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AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorsRieko Arai, Toshifumi Mori, Yoshiteru Takemori, Teruaki Yamaguchi, Takuji Harada, Yoshikatsu Ichikawa, Ryouta Sugiura, Ryosuke Murata
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An image display system has an operating device, a specifying device and an image display device. If the operating device receives a single operation from an exterior (i.e., from user), the operating device outputs first and second signals based on the single operation. The specifying device specifies a viewpoint and a sight line direction to look down a picture based on the first and second signals outputted by the operating device. The image display device displays an image of the picture in such a manner that the picture is looked down from the viewpoint in the sight line direction specified by the specifying device. As a result, the operation for adjusting the viewpoint and the sight line direction is facilitated.
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Other details or appurtenances of control mechanisms, e.g. supporting intermediate members elastically: sealing against entry of dust, weather or…
The controlling member being movable by hand about orthogonal axes, e.g. joysticks: with additional switches or sensors on the handle
Multiple controlled elements: control moves in two planes
Control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only
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This application is based on and incorporates herein by reference Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-92366 filed on Mar. 29, 2006.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an operating device, an image display system, a map display controller, and a program for the map display controller.
Features and advantages of embodiments will be appreciated, as well as methods of operation and the function of the related parts, from a study of the following detailed description, the appended claims, and the drawings, all of which form a part of this application. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a hardware structure diagram showing a vehicle navigation system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a two-hinge stick input device according to the first embodiment;
Referring to FIG. 1, a hardware structure of a vehicle navigation system 1 according to a first example embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. The vehicle navigation system 1 has a position sensor 11, an image display device 12, an operating section 13, an audio output device 14, a RAM 16, a ROM 17, a data storage section 18 and a control circuit 19. The position sensor 11 has sensors (not shown) such as an earth magnetism sensor, a gyroscope, a vehicle speed sensor and a GPS signal receiver. The position sensor 11 outputs information for specifying a present position and a bearing of the vehicle based on various properties of the sensors to the control circuit 19. The image display device 12 displays an image to a user based on an image signal outputted from the control circuit 19. For example, the displayed image is a map centering on the present position. The audio output device 14 outputs an audio signal as a sound based on audio data transmitted from the control circuit 19.
The operating section 13 has devices for receiving operations from the user and for outputting signals based on the operations to the control circuit 19 such as a touch-sensitive panel 13a overlapped on a display screen of the image display device 12, a mechanical switch 13b attached to a periphery of the display screen or the like and a two-hinge stick input device 13c.
The data storage section 18 has non-volatile storage media such as a DVD, a CD and a HDD and a device for reading data from the storage media (and for writing data into storage media, if necessary). The data storage section 18 stores programs to be executed by the control circuit 19, map data for route guidance and the like. The map data contain information about geographic two-dimensional positions (e.g., longitude and altitude) on the ground regarding links representing roads, nodes representing intersections, facilities and the like. The map data further contain information indicating connection relationships among the links and the nodes.