Patent ID: 8775071
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A navigation device for providing map information to a user, the map information corresponding to a field of view, the navigation device comprising: a processor; a memory; an input device to receive at least one of an input and a selection representing a desired destination; and a display device to display map information including a route to the desired destination, a ground level, and at least one icon elevated above the ground level, the at least one icon representing an object within the field of view using the processor; the processor being operable to elevate the at least one icon above the ground level when the navigation device is within a predetermined distance from the desired destination, and the processor being further operable to cause the at least one icon to become at least partially transparent based on at least one of screen coverage of the at least one icon and distance of the at least one icon from the route.