Patent ID: 8174499
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: G01C,G06F

Abstract:
1. A navigation apparatus mounted to a movable body, configured to cause a display device to display a map image around a focus spot, and configured to scroll the map image to change a displayed area of the map image in response to movement of the focus spot, the navigation apparatus comprising: a selection item image display section that causes the display device to display a selection item image for receiving a predetermined command execution instruction from a user, wherein the selection item image includes a remote control device that includes an assist force setting section that sets content of an assist force to be applied to the manipulation member, based on an arrangement of the selection item image on the display screen, wherein: the remote control device further includes the assist force setting section sets the assist force such that when the pointed position, which is the position pointed to by the manipulation member, is located in the vicinity of the fixed selection item image, the assist force attracts the pointed position toward a displayed position of the fixed selection item image, while the assist force that attracts the pointed position, which is the position pointed to by the manipulation member, toward a displayed position of the on-map selection item image is not set to the on-map selection item image by the assist force setting section.