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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2004
Masaaki Tanizaki, Nishitokyo, JP;
Kishiko Maruyama, Kokubunji, JP;
Shigeru Shimada, Kodaira, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Xanavi Informatics Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A map display method whereby the contents of a road map displayed can be easily and clearly grasped regardless of the running conditions of a vehicle. In a summarized map displayed on a display screen, an area including a vehicle position, a destinationand a guide routebetween them is displayed in simplified fashion. At a position far from the destination, as shown in FIG.A, a summarized map of a wide area is displayed and objects including a roadand a facilityare limited to a greater degree. With the approach of the vehicle positionto the destination, as shown in FIG.B, the contraction scale is decreased and a summarized map of a middle area is displayed, while at the same time increasing the objects displayed. With a further approach of the vehicle positionto the destination, as shown in FIG.C, a narrower area is displayed in summarization, while at the same time displaying substantially all the objects, thereby making it possible to grasp the neighborhood of the destinationin detail.