Abstract: A vehicle navigation system is described that includes a map display controller that is able to control display of a map with facilities and moving images, including balloon icons, associated with the facilities. The moving images are controlled to move relative to the various facilities. The map display controller operates such that when a user touches a display screen of the navigation system at a particular position, moving images are controlled to be displayed as moving toward the particular position. In addition, if the user causes the map to be scrolled by an operation unit, the moving images are controlled to be displayed as moving toward a center of the map as displayed according the performed scroll.

Abstract: A balloon icon, which indicates information of a facility, is attached to a facility icon indicating a position of the facility via a rope icon connecting the facility icon with the balloon icon. A vehicle navigation system accepts a scroll instruction through an operation unit. Based on the instruction, the vehicle navigation system slants the balloon icon toward a scroll target center determined based on the scroll instruction. The vehicle navigation system then scrolls a map.

Abstract: An elastic surface wave device comprises a piezoelectric substrate having an input electrode and an output electrode on the surface, said input and output electrodes being in comb shape and opposing each other; a sound absorbing resin layer formed on at least part of the bottom surface of said piezoelectric substrate; and an adhesive resin layer in contact with said sound absorbing resin layer and said piezoelectric substrate for adhering said piezoelectric substrate to a stem.