Patent ID: 6304820
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
A vehicular navigation system comprising:a position detector for detecting a present position of a vehicle;a data input unit for inputting general-purpose data including text data and image data;a display controller connected to the position detector and the data input unit, for calculating a guidance route based of the present position, and for setting a layout of the general-purpose data;a display unit connected to the display controller, having a display screen for displaying the guidance route and the general-purpose data;wherein the display controller sets a first display restriction area at at least one of peripheral portions in a lateral direction in the display screen when the display controller displays the text data of the general-purpose data, and sets a second display restriction area at at least one of peripheral portions in the lateral direction in the display screen when the display controller displays the image data of the general-purpose data, the first display restriction area has a first predetermined width toward a center portion of the display screen from a peripheral end of the display screen, and the second display restriction area has a second predetermined width toward a center portion of the display screen from the peripheral end of the display screen.