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Title:
REMAINING DISTANCE METER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002054942
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a remaining distance meter allowing a user to easily determine a remaining distance from a present location to a destination and to intuitively and visually recognize whether the user is approaching to or going away from the destination.

This remaining distance meter 7 for carrying out a graphical display stretching and contracting according to the distance from the present location to the destination is displayed on a display screen 6 of a navigation device. In the remaining distance meter 7, a reference distance mark 10 is previously added, and the distance from the present location to the destination is displayed in the initial period of a start by using the reference distance mark 10 as a starting point. When a vehicle travels, and the distance from the present location to the destination is changed, the display of the remaining distance meter 7 is stretched or contracted according to the change of the distance. When a remaining distance set button 6e is depressed during traveling, the remaining distance can be expandedly displayed by using the reference distance mark 10 as the starting point. Mark display for memorizing the remaining distance at the time the remaining distance set button 6e is depressed can be added.


Inventors:
AOKI KATSUTO
KUDO TAKASHI
Application Number:
JP2000241079A
Publication Date:
February 20, 2002
Filing Date:
August 09, 2000
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
International Classes:
G01C21/00; G01C21/26; G01C22/02; G08G1/0969; G09B29/00; G09B29/10; (IPC1-7): G01C21/00; G08G1/0969; G09B29/00; G09B29/10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuki Tanaka (1 person outside)