Patent ID: 9103692
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A navigation apparatus comprising: a display unit configured to display, on map data, a route from a current location to a destination; and a controller configured to: display a point of interest (POI) list associated with the route; when one POI is selected from the displayed POI list, display a window inquiring about whether to search only a POI associated with the selected one POI existing by a roadside of the route; when a first key of the window is selected, search, from the POI list associated with the route, only the POI associated with the selected one POI; when a second key of the window is selected, search, from the POI list associated with the route, the POI associated with the selected one POI and POIs near the route; and cooperate with the display unit to display roadside information associated with the searched POI, wherein the roadside information indicates whether a location of the searched POI is close to a left roadside of the route or a right roadside of the route, and is displayed on a left or a right side of a roadside icon, wherein the searched POI indicates a point where the route is not changed, wherein the controller is further configured to: wherein the controller is configured to automatically display the icon on the second region of the virtual keypad without selecting the displayed POI name.