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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002

Filed:

Jul. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:

Junzo Matsuba, Anjo, JP;

Toyoji Hiyokawa, Anjo, JP;

Naokazu Ozaki, Anjo, JP;

Assignee:

Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Anjo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/500 ;
Abstract

An image display device is provided that includes an information storage device in which names of destinations are stored; name obtaining unit for obtaining names from the information storage device on the basis of an input device and its operation; a display for displaying character strings on a menu screen; a name display unit for displaying names obtained by the name obtaining unit in respective rows in a plurality of areas on the menu screen; and a display change unit for displaying character strings of names in a plurality of rows upon determining whether character strings of names to be displayed cannot fit in the display area. When the operator operates the input device, names are obtained from the information storage device and if character strings of names to be displayed cannot fit in the display areas, the character strings of the names are displayed in a plurality of rows.


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