Map displaying device
US7962280B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B29/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A map displaying device for displaying an accessible range in an arbitrary display form determined in accordance with the scale of a displayed map and/or with the running state of a vehicle is provided. The map displaying device includes: a display unit for displaying map information stored in a map database; a search unit for calculating travel time information regarding a travel time to an arbitrary point accessible from a reference point; and a time information drawing unit for displaying the travel time information in a superimposed manner on the display unit by varying a display form in accordance with the scale of a map and/or with the running state of a user's vehicle.
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