Method of displaying point on navigation map
First Claim
1. A method of displaying a point on a map of route guidance, the method comprising the following steps of:
- receiving an entry of a user;
determining a point based on the entry of the user;
determining an address number of the point;
retrieving map data indicating a road segment which includes the address number of the point from map information storage;
estimating a position of the location based on the street address number of the point and position data of the road segment;
automatically estimating, by a processor, a side of the street at which the point is located;
automatically selecting a shape of an icon by the processor based on the estimated side of the street; and
automatically displaying the point with the icon at the estimated position on the map, andwherein the shape of the icon is configured to graphically indicate a direction corresponding to the side of the street at the estimated position.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus of displaying a point on a map of route guidance includes receiving an entry of a user, determining a point based on the entry of the user, determining an address number of the point, retrieving map data indicating a road segment which includes the address number of the point from map information storage, estimating a position of the location based on the street address number of the point and position data of the road segment, and displaying the point with an icon at the estimated position on the map. While estimating the position of the point, a side of the street at which the point is located is estimated and a shape of the icon graphically indicates a direction corresponding to the side of the street at the estimated position.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of displaying a point on a map of route guidance, the method comprising the following steps of:
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receiving an entry of a user; determining a point based on the entry of the user; determining an address number of the point; retrieving map data indicating a road segment which includes the address number of the point from map information storage; estimating a position of the location based on the street address number of the point and position data of the road segment; automatically estimating, by a processor, a side of the street at which the point is located; automatically selecting a shape of an icon by the processor based on the estimated side of the street; and automatically displaying the point with the icon at the estimated position on the map, and wherein the shape of the icon is configured to graphically indicate a direction corresponding to the side of the street at the estimated position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A navigation system comprising:
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one or more input device configured to receive an entry of a user; a processor configured to determine the point based on the entry of the user, to determine an address number of the point, to retrieve map data indicating a road segment which includes the address number of the point, to automatically estimate a position of the location based on the street address number of the point and position data of the road segment, to automatically estimate a side of the street at which the point is located, to automatically select a shape of an icon by the processor based on the estimated side of the street; and a screen configured to display the point with the icon at the estimated position on a map of route guidance; wherein the shape of the icon is configured to graphically indicate a direction corresponding to the side of the street at the estimated position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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