Patent ID: 9541416
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: G01C

Claim:
1. A map display controller comprising: an operation portion that operates within a predetermined operation range; an operation detecting unit that detects an operation on the operation portion; a reaction force generating unit that applies a reaction force against a change in position of the operation portion to the operation portion when an operation in which the position of the operation portion is changed to pass over a predetermined area in the operation range in a predetermined direction is performed; and a control unit that switches a display mode of a map display displayed on a display device when it is detected from the detection result of the operation detecting unit that the position of the operation portion passes over the predetermined area in the predetermined direction, the display mode including a planar map display and an overhead map display, wherein the predetermined area includes (i) a first predetermined area disposed on a side in an upper direction extending from a center of the operation range and (ii) a second predetermined area disposed on a side in a lower direction extending from the center of the operation range, the predetermined direction including the upper direction and the lower direction, the upper direction corresponding to a direction extending toward a front side in a vehicle front-rear direction and the lower direction corresponding to a direction extending toward a rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the control unit switches from the planar map display to the overhead map display when it is detected that the position of the operation portion passes over the first predetermined area in the upper direction, and the control unit switches from the overhead map display to the planar map display when it is detected that the position of the operation portion passes over the second predetermined area in the lower direction.