Abstract: A navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: map display means that displays a map on the basis of map data in a database that stores the map data, facility type information about the type of the facility and facility information about the facility; route guidance means that searches for a guide route from the current position of a navigation apparatus to a specified destination on the basis of the map data and performs route guidance; selection means that searches the database for a facility to be displayed on the map on the basis of selection conditions defined by the facility type information, the travelling direction of the navigation apparatus and a distance from the guide route to the facility; and display control means that controls the map display means so that the map display means displays the obtained facility along with its facility information on the map.

Abstract: There is provided a navigation apparatus including: a display unit having a display screen; a touch panel provided to the display screen; and a display controller that selectively changes first, second, and third screens in response to contacting the touch panel to be displayed, wherein each of the screens has a manipulation-button display area for displaying a screen-changing button, and wherein, the display controller performs a first displaying operation of circulatingly changing the screens in a predetermined order to be displayed at each time of contacting the manipulation-button display area, a second displaying operation of displaying a pop-up menu including first, second, and third screen-selecting buttons for directly selecting the screens at the same time of the first displaying operation, and a third displaying operation of displaying on the display screen one screen selected among the screens in response to contacting the screen-selecting buttons displayed by the second displaying operation.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: map display means that displays a map on the basis of map data in a database that stores the map data, facility type information about the type of the facility and facility information about the facility; route guidance means that searches for a guide route from the current position of a navigation apparatus to a specified destination on the basis of the map data and performs route guidance; selection means that searches the database for a facility to be displayed on the map on the basis of selection conditions defined by the facility type information, the travelling direction of the navigation apparatus and a distance from the guide route to the facility; and display control means that controls the map display means so that the map display means displays the obtained facility along with its facility information on the map.

Abstract: There is provided a navigation apparatus including: a display unit having a display screen; a touch panel provided to the display screen; and a display controller that selectively changes first, second, and third screens in response to contacting the touch panel to be displayed, wherein each of the screens has a manipulation-button display area for displaying a screen-changing button, and wherein, the display controller performs a first displaying operation of circulatingly changing the screens in a predetermined order to be displayed at each time of contacting the manipulation-button display area, a second displaying operation of displaying a pop-up menu including first, second, and third screen-selecting buttons for directly selecting the screens at the same time of the first displaying operation, and a third displaying operation of displaying on the display screen one screen selected among the screens in response to contacting the screen-selecting buttons displayed by the second displaying operation.

Abstract: A sheet-switch module includes a substrate; a plurality of switches formed on the substrate; a light guiding sheet disposed above the plurality of switches and having a plurality of protruding portions formed on a surface thereof facing each of the switches, each of the protruding portions being disposed to face a respective switch; and a light source disposed at one end of the substrate and causing light to enter the light guiding sheet, at least one of the plurality of protruding portions of the light guiding sheet having a light-shielding portion at a position of location of the at least one of the plurality of protruding portions. The light-shielding portion is configured by a light-shielding portion provided at least one of a peripheral surface and a peripheral edge of the protruding portions on an opposite side to a surface close to and facing the light source, or is configured by a light-shielding portion provided at a contact portion of the protruding portions and the switches.