Apparatus and method for showing map information in vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorWon Seok Yang
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus can provide map information to a user or a driver. In the method, a range that is, based upon a current specific location on the map, currently representable on the screen, is determined. A road included in the range that is currently representable on the screen can be shown with a road name. In response to each change of at least one of the specific location or the range, the range is determined and the road with the corresponding road name can be provided.
Claims20
A method for providing map information, comprising:
- in response to each change of at least one of (i) a specific location on a map or (ii) a range that is, based upon a specific location on the map, representable on the screen:
- determining a range that is, based upon a current specific location on the map, currently representable on the screen;
- and
- showing a road included in the range that is currently representable on the screen, with a road name shown at a location corresponding to an interpolation point included in the map,
- wherein, when the interpolation point for showing the road name is out of the range, the road name is shown at a location determined based on at least one of a first middle point and a second middle point which are unfixed in the map but determined based on the range on the screen.
An apparatus for providing map information on a global positioning system (GPS) navigation device, the apparatus comprising a processing system that comprises at least one data processor and at least one computer-readable memory storing a computer program, herein the processing system is configured to cause the apparatus to:
- in response to each change of at least one of (i) a specific location on a map or (ii) a range that is, based upon a specific location on the map, representable on the screen:
- determine a range that is, based upon a current specific location on the map, currently representable on the screen;
- and
- show a road included in the range that is currently representable on the screen, with a road name shown at a location corresponding to an interpolation point included in the map,
- wherein, when the interpolation point for showing the road name is out of the range, the road name is shown at a location determined based on at least one of a first middle point and a second middle point which are unfixed in the map but determined based on the range on the screen.
An apparatus for providing map information, comprising:
- a data processing unit configured to receive a map and process information included in the map;
- an input unit configured to deliver received input to the data processing unit;
- and
- a display unit configured to show processed information output from the data processing unit,
- wherein the data processing unit is configured to:
- in response to each change of at least one of (i) a specific location on a map or (ii) a range that is, based upon a specific location on the map, representable on the screen:
- determine a range that is, based upon a current specific location on the map, currently representable on the screen;
- and
- show a road included in the range that is currently representable on the screen, with a road name shown at a location corresponding to an interpolation point included in the map,
- wherein, when the interpolation point for showing the road name is out of the range, the road name is shown at a location determined based on at least one of a first middle point and a second middle point which are unfixed in the map but determined based on the range on the screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.