Navigation device, method and program
First Claim
1. A navigation device which displays a present location, searches for and guides on a route to a destination, on the basis of a prepared road map and data of facilities, wherein the navigation device comprises:
- searching and outputting unit for searching for and outputting a predetermined number of facility information items of a desired type of element facility included in facilities existing ahead on an expressway, when the present location is on an expressway, from the data of facilities in accordance with a predetermined operation performed; and
a predetermined key for user activation wherein, the searching and outputting unit is configured to simultaneously output two or more of the facilities including facility information of two or more element facilities automatically together with related information of element facilities including a name of element facility, a distance from the present location and a required time period from the present location, when operating the predetermined key for displaying information on desired types of element facilities on an already displayed map in the highway mode.
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Abstract
A navigation device, method, and program provides output information on service facilities that exist on a road such as an expressway. A display provides a map in a general road display mode that includes facilities such as general roads, family restaurants, and convenience stores, and also can display a highway mode. The highway mode can be a predetermined expressway display mode which displays expressways and facilities on the expressways, and combines a single map focusing mainly on expressways so that the expressways can be easily recognized along with vehicle moving images. A searching and outputting portion searches for a predetermined number of facility information items of a desired type of element facility from the road map data in accordance with a provided predetermined operation, and outputs the information items when the present location is in the expressway display mode, and an element facility exists ahead on the expressway.
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14 Claims
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1. A navigation device which displays a present location, searches for and guides on a route to a destination, on the basis of a prepared road map and data of facilities, wherein the navigation device comprises:
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searching and outputting unit for searching for and outputting a predetermined number of facility information items of a desired type of element facility included in facilities existing ahead on an expressway, when the present location is on an expressway, from the data of facilities in accordance with a predetermined operation performed; and a predetermined key for user activation wherein, the searching and outputting unit is configured to simultaneously output two or more of the facilities including facility information of two or more element facilities automatically together with related information of element facilities including a name of element facility, a distance from the present location and a required time period from the present location, when operating the predetermined key for displaying information on desired types of element facilities on an already displayed map in the highway mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 10, 13)
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4. A navigation method of displaying a present location on a display unit, searching for and guiding on a route to a destination with a computer, on the basis of a prepared road map and data of facilities, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
searching and outputting a predetermined number of facility information items of a desired type of element facility included in the facilities existing ahead on an expressway, when a present location is on an expressway, from data of facilities in accordance with a predetermined operation to be performed, and wherein the computer executes a process of simultaneously outputting two or more of the facilities including facility information of two or more element facilities together with related information of element facilities including a name of an element facility, a distance from the present location and a required time period from the present location, when a user operates a predetermined key for displaying information on desired types of element facilities on an already displayed map in the highway mode. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 11, 14)
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7. A computer readable medium storing a navigation program which controls a computer to display a present location, search for and guide a route to a destination on the display, on the basis of a prepared road map and data of facilities, wherein the program causes the computer to,
execute a process of searching and outputting a predetermined number of facility information items of a desired type of element facility included in the facilities existing ahead on an expressway, when the present location is on an expressway, from the data of facilities in accordance with a predetermined operation to be performed and wherein the computer is caused to execute a process of simultaneously outputting two or more of the facilities including facility information of two or more element facilities together with related information of element facilities including a name of an element facility, a distance from the present location and a required time period from the present location, when a user operates a predetermined key for displaying information on desired types of element facilities on an already displayed map in the highway mode.
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