Patent ID: 7555388
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A method for automatically zooming in/out on a map in a navigation system including a storage unit for storing a lookup table defining a zoom factor based on a running speed and a zoom-in factor at an intersection, and a global positioning system (GPS) module for receiving position data from each of a plurality of GPS satellites and calculating a self position, the method comprising: measuring the running speed; searching the lookup table for the zoom factor based on the measured running speed, and buffering the searched zoom factor; determining whether the current position measured by the GPS module is an access point of the intersection; adding the running speed zoom factor with an intersection zoom factor, and calculating an automatic zoom factor when it is determined that the current position is the access point of the intersection; and automatically zooming in/out on the map, which is displayed on a screen, depending on the calculated automatic zoom factor.