Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Navigation device
- Patent Title (中): 导航设备
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Application No.: US12670291Application Date: 2008-07-18
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Publication No.: US08326524B2Publication Date: 2012-12-04
- Inventor: Tomohiro Harada
- Applicant: Tomohiro Harada
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Priority: JP2007-190302 20070723; JP2007-190400 20070723
- International Application: PCT/JP2008/062993 WO 20080718
- International Announcement: WO2009/014081 WO 20090129
- Main IPC: G01C21/00
- IPC: G01C21/00

Abstract:
A navigation device that can surely provide information on sightseeing facilities, etc. to a user is provided.A navigation device 1 for displaying a map screen representing the present position of a mobile on a map on which landmarks 6 are displayed is provided with a sightseeing area data base 31 for storing the position of a prescribed sightseeing area and sightseeing facilities within a prescribed sightseeing area, and a controller 10 for detecting whether a mobile enters the prescribed sightseeing area. Furthermore, the navigation device 1 includes an automatic facility display mode in which when it is detected by the controller 110 that the mobile enters the prescribed sightseeing area, the sightseeing facilities within the prescribed sightseeing areas are read out from the sightseeing area data base 31 and automatically displayed on the map, and also display of the landmarks 6 is reduced from the map.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100223003A1 NAVIGATION DEVICE Public/Granted day:2010-09-02
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