Map display method, map display device and map display system
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1. A map display method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a predetermined map on a screen;
specifying a route on the map displayed on the screen; and
displaying with first visibility and acuity an area on or about the specified route and displaying the remainder of said map with second visibility and acuity less than said first visibility and acuity such that said remainder of said map is difficult to see.
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Abstract
A map display method, a map display device and a map display system which improve visibility by changing its display mode when a map is to be displayed on the screen. A predetermined map is displayed on the screen, a route is specified on the map displayed on the screen, the area having a predetermined width of this specified route is displayed clearly, and the other area is displayed less clearly.
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27 Claims
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1. A map display method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a predetermined map on a screen; specifying a route on the map displayed on the screen; and displaying with first visibility and acuity an area on or about the specified route and displaying the remainder of said map with second visibility and acuity less than said first visibility and acuity such that said remainder of said map is difficult to see. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A map display method comprising the steps of:
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detecting information on the position of a device and displaying a map capable of displaying the detected information on a screen; specifying a route on the map displayed on the screen; and displaying with first visibility and acuity an area on or about the specified route and displaying the remainder of said map with second visibility and acuity less than said first visibility and acuity such that said remainder of said map is difficult to see. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A map display device comprising:
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map display means capable of displaying a predetermined map on a screen; route specifying means for specifying a route on the map displayed on the screen; and display control means for displaying with first visibility and acuity an area on or about the specified route and displaying the remainder of said map with second visibility and acuity less than said first visibility and acuity such that said remainder of said map is difficult to see. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A map display device comprising:
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map display means for detecting information on the position of a device and displaying a map capable of displaying the detected information on a screen; route specifying means for specifying a route on the map displayed on the screen; and display control means for displaying with first visibility and acuity an area on or about the specified route and displaying the remainder of said map with second visibility and acuity less than said first visibility and acuity such that said remainder of said map is difficult to see. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A map display system comprising:
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a map information server which stores map information and can distribute said map information over a network; and browsers that receive map information over the network and have a map display unit for displaying the received map information, each of the browsers comprising; map information receiving means for receiving map information over the network; route specifying means for specifying a route on the received map information; display control means for displaying with first visibility and acuity an area on or about the specified route and displaying the remainder of said map with second visibility and acuity less than said first visibility and acuity such that said remainder of said map is difficult to see; and map display means for displaying map information having the specified route. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A map display system comprising:
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a map information server which stores map information and can distribute said map information over a network; and browsers that receive map information over the network and have a map display unit for displaying the received map information, each of the browsers comprising; map information receiving means for receiving map information over the network; map display means for detecting information on the position of the system and displaying a map capable of displaying the detected information on a screen; route specifying means for specifying a route on the map displayed on the screen; and display control means for displaying with first visibility and acuity an area on or about the specified route and displaying the remainder of said map with second visibility and acuity less than said first visibility and acuity such that said remainder of said map is difficult to see. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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