Navigation apparatus
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1. A navigation system comprising:
- a processor and a display unit, characterized in that a current place indicating icon for indicating the current place of a user, a used road image for indicating a used road being followed by the user, an option road image for indicating an option road connected to said used road and located in front of said current place in the traveling direction, in a display shape different from that of said used road image, and a way point indicating icon for indicating a way point set by said user and located in front of said current place in the traveling direction are displayed in a common screen;
in that said way point indicating icon moves toward a predetermined portion of the screen, as said current place approaches said way point, and stands still at said predetermined portion; and
in that said current place indicating icon then moves on said used road image toward said way point indicating icon.
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A current place indicating icon a for indicating the current place of a user, a used road image b for indicating a used road being followed by the user, an option road image c for indicating an option road connected to the used road and located in front of the current place in the traveling direction, and a way point indicating icon d set by the user and located in front of the current place in the traveling direction are displayed in the screen X of a display unit 7.
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1. A navigation system comprising:
- a processor and a display unit, characterized in that a current place indicating icon for indicating the current place of a user, a used road image for indicating a used road being followed by the user, an option road image for indicating an option road connected to said used road and located in front of said current place in the traveling direction, in a display shape different from that of said used road image, and a way point indicating icon for indicating a way point set by said user and located in front of said current place in the traveling direction are displayed in a common screen;
in that said way point indicating icon moves toward a predetermined portion of the screen, as said current place approaches said way point, and stands still at said predetermined portion; and
in that said current place indicating icon then moves on said used road image toward said way point indicating icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- a processor and a display unit, characterized in that a current place indicating icon for indicating the current place of a user, a used road image for indicating a used road being followed by the user, an option road image for indicating an option road connected to said used road and located in front of said current place in the traveling direction, in a display shape different from that of said used road image, and a way point indicating icon for indicating a way point set by said user and located in front of said current place in the traveling direction are displayed in a common screen;
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6. A navigation system comprising:
- a processor and a display unit, characterized in that a current place indicating icon for indicating the current place of a user, a used road image for indicating a used road being followed by the user, an option road image for indicating an option road connected to said used road and located in front of said current place in the traveling direction in a display shape different from that of said used road image, and a way point indicating icon for indicating a way point set by said user and located in front of said current place in the traveling direction are displayed in a common screen,
wherein when said current place departs from said used road, a locus image indicating a history of said current place is displayed at the back of said current place indicating icon, and the display mode of said screen when said current place deviates from said used road is different from that when said user is moving on said used road.
- a processor and a display unit, characterized in that a current place indicating icon for indicating the current place of a user, a used road image for indicating a used road being followed by the user, an option road image for indicating an option road connected to said used road and located in front of said current place in the traveling direction in a display shape different from that of said used road image, and a way point indicating icon for indicating a way point set by said user and located in front of said current place in the traveling direction are displayed in a common screen,
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