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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tomoyuki Yoshimura, Tottori, JP;
Yuichi Abe, Tottori, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/100 ;
Abstract
Navigation apparatus has a controller that performs map-matching in which present position detected by a position detector is checked against a road on a map. When a road on which the present position lies is found, the controller causes the apparatus to display a name of the road. When a road on which the present position lies is not found, the controller causes the apparatus to display area information indicative of the present position.