Title:
MAP DISPLAY DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3604493
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a bird's-eye view map which allows to easily catch a sense of distance and gives a feeling of attendance.
SOLUTION: A grid line information storing memory is previously stored with plural pieces of grid line information which emphasizes the perspective toward the frontal and the right/left directions from the position of the car of interest on the map in the case of the road map display according to the bird's-eye view drawing method, and grid lines are displayed in a manner to overlap the map. Thus, even when a road map is displayed according to the bird's-eye drawing method, a sense of distance can be easily grasped and a road map having high presence feeling can be displayed. By displaying the distances between grid lines, actual distances can be understood more easily from the display screen.
Inventors:
Yoji Matsuoka
Kenichi Minemura
Katsuro Ouchi
Kenichi Minemura
Katsuro Ouchi
Application Number:
JP4520596A
Publication Date:
December 22, 2004
Filing Date:
March 01, 1996
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Xanavi Informatics Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
G09B29/00; G01C21/00; G06T17/05; G08G1/0969; (IPC1-7): G09B29/00; G01C21/00; G06T17/40; G08G1/0969
Domestic Patent References:
| JP7262490A | ||||
| JP7282396A | ||||
| JP5019685A | ||||
| JP7175410A | ||||
| JP4199276A | ||||
| JP7027844A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Fuyuki Nagai