Patent ID: 8150619
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A map display control device for a vehicle, the device comprising: an operation unit for accepting an operation by a user; a drawing control unit for causing an image display device to display a map image; a routing assistance unit for guiding the user along a route; a routing assistance determination unit for performing a determination as to whether or not the routing assistance unit is guiding; and a scroll determination unit for determining an amount of scrolling by a predetermined scrolling operation based on a result from the determination by the routing assistance determination unit, wherein the drawing control unit being further configured to scroll the displayed map image by the amount of scrolling determined by the scroll determination unit when the operation unit accepts an operation for scrolling, wherein the amount of scrolling by the predetermined scrolling operation determined by the scroll determination unit when the routing assistance unit is determined to be guiding is greater than the amount of scrolling by the predetermined scrolling operation determined by the scroll determination unit when the routing assistance unit is determined not to be guiding.