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Navigation device

US8577603B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 2011
Grant dateNov 5, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B29/007
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a navigation device including a guidance route calculation unit 3 for calculating a guidance route by using point information about a destination, point information about a current position, and map information, a guidance map generating unit 5 for generating a guidance route map by using the calculated guidance route and the map information, a guidance route surrounding facility icon arrangement unit 6 for extracting a facility icon required for the calculated guidance route according to a facility icon extraction rule, and for determining an offset arrangement position of this facility icon, and a display unit 11 for attaching the facility icon at the above-mentioned determined offset arrangement position on the above-mentioned guidance route map to display the facility icon.

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