Display Control Device, Display Control Method, and Tangible Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium

A display control method for displaying an alternative position different from a position of a destination when the position of the destination is unable to be displayed at a specific point in a center of a map as a result of a destination search, the method comprising steps of:

• acquiring, when the alternative position is displayed, a position indication item, which is to be displayed on the map, together with point coordinates, which are associated with the position indication item, from a detailed display database storing the position indication item and the associated point coordinates;
• and
• displaying the acquired position indication item on the map based on the associated point coordinates.

A tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that contains a computer program for displaying an alternative position different from a position of a destination when the position of the destination is unable to be displayed at a specific point in a center of a map as a result of a destination search, the computer program, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to function as:

• data acquiring means for acquiring, when the alternative position is displayed, a position indication item, which is to be displayed on the map, together with point coordinates, which are associated with the position indication item, from a detailed display database storing the position indication item and the associated point coordinates;
• and
• display controlling means for displaying the acquired position indication item on the map based on the associated point coordinates.