Map display method, map display device and map display system
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1. A map display method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a predetermined map on a screen;
specifying a route on the map displayed on the screen; and
displaying the area having a predetermined width of the specified route clearly and the other area less clearly.
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Abstract
A map display method, a map display device and a map display system which improve visibility by changing its display mode when a map is to be displayed on the screen. A predetermined map is displayed on the screen, a route is specified on the map displayed on the screen, the area having a predetermined width of this specified route is displayed clearly, and the other area is displayed less clearly.
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1. A map display method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a predetermined map on a screen;
specifying a route on the map displayed on the screen; and
displaying the area having a predetermined width of the specified route clearly and the other area less clearly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A map display method comprising the steps of:
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detecting information on the position of a device and displaying a map capable of displaying the detected information on a screen;
specifying a route on the map displayed on the screen; and
displaying the area having a predetermined width of the specified route clearly and the other area less clearly. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A map display device comprising:
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map display means capable of displaying a predetermined map on a screen;
route specifying means for specifying a route on the map displayed on the screen; and
display control means for displaying the area having a predetermined width of the specified route clearly and the other area less clearly. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A map display device comprising:
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map display means for detecting information on the position of the device and displaying a map capable of displaying the detected information on a screen;
route specifying means for specifying a route on the map displayed on the screen; and
display control means for displaying the area having a predetermined width of the specified route clearly and the other area less clearly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A map display system comprising:
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a map information server which stores map information and can distribute it over a network; and
browsers which receive map information over the network and have a map display unit for displaying the received map information, each of the browsers comprising;
map information receiving means for receiving map information over the network;
route specifying means for specifying a route on the received map information;
display control means for displaying the area of the specified route clearly and the other area less clearly; and
map display means for displaying map information having the specified route. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A map display system comprising:
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a map information server which stores map information and can distribute it over a network; and
browsers which receive map information over the network and have a map display unit for displaying the received map information, each of the browsers comprising;
map information receiving means for receiving map information over the network;
map display means for detecting information on the position of the system and displaying a map capable of displaying the detected information on a screen;
route specifying means for specifying a route on the map displayed on the screen; and
display control means for displaying the area having a predetermined width of the specified route clearly and the other area less clearly. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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