Patent ID: 7818122
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A navigation device which displays a present location, searches for and guides on a route to a destination, on the basis of a prepared road map and data of facilities, wherein the navigation device comprises: searching and outputting unit for searching for and outputting a predetermined number of facility information items of a desired type of element facility included in facilities existing ahead on an expressway, when the present location is on an expressway, from the data of facilities in accordance with a predetermined operation performed; and a predetermined key for user activation wherein, the searching and outputting unit is configured to simultaneously output two or more of the facilities including facility information of two or more element facilities automatically together with related information of element facilities including a name of element facility, a distance from the present location and a required time period from the present location, when operating the predetermined key for displaying information on desired types of element facilities on an already displayed map in the highway mode.