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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2008
Takashi Tajima, Osaka, JP;
Jun Ozawa, Nara, JP;
Takahiro Kudoh, Kyoto, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A map information display apparatus that displays a map for a mobile object includes: a grouping unit () that divides a map included in an image displayed by a map display unit () into a plurality of areas; a display position determination unit () that selects, for each of the plurality of areas, at most a predetermined number of points as points for displaying estimated transit times, the predetermined number being equal to or larger than 1; a time calculation unit () that calculates the estimated transit times of the selected points; and the map display unit () that displays an image including the map and the estimated transit times.