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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Koichi Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Masatsugu Norimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F 1/562 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F 1/562 ;
Abstract
When map data necessary for route guiding is pre-read from a map recording medium , and accumulated in a data buffer, the quantity or the ratio of the pre-read data with respect to data required for the entire distance is notified by an image or a voice to a user. Thus, the user can know a progress in the pre-reading operation of the map data.