Vehicle navigation system
First Claim
1. A vehicle navigation system capable of retrieving a route interconnecting a starting location and a destination by way of at least one of en route point, and displaying a retrieved route on a map display screen, said system comprising:
- a display determination device determining whether settings are set to display an entire route interconnecting the starting location and the destination by way of the at least one en route point, or to display a per-segment basis route; and
a display control device extracting a displayed route segment along which a vehicle is currently driving and displaying the displayed route segment which distinguishable from the other route segment when said display determination device determines that the settings are set to display the per-segment basis route.
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Abstract
A vehicle navigation system capable of retrieving a route interconnecting a starting location and a destination by way of en route points, the starting location, destination, and en route points being set by a user, and displaying a retrieved route on a map display screen, the system including: an operation analysis section 21 for determining whether settings are made to display the entire route interconnecting the starting location and the destination by way of en route points or to display a route on a per-segment basis, such as a route segment interconnecting the starting location and one of the en route points, a route segment interconnecting en route points, or a route segment interconnecting one of the en route points and the destination; and a display control section 24 which extracts, from among the retrieved route segments, a route segment along which the vehicle is currently driving when the display determination device determines that a route is to be displayed on a per-segment basis, to thereby make the route segment distinguishable from the other route segments.
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1. A vehicle navigation system capable of retrieving a route interconnecting a starting location and a destination by way of at least one of en route point, and displaying a retrieved route on a map display screen, said system comprising:
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a display determination device determining whether settings are set to display an entire route interconnecting the starting location and the destination by way of the at least one en route point, or to display a per-segment basis route; and
a display control device extracting a displayed route segment along which a vehicle is currently driving and displaying the displayed route segment which distinguishable from the other route segment when said display determination device determines that the settings are set to display the per-segment basis route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of displaying a route interconnecting a starting location and a destination by way of at least one of en route point on a map display screen, the route being retrieved by a vehicle navigation system, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining whether settings are set to display an entire route interconnecting the starting location and the destination by way of the at least one en route point, or to display a per-segment basis route; and
extracting a displayed route segment along which a vehicle is currently driving and display the displayed route which the other route segment when the settings are set to display the per-segment basis route. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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