Navigation method, processing method for navigation system, map data management device, map data management program, and computer program
US7584049B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3889
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A navigation method for providing navigation by using map data includes: displaying a menu with which a user specifies an area of a map over which map data are to be updated, the menu containing a map-based option for area specification and a route-based option for area specification; obtaining update data along a route if the route-based option is selected from the options in the menu on display; and executing processing by using the obtained update data.
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