# US 8,543,329 B2 · Positioning apparatus and positioning method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,543,329 B2 - Document ID: US8543329B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/399,925 - Filed: 2012-02-17 - Published: 2012-06-14 - Granted: 2013-09-24 - Earliest claimed: 2005-03-11 - Assignees: Renesas Electronics Corporation - Applicants: Keiichi Hirano - Inventors: Keiichi Hirano - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8543329B2 ## CPC - G01S 5/0263: {by combining or switching between positions derived from two or more separate positioning systems} - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES ## Abstract An apparatus includes a display displaying a first map representing a position of the apparatus obtained as a result of a first positioning, and further displaying a second map representing the position of the apparatus and being obtained as a result of a second positioning which is started before displaying the first map, the second map being displayed without responding to a request for displaying the position of the apparatus obtained as a result of the second positioning. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus, comprising: a display displaying a first map representing a position of said apparatus obtained as a result of a first positioning, and further displaying a second map representing said position of said apparatus obtained as a result of a second positioning, the second positioning being started before displaying the first map, the second map being displayed after displaying the first map without responding to a request for displaying said position of said apparatus obtained as a result of said second positioning. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second map which is displayed thereon includes retrieved information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second positioning is performed to obtain the position of the apparatus more precisely than the first positioning. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second positioning is performed in parallel with the first positioning. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first positioning and the second positioning are started almost concurrently. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second positioning is started after the first positioning is started. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display displays the second map after displaying the first map. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the retrieved information includes information with respect to a food store. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus communicates with an external part of said apparatus before displaying the first map to obtain information indicating said position of said apparatus. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus performs said first positioning by communicating another information with an external part of said apparatus. ### Claim 11 A positioning apparatus, comprising: a first positioning unit for performing a first positioning by carrying out information communication with an external part of said positioning apparatus to obtain a first information indicating a position of said positioning apparatus; a display unit for displaying a first map representing said position of said positioning apparatus indicated by said first information; and a second positioning unit for performing a second positioning by carrying out information communication with the external part of said positioning apparatus before displaying said first map to obtain a second information, wherein the display unit displays a second map, representing said position of said positioning apparatus indicated by said second information without responding to an instruction from a user of said positioning, after said displaying said first map. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The positioning apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said second information indicates said position of said positioning apparatus more precisely than said first information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The positioning apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the display unit displays said position of said positioning apparatus indicated by said second information after displaying said position of said positioning apparatus indicated by said first information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The positioning apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said position of said positioning apparatus indicated by said second information is displayed without responding to a request for displaying said position of said positioning apparatus indicated by said second information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The positioning apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said position of said positioning apparatus indicated by said first information comprises a map indicating said position of said positioning apparatus by using said first information. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The positioning apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said position of said positioning apparatus indicated by said second information comprises another map indicating said position of said positioning apparatus by using said second information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The positioning apparatus according to claim 15, wherein a map information, for displaying said position of said positioning apparatus indicated by said second information, is obtained before displaying said position of said positioning apparatus indicated by said first information. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The positioning apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said second positioning is performed in parallel with said first positioning. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The positioning apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said second positioning is started after said first positioning is started. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The positioning apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said position of said positioning apparatus indicated by said first information comprises a map indicating said position of said positioning apparatus by using said first information.