Abstract: Navigation apparatus has a controller that performs map-matching in which present position detected by a position detector is checked against a road on a map. When a road on which the present position lies is found, the controller causes the apparatus to display a name of the road. When a road on which the present position lies is not found, the controller causes the apparatus to display area information indicative of the present position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 13, 2000
Date of Patent:
May 7, 2002
Assignees:
Sanyo Electronic Co., Ltd., Tottori Sany Electric Co., Ltd.