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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2008
Akio Sumizawa, Sagamihara, JP;
Akihiro Kaneko, Suginami-ku, JP;
Shigeru Shimada, Kodaira, JP;
Kishiko Maruyama, Kokubunji, JP;
Akinori Asahara, Kokubunji, JP;
Akio Sumizawa, Sagamihara, JP;
Akihiro Kaneko, Suginami-ku, JP;
Shigeru Shimada, Kodaira, JP;
Kishiko Maruyama, Kokubunji, JP;
Akinori Asahara, Kokubunji, JP;
Xanavi Informatics Corporation, Zama-shi, JP;
Abstract
This on-vehicle map display apparatus comprises a map scale setting unit that sets a map scale, a summary map generation unit that generates a summary map by abbreviating road shapes if a map scale that is less than a predetermined scale is set by the map scale setting unit, a summary map display control unit that displays the summary map generated by the summary map generation unit upon a display monitor, a congestion information acquisition unit that acquires congestion information, and a congestion information display control unit that displays the congestion information acquired by the congestion information acquisition unit as superimposed upon the summary map displayed upon the display monitor by the summary map display control unit.