Navigation apparatus and navigation apparatus display method
First Claim
1. A navigation apparatus for displaying maps on a display section, said navigation apparatus comprising:
- a current position detection section configured to detect the current position of said navigation apparatus;
a touch-sensitive panel configured to be installed on a display screen of said display section; and
a control section configured to control changes in what is displayed on said display section in response to operations performed by a user on said touch-sensitive panel,wherein said control section displays either said current position or route directions in text form in a strip-shaped area along one edge of said display screen, and a map in all or part of a remaining area of said display screen, andaccording to an instruction given from said user, said control section changes the display of said strip-shaped area to a display of at least a menu for accepting input of operations regarding said map by superimposing the display of the menu over the display of the current position or route directions in the strip shaped area.
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus for displaying maps includes a current position detection section configured to detect the current position of the navigation apparatus; a touch-sensitive panel configured to be installed on a display screen of the display section; and a control section configured to control changes in what is displayed on the display section in response to operations performed by a user on the touch-sensitive panel. The control section displays either the current position or route directions in text form in a strip-shaped area along one edge of the display screen, and a map in all or part of the remaining area of the display screen, and according to an instruction given from the user, the control section changes the display of the strip-shaped area to the display of at least a menu for accepting input of operations regarding the map.
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6 Claims
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1. A navigation apparatus for displaying maps on a display section, said navigation apparatus comprising:
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a current position detection section configured to detect the current position of said navigation apparatus; a touch-sensitive panel configured to be installed on a display screen of said display section; and a control section configured to control changes in what is displayed on said display section in response to operations performed by a user on said touch-sensitive panel, wherein said control section displays either said current position or route directions in text form in a strip-shaped area along one edge of said display screen, and a map in all or part of a remaining area of said display screen, and according to an instruction given from said user, said control section changes the display of said strip-shaped area to a display of at least a menu for accepting input of operations regarding said map by superimposing the display of the menu over the display of the current position or route directions in the strip shaped area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6)
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3. A navigation apparatus display method for use with a navigation apparatus for displaying maps on a display section, said navigation apparatus including
a current position detection section configured to detect the current position of said navigation apparatus, and a touch-sensitive panel configured to be installed on a display screen of said display section, said navigation apparatus display method comprising: -
displaying either said current position or route directions in text form in a strip-shaped area along one edge of said display screen, and a map in all or part of a remaining area of said display screen; and according to an instruction given from said user, changing the display of said strip-shaped area to a display of at least a menu for accepting input of operations regarding said map by superimposing the display of the menu over the display of the current position or route directions in the strip shaped area. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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