Patent ID: 6311126
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
A moving body map information display system comprising:means for generating a set of route point coordinate information for indicating points on a transition route and a scheduled route of a moving body;means for generating and extracting a plurality of limited region map information, said limited region map information based on said route point coordinate information that is stored in a memory medium and includes a plurality of road information to thereby generate the limited region map information;means for storing said limited region map information; andmeans for displaying said stored limited region map information,wherein said means for generating said limited region map information further includesmeans for generating a moving body route based on said route point coordinate information and said road information,means for setting map scale, wherein scale magnitudes of a plurality of strip-like regions of map information located along said moving body route varies along said moving body route, andmeans for extracting said strip-like regions based on said scale magnitudes.