Navigation terminal device and navigation method

A navigating method for a navigation system including a server for distributing map information and a navigation terminal device for displaying the map information containing location information retrieved by the server on a screen via a communication line, comprising the steps of:

• searching a destination from the map information displayed on the screen by screen scrolling;
• and
• drawing a route from a reference point of the retrieved location information to the searched destination so as to be superimposed on the screen with the map information displayed thereon.

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

• a first step of searching a destination from the map information displayed on the screen by screen scrolling;
• and
• a second step of drawing a route from a reference point of the retrieved location information to the searched destination so as to be superimposed on the screen with the map information displayed thereon.

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

• a first step of searching a destination from the map information displayed on the screen by screen scrolling;
• and
• a second step of drawing a route from a reference point of the retrieved location information to the searched destination so as to be superimposed on the screen with the map information displayed thereon.