Navigation apparatus and navigation method

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a processor and a memory including instructions, which when executed by the processor, control:
• determining a first mode and a second mode based on inclination information;
• in the first mode, displaying, on a captured image obtained by imaging at the apparatus, characteristic point information and a distance from a current position to the characteristic point information;
• in the second mode, displaying, on a map image, current point information and the characteristic point information, wherein the characteristic point information is displayed in accordance with direction information which is obtained from the apparatus;
• obtaining current position information indicating the current position,
• measuring the current position;
• obtaining the captured image;
• detecting a direction at a time of obtaining the captured image;
• extracting, from the characteristic point information, a characteristic point located in a vicinity of the current position and in a predetermined range in the direction;
• and
• displaying a predetermined object indicating the distance or a direction from the current position to the characteristic point.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a processor and a memory including instructions, which when executed by the processor, control:
• determining a first mode and a second mode based on inclination information;
• in the first mode, displaying, on a captured image obtained by imaging at the apparatus, characteristic point information and a predetermined object indicating distance or direction from a current position to the characteristic point information;
• in the second mode, displaying, on a map image, current point information and the characteristic point information, wherein the characteristic point information is displayed in accordance with direction information which is obtained from the apparatus;
• and
• determining a direction in which the captured image is obtained,
• wherein, when the direction is determined to be a front, the first mode is determined, and
• wherein, when the direction is determined to be not the front, the second mode is determined and map information in a vicinity of the current position is obtained from a predetermined storage section on a basis of the current point information.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a processor and a memory including instructions, which when executed by the processor, control:
• determining a first mode and a second mode based on inclination information;
• in the first mode, displaying, on a captured image obtained by imaging at the apparatus, characteristic point information and a predetermined object indicating distance or direction from a current position to the characteristic point information;
• in the second mode, displaying, on a map image, current point information and the characteristic point information, wherein the characteristic point information is displayed in accordance with direction information which is obtained from the apparatus;
• and
• displaying a predetermined direction line and a predetermined set standard range of distance relative to the current position, in which the predetermined direction line is at an angle indicating a direction as viewed from the current position.

An information processing method for an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• obtaining current position information indicating a current position;
• determining a first mode and a second mode based on inclination information;
• when the first mode is determined, displaying, on a captured image obtained by imaging at the information processing apparatus, characteristic point information and a predetermined object indicating distance or direction from the current position to a characteristic point indicated by the characteristic point information, wherein one or more indicators designating one or more predetermined ranges are displayed on the captured image with the characteristic point information, each indicator indicating a predetermined distance from the current position, such that the characteristic point information is displayed in one of the predetermined ranges or at a boundary between two of the predetermined ranges;
• and
• when the second mode is determined, displaying, on a map image, current point information and the characteristic point information.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store a program causing a computer to execute a process at an information processing apparatus, the process including:

• obtaining current position information indicating a current position;
• determining a first mode and a second mode based on inclination information;
• when the first mode is determined, displaying, on a captured image obtained by imaging at the apparatus, characteristic point information and a predetermined object indicating distance or direction from the current position to a characteristic point indicated by the characteristic point information, wherein one or more indicators designating one or more predetermined ranges are displayed on the captured image with the characteristic point information, each indicator indicating a predetermined distance from the current position, such that the characteristic point information is displayed in one of the predetermined ranges or at a boundary between two of the predetermined ranges;
• and
• when the second mode is determined, displaying, on a map image, current point information and the characteristic point information.