Navigation apparatus
AssigneeXanavi Informatics Corporation
InventorWataru Oikubo
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus includes: a route search unit that obtains a route to take from a start point to a destination; a vehicle position detection unit that detects a vehicle position; and a route guidance unit that provides route guidance based upon the obtained route. And the route guidance unit displays the route within a predetermined range from the vehicle position as a straight bar together with the vehicle position, displays an intersection indicator on the straight bar in correspondence to an intersection present within the predetermined range on the route and varies display mode when displaying the intersection indicator depending upon whether the intersection is a guidance-requiring intersection at which the route guidance is provided or a non-guidance intersection at which the route guidance is not provided.
Claims19
A navigation apparatus comprising:
- a route search unit that obtains a route to take from a start point to a destination;
- a vehicle position detection unit that detects a vehicle position;
- and
- a route guidance unit that provides route guidance based upon the obtained route, wherein:
- the route guidance unit displays the route within a predetermined range from the vehicle position as a straight bar different from a roadmap together with the vehicle position, displays an intersection indicator on the straight bar in correspondence to an intersection present within the predetermined range on the route and varies display mode when displaying the intersection indicator depending upon whether the intersection is a guidance-requiring intersection at which the route guidance is provided or a non-guidance intersection at which the route guidance is not provided.
A navigation apparatus comprising:
- a route search unit that determines a route to take from a start point to a destination;
- a vehicle position detection unit that detects a vehicle position;
- and
- a route guidance unit that provides route guidance based upon the obtained route, wherein:
- the route guidance unit displays the route within a predetermined range from the vehicle position as a straight bar together with the vehicle position, displays an intersection indicator on the straight bar in correspondence to an intersection present within the predetermined range on the route and varies display mode when displaying the intersection indicator depending upon whether or not there is lane information to be guided at the intersection.
A computer product comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon a control program that executes functions of:
- obtaining a route to take from a start point to a destination;
- detecting a vehicle position;
- providing route guidance based upon the obtained route;
- displaying the route within a predetermined range from the vehicle position as a straight bar different from a roadmap together with the vehicle position;
- displaying an intersection indicator on the straight bar in correspondence to an intersection present within the predetermined range on the route;
- and
- varying a display mode when displaying the intersection indicator depending upon whether the intersection is a guidance-requiring intersection at which the route guidance is provided or a non-guidance intersection at which the route guidance is not provided.
A computer product comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon a control program that executes functions of:
- determining a route to take from a start point to a destination;
- detecting a vehicle position;
- providing route guidance based upon the determined route;
- displaying the route within a predetermined range from the vehicle position as a straight bar together with the vehicle position;
- displaying an intersection indicator on the straight bar in correspondence to an intersection present within the predetermined range on the route;
- and
- varying a display mode when displaying the intersection indicator depending upon whether or not there is lane information to be guided at the intersection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.