Patent ID: 6498984
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: G01C,G09B

Abstract:
A position indicating apparatus for use with a plurality of printed maps, the apparatus comprising:means for receiving a position indicating signal indicative of the geographical location of said apparatus; storage means for storing data associated with said maps which relates to the respective geographical areas covered by the respective maps of said plurality; processing means for processing said position indicating signal with said stored data for generating output data identifying which of said maps includes the geographical location indicated by said position indicating signal and identifying a portion of the identified map which contains said geographical location and wherein in the event that said geographical location is contained in a plurality of said maps, said processing means is operable to generate output data identifying the plurality of said maps which include the geographical location and identifying the portion of each of the identified maps which contains said geographical location; and output means for outputting to a user information corresponding to said output data for enabling the user to select the identified map or to select one of the identified maps and find the portion containing the geographical location on the selected map.