Navigation system

• US 6,907,344 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2003
• Issued: 06/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Nakagawa, Takahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Gary
• Application Number:
  US10/373,702
• Publication Number:
  US 20030163250A1
• Time in Patent Office: 838 Days
• Field of Search: 701/200, 701/209, 701/210, 701/211, 340/995.1, 340/995.14, 340/995.16, 340/995.19, 340/995.2, 340/995.24, 340/995.26
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3614 through interaction with a road map, e.g. selecting a POI icon on a road map
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence

Abstract

A navigation system is provided which obtains facility information and displays a facility icon in a position corresponding to the position of the facility on a map shown on a display. The navigation system includes a facility designating device to designate the facility icon, and a designated facility route guidance device to give route guidance to the facility when the facility designating operation is conducted with the facility designating device.

Claims

1. A navigation system, which receives facility information from a facility information providing device, and displays a facility icon on a map shown on a display, the navigation system comprising:

a facility designating device used for directly designating the facility icon by touching a position on the display corresponding to the facility icon displayed on the map; and

a designated facility route guidance device operable to give route guidance to a facility corresponding to the facility icon displayed on the map when the touching operation is conducted on the facility icon displayed on the map with the facility designating device;

wherein the facility icon is displayed on the map at a position corresponding to a location of the facility.

2. A navigation system according to claim 1, wherein the facility designating device comprises a touch panel for coordinate designation mounted on a front of the display, comprising:

a designating operation detecting device operable to judge whether a first facility touching operation has been conducted when the touching operation is conducted through the touch panel; and

a designated facility information announcing device operable to announce facility information about the facility when a second facility touching operation, different from the first facility touching operation, is conducted through the touch panel.

3. A navigation system according to claim 1, further comprising a facility icon clearing device operable to clear the facility icon when the touching operation is not conducted on the facility icon within a prescribed time after the facility icon is displayed.

4. A navigation system according to claim 1, further comprising to automatically scroll a display of detailed information about the of the display.