Patent ID: 7647170
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A navigation apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: an indicating means including a display portion for displaying an image; a map information acquiring means for acquiring map information; a present position designating means for designating a present position of the vehicle; a route acquiring means for acquiring a route to a destination; and a navigating means for displaying, based on the acquired map information, a map image of a vicinity of the designated present position and the acquired route in superimposition in the display portion, wherein when a guidance point distance between the present position and a predetermined guidance point is smaller than a predetermined arrow display start distance, the navigating means is configured to superimpose, on the displayed route, a moving arrow which includes an arrowhead and a line between the arrowhead and the present position, the arrowhead moving from a start point to an end point along the route, the end point being a predetermined first distance ahead of the present position along the route, the start point being a predetermined second distance smaller than the first distance ahead of the present position along the route.