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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
May. 19, 2011
Yuichi Ando, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichi Ando, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A navigation device that obtains the current position based on information from a satellite, and guides a travel path from the current position to the destination on a map image includes: a display unit that displays the map image; a touch sensor unit that is arranged on the front surface of the display unit; an icon generation unit that generates a smooth scroll operation icon which is available for continuous performs smooth scroll processing for the map image and displays the smooth scroll operation icon on the map image; and a scroll control unit that executes the smooth scroll processing when the touch sensor unit detects that the smooth scroll operation icon is touched to be operated, and executes a predetermined scroll processing when the touch sensor unit detects that a region other than the smooth scroll operation icon is touched to be operated on the screen of the display unit.