Patent ID: 8922592
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: G01C,G06F,G06T,G09B

Abstract:
1. A map display apparatus comprising: a display that displays a map viewed at a given angle for a bird's eye view with respect to the ground; a touch panel that is disposed on the display; a determining unit that determines strength of touch of an object on the touch panel; a display controller that controls a display format of the map displayed on the display, based on a result of determination by the determining unit, wherein the display displays the map, around a reference point and with the ground tilted on the display at the angle for the bird's eye view in which the ground is viewed from above, the display controller scrolls the map when the strength of touch is at most a given strength, and changes the angle for bird's eye view when the strength of touch exceeds the given strength, and the display controller, when changing the angle for bird's eye view, i) reduces the angle for bird's eye view when the object touches a region of the touch panel displaying a region of the map farther in distance with respect to the reference point, and ii) increases the angle for bird's eye view when the object touches a region of the touch panel displaying a region of the map in a forefront with respect to the reference point.