Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090171580 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND NAVIGATION APPARATUS DISPLAY METHOD - Disclosed herein is a navigation apparatus for displaying maps on a display section based on map data held in a recording section, the navigation apparatus including: a current position detection section configured to detect the current position of the navigation apparatus; a touch-sensitive panel configured to be installed on a display screen of the display section; and a control section configured to control changes in what is displayed on the display section in response to operations performed by a user on the touch-sensitive panel, wherein the control section displays either the current position or route directions in text form in a strip-shaped area along one edge of the display screen, and a map in all or part of the remaining area of the display screen, and according to an instruction given from the user, the control section changes the display of the strip-shaped area to the display of at least a menu for accepting input of operations regarding the map. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172599 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND NAVIGATION APPARATUS DISPLAY METHOD - Disclosed herein is a navigation apparatus for displaying maps on a display section based on map data held in a recording section, the navigation apparatus including: a current position detection section configured to detect the current position of the navigation apparatus; a touch-sensitive panel configured to be installed on a display screen of the display section; and a control section configured to control changes in what is displayed on the display section in response to operations performed by a user on the touch-sensitive panel. | 07-02-2009 |
20100057344 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD OF NAVIGATION DEVICE, PROGRAM OF DISPLAY METHOD OF NAGIVATION DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM OF DISPLAY METHOD OF NAVIGATION DEVICE - There is provided a navigation device having a current location detection unit for detecting a current location, a current location correction unit for correcting the current location detected by the current location detection unit using map matching and a display unit for displaying a map, switches an operation mode between a normal mode, which is an operation mode based on in-vehicle use, and a pedestrian mode, which is an operation mode based on use when moving on foot, displays the map of the current location by the display unit by arranging a mark indicating the current location based on the current location corrected by the current location correction unit in the normal mode, and displays the map of the current location by the display unit by arranging the mark indicating the current location based on the current location detected by the current location detection unit in the pedestrian mode. | 03-04-2010 |
20100211901 | ON-VEHICLE APPARATUS AND CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD - The present invention is applied to, for example, a multimedia terminal having a function of navigation equipment and a function of playing back video and switches a display from a map display to a source display also with source switching operators | 08-19-2010 |
20100228436 | ON-VEHICLE APPARATUS AND CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD - The present invention is applied to, for example, a multimedia terminal having a function of navigation equipment and a function of playing back video and switches a display from a map display to a source display also with source switching operators | 09-09-2010 |
20110004822 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD FOR USE WITH VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD PROGRAM FOR USE WITH VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS THEREIN - A vehicle-mounted apparatus is disclosed which includes a displaying unit for providing information to a user, an inputting unit for inputting operations carried out by the user, and a controlling unit for controlling a display of the displaying unit based on the operations input through the inputting unit. The inputting unit has at least a touch-sensitive panel attached to a display screen of the displaying unit. The controlling unit causes the displaying unit to display a menu screen based on the operations input through the inputting unit. The controlling unit also causes the displaying unit to switch the displays based on menus selected on the menu screen. Furthermore, the controlling unit causes the displaying unit to switch, as when a specific menu is selected on the menu screen, the displays in response to a fingertip gesture made by the user for detection on the touch-sensitive panel. | 01-06-2011 |
20110160996 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, MOVEMENT HISTORY RECORDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER PROGRAM STORAGE DEVICE - A navigation device, method and computer program storage device cooperate to seamlessly provide electronic navigational assistance, despite the user electing to use different modes to transportation, such as motored vehicle, by foot, or by bicycle, for example during a single trip. In addition to prospective (forward looking) navigation assistance, retrospective assistance is offered as well by the device collecting and storing actual traversal path of the device even when multiple modes of transportation are used in a single trip. | 06-30-2011 |
20130080973 | IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS AND COTNROL METHOD OF IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS - An in-vehicle apparatus and a control method of an in-vehicle apparatus, which is applied to a multimedia terminal having, for example, a function of navigation equipment and a function of video playback so as to improve usability to a user in a case of accepting an operation through a touch panel and a remote commander. A touch panel menu screen suitable for an operation through a touch panel and a remote commander menu screen suitable for an operation through a remote commander are switched to be displayed so as to accept an operation by a user. | 03-28-2013 |
20130246918 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD FOR USE WITH VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD PROGRAM FOR USE WITH VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS THEREIN - A vehicle-mounted apparatus is disclosed which includes a displaying unit for providing information to a user, an inputting unit for inputting operations carried out by the user, and a controlling unit for controlling a display of the displaying unit based on the operations input through the inputting unit. The inputting unit has at least a touch-sensitive panel attached to a display screen of the displaying unit. The controlling unit causes the displaying unit to display a menu screen based on the operations input through the inputting unit. The controlling unit also causes the displaying unit to switch the displays based on menus selected on the menu screen. Furthermore, the controlling unit causes the displaying unit to switch, as when a specific menu is selected on the menu screen, the displays in response to a fingertip gesture made by the user for detection on the touch-sensitive panel. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246961 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD FOR USE WITH VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD PROGRAM FOR USE WITH VEHICLE-MOUNTED APPARATUS THEREIN - A vehicle-mounted apparatus is disclosed which includes a displaying unit for providing information to a user, an inputting unit for inputting operations carried out by the user, and a controlling unit for controlling a display of the displaying unit based on the operations input through the inputting unit. The inputting unit has at least a touch-sensitive panel attached to a display screen of the displaying unit. The controlling unit causes the displaying unit to display a menu screen based on the operations input through the inputting unit. The controlling unit also causes the displaying unit to switch the displays based on menus selected on the menu screen. Furthermore, the controlling unit causes the displaying unit to switch, as when a specific menu is selected on the menu screen, the displays in response to a fingertip gesture made by the user for detection on the touch-sensitive panel. | 09-19-2013 |
20130263051 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND NAVIGATION APPARATUS DISPLAY METHOD - Disclosed herein is a navigation apparatus for displaying maps on a display section based on map data held in a recording section, the navigation apparatus including: a current position detection section configured to detect the current position of the navigation apparatus; a touch-sensitive panel configured to be installed on a display screen of the display section; and a control section configured to control changes in what is displayed on the display section in response to operations performed by a user on the touch-sensitive panel. | 10-03-2013 |