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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2002
Koichi Kuroda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takuo Ishiwaka, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
A map information providing apparatus includes a detecting unit and a searching part In operation, the part searches a target object in accordance with a position of a user's vehicle detected by the detecting unit A positional relationship analyzing part analyzes a positional relationship between the target object and the user's vehicle. A reduced scale calculating part calculates a reduced scale of the map information on the basis of the positional relationship analyzed by the part and a display format of an onboard monitor Further, the apparatus picks up the map information with the calculated reduced scale allowing the vehicle and the target object to be displayed on the monitor simultaneously.