Navigation terminal device and naviagation method

A server program for a navigation system including a server for distributing map information containing location information and a server program for displaying it and a navigation terminal device for displaying on a screen the map information retrieved by said server via a communication line, wherein

• said server program comprises the steps of:
• distributing the map of a peripheral region containing a reference point by receiving retrieval information from said navigation terminal device;
• displaying a destination from the starting point of the reference point on a screen by screen scrolling, and
• computing the orientation from the reference point to the destination to display a route line which can be traced from the reference point to the destination, these steps being by executed by a computer.

A recording medium readable by a computer which stores a server program for a navigation system including a server for distributing map information containing location information and a server program for displaying it and a navigation terminal device for displaying on a screen the map information retrieved by said server via a communication line, wherein

• said server program comprises the steps of:
• distributing the map of a peripheral region containing a reference point by receiving retrieval information from said navigation terminal device;
• displaying a destination from the starting point of the reference point on a screen by screen scrolling, and
• computing the orientation from the reference point to the destination to display a route line which can be traced from the reference point to the destination, these steps being by executed by a computer.

A recording medium readable by a computer which stores a navigation terminal program for a navigation system including a server for distributing map information containing location information and a server program for displaying it and a navigation terminal device for displaying on a screen the map information retrieved by said server via a communication line, wherein

• said navigation terminal program causes the computer to execute the steps of:
• receiving the map of a peripheral region containing a reference point by receiving retrieval information;
• displaying a destination from the starting point of the reference point on a screen by screen scrolling, and
• computing the orientation from the reference point to the destination to display a route line which can be traced from the reference point to the destination.