Map display apparatus and program for the same
First Claim
1. A map display apparatus comprising:
- a position information acquisition section configured to acquire present position information indicating a present position;
a route determination section configured to determine a route from the present position, which is indicated in the present position information acquired by the position information acquisition section, to a destination designated via an input from an external of the map display apparatus; and
a display section configured to display a map on a display screen based on map information acquired from a storage medium storing the map information, and configured to display the route, which is determined by the route determination section, in a form of a route line on the map,whereinthe display section is further configured to display the route on the map while switching a manner of displaying the route between a plurality of display modes including a first display mode and a second display mode, such that;
in the first display mode, the route line is displayed to have a first transparency and a first width; and
in the second display mode, the route line is displayed to have a second transparency more transparent than the first transparency and a second width larger than the first width.
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Abstract
A map display apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus acquires present position information indicating a present position, and determines a route from the present position to a destination. The apparatus displays a map on a display screen based on map information acquired from a storage medium storing the map information, and displays the route in a form of a line on the map while switching a manner of displaying the route between multiple display modes including a first display mode and a second display mode. In the first display mode, the route is displayed to have a first transparency and a first width. In the second display mode, the route is displayed to have a second transparency more transparent than the first transparency and a second width larger than the first width.
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1. A map display apparatus comprising:
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a position information acquisition section configured to acquire present position information indicating a present position; a route determination section configured to determine a route from the present position, which is indicated in the present position information acquired by the position information acquisition section, to a destination designated via an input from an external of the map display apparatus; and a display section configured to display a map on a display screen based on map information acquired from a storage medium storing the map information, and configured to display the route, which is determined by the route determination section, in a form of a route line on the map, wherein the display section is further configured to display the route on the map while switching a manner of displaying the route between a plurality of display modes including a first display mode and a second display mode, such that; in the first display mode, the route line is displayed to have a first transparency and a first width; and in the second display mode, the route line is displayed to have a second transparency more transparent than the first transparency and a second width larger than the first width. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7)
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6. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to perform the steps of:
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displaying a map on a display screen based on map information acquired from a storage medium storing the map information; displaying a route from a present position to a destination in a form of a route line on the map; and switching a manner of displaying the route in turn between a plurality of display modes including a first display mode and a second display mode, such that in the first display mode, the route line is displayed to have a first characteristic; in the second display mode, the route line is displayed to have a second characteristic; the first characteristic includes a first transparency and a first width; and the second characteristic includes a second transparency more transparent than the first transparency and a second width larger than the first width. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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