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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Shinichiro Iwata, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichiro Iwata, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A map display apparatus and a map display method facilitate detection of the relationship between a destination position or a current position and the surrounding area, even when a detailed map is to be displayed on a narrow display area. A map display terminal displays a particular position, such as the destination position or the current position, on a map. The current position might be derived on the basis of position information from a Global positioning System. An initial display can be a wide area map having smaller scale than a detailed map and centered destination position or the current position. More detailed maps centered at that position are displayed in stages.