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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2007
Applicant:
Hironobu Hoashi, Ome, JP;
Inventor:
Hironobu Hoashi, Ome, JP;
Assignee:
Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control unit obtains a current position of a mobile phone by using a GPS receiver during the operation of the navigation function, while detecting a style of a device body based on detection of an opening/closing sensor. The control unit determines whether to perform route guidance or to perform direction guidance based on the detected style of the mobile phone. When the mobile phone is in 'open style', the control unit displays a detailed navigation screen including route indicating map images on a main display, while displaying a simple direction guidance on a sub display when the mobile phone is in 'closed style'.