacement body, and

a control section which displays a map image on said display section and which displays a present position of said displacement body on a map image displayed on said display section,

wherein said control section varies a display position of a present position which is displayed on said display section along concentric tracks away from a center of said display section, depending on an operational state of said displacement body.

2. A map information display device according to claim 1 wherein

said control section varies a display position of a present position which is displayed on said display section depending on speed of said displacement body.

3. A map information display device according to claim 1 wherein

a map data storage section is provided which stores map data for displaying a map image on said display section, and a region in which each road is situated is stored in relation to respective road data in said map data stored in said map data storage section, and

said control section varies a display position of a present position which is displayed on said display section depending on a region of a currently traveled road.

4. A map information display device according to claim 1

wherein said control section switches a map mode when displaying a map image on said display section depending on an operational state of said displacement body or a display state of a map on said display section.

5. A map information display device according to claim 4 wherein

said control section switches a map mode when displaying a map image on said display section depending a map scale of a map displayed on said display section.

6. A map information display device according to claim 1 wherein

said display section has a plurality of display screens, and displays differing kinds of map images in each display screen.

7. A map information display device according to claim 1 wherein a program from an external recording medium is provided, said program storing at least a part of a control program for performing display of a present position of said displacement body and display of a map image on said display section and said control section reads said control program stored in a program memory as required and displays a present position of said displacement body and a map image on said display section.

8. A map information display device comprising:

a position detection section which detects a present position of a displacement body,

a display section which displays a present position of a displacement body detected by said position detection section and a map image containing a road currently traveled by said displacement body, and

a control section which displays a map image on said display section and which displays a present position of said displacement body on a map image displayed on said display section,

wherein said control section varies a display position of a present position which is displayed on said display section depending on an operational state of said displacement body,

wherein a map data storage section is provided which stores map data for displaying a map image on said display section, and a road attribute of each road is stored in relation to respective road data in said map data stored in said map data storage section, and

said control section varies a display position of a present position which is displayed on said display section depending on a road attribute of a currently traveled road.

9. A map information display device comprising:

a position detection section which detects a present position of a displacement body,

a display section which displays a present position of a displacement body detected by said position detection section and a map image containing a road currently traveled on by said displacement body, and

a control section which displays a map image on said display section and which displays a present position of said displacement body on a map image displayed on said display section,

wherein said control section varies a display position of a present position which is displayed on said display section along concentric tracks away from a center of said display section, depending on a display state of a map on said display section.

10. A map information display device according to claim 9 wherein

said display section has a plurality of display screens, and displays differing kinds of map images in each display screen.

11. A map information display device according to claim 9 wherein a program from an external recording medium is provided, said program storing at least a part of a control program for performing display of a present position of said displacement body and display of a map image on said display section and said control section reads said control program stored in a program memory as required and displays a present position of said displacement body and a map image on said display section.

12. A map information display device according to claim 9 wherein

said control section switches a map mode when displaying a map image on said display section depending on an operational state of said displacement body or a display state of a map on said display section.

13. A map information display device according to claim 12 wherein

said control section switches a map mode when displaying a map image on said display section depending a map scale of a map displayed on said display section.

14. A map information display device comprising:

a position detection section which detects a present position of a displacement body,

a display section which displays a present position of a displacement body detected by said position detection section and a map image containing a road currently traveled on by said displacement body, and

a control section which displays a map image on said display section and which displays a present position of said displacement body on a map image displayed on said display section,

wherein said control section varies a display position of a present position which is displayed on said display section along concentric tracks away from a center of said display section, depending on position relationship between a set destination and a present position of said displacement body.

15. A map information display device according to claim 14 wherein

said display section has a plurality of display screens, and displays differing kinds of map images in each display screen.

16. A map information display device according to claim 14 wherein a program from an external recording medium is provided, said program storing at least a part of a control program for performing display of a present position of said displacement body and display of a map image on said display section and said control section reads said control program stored in a program memory as required and displays a present position of said displacement body and a map image on said display section.