Map display device
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1. A map display device comprising:
- a display for displaying map data;
a current position detection means for detecting a current position of a subject vehicle;
a map data storage means for storing the map data for the display; and
a map data process means for processing the map data,wherein the map data process means determines whether the subject vehicle is traveling outside of a road on a map displayed on the display based on the current position of the subject vehicle,wherein the map data process means updates the map data upon receiving an affirmative response to an inquiry for confirmation of an update of a portion of the map data including a path of the current position of the subject vehicle on the map,wherein the portion of the map data includes a vehicular swept path of the subject vehicle that does not belong to the road on the map, andwherein the map data process means updates the portion of the map data by receiving the map data delivered from a data distribution facility.
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Abstract
A map display device includes a display for displaying map data, a position detector for detecting a position of a subject vehicle, a map data storage for storing the map data and a controller for processing the map data. The controller determines whether the subject vehicle is traveling outside of a road on a map displayed on the display based on the current position of the subject vehicle. The controller updates the map data upon receiving an affirmative response for confirmation of an update of a portion of the map data including a path of the current position of the subject vehicle on the map.
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1. A map display device comprising:
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a display for displaying map data; a current position detection means for detecting a current position of a subject vehicle; a map data storage means for storing the map data for the display; and a map data process means for processing the map data, wherein the map data process means determines whether the subject vehicle is traveling outside of a road on a map displayed on the display based on the current position of the subject vehicle, wherein the map data process means updates the map data upon receiving an affirmative response to an inquiry for confirmation of an update of a portion of the map data including a path of the current position of the subject vehicle on the map, wherein the portion of the map data includes a vehicular swept path of the subject vehicle that does not belong to the road on the map, and wherein the map data process means updates the portion of the map data by receiving the map data delivered from a data distribution facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of displaying a map in an automotive system comprising steps of:
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providing a display for displaying the map for a user; providing a position detection means for detecting positions of a subject vehicle; providing a path storage means for storing the positions as a path of the subject vehicle; determining whether the path belongs to a road on the map on the display; and incorporating the path in the map when the user gives an affirmative response to an inquiry for incorporation of the path that does not belong to any road on the map on the display, wherein the user allows or prohibits the automotive system to incorporate the path through an input window shown on the display, and wherein the automotive system allows the user to respond to the confirmation of incorporation of the path for a predetermined period. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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