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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2009
Yoshiyuki Nezu, Tokyo, JP;
Kaori Kashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiharu Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a navigation device having a current location detection unit for detecting a current location, a current location correction unit for correcting the current location detected by the current location detection unit using map matching and a display unit for displaying a map, switches an operation mode between a normal mode, which is an operation mode based on in-vehicle use, and a pedestrian mode, which is an operation mode based on use when moving on foot, displays the map of the current location by the display unit by arranging a mark indicating the current location based on the current location corrected by the current location correction unit in the normal mode, and displays the map of the current location by the display unit by arranging the mark indicating the current location based on the current location detected by the current location detection unit in the pedestrian mode.