Patent ID: 6983203
Filing Date: 2006-01-03
Classification: G01C,G06F,G08G,G09B

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying a POI icon at the location point of a POI on a map displayed by a navigation system, comprising: defining a plurality of different POI categories, wherein at least some POI categories are further differentiated by type of goods or service within the category; storing a location point and a type of POI for every POI in each category having different types of POI; displaying the map image including POIs located on the map, wherein POIs from two or more categories can be displayed on the map at the same time, POIs within each category are displayed on the map by a common POI icon for that category, and the POI icons displayed on the map for different POI categories are different; moving a cursor relative to the displayed map, the cursor defining both a predetermined area on the map and a cursor point on the map within the predetermined area; displaying a list including a POI name of at least one POI located in the predetermined area defined by the cursor and a location on the map corresponding to the cursor point; selecting a POI name or the location corresponding to the cursor point from the list; and for POIs having a stored type, displaying the type of POI within a category when a POI is selected.