Map display

• US 6,505,116 B1
• Filed: 08/03/2000
• Issued: 01/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Koyama, Yoshimi
• Primary Examiner(s): Beaulieu, Yonel
• Application Number:
  US09/631,555
• Time in Patent Office: 887 Days
• Field of Search: 701/207, 701/208, 701/211, 701/212, 701/213, 701/214, 781/78.R, 340/988, 340/990, 340/995
• US Class Current: 701/208
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/13 Receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means

Abstract

A map display includes a display screen for displaying read map image data, an input for designating an absolute position obtained by a positioning device on a map displayed by the display screen, and a controller for calculating positions on the map corresponding to the absolute positions obtained by the positioning device based on the absolute positions of at least two points on the map designated by the input and for displaying the calculated positions on the map displayed on the display screen.

Claims

1. A map display comprising:

image reading means for reading a map provided by a user and producing map image data;

memory means for storing said map image data;

display means for displaying said map formed of said map image data read out from said memory means;

positioning means for carrying out positioning of an absolute present position;

input means for setting first and second reference points on said map by said user designating first and second known positions to said user and obtained by said positioning means when moved to said first and second known positions; and

control means for calculating and displaying on said map an actual position corresponding to said absolute present position obtained by said positioning means based on said first and second reference points set by said input means.

2. The map display according to claim 1 further comprising image reading means for reading said map image data for storage in said memory means.

3. The map display according to claim 1, wherein said positioning means carries out positioning of a same position a plurality of times when a specific position is designated on said map by said input means and an average position of positions obtained by said positioning means is judged to be an absolute position of said position.