Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Map display device and map display method
- Patent Title (中): 地图显示设备和地图显示方式
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Application No.: US12895172Application Date: 2010-09-30
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Publication No.: US08504297B2Publication Date: 2013-08-06
- Inventor: Kazuomi Chiba , Yukio Sato
- Applicant: Kazuomi Chiba , Yukio Sato
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc
- Current Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
- Priority: JP2009-242055 20091021
- Main IPC: G01C21/00
- IPC: G01C21/00

Abstract:
A map display device that displays a map image around a vehicle position includes a display unit; a first storage unit storing map data including road data of a road and road-related information related to the road; a second storage unit storing adjustment data based on a relationship between display positions of the road data and the road-related information; and a map display control unit for calculating the display position of the road-related information based on the adjustment data for the individual road, and displaying the road-related information on a screen of the display unit. A road width to be displayed o the screen may be determined in accordance with the number of lanes and a road type. The adjustment data may be a distance between the display positions of the road and the road-related information, and may be determined in accordance with the road type and the road width.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110093195A1 MAP DISPLAY DEVICE AND MAP DISPLAY METHOD Public/Granted day:2011-04-21
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