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Position display apparatus

US5113178A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Filing dateJan 30, 1989
Grant dateMay 12, 1992
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Expiry dateJan 30, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S345/901
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A position display apparatus comprises a frame having a space for setting a map book; a memory for storing date on the map book; a position detector for detecting a position; a display provided on or in the vicinity of the frame; and a control means for selecting a page of the map book in accordance with map data stored in the memory and position information detected by the position detector, and for giving an instruction to the display to enable the display to display the data concerning the number of the selected page. The control gives an instruction to the display for displaying the number of the selected page. Alternatively, the control gives an instruction to the display for displaying coordinate data on the basis of the position detected by said position detector and the selected page.

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